Mensch signs 'addictive' memoir from rock biographer Norman

Mensch Publishing has secured We Danced On Our Desks, the memoir from rock biographer Philip Norman. 

Publishing director Richard Charkin acquired world rights in all languages from Matthew Smith at Exprimez. The memoir will be published in December 2022. 

The publisher wrote: "We Danced On Our Desks is a compelling, entertaining and thrilling look at Philip’s work with the Sunday Times Magazine at the height of its popularity in the 60s and 70s. From the Beatles to Bob Dylan, Gaddafi to Indira Ghandi, and seismic historical events such as the Vietnam War, Philip provides a vibrant cultural insight into the 60s and early 70s and his own incredible experiences."

Charkin commented: "Philip has led – and is leading – an extraordinary life, full of drama, emotion, experience and positivity. His book is not simply a snapshot of a particular time in history, or remembrances of famous people and places, but a genuinely revealing and compelling account of a life lived and lived well. I think readers of all ages are going to be fascinated, and it’s a privilege to be able to publish such a unique story.”