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Announcing the long-awaited sequel to Go the F**k to Sleep

Click [here] to preorder copies of You Have to Fucking Eat.

From the author of the international best seller Go the Fuck to Sleep comes the long-awaited sequel about the other great parental frustration: getting your little angel to eat something that even vaguely resembles a normal meal. Profane, loving, and deeply cathartic, You Have to Fucking Eat breaks the code of child-rearing silence, giving moms and dads a much-needed chance to laugh about a universal problem.

Says author Adam Mansbach, the unlikely spokesperson for a new generation of parents worldwide: “There’s been plenty of enthusiasm for a sequel over the years (and plenty of suggestions!) but I always said I’d only do one if it rang true to me—if I felt like I could imbue it with the same kind of honesty, love, and frustration as the first book. And eating is the other universal source of parental anxiety, a battle of wills just as pitched as sleep can be. From my own experiences and plenty of conversations with other parents, it seemed like a topic folks could use a laugh and a bit of catharsis about.”

Adam Mansbach once again teams up with Brooklyn-based independent publisher Akashic Books on this release, which features illustrations by Owen Brozman, whose art has appeared in Scholastic, Time Out New York, and National Geographic. Like the smash hit Go the Fuck to Sleep, You Have to Fucking Eat perfectly captures Mansbach’s trademark humor, which is simultaneously affectionate and radically honest. You probably shouldn’t read it to your kids.

Go the Fuck to Sleep is a #1 New York Times bestseller and an international sensation. It has been translated into over thirty languages worldwide, ranging from Afrikaans to Turkish and even Jamaican patois. The audiobook features an iconic performance by Samuel L. Jackson that became a viral phenomenon listened to millions of times.

You Have to Fucking Eat will be simultaneously published by Canongate (UK) and Text (Australia). Both companies published Go the Fuck to Sleep, which reached #1 best-seller status in the UK and Australia. Audible Studios will again produce the audiobook; casting is now underway.

Be sure to check out Go the Fuck to Sleep (the original); Seriously, Just Go to Sleep (the kid-friendly version); and Go de Rass to Sleep (the classic translated into Jamaican patois)! Click here to see covers of some of the other international editions.

View a sample spread from You Have to Fucking Eat below (click to enlarge):

Posted: Sep 23, 2014

Category: News | Tags: Adam Mansbach, announcement, Canongate, forthcoming, Go the Fuck to Sleep, GTFTS, News, Owen Brozman, Samuel L. Jackson, Text, YHTFE, You Have to Fucking Eat