Kenneth Womack is one of the world’s foremost writers and thinkers about the Beatles. In addition to such titles as
Long and Winding Roads: The Evolving Artistry of the Beatles (2007), the
Cambridge Companion to the Beatles (2009), and
The Beatles Encyclopedia: Everything Fab Four (2014), he is the author of a two-volume biography devoted to the life and work of Beatles producer George Martin, including
Maximum Volume (2017) and
Sound Pictures (2018). His book,
Solid State: The Story of Abbey Road and the End of the Beatles (2019), was feted as the go-to book by the
Los Angeles Times for readers interested in learning about the band’s swan song. His most recent book, entitled
John Lennon 1980: The Last Days in the Life John, was published in September 2020.
Womack serves as the Music Culture critic for Salon, as well as a regular contributor to a host of print and web outlets, including Slate, Billboard, Time, Variety, The Guardian, USA Today, The Independent, NBC News, and The Philadelphia Inquirer. Womack also serves as the Founding Editor of Interdisciplinary Literary Studies: A Journal of Criticism and Theory, published by Penn State University Press, and as Co-Editor of the English Association’s Year’s Work in English Studies, published by Oxford University Press. Over the years, he has shared his work with public libraries and community organizations across the nation, as well as with audiences at Princeton University, Harvard University, the Smithsonian Institution, the Grammy Museum Experience, and the 92nd Street Y. He has also served as an expert commentator for ABC’s 20/20 and NBC’s Access Hollywood.
