“INFINITY BLUES” by Ryan Adams; Pre-Order Update;
as of today, my publisher informs me, they have taken orders for more than 750 copies of the hard bound edition which comes with a smaller book inside the book (never to be re-published) and these editions are signed and numbered by moi ( me, in french). It includes one of my favorite pieces I have written called “A to Z” which is a long as fuck poem about hating the alphabet and loving things thats begin with each letter too much. i am half asleep. fuck you.
anyway, we are only taking 999 pre-orders (the 1,000 copy is going to Dave Letterman. I wanted him to have that one so he knew I did good and wasn’t a chump. The first one is going to Steve King. He really was my inspiration, and his persistent great works, in your face- like Franz Schubert’s work, was my invisable cheerleader (as was a postacrd of WH AUDEN and a Glass Jar of Marbles (to remind myself not to lose anymore- as was “On Writing” by S.King- as I wrote- Some folks just can’t help it- they love making things. This whole country was like that once. what happened? I dunno. But look around, we’re still getting up, still going to work, still giving a fuck. That is what it is all about. Listening and Learning and Experimenting. What a life we live, all of us, weak and strong, beautiful in our expressive meaninglessness and full of eternal hope. We carry that love.
There was a dedication page in my book. But I took it out. The book is the dedication.
men go crazy when they are forced to grow up. I did that by writing this. It’s undoable now and my eyes are open. Once I wrote it down I could see “me” and who i was without thinking. then i could see “it” and well, let’s just say Brad had to help do the final copy editing as I could not cry anymore over it, and I did. And I don’t mind how that sounds. It hurt. It hurt like hell to write this. But I did it. And this book is like the pilot episode for Hill Street Blues. More action than a saturday night bum bar urinal. More horses flying through the air with lazer capabilities than, well, I don’t have a reference point for that.
So Sales will probably cease today or tomorrow. just a heads up- not an advert. I am damn proud I wrote that pile of madness.
Here is a little something from S King on the book- and the url for the few remaining pre orders, that is if you have been unaffected by the economy ( or unaffected by television scare tactics- i think you are all being controlled and if yopu ignore them they will just find someone else’s souls to play chess with. what kind of bastards want to run countries…..yuck-o ) just my opinion. keep making things. keep your head up. fuck em……
INFINITY BLUES (Special Hardbound Edition)- by Ryan Adams
www.akashicbooks.com/ryanadamspreorder.htm
“Ryan Adams, one of America’s most consistently interesting singer-songwriters, has written a passionate, arresting, and entertaining book of verse. Fans are going to love it, and newcomers will be pleased and startled by his intensity and originality. The images are vivid and the voice is honest and powerful.”
—Stephen King(my publisher/editor actually just edited this because i typo-ed even here ha hahahahahaha) not funny.
i am so proud.
I am currenntly working on a new book of prose called WHALESHIPS for 2010 as well as a Novel called “Revelations (Sort-Of)”
Akashic are scared, and excited and deal with me very well as I am not the craziest egg in the basket at my publishing house but I am rather neon i bet.)
Check Out “Manhattan Noir 2: The Classics” edited by Lawrence Block with pieces by Joyce Oates, Irving Shaw, Edith Wharton, Damon Runyon, O’Henry and our old pal Edgar Allen Poe ( deceased)- we miss you at weekend goth dance parties Ed- xx
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