"Jimmy" Is Now Available!
My new book hits stores after a long road to publication.
Today is the publication day for Jimmy: The Secret Life of James Dean. It’s been a long road to publication, from the first inklings of an idea for the book in the pandemic spring of 2020 to the finished product, hitting retailers today. I am immensely proud of this book, and I am excited for all of you to have the opportunity to read it.
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As I celebrate my book’s release, I want to extend my thanks to my agent, Lee Sobel, who believed in Jimmy when no one else did; to Chris Chappell and Emily Burr, my editors at Applause Books, whose insightful editing and tireless work on behalf of this project made it possible; to Dave Holmes and Kelly Stout at Esquire, who allowed me to write about James Dean for the magazine as proof of concept; and to everyone else who contributed in ways large and small to the research that went into Jimmy.
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To help launch the book, I’ve made the introduction available for free on my website in the new Jimmy section of the site. I have also compiled a page which I will continue to update with media coverage of the book, including recent stories in The Daily Mail, The New York Post, and more. Â
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You can buy your copy of Jimmy at your favorite retailer or by using the links below.
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Applause Books | Amazon | Barnes & Noble | Bookshop.org
Ordered :) The introduction has already made me even more excited to get the full copy in my hands. You're an excellent writer.
Congrats and happy pub day! I just bought my copy! I’m almost too scared to read the intro (I won’t be able to resist!) because I just KNOW I’ll want to devour the whole book (and now I have to wait for it to arrive 😫). I discovered your substack when I was off on a rabbit hole trying to find the original source for a really lovely Cary Grant quote I read in the Hollywood Reporter that seemed so specifically recollected and just at the cusp of wishful thinking as to be likely apocryphal (would that I could read the notes from that original interview!)— ANYWAY your blog is such a great read for anyone who is a lover of history and old (and new) Hollywood. I was so struck and impressed by your attention to detail and rigor when it came to research and SO delighted when you announced you were writing a Dean book (huzzah!) Many congrats, again! I just cannot wait to read!