Fr. Neil Horan writes:
Johnny Rogan will be reviewing Morrissey Autobiography for The Irish Times:
Harry Potter-style hysteria predicted for release of Morrissey’s autobiography - The Irish Times
Excerpt:
Johnny Rogan, who last year brought out a revised and updated 20th anniversary edition of his book, Morrissey & Marr: The Severed Alliance, and who will review Autobiography for The Irish Times, welcomed the news.
“The mystery surrounding Morrissey’s Autobiography is the equivalent of a publishing phenomenon. In an age of pre-publication hype, embargos and lead-ins of six months or longer, his book virtually appears from nowhere with a promise of publication as early as October 17th. It promises to be a ‘Harry Potter’-type event with crowds gathering outside bookshops at midnight with all the accompanying fanfare. Already the book is provoking intense speculation as the questions multiply. The chief one for me is the format and price. We know Morrissey wanted it to appear in the Penguin Modern Classic series, but who could have anticipated that there would be no hardback? Amazingly, it’s seemingly going straight into mass-market format with a retail price of £8.99 – bargain of the century. There’s barely time to complete a serialisation deal either, a lucrative bonus for any publisher.
Johnny Rogan will be reviewing Morrissey Autobiography for The Irish Times:
Harry Potter-style hysteria predicted for release of Morrissey’s autobiography - The Irish Times
Excerpt:
Johnny Rogan, who last year brought out a revised and updated 20th anniversary edition of his book, Morrissey & Marr: The Severed Alliance, and who will review Autobiography for The Irish Times, welcomed the news.
“The mystery surrounding Morrissey’s Autobiography is the equivalent of a publishing phenomenon. In an age of pre-publication hype, embargos and lead-ins of six months or longer, his book virtually appears from nowhere with a promise of publication as early as October 17th. It promises to be a ‘Harry Potter’-type event with crowds gathering outside bookshops at midnight with all the accompanying fanfare. Already the book is provoking intense speculation as the questions multiply. The chief one for me is the format and price. We know Morrissey wanted it to appear in the Penguin Modern Classic series, but who could have anticipated that there would be no hardback? Amazingly, it’s seemingly going straight into mass-market format with a retail price of £8.99 – bargain of the century. There’s barely time to complete a serialisation deal either, a lucrative bonus for any publisher.
