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Goldmine Magazine: Elliot Mintz’ book ‘We All Shine On’ is a candid look at his friendship with the Lennons

For the article on the Goldmine site, click here.   By Ivor Levene Elliot Mintz recently published a book detailing his time spent with John and Yoko (Ono) Lennon, and quite frankly, it is the most honest book detailing the couple’s life in the too-short post-Beatle era, from 1971 until John’s untimely death in 1980. If […]

Book Signing – Book Soup West Hollywood – Sunday, January 5, 2025 – 4:00pm

Elliot Mintz discusses & signs We All Shine On: John, Yoko, and Me A personal and revealing look at the last ten years of John Lennon’s life and his partnership with Yoko Ono, written by the friend who knew them best In 1972, Elliot Mintz installed a red light in his bedroom in Laurel Canyon. […]

Podcast: The Truth About John Lennon and Yoko Ono. Stories Only Elliot Mintz Could Tell

Join us for an exclusive interview with Elliot Mintz as he discusses his captivating book, WE ALL SHINE ON: John, Yoko, and Me. Elliot shares unforgettable stories from his friendship with John Lennon and Yoko Ono, offering rare insights into their extraordinary lives. In this video, Elliot takes us beyond the pages of his book, […]

NIGHTLIFE Podcast with Elliot Mintz: Remembering the night John Lennon died

Program: Remembering the night John Lennon died Program:Nightlife Yesterday at 3:00am   To hear the FULL podcast, click here. Elliot Mintz became a close confidante of John Lennon and Yoko Ono after interviewing Yoko Ono in 1971, and on the night John Lennon was shot dead he flew across the US to comfort Yoko Ono. […]

The Morning Show (Sydney, Australia) – Elliot Mintz on lifelong friendship with Lennon & Ono | Sunrise

My book has received a good deal of attention in Austrailia. It is a land i’ve always wanted to visit. But that 30 hour roundtrip plane ride is not something i would relish. It would be great if we could simply ‘zoom’ our way there… And that’s exactly what occurred a few days ago, when […]

Beatles Roundup Holiday Edition – Goldmine Book Review: We All Shine On: John, Yoko, and Me.

Beatles Roundup Holiday Edition Get the latest rundown of Beatles (and Beatles-related) releases in our last Fab Four report of the year. Gillian G. Gaar You might think it would’ve been great to have been the confidant of Lennon and Ono. But Elliot Mintz’s We All Shine On: John, Yoko & Me (Dutton) shows that his […]

Australian Podcast Excerpt – Leith Forrest – Nights with Elliot Mintz – We All Shine On Book Review

Elliot Mintz is a legendary radio DJ, PR agent, and dear friend of Yoko Ono and John Lennon .. His new book about that friendship “We all shine on” is out now via Penguin Random House Elliot told me the decades long friendship between he and Yoko Ono started after a simple radio interview To […]

PEOPLE Picks The Best Celebrity Memoirs of 2024 – We All Shine On: John Yoko & Me by Elliot Mintz

PEOPLE Picks The Best Celebrity Memoirs of 2024 Books by the celebrities ranging from Bill Clinton, Brittney Griner, Al Pacino, Lisa Marie Presley and Cher offer wit, wisdom and a whole lot of fun By Rachel Flynn and Lizz Schumer Published on November 24, 2024 09:00AM EST Celebrities from all walks of life stocked bookstore shelves […]

Podcast: Things We Said Today Episode #423 – Elliot Mintz and “We All Shine On”

In Episode 423 of Things We Said Today, Ken Michaels, Allan Kozinn and Darren Devivo speak with Elliot Mintz about his fascinating memoir of his friendship with John Lennon and Yoko Ono in the 1970s. (The news segment runs from 3’30” to 16’25,” followed by the interview.)

Short Video Overview: Elliot Mintz Book Signing @ the Grove – We All Shine On: John, Yoko, and Me 10.22.24

This month’s best new arts and entertainment – as featured in Readworthy by BookBub

The world may know John and Yoko, but no one understood them like their closest confidant WHY IT’S READWORTHY: A former radio and TV host shares his close relationship with John Lennon and Yoko Ono “A captivating and intimate window into the complicated lives of one of rock’s most legendary couples” (Publishers Weekly) Memories of […]

The Times – We All Shine On – Excerpt 2

The Times – We All Shine On – Excerpt 1

O Estado de São Paulo (Estadão) – We All Shine On: John, Yoko, and Me

Beatles Books Podcast – Elliot Mintz – ‘We All Shine On – John, Yoko & Me’

To hear the Podcast on the Beatles Book website – click here.  

It does not get more comprehensive than this……Mintz Memoir Recounts Friendship with John Lennon & Yoko Ono

Mintz Memoir Recounts Friendship with John Lennon & Yoko Ono By Stephen K. Peeples October 31, 2024 Cover of “We All Shine On: John, Yoko & Me,” a memoir by Elliot Mintz, published by Dutton on October 22, 2024. URL SlugAfter resisting repeated requests over the years, media veteran Elliot Mintz has finally penned a […]

Word in your Ear: Life with the Lennons, fame, friendship, the FBI and the Lost Weekend – by Elliot Mintz

Life with the Lennons, fame, friendship, the FBI and the Lost Weekend – by Elliot Mintz. Word In Your Ear Play To view the original podcast on the Word in In Your Ear site, click here.   Elliot Mintz, then a West Coast radio presenter, met the Lennons in 1971, the start of a close, […]

Daily Record Book Review: We All Shine On: John, Yoko, and Me

Daily Express: Review of We All Shine On: John, Yoko, and Me

The Daily Mirror Review: We All Shine On: John, Yoko and Me

Salon Magazine – “We All Shine On” unmasks the turbulence behind John Lennon’s iconic music

Amazon: We All Shine On: John, Yoko, and Me Audible – Ranked #1 Best Seller in ‘Beatles’ Category

Amazon: We All Shine On: John, Yoko, and Me Audible – Ranked #1 Best Seller in ‘Beatles Category

Associated Press Video: New book details a friendship with John Lennon and Yoko Ono

To view the on the Associated Press website click here.

Fox News: Beatle John Lennon, Yoko Ono received grim prediction before legend’s murder: friend

Wall Street Journal Book Review – ‘We All Shine On’

The Guardian – We All Shine On: John, Yoko & Me by Elliot Mintz review

The John and Yoko Whisperer: Legendary PR Man Elliot Mintz Tells All

Just Backdated Book Review: WE ALL SHINE ON – John, Yoko & Me by Elliot Mintz

Far Out Book Review: Yoko Ono was told John Lennon was “in danger” before his death

UK Mirror Book Review: We All Shine On

Metro UK Book Review – In We All Shine On: John, Yoko & Me

iNews: We All Shine On review: A portrait of John Lennon

Spin Magazine: Friends, Forever: Elliot Mintz On His Decade With John And Yoko

Feaured on Literary Hub We All Shine On: John, Yoko, and Me

To view the full article feaured on Literary Hub, click here.   Elliot Mintz, We All Shine On: John, Yoko, and Me (Dutton) “Radio personality Mintz debuts with a vivid account of the decade he spent as John Lennon and Yoko Ono’s confidante, fixer, and friend….It’s a captivating and intimate window into the complicated lives of […]

HoustonPress: The Lennons’ Many Faceted Man Reflects on Life with the Superstar Couple

Madeline Bocaro Book Review – We All Shine On – Elliot Mintz

October 21, 2024 BOOK REVIEW – We All Shine On We All Shine On John, Yoko, & Me – Elliot Mintz I hope you will read this incredible new book by my dear friend and fellow author Elliot Mintz, who has been a wonderful supporter of my Yoko Ono biography. Here is my review of […]

Exclusive Excerpts from People Magazine of ‘We All Shine On’ by Elliot Mintz – part 1

Click here for the original version of the article on People Magazine.

Exclusive Excerpts from People Magazine of ‘We All Shine On’ by Elliot Mintz – part 2

The Sunday Times: John Lennon and Yoko Ono: We All Shine On – Elliot Mintz

To check out the original article on The Times, click here.

BookPage – Nonfiction Review: ‘We All Shine On: John, Yoko, and Me’

We All Shine On: John, Yoko and Me – What can readers expect from my memoir?

OK Magazine – Reviews We All Shine On by Elliot Mintz

The Best Celebrity Memoirs of 2024 Are Almost Here – from Observer Magazine

Excerpt from Observer Magazine:   If much has been published about the Beatles, seemingly more has been written about John Lennon and Yoko Ono. Still, most writing has had a biographer’s distance, so close friend Elliot Mintz’s memoir, We All Shine On, promises to reveal details of the secretive sanctums and sacred spaces of one over-studied celebrity pairing. Mintz, a […]

The 10 Books You Should Be Reading This October (InsideHook)

As Seen in InsideHook: The 10 Books You Should Be Reading This October We All Shine On: John, Yoko, and Me Kindle Edition by Elliot Mintz has been selected as one of the Top 10 books in October by Inside Hook.

Best Books of the Month (October): Biographies & Memoirs @ Amazon.com

    We All Shine On John, Yoko, and Me Kindle Edition by Elliot Mintz has been selected by Amazon as Editors’ Picks: in the category of Best Biographies & Memoirs of October. To view on the Amazon website, click here.  

Book Review From Publishers Weekly

“Radio personality Mintz debuts with a vivid account of the decade he spent as John Lennon and Yoko Ono’s confidante, fixer, and friend… It’s a captivating and intimate window into the complicated lives of one of rock’s most legendary couples.” You can read the full review here and below. We All Shine On: John, Yoko, and Me […]

KIRKUS Book Review: A radio personality recounts the peculiar friendship he enjoyed with John Lennon and Yoko Ono.

A radio personality recounts the peculiar friendship he enjoyed with John Lennon and Yoko Ono. Mintz begins at a dark moment, when, soon after Lennon was killed, he is charged with inventorying the musician’s countless possessions: roomfuls of guitars, the attaché cases with which he was smitten, boxes of cassettes and their works in progress, […]

John Lennon & Yoko Ono’s Close Friend Discusses Pair’s Unexpected ‘Obsession’

John Lennon and Yoko Ono’s Close Friend Elliot Mintz Details Their Life Together In New Book (Exclusive)

John Lennon and Yoko Ono’s Close Friend Elliot Mintz Details Their Life Together In New Book (Exclusive) In ‘We All Shine On,’ the late Beatle’s trusted confidant tells the story of John Lennon and Yoko Ono’s tumultuous relationship By Lizz Schumer Published on April 25, 2024 10:00AM EDT To view the original article click here. […]

John Lennon’s Publicist Elliot Mintz on Managing the Press After Beatle’s Death: ‘Nothing Could’ve Prepared Me for Dec. 8’

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