Pageant Of His Bleeding Heart

[georgina]

What's going on with this book? Amazon has a March release date but they have been dangling it in front of me since August.

I searched Ebay and a few good book sites, no luck.

I was wondering if it was available in the UK

I'm starting to wonder if it even exists.

[Kewpie]

Here's some info about the book:

http://www.morrissey-solo.com/article.pl?sid=07/03/21/2252231

http://forums.morrissey-solo.com/showthread.php?t=70242

[vicarinatutugal]

well I still can not find a release date but saw this on Amazon
http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41TfBf39RDL._SS500_.jpg
I do not have this but I want it for the cover image alone.

[Abrahan]

What's going on with this book? Amazon has a March release date but they have been dangling it in front of me since August.

I searched Ebay and a few good book sites, no luck.

I was wondering if it was available in the UK

I'm starting to wonder if it even exists.

i thought about this book recently too. i requested it from the publishers through my job and haven't heard back from them.

[lightupvirginmary]

Does anyone know if either of these books are meant to be any good?

[georgina]

well I still can not find a release date but saw this on Amazon
http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41TfBf39RDL._SS500_.jpg
I do not have this but I want it for the cover image alone.

I just picked this up at a local record shop, so it's available in the US.
I haven't had a chance to read it yet.

[Disappointed]

Does anyone know if either of these books are meant to be any good?

I got "Morrissey in Conversation" for my birthday (last month) and it is, indeed, very good. I like to have a book that has several good Morrissey interviews in one place.

[Kewpie]

well I still can not find a release date but saw this on Amazon
http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41TfBf39RDL._SS500_.jpg
I do not have this but I want it for the cover image alone.



Trouble loves me reported the book is finally published:

http://forums.morrissey-solo.com/showthread.php?t=79462

;)

[lightupvirginmary]

I got "Morrissey in Conversation" for my birthday (last month) and it is, indeed, very good. I like to have a book that has several good Morrissey interviews in one place.

Thanks- I might put it on the Xmas list then.

[vivabob]

the conversation book is nothing very new , but is a nice to have book

[Vauxhall95]

Found this while surfing on Amazon. Looks like it is set for a March 2008 release. Here is a synopsis from Amazon:

"Morrissey is arguably the greatest disturbance popular music has ever known. Even more than the choreographed carelessness of punk and the hyperbolic gestures of glam rock and the New Romantics, Morrissey's early bookish ineptitude, his celebration of the ordinary, and his subversive endorsement of celibacy, abstinence and rock `n' roll revolutionized the world of British pop. As an increasingly pugnacious solo artist, too, he consistently adopts the outsider's perspective and dares us to confront genuinely uncomfortable subjects. In his brilliant and original book, Gavin Hopps examines the work of this compelling performer, whose intelligence, humour, suffering and awkwardness have fascinated audiences around the world for the last 25 years.

Hopps traces the trajectory of Morrissey's career - from its beginning in the early 80s with the Smiths to the release of his latest album Ringleader of the Tormentors - and outlines the contours and contradictions of the singer's elusive persona. The book illuminates Morrissey's coyness (how can he remain a mystery when he tells us too much?), his dramatized melancholy (surely more of a radical existential protest than the gimmick some believe it to be), and his complex attitudes towards loneliness and alienation, as well as his intriguing sense of the religious.

In the course of this penetrating study of Morrissey's oeuvre, Hopps offers close readings of individual lyrics and illuminating comparisons with a range of literary figures - such as Lord Byron, Mary Shelley, George Eliot, Christina Rossetti, Oscar Wilde, Samuel Beckett, Paul Celan and Philip Larkin. Morrissey: The Pageant of His Bleeding Heart, at once erudite and accessible, argues convincingly for Morrissey's inclusion in the pantheon of literary greats."

[Corrissey]

you said penetrating http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u316/msjdbriz/10.gif

[Vauxhall95]

you said penetrating http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u316/msjdbriz/10.gif

Damn straight! I'll type it again: P-E-N-E-T-R-A-T-I-N-G...

P.S. Remember to let the right one slip in.:)

[Abrahan]

you said penetrating http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u316/msjdbriz/10.gif

lol!!!

[Vauxhall95]

I'm seriously impressed the author was able to get this book published. I'm trying to imagine him pitching this to a major publishing house,

"I'm writing this book about Morrissey's early bookish ineptitude, his celebration of the ordinary, and his subversive endorsement of celibacy, abstinence and British pop, give us money...":)

[Corrissey]

Damn straight! I'll type it again: P-E-N-E-T-R-A-T-I-N-G...

P.S. Remember to let the right one slip in.:)

http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb199/cfishgo/bba52bfe.gif

:D check your PM for 'that pic' I almost posted :rolleyes:

[Skinner]

Corrissey this little icon dude is the best! I do that shit all the time with the air boning. No one appriciates it though hahaha. How do I obtain such a thing?

[Corrissey]

Corrissey this little icon dude is the best! I do that shit all the time with the air boning. No one appriciates it though hahaha. How do I obtain such a thing?

HA!! Air boning! ROTFLMAO. You and I really need to party. Bring our brain halves together... just to destroy them with alcohol. :D

I use Photobucket.
For these I typed in search: Smiley Hump :)

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a241/cr1st1nag/SmileyHump.gif


http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g60/aiextremist/smilies/boink.gif

[Skinner]

HA!! Air boning! ROTFLMAO. You and I really need to party. Bring our brain halves together... just to destroy them with alcohol. :D

I use Photobucket.
For these I typed in search: Smiley Hump :)

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a241/cr1st1nag/SmileyHump.gif http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g60/aiextremist/smilies/boink.gif

Well the next time Moz ends up in the midwest I'm sure I'll take a trip out there. I have yet to explore that part of the country but I know some pretty cool people live there.
Speaking of destroying brain cells, I feel like mine are dying daily. I'm going to have to start stealing yours, sorry to break it to you.

And as to not totally hijack...I also asked for The Converstaions book for Chrsitmas. But an autobiography of sorts would probably make me cry with joy for sure.

[Bill Poster]

or pretentious drivel...

http://www.amazon.com/Morrissey-Pageant-His-Bleeding-Heart/dp/082641866X/ref=pd_sim_b_title_1

[Not Right in the Head]

English majors will eat that shit up.

Here's the author's home page (http://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/~www_sd/hopps1.html) at St. Andrew's.

[Renia]

I personally just wanna read his autobiography. I'd rather have him explain himself then read others attempting too. =|

Buuuttt, I can wait a little longer for him to finish it. He's busy enough as it is, with the new album and then more touring. :D

The only book that I have about Morrissey is Morrissey The Albums by Johnny Rogan. =| and I only read that at school when I'm bored. (It's also slightly useful for when I'm looking for a song.)

[Vauxhall95]

I personally just wanna read his autobiography. I'd rather have him explain himself then read others attempting too. =|

Buuuttt, I can wait a little longer for him to finish it. He's busy enough as it is, with the new album and then more touring. :D

The only book that I have about Morrissey is Morrissey The Albums by Johnny Rogan. =| and I only read that at school when I'm bored. (It's also slightly useful for when I'm looking for a song.)

I was given that book as a gift, and I think it is a nice companion piece. Yes, yes I know Rogan wrote it - but once one gets over the fatwa Morrissey issued on his ass, I think one can find the book interesting. I thought we had discussed just about everything about the songs here in the forum; however, there is a good deal of backstory to the songs and albums. It's a dead easy read and is nice to pick up for 5 to 10 minute escapism reading.

[Vauxhall95]

http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb199/cfishgo/bba52bfe.gif

:D check your PM for 'that pic' I almost posted :rolleyes:

I'm starting to get all sentimental. I remember the days you'd type penetrating and vibrating to me with such frequency...

Corrissey, where have you gone?

:tears:

Can you type penetrate one last time?:)

[Worm]

Does anyone know if either of these books are meant to be any good?

A good question.

Does no one else think "Pageant Of His Bleeding Heart" sounds like a piss-take? Doesn't the title sound like something found in The Onion?

There was another 'serious' book to be written about Morrissey called "Knee Deep In Great Expectations". I can think of no better response to these bizarre titles than w-t-F?

[iamkali62]

I saw this on Amazon.com and can't remember if it's going to be released this summer or later ( and you Brits probably already own a copy) but it's called, "Morrissey: The Pageant Of His Bleeding Heart" (it's not a hardcover; it's a trade (oversized) paperback. Check out Amazon to find out more. It seems like it's good to at least look into it. :)

[bysshe]

The publisher is going to send a copy of it to me next month. I could have gotten an advanced copy several months ago but they gave me the choice of having that or a finished copy. I chose the finished copy.

Man, I love working at a bookstore! :D

http://www.amazon.com/Morrissey-Pageant-His-Bleeding-Heart/dp/082641866X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1209004813&sr=8-1

http://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/itia/images/morrissey.jpg

[CrystalGeezer]

Books are overrated. All you could ever need to know can be learned on Inside Edition.

[iamkali62]

The publisher is going to send a copy of it to me next month. I could have gotten an advanced copy several months ago but they gave me the choice of having that or a finished copy. I chose the finished copy.

Man, I love working at a bookstore! :D

http://www.amazon.com/Morrissey-Pageant-His-Bleeding-Heart/dp/082641866X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1209004813&sr=8-1

http://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/itia/images/morrissey.jpg

Damn you, bysshe. I used to work in the book business as well, and sometimes advance copies are worth a LOT. I am SO envious! Well, you can be our book critic and let us know whether we should fork over for it. :D It IS a trade paper back, right? :D I'll say it again, missy! You are one lucky girl!

[iamkali62]

Books are overrated. All you could ever need to know can be learned on Inside Edition.

Ahem. "There's More To Life Than Books You Know But Not Much More" *someone* once proclaimed that nugget of wisdom :)

[CrystalGeezer]

Ahem. "There's More To Life Than Books You Know But Not Much More" *someone* once proclaimed that nugget of wisdom :)

Who? That sounds familiar. Some jerk?

[bysshe]

Damn you, bysshe. I used to work in the book business as well, and sometimes advance copies are worth a LOT. I am SO envious! Well, you can be our book critic and let us know whether we should fork over for it. :D It IS a trade paper back, right? :D I'll say it again, missy! You are one lucky girl!

By the time I get my copy, it'll be out on the shelves. I just like getting free books. :D

The best advance copy I have is James Ellroy's The Cold Six Thousand. I went to a book signing and took the advance copy and the finished book because I wasn't sure if he'd sign the advance. For those not in the book biz, some authors will refuse to sign advance copies because they are uncorrected proofs. Anyhoo, he signed both. In the advance copy, he wrote, "Slash marks on your soul." It is the sexiest personalization I have ever received.

David Sedaris personalized my copy of Holidays On Ice by saying, "To K - A prostitute." So his wins "Funniest Personalization." :D

I also have a brick signed by Clive Barker. :p

[iamkali62]

Who? That sounds familiar. Some jerk?

Yeah, some pretentious jumped up country boy who never knew his place.

[CrystalGeezer]

Yeah, some pretentious jumped up country boy who never knew his place.

Ohhhhhh SNAP!

[iamkali62]

By the time I get my copy, it'll be out on the shelves. I just like getting free books. :D

The best advance copy I have is James Ellroy's The Cold Six Thousand. I went to a book signing and took the advance copy and the finished book because I wasn't sure if he'd sign the advance. For those not in the book biz, some authors will refuse to sign advance copies because they are uncorrected proofs. Anyhoo, he signed both. In the advance copy, he wrote, "Slash marks on your soul." It is the sexiest personalization I have ever received.

David Sedaris personalized my copy of Holidays On Ice by saying, "To K - A prostitute." So his wins "Funniest Personalization." :D

I also have a brick signed by Clive Barker. :p
No!!!! You've met DAVID SEDARIS? Now I TRULY hate you! I LOVE HIM. "Holidays On Ice" has the brilliant story where he dresses up like one of Santa's elves and is so bored he tells people to step on "the magic step" and they will see Cher. "Me Talk Pretty One Day" is my favorite. NO ONE should read that book in a crowded place. The authorities will seriously drag your ass away for your hysterical laughter. Did James Ellroy just sign his name or did he dedicate it to you? You probably aren't going to sell these books anyway, but if you just have the author sign their name, the book is worth much more than if they signed it, "Dear K...." It KILLS me because I was working in a B. Dalton when "Hunt For Red October" came out. A first edition of that damned book is extremely rare and will earn you some serious bucks if you can find one. Very funny on Clive Barker. The authors I most want to meet are David Foster Wallace, Haruki Murakami, Cormac MacCarthy, and last but not least, Martin Amis. You haven't lived until you've read his book, "Money".

[iamkali62]

Ohhhhhh SNAP!

You know it, girlfriend! :D

[King Leer]

Whoa, major Ellroy fan here! In fact, he's my favourite author. About as un-Morrissey like as you can get, but there it is.

I've been waiting 7 years and counting for the third book in the trilogy ("Blood's A Rover"), which is due out this summer. If by any chance you get an advanc copy of it, let me know how it is!

By the time I get my copy, it'll be out on the shelves. I just like getting free books. :D

The best advance copy I have is James Ellroy's The Cold Six Thousand. I went to a book signing and took the advance copy and the finished book because I wasn't sure if he'd sign the advance. For those not in the book biz, some authors will refuse to sign advance copies because they are uncorrected proofs. Anyhoo, he signed both. In the advance copy, he wrote, "Slash marks on your soul." It is the sexiest personalization I have ever received.

David Sedaris personalized my copy of Holidays On Ice by saying, "To K - A prostitute." So his wins "Funniest Personalization." :D

I also have a brick signed by Clive Barker. :p

[mell]

"Me Talk Pretty One Day" is my favorite. NO ONE should read that book in a crowded place. The authorities will seriously drag your ass away for your hysterical laughter.
That is my fave David Sedaris book too. I luv him!

I've only gone to one book signing my whole life. Michael Ondaatje signed my copy of The English Patient. My heart broke a little when I discovered that his signature was practically a straight line. :tears:

[iamkali62]

That is my fave David Sedaris book too. I luv him!

I've only gone to one book signing my whole life. Michael Ondaatje signed my copy of The English Patient. My heart broke a little when I discovered that his signature was practically a straight line. :tears:

Mell, I think we discussed this once! That book is one of the most hilarious books EVAH! I like the story where the French class is arguing about where Easter came from. Depending on the author, book signings are like ...how can I explain this? You've basically spent hours under the covers reading the book with a book light and there's this intimate bond between you and the author. I guess it's sort of like meeting God. And hey, most authors are twats in person. So don't feel bad!

[mell]

Mell, I think we discussed this once! That book is one of the most hilarious books EVAH! I like the story where the French class is arguing about where Easter came from. Depending on the author, book signings are like ...how can I explain this? You've basically spent hours under the covers reading the book with a book light and there's this intimate bond between you and the author. I guess it's sort of like meeting God. And hey, most authors are twats in person. So don't feel bad!

LOL we probably did...I luv me some David Sedaris! Have you seen him when he's come through San Diego? I'm still kicking myself that I've never gone to see him in person though he's been here a few times in the last few years.

As for that intimate bond...no, me and Michael Ondaatje didn't have that! I just like his books. :p I'm not good meeting talented people in person; I get surprisingly nervous, say "thanks so much," and then I run away in a mad panic. :o

[bysshe]

No!!!! You've met DAVID SEDARIS? Now I TRULY hate you! I LOVE HIM. "Holidays On Ice" has the brilliant story where he dresses up like one of Santa's elves and is so bored he tells people to step on "the magic step" and they will see Cher. "Me Talk Pretty One Day" is my favorite. NO ONE should read that book in a crowded place. The authorities will seriously drag your ass away for your hysterical laughter. Did James Ellroy just sign his name or did he dedicate it to you? You probably aren't going to sell these books anyway, but if you just have the author sign their name, the book is worth much more than if they signed it, "Dear K...." It KILLS me because I was working in a B. Dalton when "Hunt For Red October" came out. A first edition of that damned book is extremely rare and will earn you some serious bucks if you can find one. Very funny on Clive Barker. The authors I most want to meet are David Foster Wallace, Haruki Murakami, Cormac MacCarthy, and last but not least, Martin Amis. You haven't lived until you've read his book, "Money".

Most of my signed books are personalized. I have several signed Clive Barker books that aren't personalized but I have no intentions of selling them.

He let me sit on his lap. :D

David Sedaris was hysterical. He did a reading and a book signing. I was talking to him about something when he signed my books so I didn't even notice what he had written until I got to my car. I made "SantaLand Diaries" required reading for all new hires.

"The Drama Bug" is one of my favorites. You can find that one in Naked.

Whoa, major Ellroy fan here! In fact, he's my favourite author. About as un-Morrissey like as you can get, but there it is.

I've been waiting 7 years and counting for the third book in the trilogy ("Blood's A Rover"), which is due out this summer. If by any chance you get an advanc copy of it, let me know how it is!

Tell me about it! It's been way too long. His outlines for his books are longer than some published books. I love him. I'll see if I can get an advance of that one and if I do, I'll let you know. We'll definitely have to discuss it. What is your favorite Ellroy book?

He was incredibly nice at the book signing. I drove five hours to get to the signing and was a few minutes late. Luckily, they let me in. When the bookseller unlocked the door, I told him, "I drove five hours to get here." He walked me over to Ellroy and told him how far I had come. Ellroy said, "Bless you! Thank you!" I asked him which book he'd prefer to sign and he said that he'd sign them both. I asked if I could get a picture with him and he happily posed. The flash didn't go off for the first picture so he told the bookseller, "Let's take another one, just in case."

He is a very big man.

It's nice to meet another Ellroy fan. :D

He's one of my top five favorite authors. When I discovered him, my co-workers ended up staging an intervention. Apparently, I became darker than usual. They made me read a few light books before I could go back to mainlining the Ellroy.

That is my fave David Sedaris book too. I luv him!

I've only gone to one book signing my whole life. Michael Ondaatje signed my copy of The English Patient. My heart broke a little when I discovered that his signature was practically a straight line. :tears:

Ironically, James Ellroy's signature looks like a smiley face.

[iamkali62]

LOL we probably did...I luv me some David Sedaris! Have you seen him when he's come through San Diego? I'm still kicking myself that I've never gone to see him in person though he's been here a few times in the last few years.

As for that intimate bond...no, me and Michael Ondaatje didn't have that! I just like his books. :p I'm not good meeting talented people in person; I get surprisingly nervous, say "thanks so much," and then I run away in a mad panic. :o

His sister Amy is pretty funny as well, but no one can come close to Mr. Sedaris. No :( unfortunately, I haven't seen him live either, but I have some boxed CD sets and they're even funnier because he has a very high pitched voice. I hear ya on the Michael Ondaatje thing. I break out into a sweat and get the signature and run away! Some authors will stand there and talk about their books and answer questions from the audience, and some will read from their work. But every Thursday, I scan The Reader to see if anyone interesting is coming out here!

[mell]

bysshe and kali--if you're both still here--since we've hijacked this thread away from the Moz book anyway...My friend's friend knows Ray Bradbury quite well and I keep telling him I want a signed copy of Fahrenheit 451 (to be honest, before he dies). Are signed books even worth anything if they aren't first editions?

[bysshe]

bysshe and kali--if you're both still here--since we've hijacked this thread away from the Moz book anyway...My friend's friend knows Ray Bradbury quite well and I keep telling him I want a signed copy of Fahrenheit 451 (to be honest, before he dies). Are signed books even worth anything if they aren't first editions?

Obviously, a signed first edition would be the most valuable but depending on the author, a signed non-personalized book could be worth quite a bit depending on the popularity of the author or the rarity of the signature.

I would love a signed copy of Something Wicked This Way Comes. If you can talk your friend into it, let me know! I would mail a copy out to you. :D

Also, since you're on the West Coast, you should see Christopher Moore the next time he does a book tour. I'd send you books for that, too. He is hysterically funny.

[CaliforniaMozGirl]

I ordered this book back in December and originally received a notice that it was coming March 29th. The latest email from Amazon said it wouldn't arrive until JUNE 19th!:mad:

[bysshe]

I ordered this book back in December and originally received a notice that it was coming March 29th. The latest email from Amazon said it wouldn't arrive until JUNE 19th!:mad:

When I e-mailed the publisher about the book in January, there had already been a delay in publishing because they hadn't received the manuscript. Sounds like the author missed the deadline. :eek:

[King Leer]

It's a very very hard question to answer -- while perhaps not his greatest literary achievement there's something about The Big Nowhere that does it for me.

Just to keep it on topic, come to think of it Sheriff's Deputy Danny Upshaw is in some ways a very Morrissey-like character. With his conflicted sexuality and his proto-rockabilly undercover disguise.




Tell me about it! It's been way too long. His outlines for his books are longer than some published books. I love him. I'll see if I can get an advance of that one and if I do, I'll let you know. We'll definitely have to discuss it. What is your favorite Ellroy book?

He was incredibly nice at the book signing. I drove five hours to get to the signing and was a few minutes late. Luckily, they let me in. When the bookseller unlocked the door, I told him, "I drove five hours to get here." He walked me over to Ellroy and told him how far I had come. Ellroy said, "Bless you! Thank you!" I asked him which book he'd prefer to sign and he said that he'd sign them both. I asked if I could get a picture with him and he happily posed. The flash didn't go off for the first picture so he told the bookseller, "Let's take another one, just in case."

He is a very big man.

It's nice to meet another Ellroy fan. :D

He's one of my top five favorite authors. When I discovered him, my co-workers ended up staging an intervention. Apparently, I became darker than usual. They made me read a few light books before I could go back to mainlining the Ellroy.



Ironically, James Ellroy's signature looks like a smiley face.

[mell]

Obviously, a signed first edition would be the most valuable but depending on the author, a signed non-personalized book could be worth quite a bit depending on the popularity of the author or the rarity of the signature.

I would love a signed copy of Something Wicked This Way Comes. If you can talk your friend into it, let me know! I would mail a copy out to you. :D

Also, since you're on the West Coast, you should see Christopher Moore the next time he does a book tour. I'd send you books for that, too. He is hysterically funny.

Ooh thanks for the info. Damn, I gotta try to hook this Bradbury thing up before he...uhh, gets too old to sign his name. I'll totally hook you up if I can make it happen! :D

Christopher Moore? Thanks, I'll check him out if I ever hear him coming through these parts.

[bysshe]

It's a very very hard question to answer -- while perhaps not his greatest literary achievement there's something about The Big Nowhere that does it for me.

Just to keep it on topic, come to think of it Sheriff's Deputy Danny Upshaw is in some ways a very Morrissey-like character. With his conflicted sexuality and his proto-rockabilly undercover disguise.

You know, you have a point there. I need to start re-reading his books. Maybe I can get away with it without being cut off again. Maybe if I read P.G. Wodehouse and the McNally series by Lawrence Sanders in between Ellroy books they'll leave me alone. :rolleyes:

I'm reading The Resurrectionist, by Jack O'Connell now because of this blurb on the cover:

The Resurrectionist - a brilliantly tuned, mesmerizing labyrinth of a quasi-real world as only a master artist could draw it - will jazz you, floor you, grab you, shake you, and leave you hung out to dry. A brilliant breakthrough novel." - James Ellroy

If it's good enough for the Demon Dog, it's good enough for me. :)

I'm going to be cliché and say L.A. Confidential. I really enjoyed White Jazz, Brown's Requiem and My Dark Places, too.

I just e-mailed the publisher about getting an advance copy of the book. I'll let you know what happens.

And here's something to keep you busy for a bit:

http://www.randomhouse.com/knopf/authors/ellroy/desktopnew.html

Ooh thanks for the info. Damn, I gotta try to hook this Bradbury thing up before he...uhh, gets too old to sign his name. I'll totally hook you up if I can make it happen! :D

Christopher Moore? Thanks, I'll check him out if I ever hear him coming through these parts.

Here's a link for you to give you an idea of the going price for what you're looking for.

http://www.oncereadbooks.com/si/BOOKS019234I.html

If you like David Sedaris, I think you'd like Christopher Moore. He's funny and quirky. I would recommend Lamb as a first read. It's the story of Christ's missing childhood years as told by his best friend Biff. It's fantastic. I bought the signed gift edition that looks like a Bible. A Dirty Job was good, too. He's from San Francisco so you'll have a better chance of seeing him than I will.

http://www.chrismoore.com/

[bysshe]

I've been waiting 7 years and counting for the third book in the trilogy ("Blood's A Rover"), which is due out this summer. If by any chance you get an advanc copy of it, let me know how it is!

Bad news, Leer.

After requesting an advance copy of Blood's a Rover from Knopf, I got a reply stating that Knopf was not James Ellroy's publisher.

:eek:

I know better and sent another e-mail stating that according to his literary agent's website, Knopf is his publisher. I got this response:

I apologize, you’re correct. We just don’t have a publication date for this book yet; but it will be published by Knopf. It could be 2009; more likely 2010. No content available yet; please check back in with us in a year.

Looks like we'll be waiting a little while longer. :(

And why do I feel like I'm in a Monty Python sketch?

"Now go away or I will taunt you a second time!"

[iamkali62]

I got "Morrissey in Conversation" for my birthday (last month) and it is, indeed, very good. I like to have a book that has several good Morrissey interviews in one place.

That is a great book! I wasn't sadly surprised when it came in the mail. VERY good.:)

[CrystalGeezer]

That is a great book! I wasn't sadly surprised when it came in the mail. VERY good.:)

What does that mean? "I wasn't sadly surprised..."

[iamkali62]

bysshe and kali--if you're both still here--since we've hijacked this thread away from the Moz book anyway...My friend's friend knows Ray Bradbury quite well and I keep telling him I want a signed copy of Fahrenheit 451 (to be honest, before he dies). Are signed books even worth anything if they aren't first editions?

bysshe is correct. I have a 25th anniversary edition of "Fahrenheit" but I would think a first of that would be VERY expensive! Especially a signed copy! The last book store I co owned was an antiquarian and your basic used bookstore. This is all I know. Signed books are worth MUCH more if the author has just signed his name. If he signs it, "To Mell, with love" it's worth a bit less. This bookstore I co owned (it is no more so I sell books online at ABE but it's slowed down.) This was the first opportunity I had to learn how to really become an appraiser. People would come in with huge boxes of books, and at first I made some atrocious choices on which books to buy, and what to pay the person. But soon I became adept at separating the crap books ( A Bridge In Madison County ) from the good ones. We sold LOTS of martial arts books, and we had a HUGE new age section. I had to really wrangle with my conscious once because this trashy looking woman came in with a huge dolly, with shrinkwrapped, obviously NEW books. She had a great selection of New Age stuff, and I figured the books were stolen ( I have no idea how she did it- maybe it was an inside job. But I KNEW they HAD to be stolen. Books in shrinkwrap is kind of obvious.) The first time, I said, "I'm sorry but we're not buying anything right now." Then she came in a month later when sales were lagging, and I thought, to hell with it, and I bought all of her New Age books and a PDR (HOW did she get that monster out?) (PDR was for me. Usually they're about $60 or more but she sold it to me for $25! Anyway, I know it was a bad thing to do but geez I wanted our sales to rise. Please don't think badly of me :(

[iamkali62]

What does that mean? "I wasn't sadly surprised..."
I'm still sleepy, sorry. I meant that I've ordered books from Amazon before and when the book comes, and it's not what I thought it would be, I feel bad about it. But my comment doesn't really make sense.

[bysshe]

Bad news. I e-mailed the publisher and got the following response:

There seems to be some doubt about our publishing this book because we have still not received the manuscript from the author. The new publication date is December 2008.

[Kewpie]

Bad news. I e-mailed the publisher and got the following response:

There seems to be some doubt about our publishing this book because we have still not received the manuscript from the author. The new publication date is December 2008.


Are you referring Gavin Hopps' book, not James Ellroy's? :confused:

[bysshe]

Are you referring Gavin Hopps' book, not James Ellroy's? :confused:

Both have been delayed.

Dammit. :mad:

However, David Sedaris has a new book out. :D

[spike]

Just as an update to this thread, i saw this whilst looking at the asda website....
Morrissey
Gavin Hopps
Book £9.93
Pre-Order Now
Release Date: 01 February 2009
Just thought someone might want to know.

[vivabob]

Just as an update to this thread, i saw this whilst looking at the asda website....
Morrissey
Gavin Hopps
Book £9.93
Pre-Order Now
Release Date: 01 February 2009
Just thought someone might want to know.

cheers for the info :guitar:

[sistasheila]

any news about the release date ? didnt found any info on the release date on amazon

[Kewpie]

According to spike, new publication date is February 2009.

[sistasheila]

just found an old thread(must have spelt pageant wrong thats why I didnt find it) and acessed the mentioned asda site which informs : the release date has been delayed from early february to 28 February 2009
must say i have never heard of gavin hopps...

[iamfionn]

Both have been delayed.

Dammit. :mad:

However, David Sedaris has a new book out. :D

bysshe, and it's VERY GOOD. :)