Thursday, June 24, 2010

Pocket Tour: Paul is Undead: The British Zombie Invasion by Alan Goldsher w/ giveaway


My Thoughts:
Beatles and zombies .... hmm.  When I first saw this cover, I was like whoa.  I had to take a look for myself!! This book is hysterical!! It's told from all the characters perspectives, and will leave you rolling with laughter.  Zombies, ninja lords, vampires, and zombie killer Mick Jagger set the scene for how the Beatles rocked and ate their way to stardom and those that tried to keep them out of trouble. Totally mindless and fun, and I highly recommend it!!

Are readers ready for a world in which the Beatles just wanna eat your brains? Goldsher (Hard Bop Academy) thinks so, and he may be right. In this humor-filled splatterfest, the rise and fall of the zombie Beatles unfolds through eyewitness accounts, newspaper clippings, and interviews. Violence and music go hand-in-hand as the zombiefied Lennon, Harrison, and McCartney fight, eat, and rock their way to fame and popularity while ninja lord Ringo Starr tries to keep them out of trouble. Nothing can stop them--not even a vampiric Pete Best, zombie-killing Mick Jagger, rival ninja Yoko Ono, or bad reviews. In fact, their only enemies may be one another, as personal conflicts threaten to break them up for good. Roughly paralleling the real-world career of the Beatles, this alternate history reimagines successes, failures, and rivalries with over-the-top bizarro charm.

About the Author:

Novelist/ghostwriter/journalist Alan Goldsher is the author of the forthcoming Beatles/horror/humor mash-up Paul is Undead: The British Zombie Invasion (Gallery Books, June 22, 2010), as well as Hard Bop Academy: The Sidemen of Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers, Modest Mouse: A Pretty Good Read, and the novel Jam. Midnight Movie, the novel he co-wrote with director Tobe Hooper ("The Texas Chainsaw Massacre") will be published in 2011. Written as A.M. Goldsher, his chicklit novels The True Naomi Story, Reality Check, and Today's Special were released in the U.K. and Marabout in France in 2008, with No Ordinary Girl to come in 2011.

As a ghostwriter, Alan has collaborated on projects with comedians Bernie Mac and Fred Willard; actor Robert Englund, Ironman triathlete Sarah Reinertsen, and "American Idol" contestant Sanjaya Malakar, among other notable celebrities and public figures.

Alan's sportswriting has been seen in ESPN The Magazine, ESPN.com, NBA.com, and ChicagoBulls.com, and he reviews books for Kirkus.

During his 10-plus years as a professional bassist, Goldsher recorded with Janet Jackson, Cypress Hill, and Naughty by Nature; toured the world with Digable Planets; and performed at the 1994 Grammy Awards.

Alan lives and writes in Chicago.
 
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Want to win your own copy of Paul is Undead? I have one copy for a USA resident. 
You MUST be a follower of one - google, networked blogs, or twitter to enter.
Leave a comment with your email.
Winner announced on July 9th.

CONTEST IS CLOSED.

17 comments:

  1. I am very interested in reading your book. Please enter me in contest. Tore923@aol.com

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  2. i really want to read this and I follow via gfc

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  3. Already publicly following Minding Spot with Google Friend Connect [Cheryl F. {The Lucky Ladybug}] -- I would love to read Paul is Undead :) *Thanks* for the giveaway!
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  4. I would LOVE to win a copy of this book. I've been having a ZOMBIE watching marathon the last few days with netflix and this looks like a really fun read.

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  6. I would love a chance to read this book. Please include me in your giveaway. I am a follower.
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  7. It sounds like it is a very good book. I love zombies.
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  11. This looks fun! Please enter me!

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  12. No need to enter me, babe. I'm dropping in to say thanks for the e-mail. I've got this posted at Win a Book for you.

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  13. Please enter me!
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    my email is public in my profile

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