Updates for Autobiography of a Recovering Skinhead
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All sorts of media attention building...
It’s been an exciting month for Hawthorne Books as we move closer to the April 1st, 2010 pub. date for Autobiography of a Recovering Skinhead. In the past two weeks there have been all sorts of developments and we’d like to keep you in the loop.
Reviews Already In
“Frank Meeink is the most famous ex-skinhead in America, his life the basis for the character
of Derek Vinyard, the neo-Nazi portrayed by Edward Norton in American History X… Amazingly brutal and difficult to digest, Autobiography follows Frank from childhood through his involvement with the white supremacist movement.” — Caleb Powell
“Here’s a memoir guaranteed to generate a high amount of interest. Stories of personal redemption don’t get much more interesting than this one… Unflinchingly straightforward: some of the language is quite raw, and imagery quite graphic. But there’s no point in telling this story if you’re going to whitewash it first.” — David Pitt
“Indelicate and harsh, but never preachy or whiny, this is an intimate, uncompromising memoir. Though it hits some predictable notes-mostly because of Edward Norton’s familiar character in American History X-it speaks forcefully from experience. Fearless, enduring story of human fragility and strength.” — Molly Brown
“And while a behind-the-scenes look at the neo-Nazi movement provides the book’s most fascinating moments, Autobiography is equally a tale of alcoholism, drug addiction, and recovery… Autobiography reads like an alcoholic’s fourth step—’a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves’—because that’s essentially what it is…remarkable evidence that people really can change.” — Alison Hallett
Upcoming Media
Fresh Air interview
People Magazine review
Utne Reader review
Huffington Post story
Publishers Weekly review
ABC Channel 6 Action News interview
Kirkus Reviews interview
Iowa Public Radio interview
Book Tour
March 30, 2010 Ames
April 7, 2010 Chicago
April 12, 2010 Phoenix
April 15, 2010 Tempe
April 21, 2010 Detroit
April 29, 2010 Albuquerque
May 4, 2010 Boston
May 12, 2010 Omaha
May 18, 2010 Orange County
May 20, 2010 Los Angeles
May 26, 2010 Las Vegas
June 1, 2010 Seattle
June 5, 2010 Portland
June 11, 2010 Denver
June 14, 2010 New York
June 21, 2010 Washington, DC
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