[Commlist] The Journal of Beatles Studies: New Open Access Content Including ‘A History of the Beatles in Verse’ published

*Liverpool University Press is pleased to share new Open Access 
ahead-of-print content from /THE JOURNAL OF BEATLES STUDIES 
<https://www.liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/journal/jbs>/.*

Published in association with the *University of Liverpool* 
<https://www.liverpool.ac.uk/arts/>, the journal is the first to 
establish The Beatles as an object of academic research, and publishes 
original, rigorously researched essays and notes, as well as book and 
media reviews.

This new Open Access material—comprising three book reviews and a poetic 
contribution to the /Across the Universe/ section—will appear in the 
forthcoming issue.

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*New Open Access Ahead-of-Print Content*

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*Book Reviews*

  * Duncan Driver: */John & Paul: A Love Story in Songs/*//by Ian Leslie
    <https://liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/doi/10.3828/jbs.2025.1>
  * Karen Duchaj:/*The Beatles and Vocal Expression*/ by**Bláithín
    Duggan <https://liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/doi/10.3828/jbs.2025.2>
  * Tom Pace: */Introducing the Beatles: Background and Resources /*by
    Kenneth Womack and Joe Rapolla
    <https://liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/doi/10.3828/jbs.2025.3>
*Across the Universe*

*/A history of the Beatles in 
verse<https://liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/doi/10.3828/jbs.2025.4>/*

by James Walsh 
<https://liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/doi/10.3828/jbs.2025.4>

This unique contribution offers an ambitious poetic reimagining of the 
Beatles’ history, drawing upon epic traditions and the influence of 
Marlowe, Shakespeare, and Milton. Walsh reflects on the mythic quality 
of the Beatles’ story, explores the intersections of poetry, music, and 
history, and presents two extracts from his developing work: one 
depicting John and Paul’s meeting at the Woolton church fête in 1957 
(and George’s subsequent arrival), and another recounting the group’s 
first visit to Hamburg.

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*Read the new content here > 
<https://liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/toc/jbs/0/0>*


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