While you’re waiting for the next Taylor Swift album, The Life of a Showgirl, why not check out one of these books about showgirls, dancers, and divas? (Or if you’re just in the mood for music: did you know that all of Taylor Swift’s previous albums are available to stream on Hoopla?)
Dances : a novel
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Promoted to principal dancer at the New York City Ballet, Cece Cordell, a young black woman, still feels like she doesn't belong, and, despite her dream achievement, is faced with a choice that may derail her career, sending her on a pilgrimage to find her missing older brother and reclaim the parts of herself lost in the pursuit of her art.
Promoted to principal dancer at the New York City Ballet, Cece Cordell, a young black woman, still feels like she doesn't belong, and, despite her dream achievement, is faced with a choice that may derail her career, sending her on a pilgrimage to find her missing older brother and reclaim the parts of herself lost in the pursuit of her art.
Daughter of calamity
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By night, Jingwen navigates Shanghai's glittering underbelly as a showgirl and bootlegger, but a gruesome mystery forces her to confront ruthless competition and the city's dark secrets to save herself and her fellow dancers.
By night, Jingwen navigates Shanghai's glittering underbelly as a showgirl and bootlegger, but a gruesome mystery forces her to confront ruthless competition and the city's dark secrets to save herself and her fellow dancers.
Diva
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Describes the scandalous love affaire between the legendary opera singer, Maria Callas, and the fabulously rich Greek shipping magnate Aristotle Onassis, whose relationship ended suddenly with the shocking news that he was to marry Jacqueline Kennedy.
Describes the scandalous love affaire between the legendary opera singer, Maria Callas, and the fabulously rich Greek shipping magnate Aristotle Onassis, whose relationship ended suddenly with the shocking news that he was to marry Jacqueline Kennedy.
Frog music : a novel
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Burlesque dancer Blanche Beunon tries to discover who murdered her friend Jenny, who was shot through a window in a railroad saloon in 1876 San Francisco, amidst a record-breaking heatwave and smallpox epidemic.
Burlesque dancer Blanche Beunon tries to discover who murdered her friend Jenny, who was shot through a window in a railroad saloon in 1876 San Francisco, amidst a record-breaking heatwave and smallpox epidemic.
Honey
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A small-town New Jersey teen is invited to become part of a new 1990s girl group where she inadvertently comes between one of her bandmates and her superstar boy-band boyfriend, threatening her new life and career.
A small-town New Jersey teen is invited to become part of a new 1990s girl group where she inadvertently comes between one of her bandmates and her superstar boy-band boyfriend, threatening her new life and career.
The light of seven days : a novel
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A dancer with the famous Kirov ballet, Dinah Ash, as growing antisemitism threatens her career and life, flees to America where she struggles with questions of religion, race and worth as she determines whether the dream of a better life can survive the weight of the past.
A dancer with the famous Kirov ballet, Dinah Ash, as growing antisemitism threatens her career and life, flees to America where she struggles with questions of religion, race and worth as she determines whether the dream of a better life can survive the weight of the past.
Once more from the top : a novel
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At the height of her career, legendary pop star Dylan Read, when her childhood best friend's body is found, is forced to reckon with the secret she's kept hidden for 15 years, in this gripping and keenly observant novel about friendship, ambition and the cost of fame.
At the height of her career, legendary pop star Dylan Read, when her childhood best friend's body is found, is forced to reckon with the secret she's kept hidden for 15 years, in this gripping and keenly observant novel about friendship, ambition and the cost of fame.
The rise and fall of Ava Arcana : a novel
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While writing a cover story on pop icon Lexi Mayhem, Rolling Stone journalist Kayla McCray stumbles upon a starting new angle to the exposé—the mysterious death of Lexi's rival, Ava Petrova, a young woman doomed by betrayal and erased by a secret.
While writing a cover story on pop icon Lexi Mayhem, Rolling Stone journalist Kayla McCray stumbles upon a starting new angle to the exposé—the mysterious death of Lexi's rival, Ava Petrova, a young woman doomed by betrayal and erased by a secret.
The show girl
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In 1927, Olive McCormick, a star in the Ziegfeld Follies, accepts a marriage proposal that forces her to decide if she is willing to reveal a devastating secret and sacrifice the life she loves for the man she loves.
In 1927, Olive McCormick, a star in the Ziegfeld Follies, accepts a marriage proposal that forces her to decide if she is willing to reveal a devastating secret and sacrifice the life she loves for the man she loves.
The spectacular : a novel
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In 1956 New York City, Marion Brooks, one of the famous Radio City Rockettes, is unwittingly drawn into the police search for the“Big Apple Bomber” and may be forced to sacrifice everything she's worked for, as well as the people she loves most, to catch this elusive criminal.
In 1956 New York City, Marion Brooks, one of the famous Radio City Rockettes, is unwittingly drawn into the police search for the“Big Apple Bomber” and may be forced to sacrifice everything she's worked for, as well as the people she loves most, to catch this elusive criminal.
Stars collide : a novel
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Eden Sands has been a star for twenty years, but it's lonely at the top. The stage is the only place she's ever felt like she truly belonged, and yet, her last album flopped, and her upcoming tour hasn't sold out. Eden's desperate for her star to shine bright again, but when her team suggests a collaboration with an up-and-coming young star to give her a boost, she balks. Anna Moss is pop music's rising star. She's idolized Eden Sands for most of her life--so it's a dream come true when she's invited to perform with her at the Grammys. She wants to be taken seriously as an artist, and a duet with Eden could be just what she needs. As Anna and Eden rehearse, they soon realize they have more in common than their musical talents. Now they just have to decide if what is between them is a one-hit wonder or the making of a romance worthy of one of the greatest love songs of all time.
Eden Sands has been a star for twenty years, but it's lonely at the top. The stage is the only place she's ever felt like she truly belonged, and yet, her last album flopped, and her upcoming tour hasn't sold out. Eden's desperate for her star to shine bright again, but when her team suggests a collaboration with an up-and-coming young star to give her a boost, she balks. Anna Moss is pop music's rising star. She's idolized Eden Sands for most of her life--so it's a dream come true when she's invited to perform with her at the Grammys. She wants to be taken seriously as an artist, and a duet with Eden could be just what she needs. As Anna and Eden rehearse, they soon realize they have more in common than their musical talents. Now they just have to decide if what is between them is a one-hit wonder or the making of a romance worthy of one of the greatest love songs of all time.
The unexpected diva : a novel
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Born into slavery and raised in Philadelphia's Quaker community, Elizabeth Taylor Greenfield's life is upended when her adoptive mother dies, but a chance performance launches her into fame as “the Black Swan,” a celebrated yet controversial opera singer navigating the dangers of 19th-century America and beyond.
Born into slavery and raised in Philadelphia's Quaker community, Elizabeth Taylor Greenfield's life is upended when her adoptive mother dies, but a chance performance launches her into fame as “the Black Swan,” a celebrated yet controversial opera singer navigating the dangers of 19th-century America and beyond.
When in rome : a novel
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Tired of maintaining her “princess of pop” image, Amelia Rose, after her car breaks down in Rome, Kentucky, gets some help from the notoriously grumpy owner of the local pie shop, who shows her all the charming small-town experiences she's been missing, while she helps him open his heart to more.
Tired of maintaining her “princess of pop” image, Amelia Rose, after her car breaks down in Rome, Kentucky, gets some help from the notoriously grumpy owner of the local pie shop, who shows her all the charming small-town experiences she's been missing, while she helps him open his heart to more.
Wild women and the blues
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In an award-winning debut novel, a sharecropper’s daughter navigates celebrity encounters, bootlegging and gangster activities in Jazz Age Chicago before sharing her story with a grieving film student nearly a century later.
In an award-winning debut novel, a sharecropper’s daughter navigates celebrity encounters, bootlegging and gangster activities in Jazz Age Chicago before sharing her story with a grieving film student nearly a century later.