shipping now!
So the book shipped yesterday! I *believe* that means if you order it from Oxford, right now, it will arrive at some point soon. I’m waiting on my copy!
Oxford tweeted that it was released, but the official release date is Feb 22 — it’s all a bit confusing, too be honest. But basically what I think it means is that bookstores should officially have it to sell to you on the 22nd.
Amazon doesn’t seem to know what’s going on (they say it came out on Feb 1 and is “temporarily out of stock,”) but Amazon is bad for the world, so order your book from Oxford, your local bookstore, or even B&N!
*And* if you want a 30% off discount, bringing the total down to $25 (plus $5 shipping) from Oxford, reply to this newsletter and I’ll hook you up! An Industry subscriber exclusive!
Also, you can also read most of the Intro and Chapter 1 on Google Books, which is cool!
In other exciting news, we’ve got ourselves a launch event! On Feb 22 at 7pm, the 92nd St Y will be hosting a live-streamed online event in which I’ll be in conversation about Bang on a Can and new music with the great critic Allan Kozinn. Allan very generously set this up after I sent him the book, and I’m particularly pumped about talking with him because his writing shows up so frequently in the manuscript itself. Tickets are $10, and I’d love to see you there — there’ll be opportunities to ask questions so this is your opportunity to grill me.
I’m also doing a bunch of academic talks around the book in the coming weeks — I had a fun time giving one at the University of Bristol this morning. (“Giving a talk in England” now involves….going into my basement. Weird.) Info about those will be here. On Feb 24, I’ll also be doing a conversation with Jeremy Ney, of the Philips Collection, about my book as part of the Prince George’s County libraries’ series.
Finally, the reviews are in! Or rather, the first review is in. The great writer Vanessa Ague, who has been doing awesome work on her blog The Road to Sound and in the Toneglow newsletter, wrote up Industry in The Wire. It’s behind the paywall, but here’s a sneak peek. You should subscribe to The Wire!
That’s it for now — I wouldn’t be surprised if you receive a short one of these weekly for the next couple weeks, as various book stuff comes into the world. So far, it’s pretty fun!
OK, one last thing