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Mirror in the Sky: The Life and Music of Stevie Nicks

From the University of California Press:
Morrison's book about the iconic musician,
and the book's namesake, Stevie Nicks.

Now available in paperback!

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"Though Nicks has characterized her own techniques as spontaneous and idiosyncratic, this book approaches her process in a serious manner, pointing out the chord progressions, lyrics, and rhythms that comprise her message of independence and self-assurance. Here, Nicks is re-centered as an artistic presence in her own right, and her opulent attire, seductive mystique, and wide influences become proof of her lasting star quality.

"Written with respect and admiration, Mirror in the Sky analyzes Stevie Nicks’s music with care, noting how it expressed the sentiments of a generation."

— Mari Carlson, Foreword Reviews

Upcoming Events

Tchaikovsky: A Life in Music

Join Simon Morrison, author of the acclaimedTchaikovsky's Empire, on January 14, 2026 - February 4, 2026 for a deep exploration of the man and his music. Portrayed as a hopeless romantic, a suffering melancholic, or a morbid obsessive, the Tchaikovsky we think we know is a shadow of the fascinating reality. It is all too easy to forget that he composed an empire’s worth of music, and navigated the imperial Russian court to great advantage.

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Simon Morrison Receives Behrman Award for the Humanities

"A brilliant and supremely conscientious teacher, Simon is famous on campus for his beautifully crafted lectures and his extraordinary intellectual range, touching students in music, Slavic [languages and literatures], humanistic studies, and the Global Seminar.”

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Featured Books

Bolshoi Confidential

On a freezing night in January 2013, a hooded assailant hurled acid in the face of the artistic director of the Bolshoi Ballet...

Lina & Serge

Serge Prokofiev was one of the twentieth century’s most brilliant composers yet is an enigma to historians and his fans...

The People's Artist

Sergey Prokofiev was one of the twentieth century's greatest composers—and one of its greatest mysteries. Until now...

Russian Opera and the Symbolist Movement

This second edition explores music and the occult during the Russian Symbolist movement...

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Notable Reviews

On Bolshoi Confidential

The insider look in Bolshoi Confidential is incredibly rich and makes this book a page-turner…Breathtakingly complicated life stories of both people and productions parade through the pages…Its central figures, like Plisetskaya, jump off its pages complex and alive."

—Daria Khitrova, New York Times

On Lina and Serge: The Love and Wars of Lina Prokofiev

"Simon Morrison has written a brilliant and riveting tale of love, intrigue, terror, and betrayal that forces us to confront the paradox of how great art can be made by unspeakably cruel and heartless individuals."

—Leon Botstein, music director and conductor, American Symphony Orchestra, and president of Bard College

On The People's Artist

"Simon Morrison has now produced the most definitive study of Prokofiev the Soviet composer in any language, drawing on a wealth of archival material hitherto unavailable...Indispensable to anyone even casually interested in this field."

—Music and Letters

Upcoming Projects

Shostakovich

Morrison is signed with Norton for a book on the Soviet composer and pianist, Dmitri Shostakovich.

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