![]() Publishers from all over the world called him up, offering to buy the book. However, with positive reactions from friends and a shockingly popular Amazon pre-order page, Temple agreed to publish the book. Temple explained that children’s books are generally not part of Akashic’s repertoire (Akashic focuses on “urban literary fiction,” political nonfiction, poetry, and the pervasive Noir series). It’s a conversation that’s been following the book for a while now: on yesterday’s Brian Lehrer Show, Mansbach took calls from thankful parents, one of whom admitted to thinking, “I’m going to bounce her for ten more minutes, and then I’m going to smother her.”īack on the NYPL stage, Holdengräber brought in Johnny Temple, Publisher at Akashic Books. Holdengräber, in a thick accent that sounded almost like Herzog himself, steered the conversation toward the universal parental frustration that many are afraid to own. Illustrator Ricardo Cortés.Īfter the first reading, we found Paul Holdengräber, Director of Public Programs at NYPL, in conversation with author Adam Mansbach and illustrator Ricardo Cortés. Illustrator Ricardo Cortés, author Adam Mansbach, and publisher Johnny Temple. Paul Holdengräber introduces an absent Werner Herzog. ![]() ![]() The other is the internal monologue of a parent whose rage crescendos when the unaware child just won’t “go the fuck to sleep.” Said dual nature came across seamlessly when treated with Herzog’s narration last night, and with what one can hope will be multiple audio versions coming out in the future, I can see Go the Fuck to Sleep becoming a conduit for some pretty damn amazing performance art.ġ. One is the straightforward lullaby that the child is meant to hear. What we have is a children’s book for adults that utilizes a double narrative from a frustrated parent. The evening at the New York Public Library began with a recording of Werner Herzog reading a dirty book. Adam Mansbach’s children’s book for adults.
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