4/21/2025

‘John & Paul: A Love Story in Songs’ Takes a Closer Look at The Beatles’ Songwriting Duo

Here's where to buy the new No. 1 bestseller about the relationship between John Lennon and Paul McCartney.

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Paul McCartney and John Lennon from The Beatles posed backstage at the Finsbury Park Astoria, London during the band's Christmas Show residency on Dec. 30, 1963. Val Wilmer/Redferns

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With massive hits such as “I Want to Hold Your Hand,” “She Loves You,” “Can’t Buy Me Love,” “A Hard Day’s Night” and more, The Beatles have been a timeless and classic rock band spanning generations of fans. Songwriters John Lennon and Paul McCartney fueled the music, and a new biography takes a closer look at their deep and complicated relationship.

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On sale for $20.88 (regularly $32) on Amazon, John & Paul: A Love Story in Songs follows Lennon and McCartney’s relationship as songwriters, lyricists and bandmates in The Beatles. Author Ian Leslie drew from tunes, film footage and recordings to paint a picture of two musicians working together to create some of the greatest songs of the 20th century.

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Buy: ‘John & Paul: A Love Story in Songs’ On Amazon $16.53

If you’re an Amazon Prime member, you can order now, and John & Paul: A Love Story in Songs will be delivered to your home in less than two days once it’s released thanks to Prime Delivery.

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The memoir is also available at BookShop.org for $29.76, while John & Paul: A Love Story in Songs is buyable at Barnes & Noble priced also at $29.

How to buy 'John & Paul: A Love Story in Songs' online

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Amazon No. 1 Best Seller

‘John & Paul: A Love Story in Songs’

by Ian Leslie

$20.88 $32 35% off

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$29 $32 9% off

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$29.76 $32 7% off

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In addition, John & Paul: A Love Story in Songs is available as an Audible audiobook, which is only $0.99 for subscribers only.

If you’re not a subscriber, you can sign up for a 30-day free trial. But right now, Audible has a new promotion that gives new subscribers three months of service for just $0.99 per month. You’ll receive one credit for any audiobook on Audible. But act fast and sign up now — this deal ends on Wednesday, April 30.

Throughout their careers in music, Lennon (who died in 1980) and McCartney have seven Grammy Awards as songwriters in The Beatles, including best performance by a vocal group for “A Hard Day’s Night,” album of the year for “Revolver” and “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band” and others.

Buy: ‘John & Paul: A Love Story in Songs’ On Amazon $16.53

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