Music and film played a very important part in the writing of this book.

Here’s a list of music tracks mentioned by B in the book:

• “Pena de los Amores” by Linda Ronstadt
• “Pop Pop” album by Rickie Lee Jones
• “Yayabo” by Orquesta Riverside
• “Like a Virgin” by Madonna
• “The Best of La Lupe” album by La Lupe
• “Everybody got their something” by Nikka Costa

Here’s a list of albums that the author played compulsively while working on B as in Beauty:

• The String Quartet Tribute to Coldplay
• Shakespeare in Love by Stephen Warbeck
• Nolita by Keren Ann
• Gattaca by Michael Nyman
• Amarcord by Nino Rota
• Ronroco by Gustavo Santaolalla