Down with the System: A Memoir (Of Sorts) (Da Capo/Hachette)

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THE *INSTANT* NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
USA TODAY BESTSELLER 

Worked as a ghostwriter for this New York Times-bestselling memoir by System of a Down singer and activist Serj Tankian. The book tracks Tankian’s family history going back more than 100 years, explains the centrality of the Armenian Genocide to his own life, to his activism, and to the multiplatinum band he founded.

“Tankian is at his most impassioned and eloquent when discussing his activism and the complicated feelings about his Armenian roots that fuel it… Heavy metal fans will welcome this expansive look at one of the genre’s key figures.”―Publishers Weekly

“…[A] complicated but riveting narrative of heavy metal, global relations, and the intergenerational trauma of a man whose ancestral culture was all but decimated during the Armenian Genocide of 1915… While the book is filled with historical context… it also reveals an incredibly thorough look inside the inner-workings of one of the most popular metal bands of the 21st century.”―Forbes

A Hard Kick in the Nuts: What I’ve Learned from a Lifetime of Terrible Decisions (Grand Central/Hachette)

“Thoughtful and revealing, but on-brand….The new book is filled with profound observations and frank revelations. If the first [book] goes to the bone, this one goes to the marrow.”―CBS Saturday Morning

“A disarmingly direct memoir of mistakes and course corrections studded with some useful advice.”―Kirkus Reviews

“While one might not expect to find wisdom in a hilarious tale about belly-flopping into a urine-filled kiddie pool, Glover is a veritable expert at learning ‘some valuable shit from [a] lifetime of terrible decisions.’ Dick jokes aside, this is full of heart and hard-won insight.”
―Publishers Weekly

Homey Don’t Play That!: The Story Of In Living Color and the Black Comedy Revolution (Atria/37 Ink)

“A capacious account of the seminal Fox variety show ‘In Living Color’ and its place in the larger context of modern African-American culture…Peisner’s narrative fully honors the show’s uniqueness, and meticulously lays out how it came undone.” – Ben Dickinson, New York Times Book Review (Recommended Summer Reading List)

“Peisner details the development, production, and influence of ILC, along with stories of the staff’s struggle to maintain control and integrity against executives who sometimes didn’t realize what a special show they had.” – Brian Boone, Vulture, 90 Books Every Comedy Fan Should Read

“It dodges and weaves through the biographies of many people, laying down a cultural history of late-twentieth-century black humor, television, and civil rights, even as its bite-size chapters maintain the brisk, gossipy tone of a celebrity tell-all.” – James Hannaham, Bookforum

“One of Ten Books All Georgians Should Read” – Georgia Center for the Book

Professional Idiot: A Memoir (Hyperion)

“With an assist from Spin magazine scribe Peisner, Glover proves himself to be an engaging storyteller, ripping through his bumpy, trouble-filled childhood, his rise to semi-fame and his descent to drug and alcohol addiction with a train-without-brakes momentum. Friends, family and Jackass-ian characters are heard from throughout, giving the book the feel of a whacked-out oral history. This structure was a canny decision, as the differing perspectives and voices add much-needed diversity—had it been all Steve-o, all the time, it might have become redundant.” – Kirkus Reviews

“Hilarious and alarming” – Melissa Rugierri, Atlanta Journal-Constitution

“New York Times Bestseller”

SXSWi Uncensored: The Complete Oral History as Told by the Entrepreneurs, Geeks, and Dreamers Who Remade the Web (Fast Company)