Stuart Cosgrove’s ‘Soul Trilogy’ (Detroit 67, Memphis 68, Harlem 69) offered readers an alternative history of the USA in the late 60s through the prism of the rise of soul music and the places, and people, who were central to it, and they introduced many readers to Cosgrove’s forensic investigative style of writing which manages the balance of educating and entertaining perfectly. His latest book, Cassius X: A Legend in the Making, does something similar by looking at the ea

Usually for SWH! August means Edinburgh, and especially the Edinburgh International Book Festival. Of course this year there will be no time spent in and around Charlotte Square Gardens but, proving that even a global pandemic can’t put paid to their plans, the Edinburgh Book Festival still has a full and far-reaching programme for your pleasure. This year they are, “inviting authors and audiences from around the world to ‘Keep the Conversation Going.’ From 15-31 August, enjo

What you want from a music biography is passion, encyclopaedic knowledge and a fresh perspective. Young Soul Rebels delivers on all fronts as Cosgrove relates an often autobiographical and at times shockingly personal tale of how this music and the people who he shared it with changed his life, made it better, and offered comfort at those times when little could be found elsewhere. This may suggest a book which is self-indulgent, but you couldn’t be further from the truth. Co