James Riordan

Rare is it that any author will have one of his books described as the definitive work on a particular subject, but such a distinction has been bestowed by critics on no less than four books written by James Riordan. The New York Times Bestseller Break on Through, Riordan's biography of Doors lead singer Jim Morrison, has not only been called "the most objective, thorough and professional Morrison biography" by the Times Book Review but also named as one of the Ten All Time Best Rock Biographies by Amazon.com. Riordan's The Platinum Rainbow (written with Bob Monaco) was called "One of the best how-to books ever written" by the Los Angeles Daily News and "The ultimate career book on the music industry" by Recording, Engineer & Producer. Critics described Riordan's The Bishop of Rwanda as "one of the most important books you'll ever read." and The Coming of the Walrus, Riordan's novel about the 60s as "the definitive book on the era" and "a hilarious tale of a harrowing search for the greatest truth of all." With the release of A Well Thought Out Scream and Madman in the Gate, Riordan pushed the boundaries again with poetry/song lyric books that contain hundreds of stunning, beautiful and poignant images from artists and photographers from all over the world. In the summer of 2013 a new edition of The Coming of the Walrus was released to rave reviews followed by The Kill Switch. He is the author of 33 books.