Prince: Tonight We're Gonna Publish Like It's 1999
Oct. 27 2008, Published 7:07 a.m. ET
UNBOUND Prince • Dearly beloved ...: Prince and Atria Books (an imprint of Simon & Schuster) are publishing 21 Nights, based his residency at London's O2 Arena. It "will incorporate Prince's evocative poetry and lyrics to new songs and other selections, and 124 full-color, sumptuous, never- before-published images by celebrated photographer Randee St. Nicholas."
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