General
SEATTLE DISPATCH! i answer lots of questions (FB round-up), plus a life/tour update….
hola comrades! greetings from the road….well….that was the first week of Book Tour. seven nights of signing non-stop and a shit-ton of hugs. i took last night off in seattle – whitney and i crashed at ksenia anske’s house, who’s...
CHICAGO!!!! surprise!! TOMORROW (11/15) i’m playing a FREE concert!
…all that and MORE. YES, i’ll be in chicago, tomorrow… …and i’m going to be playing a surprise show… …which is FREE… …but ALSO? it’s going to be filmed by JBTV, and i’ll be with the kids from chicago’s SCHOOL...
THE WAR WITH AMAZON IS OVER…and now it’s my turn to ask.
just in time for book-release week YOU CAN NOW GET “THE ART OF ASKING” ON AMAZON… goddamn. you’ll see there are a variety of formats (hardcover, kindle/ebook, audiobook via CD or digital download) and should you encounter a dreaded message...
independent day (aka TODAY’S READING…and a check-in from fuck-land.)
hey lovers. about to get on a plane to DC where i’ll be seeing a lot of you tonight…can’t wait. last night’s book release in boston was absolutely over the fucking top beautiful, emotional…perfect. Laurie Penny read from her new...
THE BOOK IS OUT, THE BOOK IS OUT, GOD ALMIGHTY, THE BOOK IS OUT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
hi guys. THIS IS IT. THE BOOK IS OUT TODAY. if you haven’t got it yet….this is the week to do it. why? it’s me against george bush, who also has a book out today. if anyone out there has...
The Art of Asking Hits the Streets on November 11th
The Art of Asking, Amanda’s first book for the mainstream press, will hit bookstore shelves, mailboxes, and inboxes around the world on November 11th. Expanding upon her widely popular TED Talk from 2013- the book continues to explore the...
ALTERNATE BOOK COVER COUNTDOWN – #2, CHRISTINE WU!!
THE COUNTDOWN CONTINUES… this alternate cover #2 for “the art of asking”, not likely to reach the shelves of your local walmart anytime soon. (see yesterday’s here) artist/painter: christine wu photographer: allan amato. the book is out in 6 days....
ALTERNATE BOOK COVER COUNTDOWN – #1, ZAK SMITH!!
ALTERNATE “THE ART OF ASKING” BOOK COVER COUNTDOWN! this one, the first, is the art-body-work of zak smith (with allan amato shooting it)… i’ll be posting all the photos in their entirety, both here and on my tumblr (because almost...
update re: jian and toronto.
hi guys thank you for patiently standing by while i figured out what to do about this situation with jian ghomeshi, who i invited months ago to be my on-stage interview guest in toronto as i tour the book. to...
cross-post from facebook re: the Jian Ghomeshi situation.
hey guys, i just had a long conversation on twitter re: the jian ghomeshi situation and i’ll summarize it here. heavy time amidst all this book-celebration (and the bed show, which is sold out and opening in less than a...
