Mark Ronson is releasing a "heartfelt, coming-of-age" memoir
The 49-year-old producer - who has worked with the likes of Miley Cyrus, Bruno Mars and the late Amy Winehouse - has written 'Night People', a book which focuses on his days DJing in New York in the 1990s, and he has described the tome as a "love letter to a vanished era"
29 March 2025
He said in a statement: "DJing in 90s New York City informed everything I ever did after, becoming the foundation for all my future work and creativity.
"'In 'Night People,' I wanted to capture that transformative period of my life and celebrate three of my great loves: the art of DJing, the thrilling energy of New York City after dark, and the wild and wonderful characters who populated our world and became my second family.
"This book is my love letter to a vanished era that shaped not just my career but my identity-a time when finding my craft put me on the path to finding myself.'
The book will be published by Century on 25 September and the firm are "incredibly excited" to have acquired the rights to 'Night People', which they believe will be a "classic music memoir.
Century Editorial Director Zennor Compton said: "With 'Night People', Mark Ronson proves himself to be not only the hitmaker of a generation but a gifted writer.
"Ronson writes about 90s New York City in such a vivid way that you feel as if you're partying right there beside him.
"This is a book about a place, a time, a scene but it's also Ronson's origin story - a hugely personal account of the events and characters that made him who he is today.
"His musical passion and expertise is woven through every page of this memoir. We're incredibly excited to be publishing 'Night People', which we know is destined to become a classic music memoir.'
A description for the book told how Mark felt like an "outsider" when he first moved to New York City before "discovering himself" in the Big Apple's music and club scene.
The synopsis added: "Each night brought a heady mix of music, ambition, danger, delight, and possibilities. Having well and truly caught the DJing bug, he worked to find his place and make his name in the city that never sleeps.
"'Night People' conjures the undeniable magic of 90s New York, when clubs were diverse, glamorous, a little lawless. It evokes the rush of a time and place where fashionistas and rappers on the rise danced alongside club kids and 9-to-5'ers - and invites us into the tribe of creatives and partiers who came alive when the sun went down
"A heartfelt coming-of-age tale, 'Night People' is the definitive account of a cultural moment and the making of a musical mastermind."
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