Conversations with Tom Petty will hit bookstore shelves this fall via Omnibus Press, in anticipation of the 30th anniversary of the release of the first album from Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers.

The book will chronicle the life and work of the singer, who is responsible for some of the biggest hits of the rock and roll era.

"Conversations with Tom Petty" was written by Paul Zollo who conducted a series of in-depth discussions over a six month period with Petty about his career, with special focus on his songwriting. The book will feature rare photographs and the conversations will be a Q-and-A-type format, essentially Petty "in his own words," representing a personal and unique perspective on his entire career.

Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers are headlining one of this summer's hottest tours which kicks off June 7 in Fort Myers, Florida This is the band's first major North American tour in nearly three years and will see them playing some 40 dates through to early September. With many of the dates already sold out, the band, who has not released a new album since The Last DJ in 2002, are well on their way to selling some half-million concert tickets over the summer.