Taylor Swift (Spotlight on a Legend)

Your wildest dreams have come true. Get an insider’s look at Taylor Swift’s life and achievements in this pocket-sized collectible hardcover book for Swifties of all ages. Are you ready for it?

100+ stunning photos and clued-in commentary from top music and culture writers explore the power of Taylor’s music and influence–and why she’ll never go out of style.

Taylor Swift is so much more than a pop star: she has more number one albums than any other female performer in history and The Eras Tour has filled stadiums across the world. Her influence on our culture seems to know no bounds.

With more than 100 amazing photos, this luxe gift book immerses you in Taylor’s world with smart, insightful text and celebrates the global superstar as a prolific songwriter, powerful storyteller and champion of her empowerment. Inside you'll find: 

• Taylor’s many performances from singing the national anthem at local sporting events to selling out worldwide blockbuster tours
• The chart-topping launch of her 24 albums, including Taylor’s Versions, her latest release, The Tortured Poets Department and what makes her personal yet relatable music so inspiring
• Her stunning red carpet appearances at the Grammys, the Met Gala and more!

Throughout the photo-packed pages, Swifties will follow Taylor’s rise to pop icon status through all her eras with interviews from the vault of Cosmopolitan, Esquire, and Seventeen along with original essays from noted contributors.

We know all too well you will love this gift book! Get one (or more!) for you and your bestie.

Holly C. Corbett is a journalist, content strategist, brand builder, and co-author of The Lost Girls: Three Friends. Four Continents. She is also a certified quantum human design specialist, who, like Taylor Swift, is a projector. Her favorite Taylor Swift album is folklore.

Beatrice Forman is a lifelong Swiftie and Philadelphia's foremost expert on digital culture, the creator economy, and the contours of internet fandom. A recent graduate of the University of Pennsylvania, where she wrote a viral essay about how Taylor Swift shaped her journalism ethics, Beatrice covers fandom and digital culture (all things Eras tour included) for The Philadelphia Inquirer. 

Ben Jhoty is the head of content at Men’s Health Australia and a columnist and contributor for Esquire Australia. His debut novel, Touring Party, was released in 2019. An avid hoops fan, he believes Taylor Swift is the Michael Jordan of popular music. Of all Swift's many hits, he remains a sucker for the defiant exuberance and God-tier catchiness of "Shake It Off."

Maura Johnston has written about music and culture for more than 25 years, including as the founding editor of the Gawker's music blog Idolator and the music editor at The Village Voice. She teaches “Writing about Popular Music” at Boston College. 

Scott Raab went to Cleveland State University and the University of Iowa’s Writers’ Workshop and was Writer-at-Large for Esquire. He is the author of three books.


Carissa Rosenberg Tozzi is an award-winning founder, brand builder and content strategist with over two decades of experience leading editorial direction, celebrity and influencer partnerships, trend forecasting, and communications for iconic brands such as Delish, Refinery29, Michael Kors, Target, Tommy Hilfiger, YouTube, MTV, and Seventeen.

Annie Zaleski is a music writer with bylines in Rolling Stone, NPR Music, The Guardian, Salon, Time, Billboard, The A.V. Club, Vulture, Classic Pop, Record Collector, The Los Angeles Times, Stereogum, Cleveland Plain Dealer, and Las Vegas Weekly. She's the author of books on Duran Duran, Lady Gaga and P!nk.