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J. Randy Taraborrelli Books in Order

J. Randy Taraborrelli has written 20 books, published between 1985 and 2025. The first book is Diana Ross: A Biography (1985) and the newest is JFK: Public, Private, Secret (2025). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
20
Published
1985–2025
Pages on record
552 in 2 of 20 books
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Celebrity biography is the specialty of J. Randy Taraborrelli, an American journalist who once edited Soul magazine. Taraborrelli's first book, Diana Ross: A Biography (1985), opened a list of 20 that also covers Cher, Michael Jackson, Frank Sinatra and Madonna. The Kennedy family is another subject, from Jackie, Ethel, Joan: Women of Camelot (2000) to JFK: Public, Private, Secret (2025). Taraborrelli reports on entertainment for television and lives in California.

How many J. Randy Taraborrelli books are there?

J. Randy Taraborrelli has 20 books, released between 1985 and 2025.

J. Randy Taraborrelli Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 20 J. Randy Taraborrelli books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.

  1. Cover of Motown: Hot Wax, City Cool & Solid Gold by J. Randy Taraborrelli (1986)
  1. 1
    Diana Ross: A Biography1985 · confirmed 1/4
    1985–
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  2. 2
    Motown: Hot Wax, City Cool & Solid Gold1986 · 213 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1986213
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  3. 3
    Laughing Till It Hurts: The Complete Life and Career of Carol Burnett1988 · confirmed 1/4
    1988–
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  4. 4
    Michael Jackson: The Magic, The Madness, The Whole Story1992 · confirmed 1/4
    1992–
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  5. 5
    Cher: The Unauthorized Tell-All Biography1992 · confirmed 1/4
    1992–
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  6. 6
    Diva1994 · 339 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1994339
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  7. 7
    Sinatra: Behind the Legend1997 · confirmed 1/4
    1997–
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  8. 8
    Jackie, Ethel, Joan: Women of Camelot2000 · confirmed 1/4
    2000–
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  9. 9
    Madonna: An Intimate Biography2001 · confirmed 1/4
    2001–
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  10. 10
    Once Upon a Time2003 · confirmed 1/4
    2003–
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  11. 11
    Elizabeth2006 · confirmed 1/4
    2006–
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  12. 12
    The Secret Life of Marilyn Monroe2009 · confirmed 1/4
    2009–
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  13. 13
    After Camelot: A Personal History of the Kennedy Family2012 · confirmed 1/4
    2012–
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  14. 14
    The Hiltons: A Family Dynasty2014 · confirmed 1/4
    2014–
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  15. 15
    Becoming Beyoncé: The Untold Story2015 · confirmed 1/4
    2015–
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  16. 16
    Jackie, Janet & Lee2018 · confirmed 1/4
    2018–
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  17. 17
    The Kennedy Heirs2019 · confirmed 1/4
    2019–
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  18. 18
    Grace & Steel2021 · confirmed 1/4
    2021–
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  19. 19
    Jackie: Public, Private, Secret2023 · confirmed 1/4
    2023–
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  20. 20
    JFK: Public, Private, Secret2025 · confirmed 1/4
    2025–
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J. Randy Taraborrelli books grouped by series

Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.

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20 books

20 J. Randy Taraborrelli titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read J. Randy Taraborrelli books in order?

No. No source lists any of the 20 J. Randy Taraborrelli books here as part of a series. The numbered table above gives them by publication date.

Where to start with J. Randy Taraborrelli

Start with Diana Ross: A Biography (1985), the earliest published title.

What is the newest J. Randy Taraborrelli book?

JFK: Public, Private, Secret (2025) is the newest J. Randy Taraborrelli book released so far.

Is there a new J. Randy Taraborrelli book coming?

No next J. Randy Taraborrelli book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

J. Randy Taraborrelli at a glance

Still publishing
J. Randy Taraborrelli published a book as recently as 2025.
Release pace
J. Randy Taraborrelli books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
Length
552 pages across the 2 of 20 books with a recorded length, a median of 276 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most J. Randy Taraborrelli books, 5 of 20, were published in the 2010s.

What the J. Randy Taraborrelli books are about

2 of the 20 J. Randy Taraborrelli books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. No subject is tagged on more than one of them, so each one below describes a single book. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

  • Biography 1 of 2 books
  • Biography: film, television & music 1 of 2 books
  • Composers & musicians 1 of 2 books
  • Geschichte 1 of 2 books
  • Houston, whitney, 1963-2012 1 of 2 books
  • Motown Record Corporation 1 of 2 books
  • Motown Records 1 of 2 books
  • Rock & pop 1 of 2 books
  • Singers 1 of 2 books
  • Singers, united states 1 of 2 books
  • Sound recording industry 1 of 2 books
  • Vocal music 1 of 2 books