The first blurbs are in!
Hello, dear subscribers!
I am pleased to report that the first advance “blurbs” (written endorsements) for The Last Temptation of Beck have arrived!
Here’s some praise I’ve posted to beckbook.com (where you can also find a preorder link):
“Josephine Riesman's book is as uncategorizable as Beck's music. It's the story of a Gen X savant from a very unusual family but it's also an investigation into friendship, fandom, Scientology, secrets, and the difference between authenticity and truth. Beck has tried to remain an enigma. Riesman explains why. I found it fascinating. Not what I expected at all. I can't think of another music book like it."
— Dorian Lynskey, author of 33 Revolutions Per Minute and The Ministry of Truth
“This is a masterpiece … It reminded me of nothing more than, of all people, Stephen King, both in the easy, novelistic, conversational narrative flow and the unremitting horror of the actual story being told.”
— Andrew Hickey, host of A History of Rock Music in 500 Songs
“One of the best books I’ve ever read about the forging of an artistic persona—a love story, a ghost story, a family story spanning three generations of bohemia, and a portrait of the artist wrestling the forces of evil in a bozo nightmare.”
— Alex Pappademas, Senior Culture Editor of GQ and co-author of Quantum Criminals: Ramblers, Wild Gamblers, and Other Sole Survivors from the Songs of Steely Dan
“A gripping thrill for longtime fans as well as readers who have never followed the trippy, lo-fi output of the Gen X icon. That’s because The Last Temptation of Beck is really an incantation on fame, late-20th century L.A., dot-matrix printers and cassette tapes, Prodigy chat rooms and the changing spread of rumor, truth and lies in American society … It lands as a reckoning.”
— Charlie Wells, author of What Happened to Millennials
“This biography has everything: sex, secret societies, fashion, betrayal, Hollywood, rock 'n' roll—it's like Pop-Up Video with way more scandal."
— Colette Shade, author of Y2K: How the 2000s Became Everything
Not too bad, huh? Well, if you’re intrigued, please preorder The Last Temptation of Beck right now!
Thanks, all! Have a great summer, and stay tuned for more advance updates… and products?!?!?
All best,
J