Stevie Nicks’ Life And Career Told Through Songs In New Book

BusinessHollywood & EntertainmentStevie Nicks’ Life And Career Told Through Songs In New BookByDavid Chiu,Contributor.Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. David Chiu is a freelance music writer based in New York.Follow AuthorMay 26, 2026, 08:00am EDTNEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - APRIL 25: Stevie Nicks performs during the 55th Annual New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival at Fair Grounds Race Course on April 25, 2026 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Tim Mosenfelder/Getty Images for ABA)Getty Images for ABAThe first time that author Annie Zaleski truly became a Stevie Nicks fan was as a kid in the 1980s, a decade that saw the legendary singer-songwriter in the midst of a successful career as a solo artist and a member of Fleetwood Mac. Although Zaleski’s parents had Fleetwood Mac’s popular 1970s records in their collection, it was the band’s 1987 album Tango in the Night that stuck with her. “I definitely remember hearing all that stuff on the radio and really loving it, "Everywhere" especially,” she says. “I’m pretty sure I have a tape [that I recorded from the radio] where I have that song in particular kind of fading out because I really like that. I was pretty young at that point. So Stevie and Fleetwood Mac have been with me through my entire life.”Zaleski channeled her admiration for the music of Nicks, who turns 78 today, into her latest book Stevie Nicks in 50 Songs (published by Running Press), which tells the story of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame artist through the songs that shaped her life and career, from the 1955 Red Sovine and Goldie Hill song “Are You Mine,” to the 2024 Taylor Swift track “Clara Bow.” In between are anecdotes about some of her key solo and Fleetwood Mac songs such as “Rhiannon,” “Dreams,” “Gold Dust Woman," “Sara,” “Leather and Lace,” “Gypsy,” “I Can’t Wait,” “Talk to Me” and “Planets of the Universe.” In addition to the main text and many archival images of the singer throughout t...