The book, first announced in 2021, is set to be released in 2024. “After Daft” will provide fans an insight into Daft Punk’s influence on the electronic music scene, giving a deep dive into their legacy and their process as a duo.

“After Daft” is set to include over 100 guest contributors, with Disclosure, Franz Ferdinand, Annie Mac and Porter Robinson named amongst the first 50 revealed this week. The book is said to encompass “250+ hours of new conversations with some of the 21st century’s most successful and groundbreaking artists” making it “an unparalleled resource for fans of dance & electronic music.”

Written by Gabriel Szatan, the book is set to be published by John Murray Press / Hachette UK.

Speaking on the upcoming publication, Szatan said, “Daft Punk sit in the pantheon of pop alongside Prince, Talking Heads, Kate Bush, Stevie Wonder, Kraftwerk, Missy Elliott, David Bowie or any visionary you’d care to name.”

He continued, “Beyond making joyous records, there are countless compelling sub-narratives which flow in and out of their career: Alive 2006-07 was as consequential for dance music as The Beatles’ 1964 appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show was for rock ’n’ roll — what changed about the way we respond to concerts in the aftermath? Were the Teachers sufficiently recognised for their contributions? And how did Daft Punk retain anonymity at a time when the internet erased privacy for everyone else?”

“I’m excited to bring it all to light — as well as making the case for how, over 28 years, music really did sound better with them.”

The book will also give fans the insight of industry experts including producers such as Oneohtrix Point Never and Rostam Batmanglij.

Szatan said, “After Daft is artist-led, [telling] an authentic story through the eyes of those
who shaped it. [It reflects] musicians from different backgrounds and disciplines whose lives interacted in fascinating ways, undersung creatives who oil the industry machine, as well as countless artists that thrived as the ceiling was raised on dance & electronic music’s creative possibilities and immense global popularity.”

“After Daft” will also honour the Latin and Black roots of club culture that are inextricably linked with Daft Punk’s 28 year career as a duo.

The hardback edition of “After Daft: The Rewiring of 21st Century Culture” is set to be released in spring of 2024 and can be preordered here.

Daft Punk have also announced a 10th anniversary expanded edition of their final album, Random Access Memories, to be released 12th May 2023.

Random Access Memories 10th Anniversary Edition, May 12th 2023

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The British rapper has worked on the publication with #Merky Books, the book publisher which he created with Penguin Books. The book’s premise and aims are to celebrate real-life superheroes, the figures chosen will be made up of 50 British icons, selected by Stormzy and #Merky Books. Those chosen will represent bravery, empowerment and individuality, and in turn, these icons and their stories will inspire and empower children. Proceeds from the book will also be donated to Stormzy’s charity #Merky Foundation. The charity promotes ways to battle racial injustice, last year the foundation donated £500,000 to fight racial inequalities.

#Merky Books took to their Instagram account to announce the news.

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The real-life superheroes included in the book include comedian Mo Gilligan, supermodel Jordan Dunn, mathematician and MBE holder Dr Anne-Marie Imafidon, sprinter Dina Asher-Smith, celebrated author Candice Carty-Williams, Baker and presenter Liam Charles, former footballer and MBE Ian Wright, actor and presenter Reggie Yates and footballer Rinsola Babajide. Many more familiar faces and acclaimed icons will also be included, chosen from different fields of arts and entertainment , sport, film, music, fashion, food and culinary arts and literature.

Babajide had this to say regarding his involvement with the upcoming book. “It’s such an honour to be part of this project and I’m so proud to help inspire the younger generation … I’m hoping to reach mainly those who look like me and have doubt in their mind about being able to make it professional in whatever they love, whether that be sports or in the performing arts industry.”

Along with an introduction by Stormzy, the individual stories will be told by Sophia Thakur, an acclaimed author and award-winning poet. Thakur penned the celebrated 2019 release ‘Somebody Give This Heart A Pen’, it was her debut book and was featured in the BBC and Stylist Magazine. Every superhero will come with a powerful story and equipped with an actual superpower; each icon’s story will be powerfully described by Thakur’s words. Joining the team is unknown illustrator, Denzell Dankwah, a 21-year-old student from the University of Gloucestershire. Dankwah contacted #Merky Books directly, the student messaged the team through their Instagram account and showed the publishing group his comic book illustrations.

Thakur has provided the following statement concerning the new publication and emphasises the importance of the book. “The earliest seeds that are planted often influence the rest of the garden. If from a young age, we only really meet blackness from a position of weakness, of slavery and shootings … stereotypes and racist media … as children, we don’t get an opportunity to develop a healthy and confident outlook on what it means to be black. It was important to work on this book to plant a new seed of celebration. Of black excellence into our young minds who will hopefully bloom into their very own superheroes. Confident and powerful.”

The upcoming publication’s illustrator Denzell Dankwah has also described his excitement over the project whilst giving thanks to the team behind the book. “Working on this project has been an exciting experience as I grew up with a love for superheroes and cartoons. Since my illustrations are heavily influenced by comic books, this was a great opportunity to portray such huge figures and role models as heroes for young readers to look up to. This is a dream come true as I’ve always wanted to illustrate a book and I’m grateful to have collaborated with Sophia and the amazing team at #Merky Books.”

‘Superheroes’ was conceived to not just inspire but to also represent icons of colour, currently, the statistic of children’s books published between 2017 and 2019 that represent or personify characters of colour is only 7%. With the publication of Stormyz new project, we can hope that not only will be a percentage increase but also will bring a new chapter in the publishing industry.

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The new cookbook, to be released on 24th June 2021, will feature some of McCartney’s most popular dishes as well as the family’s input of other recipes with which they grew up with. The cookbook will also contain photos of the family’s kitchen, adding an intimate family element to the new release. McCartney’s most popular recipes included in the book include Shepherd’s Pie, Chili non-Carne, Vegetarian Sausage rolls and American style pancakes.

The book’s press release states, “An original food pioneer, Linda believed in great-tasting, wholesome, meat-free food, and embraced kindness and compassion in everything she did.”

McCartney himself had this to say in a recent press release concerning the upcoming tribute to his late wife, “Years ago, before anyone had woken up to the idea of environmental and health and animal welfare issues, Linda was blazing the trail with vegetarianism, telling people about it and promoting it. At home, she would cook for the family and these recipes have been now brought up to date for a modern audience, so they’re all now plant-based and fabulous.” The singer continued to add “In the book, there are family photographs and stories from those days, and of course lots of great, beautiful-tasting healthy recipes, I hope this book inspires conversations about sustainability and about modern living amongst people besides also just giving them some great recipes to eat.”

Linda McCartney was a celebrated photographer, an icon of the ’60s and 70’s, a musician and remained a passionate animal rights activist throughout her life. Her photographs remain synonymous with the era and were published in the book ‘Linda McCartney’s Sixties: Portrait of an era in 1992’. As well as a famed photographer, McCartney was also well known as the keyboardist in Wings. McCartney formed Wings with her husband Paul McCartney after the Beatles broke up in 1971, the band’s debut album, ‘Ram’ was released in May 1971. The single ‘Uncle Albert/Admiral Halesy’ gave the band their first number one hit in America. Linda, who was an avid vegetarian cook, had several cookbooks published and is well known to have brought meat-free cuisine into the spotlight and founded the popular vegetarian food brand ‘Linda McCartney’s Foods’. McCartney was diagnosed with breast cancer in 1995 and tragically lost her life to the disease in 1998 at the young age of 56.

The McCartney’s have always strived to keep Linda’s passion alive and in tribute to Linda’s passion, Paul McCartney and their daughters took the lead with the ‘Meat Free Monday movement’ in 2009. The movement is involved with an international campaign tasked with the mission to introduce meat reduction to the world. In 2016 the family launched a cookbook to accompany their involvement in the campaign titled ‘The Meat Free Monday Cookbook’.

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The new book will follow the adventures of the character Grandude, who along with his grandchildren must embark on a quest to search for Nandude, their music-loving grandmother. ‘Grandude’s Green Submarine’ will be illustrated by Kathryn Durst, Durst illustrated McCartney’s previous children’s book, ‘Hey Gandude!’, released in 2019.  ‘Hey Grandude’s’ title is also based on one of the band’s tracks, ‘Hey Jude’ by The Beatles, which was released in 1968 and has remained a major part of the legendary band’s repertory.

McCartney released a statement describing his delight with his new book, “I’m really happy with how HEY GRANDUDE! was received, as this was a very personal story for me, celebrating Grandudes everywhere and their relationships and adventures with their grandchildren, I love that it has become a book read to grandkids at bedtime all around the world. I always said if people liked the first book and there was an appetite for more, I would write some further adventures for Grandude – so he’s back and this time with his special invention, Grandude’s green submarine!”

Durst also shared her excitement over the project in a statement, “I am so thrilled to be collaborating with Paul again on Grandude’s Green Submarine. I think this is the adventure book we all need during this time, when everyone is stuck at home and longing to travel to exciting new places. I really enjoyed drawing the newest character in the book, Nandude, particularly because we both share a love of playing the accordion!”

The pair’s last release, ‘Hey Grandude!’, was wildly popular and also focused on the grandfather character, a hippy grandfather type with a beard and a ponytail. McCartney’s idea for the character came from one of his eight grandchildren who started to call him Grandude, which in turn inspired the singer to write the first book.

The new book will be released on 2nd September 2021, but this is not the only book by McCartney to be released this year. The former Beatle’s memoir which will chronicle his famed songwriting career, ‘Lyrics’ is also released this year on 2nd November 2021.

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