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In his most recent book, Dreaming the Beatles, Rolling Stone contributing editor Rob Sheffield asks the essential queations: Why are the Beatles bigger and more beloved now than ever? Why do they still matter so much, nearly fifty years after they broke up? As he always does, Sheffield focuses on the emotional connections we make to music -- in this case, the music of the biggest pop culture phenomenon of all time. In his singular voice, he explores what the Beatles mean today to fans who have learned to love them on their own terms, not just for the sake of nostalgia. His book is a celebration of the Beatles — and how they invented the future we're all living in today.

ROB SHEFFIELD is a columnist and contributing editor for Rolling Stone, where he has been writing about music, TV, and pop culture since 1997. He is the author of two national bestsellers Love Is a Mix Tape: Love and Loss, One Song at a Time and Talking to Girls About Duran Duran: One Young Man's Quest for True Love and a Cooler Haircut. He is also the author of two new books from Dey Street Books: On Bowie and Dreaming the Beatles: The Love Story of One Band and the Whole World. He lives with his wife in Brooklyn.