My Cantopop Nights

Captures that era of Hong Kong music with such warmth and clarity. It’s a scene that shaped generations, and here it feels vivid, alive, and essential… Transcendent and transportive, with prose that kept me hooked to the very last line – Angela Hui, author of TakeawayTracing her own life and career alongside the Hong Kong music scene, Moss emerges here as an author of exceptional vision… This is a book not simply for those who love Moss’s music, but for anyone seeking to understand how complicated, tender histories unfurl in our present—and how art emerges to help us through. – Jessica J. Lee, author of DispersalsA captivating memoir-meets-cultural history that blends a modern history of Cantopop with Emma’s own personal journey to reconcile with her identity and Chinese heritage… I was captivated from start to finish and left feeling both moved and more knowledgeable. – Catherine Anne Davies (a.k.a The Anchoress)Prepare to meet your new favourite playlist – Dan SchreiberMy Cantopop Nights is a wondrous thing: fresh, evocative, self-aware, fantastically light of touch, and wholly original… I read it in one headlong, heartsore sweep – Sarah Howe, author of ForetokensOne of my favourite musicians on some of her favourite musicians. A beautiful meditation on how belonging is something we create day by day, year by year. – Rowan Hisayo Buchanan, author of The Sleep WatcherMy Cantopop Nights brilliantly captures the sweet sorrow of lost places and lost time. It’s a chance to time-travel in vivid sound and colour through Emma-Lee Moss’s memories to ‘80s Hong Kong and back. I loved it. – Becky Barnicoat, author of Cry When the Baby CriesEmma-Lee Moss brings her lyrical brilliance as a songwriter to this dreamy memoir that interweaves personal history with iconic Hong Kong songs. A must-read for anyone who has ever loved music. – Doretta Lau, author of How Does a Single Blade of Grass Thank the Sun?Fascinating… a beautiful memoir that celebrates the hidden forces that make our lives into something special * Stylist *An incredibly honest and personal memoir that talks about something universal - finding friendship, understanding family, creating an identity in a world that’s messy, layered, and complex – Dan Thompson

Emma-Lee Moss is a writer and musician.

As a writer, Emma-Lee has contributed to publications such as The Guardian, Vice, i-D, British GQ, Wired, and The Good Journal.

As a singer-songwriter performing under the name Emmy the Great, she released four studio albums, along with several collaborations and soundtracks. She writes original songs for film, theatre, television, radio, and community projects, and is interested in the way songs interact with our everyday lives.

My Cantopop Nights is her first book. She lives in East Sussex.

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