Peter Ames Carlin (born March 14, 1963) is an American journalist, critic and biographer who has written for publications such as People magazine, The New York Times Magazine, The Los Angeles Times Magazine, and The Oregonian. Several of his published books focus on popular music and musicians, including Catch a Wave: The Rise, Fall and Redemption of the Beach Boys’ Brian Wilson (2006).
Books in order of publication:
Brave New Bride (as Peter Carlin) (Grand Central, 1992)
Beyond the Limits: A Woman’s Triumph on Everest (as Peter Carlin with Stacy Allison) (Little, Brown, 1993)
Catch a Wave: The Rise, Fall and Redemption of the Beach Boys’ Brian Wilson (Rodale, 2006)
Paul McCartney: A Life (Touchstone, 2009)
Bruce (Touchstone, 2012)
Homeward Bound: The Life of Paul Simon (Henry Holt and Co., 2016)
Sonic Boom: The Impossible Rise of Warner Bros. Records (Henry Holt and Co., 2021)
The Name of This Band Is R.E.M. (Doubleday, 2024)
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