Selena Fragassi is a 15-year music journalist who is currently a featured contributor for the Chicago Sun-Times as well as SPIN and Loudwire. Her bylines have also appeared in The A.V. Club, Paste, Nylon, Popmatters, Blurt, Under the Radar, and Chicago Magazine, where she was previously on staff as Pop/Rock Critic. Artists she’s interviewed include Rise Against, Gene Simmons, Jennifer Hudson, Andra Day, Chrissie Hynde, Demi Lovato, Debbie Harry, Slash, Deftones, Evanescence, Alice Cooper, Jack White, The Black Keys, Charlie Puth, Bon Jovi, and Bonnie Raitt, among many others. Selena’s work has been anthologized in That Devil Music: Best Music Writing and she has appeared on televised panels regarding music matters for WTTW’s Chicago Tonight program. She is the author of the books New Kids on the Block 40th Anniversary Celebration and NSYNC 30th Anniversary Celebration, with more to come. Selena is also a voting member of The Recording Academy.

Introduction
THE ’80s: STEP BY STEP
1 Making the Band
2 Born in Boston
3 Hello My Name Is . . .
4 Teen Sensations
5 A Matter of Black and White
6 Who Are the Real New Kids?
7 The Strength of Hangin’ Tough
8 Hitting the Road
9 Season’s Greetings
THE ’90s: NO MORE GAMES
10 The Awards Start Rolling In
1 1 Mad for Merch
12 Moving Forward with Step By Step
13 The Never-ending Tour
14 Block Nation and the Blockheads
15 Spreading the Good Vibrations
16 Hear it From Their Lips
17 New Kids Face The Music
THE ’00s: HANGIN’ TOUGH
18 Going Solo
19 New Kids Become Family Men
20 Broadway Comes Calling
21 Heating Up Hollywood
22 Getting Real on Reality TV
23 Finally . . . the Band is Back Together
THE ’10s and ’20s: LET’S TRY IT AGAIN
24 Cruising Along
25 Jonathan’s Coming Out
26 Two Boy Bands Team Up
27 The Big 10 and Feeling Thankful
28 An Encore of Solo Works
29 An "Anthem" and a "House Party"
30 Looking to the Future
31 An Ongoing Legacy
THE RIGHT STATS
Timeline
Discography
About the Author
Acknowledgments
Image Credits
Index