Taylor Swift: American Girl

by Carolyn McHugh

This illustrated biography celebrates Taylor Swift's many hits and achievements

Taylor Swift's discography spans multiple genres, and her narrative songwriting, which is often inspired by her personal life, has received widespread media coverage and critical praise.

She has scored eight Billboard Hot 100 number-one songs, and won 11 Grammy Awards (including three Album of the Year wins), an Emmy Award, 34 American Music Awards. She featured on Rolling Stone’s 100 Greatest Songwriters of All Time (2015) and Billboard’s Greatest of All Time Artists list (2019). Having sold over 200 million records around the world she is one of the best selling music artists of all time. Named the Woman of the 2010s Decade by Billboard and the Artist of the 2010s Decade by the American Music Awards, Swift has been recognized for her influential career as well as advocacy of artists’ rights and women’s empowerment in the music industry. This is her story.

Genres: Nonfiction, Music, Biography

112 pages, Hardcover

Published May 2, 2023

About the author

Carolyn McHugh is an editor and writer specialising in popular music, fashion, and culture. From the birth of rock and roll in the mid-1950s through to modern artists of the 21st century, she has written about everyone from legends such as Elvis Presley, Elton John, and George Michael, to the young stars of K-pop and country, and new fan favourites Harry Styles and Billie Eilish.

Reviews

[Erin · Rating 4 out of 5]

I thought this was super informative of Taylor Swift’s career so far however you could tell the author wasn’t really a fan with her written expression and had multiple typos

3.5⭐️

[Cora N · Rating 5 out of 5]

I LOVE TAYLOR SWIFT SO MUCH. 😘😘🥰🥰😍

[Reese Bordelon · Rating 4 out of 5]

Really good basic information. Especially for new swifties. Some details were a little questionable, but overall it was great🤭

[Valleri · Rating 5 out of 5]

"He looks up grinning like a devil..." And he certainly does, Ms. Swift. With fame hot on her trail, Taylor Swift has exploded once again into ultra-stardom and this book helps detail her journey to that place of greatness.

She's inspirational, influential, and yet somehow remains humble enough to still seek out personal interactions with her fans every chance she can. This book does not include Midnights (October 2022), The Eras Tour, Eras Tour concert movie, or her break up with Joe, but it is meticulous in mentioning every detail you never knew about Taylor but are dying to digest into your unfailing Swiftie trivia.

This is a book every diehard TS fan should have in their collection. <3

[Danielle · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a very thin primarily-photo book that lays out a factual timeline of Taylor's albums and a few significant events. It might be useful for brand new Swifties (or completionists), but if you know some of Taylor's background then there won't be anything new here.

I couldn't find an author name anywhere on the physical copy which was strange, and the content could have gone through another proof read.

[samantha aly]

the writing was pretty atrocious, and this was a book about her accomplishments, so a list of her boyfriends was NOT AT ALL needed.
however, it shows how truly talented and driven taylor is, and it's a book about taylor swift, so i was going to eat it up either way.

[catherine :) · Rating 4 out of 5]

“carla delevigne”

[Joy · Rating 5 out of 5]

~Book 15 of Winter Vacation~
This quick, fun read was quite enjoyable. After all, it’s about my favorite person ever, Taylor Swift.

[Savannah · Rating 1 out of 5]

Basically if you Wikipedia Taylor Swift that would be this book

[Myla · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really enjoyed this book as I got to learn more about my favourite Artist and I loved the Images I hope they make a second book with more recent stuff

[alyssa :)) · Rating 4 out of 5]

iconic to spell john mayer's name wrong but no way that you spelled Billie Eilish her name wrong LMFAO

[Ginny Thacker · Rating 3 out of 5]

a lot of typos lol but was good! author is not a swiftie tho u can tell by the writing

[Alexa · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 stars

[Addison Sutherland · Rating 5 out of 5]

Really good. And easy to follow.

[Wren Linton · Rating 5 out of 5]

Best book ever

[Hannah · Rating 3 out of 5]

If the author hadn’t been so rushed to capitalize on Taylor’s name, she would’ve caught the many errors in the book and could have restructured the flow of the book so it was more cohesive.

[Randi · Rating 3 out of 5]

It's fine. Basic, gives good info, includes a lot of photos, just doesn't feel like it was actually written by a fan, which felt off-putting.

[Amanda · Rating 4 out of 5]

A nice, concise overview up to the point of Evermore. There were a few spelling and grammatical errors, but overall a good read.

[Alyssa · Rating 3 out of 5]

My guuuuurl. I loved the photos in this book!