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Just Published: The Nine Lives of Christopher Columbus
“I thought there were too many books on Columbus until I read Matthew Restall’s — which has made me realize that formerly there were at least nine too few. He brings a fresh approach, an original touch, a lively eye, a delightful style, and a sense...
On Elton John: “An invigorating experience” and “a magnificent overview”
According to venerable music writer and television presenter David Hepworth: “The best thing any book about pop music can do is send us back to the records we thought we knew in order to hear the many things we missed and to learn how they came to...
What is Post-Pop (and How to Get There)?
As one reader posted on Goodreads: “Thank you, Matthew Restall, for researching and writing this book about Post Pop. Three artists that I have enjoyed over the years and listened to while finding the sounds remarkable and unique and never knowing...
What Makes this Book Award-Winning? The Friar and The Maya
Diego de Landa and the Account of the Things of Yucatan University Press of Colorado The Friar and the Maya offers a full study and new translation of the Relación de las Cosas de Yucatán (Account of the Things of Yucatan) by a unique set of...
Introducing the Maya and the Conquistadors
The Maya The Conquistadors Matthew Restall has written two books for Oxford’s acclaimed Very Short Introductions series, both co-authored with prominent award-winning scholars. The Conquistadors is by Restall and world historian Felipe...
The Redemption of Elton John’s “Blue Moves”
Pop Matters Rich Wilhelm, 8/11/2020 Once reviled as bloated and pretentious, Elton John’s 1976 album Blue Moves, is one of his masterpieces, argues author Matthew Restall in the latest installment of the 33 1/3 series. “…anyone wishing to dive...
Briefly Noted
The New Yorker February 26, 2018 When Montezuma Met Cortes, by Matthew Restall (Ecco). In 1519, the emperor Montezuma received the conquistador Hernan Cortes and some of his men as guests in the Aztec capital, Tenochtitlan. Within two years,...
Praise for “Blue Moves”
Dear Professor Restall ,I have recently had the great pleasure of reading your book Blue Moves. Thank you for writing it! Such a magnificent contribution to the 33 1/3 series. For me, your book fulfills the highest aspirations of that series,...