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Posted on 27th April 2012
I don’t know if I’ve mentioned this yet, but I have a book coming out, like, really, really soon (May 22). As you can probably imagine, I am alternately excited, nervous, borderline suicidal, and occasionally even aroused at finally reaching this milestone in my so-called life (You know, like the television program). I am not one of those “bucket list” people (You know, like the popular film), but if I were, I guess getting my own fancy hardcover book unleashed on the masses would be on there, which pretty much leaves getting one of those big, fluffy Newfoundland dogs as the only thing left that I would really like to see happen before I am dead and mostly gone. The rest is just gravy and- hopefully- sex.
I hope to have a Newfoundland update for you one of these years soon, but in the meantime, back to my book. A couple days ago, an actual copy of my book showed up at my house via short, mumbling messenger. After all that typing, screaming, crying, and arguing over what would end up on the cover (I ended up drawing that stuff!), it was pretty sweet to actually hold a copy of my real book, the exact same version I am hoping millions and millions of people will spend their cold hard cash on May 22 so that I might never have to troll the Port Authority restrooms for a quick buck again (Also, I’d be thrilled to be able to totally write another one, so there’s that).
As you can see from the photo above, my book is really classy. The cover has a tasteful matte finish except for the title and drawing, which both have a glossy thing going on that only serves to make the book even that much classier (so much, in fact, that I am hoping even women of a certain station will read it). I know- I can’t believe it either. Also, it’s a convenient size that you can throw in a backpack, messenger bag, purse, holster, or whatever and totally read it whenever you want. As best I can tell, you could probably bang it out on a round-trip flight from New York to Los Angeles (or some other flight that takes about that long- I’m not picky) or during a couple days spent in jail (I am factoring in interruptions here).
It is at this point that you are probably wondering whether my book is incredible or not. I’m glad you asked. Today, I happened to pick up the latest issue of Nylon magazine and- what do you know- they totally reviewed my book and basically said it is incredible. I have included a cell phone picture of the review above. I realize maybe I should have gone ahead and re-typed the whole thing and included it here, but that struck me as desperate for some reason. And as you can clearly see from this post and any others where I may or may not have mentioned my book Tasteful Nudes (out May 22), I am so not desperate it’s actually kind of weird. Oh yeah, you can pre-order my book here.
Happy Friday,
Dave Hill
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