THE DAILY BEAT: My signed copy of the new & revised Memory Babe arrived today!

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My signed copy of the new & revised Memory Babe arrived today!

My signed copy of the new & revised Memory Babe

My very own signed copy of the new & revised edition of Gerald Nicosia's Memory Babe: A Critical Biography of Jack Kerouac arrived in the mail today. I can' wait to dig into all 841 pages. I want to review it here on The Daily Beat, but of course I need to read it first.

The official publication date is September 6 (when it will be in stores and on Amazon). The big reviews like Publishers Weekly won’t review a book unless the publication date is at least four months out. But don't despair -- you can get an advance copy now by contacting the author at gnicosia@earthlink.net.

Congratulations on a monumental achievement, Gerry!

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MA-Travels of Serendipity said...: thnx for the great blog!!!!

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Reviews of The Beat Handbook

Gerald Nicosia, author of the acclaimed Kerouac biography Memory Babe, said The Beat Handbook is "full of Jack's heart."

Jared Randall, author of the excellent book of poetry, Apocryphal Road Code, said this about The Beat Handbook: "Sometimes a book comes along at just the right time. In my wandering pack of experiences, I find they often do. Enter The Beat Handbook by Rick Dale."

Kenneth Morris, Kerouacian extraordinaire, said this:
"I just finished reading Rick Dale's beautiful utterance and call to action of Kerouac mind-set and zen sensibilities. It made me laugh and reflect on my own life and road I have naturally grooved into after absorbing the Kerouac canon. The road less traveled always had my name on it. And that has made all the difference. The Beat Handbook 100 Days of Kerouactions reaffirms the attitudes and ideology that made the Beats and Kerouac the important men of ideas that America (and the world) thirsted for, needed, and swallowed whole. Beautiful, absorbing, Top Ten whipsmart from my articulate, tender-hearted friend and fellow traveler. Highly recommended."