Jawbone is an independent publisher of books about music and popular culture based in London, England.

Established in 2007, Jawbone has published intimate memoirs of and informed comment on a wide range of popular music, covering everything from the Adventures Of A Waterboy to the Confessions Of A Heretic.

Key titles to date include books by XTC frontman Andy Partridge, Wild Swans founder Paul Simpson, Bauhaus bassist David J. Haskins, and metal legend Max Cavalera; intimate memoirs of life at the centre of Britpop and of working closely with Lee Hazlewood; band-approved oral histories of Swans and King’s X; and works of focused analysis and criticism of everyone from David Bowie to Cheap Trick, Gary Moore to Faith No More, Cliff Burton to Albert Ayler.

New titles for 2024 include the definitive biography of Crowded House frontman Neil Finn, a book of thoughts and stories by legendary folksinger Pete Seeger, a deep dive into the music of Scottish post-punk band Josef K, and an illuminating memoir by Steve Wynn of The Dream Syndicate.

The core team behind Jawbone have been producing books about music since 1991, from The Ultimate Guitar Book and Totally Guitar to the Backbeat bestsellers How To Write Songs On Guitar, Beatles Gear, and The Piano Handbook.