Tony Parsons Non-Fiction books in order

Q: "How many books are in the Tony Parsons Non-Fiction series?"

"There are five books in the Tony Parsons Non-Fiction series, published between 1978 and 2013."

Q: "What is the first book in the Tony Parsons Non-Fiction series?"

"The first book in the Tony Parsons Non-Fiction series is The Boy Looked at Johnny: The Obituary of Rock and Roll, published in 1978."

Q: "What is The Boy Looked at Johnny about?"

"The Boy Looked at Johnny (1978), co-written with Julie Burchill, is a provocative account of the punk rock movement and its rapid decline, written when both authors were NME journalists in their teens."

Reading order

#	Title	Published	Author	Buy on Amazon
1	The Boy Looked at Johnny: The Obituary of Rock and Roll	1978	Tony Parsons	Buy
2	Limelight Blues	1987	Tony Parsons	Buy
3	Big Mouth Strikes Again	1998	Tony Parsons	Buy
4	Life, Death and Breakfast	2010	Tony Parsons	Buy
5	On Life, Death, & Breakfast	2013	Tony Parsons	Buy

Tony Parsons’ non-fiction begins with The Boy Looked at Johnny in 1978, co-written with Julie Burchill when both were teenage journalists at the NME. The book is a famously irreverent account of punk rock’s rise and fall. Later non-fiction includes Big Mouth Strikes Again (1998), a collection of his newspaper columns, and Life, Death and Breakfast (2010), essays on the subjects that matter most.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many books are in the Tony Parsons Non-Fiction series?

There are five books in the Tony Parsons Non-Fiction series, published between 1978 and 2013.

What is the first book in the Tony Parsons Non-Fiction series?

The first book in the Tony Parsons Non-Fiction series is The Boy Looked at Johnny: The Obituary of Rock and Roll, published in 1978.

What is The Boy Looked at Johnny about?

The Boy Looked at Johnny (1978), co-written with Julie Burchill, is a provocative account of the punk rock movement and its rapid decline, written when both authors were NME journalists in their teens.

Reading order#

Frequently Asked Questions

Reading order