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"I loved David Gilmour's sleek, potent little memoir, The Film Club. It's so, so wise in the ways of fathers and sons, of movies and movie-goers, of love and loss." |
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Dear Reader,
For what I am certain will be your reading pleasure, I am delighted to introduce the thirteenth book to be published by TWELVE, The Film Club. Before I wax rhapsodic, I want you to know that initially I rejected this book. I loved David Gilmour's writing, but I worried that a memoir about a father who lets his son drop out of high school in exchange for three years of impassioned movie-watching might be a tough sell indeed. But six months later, I found myself still thinking about David Gilmour's unconventional decision and how it changed his relationship with his son, Jesse. Gilmour is an award-winning novelist, and his descriptions of his son's struggles with school, love, and identity possessed the intimacy and perceptiveness of fine fiction. Fortunately, the author was just finishing up a fresh draft, his literary agent had not yet submitted it to publishers, and we acquired it immediately. Since then, it has become an acclaimed bestseller in Canada; is presently being translated into ten different languages, including German, Brazilian Portuguese, Chinese, even Catalan. Quite simply, and for a multitude of good reasons, people love this book. (So if you're even considering the prospect of not reading The Film Club, I hope you will follow my example and think again.) The pre-publication reviews have been rapturous. Booklist gave it "two thumbs way up." Kirkus praised its "perfectly balanced recollections, brimming with pathos leavened by humor." Publishers Weekly wrote, "With his unique blend of film history and personal memoir, Gilmour's latest offering will deservedly win him new American fans." I hope you will be one of those new fans, and spread the word to others. Sincerely, Jonathan Karp |
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