The Beatles: Paperback Writer is a unique volume, containing a comprehensive selection of interviews, articles, reviews and essays, ranging from accounts of the globally successful band's rise in 1962, to analyses of their cultural legacy. Featuring contributions from journalists, writers, artists, friends and family — as well as the band members themselves — this book serves as both an essential purchase for any serious Beatles fan, and a fascinating introductory overview of a group who continue to exert an incomparable influence on music and popular culture.