Go the F**k to Sleep Now Available as Enhanced E-Book With Werner Herzog
[PRESS RELEASE] The international bestseller and worldwide phenomenon "Go the F**k to Sleep" is now available as an enhanced ebook from Akashic Books and Open Road Integrated Media. The enhanced edition, available on iTunes and delivered to all major retailers, includes priceless, page-by-page narration of the delightfully profane lyrics by renowned film director Werner Herzog, along with new videos of author Adam Mansbach, illustrator Ricardo Cortés and Akashic publisher Johnny Temple on the genesis of the book and its viral success.
"I still can't believe that I can walk up to any parent on the street in New York and there's a 95% chance that they know the book," marvels Temple in a spotlight video.
When readers download the enhanced ebook, they'll now be able to:
*Read along with pants-wettingly funny narration from Werner Herzog *(director of /Rescue Dawn/, /Grizzly Man/,* *and most recently, /Into the Abyss/);**
*Watch publisher Johnny Temple, author Adam Mansbach, and illustrator Ricardo Cortés* open up about parenting and publishing in a short documentary-quality profile video;
*Go inside the book's evolution*, from idea generation to publisher pitch to worldwide fame in an ebook-exclusive video by Open Road Integrated Media;
*Read "Go the F**k" to Sleep Christopher Walken-style and Al Pacino-style via comedian Misha Goberman's audio recordings;
*Check out the book's international covers*---from Greece to Slovenia and beyond;
*Watch a never-before-seen video from the New York Public Library's launch party*, featuring commentary from Paul Holdengraber (Director of the NYPL's LIVE series), Judah Friedlander (/30 Rock/), and hundreds of fans;
*And view additional content*, such as popular viral videos and a new music video created by musician Nikka Costa starring actress Jenna Elfman.
"A children's book for grown-ups! I really did laugh out loud---hilarious!"
--David Byrne, musician, father of one
"Go the F**k to Sleep" is a bedtime book for parents who live in the real world, where a few snoozing kitties and cutesy rhymes don't always send a toddler sailing blissfully off to dreamland. Profane, affectionate, and radically honest, it captures the familiar---and unspoken---tribulations of putting your little angel down for the night. Beautiful and subversive, /Go the F**k to Sleep/ is a book for parents new, old, and expectant. You probably should not read it to your children.
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