Blue Room Books signs
Joey Huffman to book deal
Blue Room Books is pleased to announce the signing of Joey Huffman,
58, to a book deal. Release of East
to the Sun: Memories From the Life of an Accidental Rock Star is planned in 2022.
Top: Huffman in concert
Bottom: Huffman and Durden
Blue Room Books, located in Decatur, Georgia, is pleased to announce the signing of Joey Huffman, 58, to a book deal. The title is East to the Sun: Memories From the Life of an Accidental Rock Star. Release of the book is planned for 2022.
The
albums, artists, songs, and travel are mere punctuations in the life of a
complicated man who is an insightful poet at heart and fueled by the mind of a
brilliant raconteur. Joey Huffman, diagnosed with a brain tumor in 2014, began
writing popular long-form vignettes of his life, posting some on his Facebook
page.
Publisher
Jeff Clark wrote in the January 2021 print edition of his magazine Stomp and
Stammer, “Better Use of Your Time Than Livestreams: Joey Huffman’s
autobiographical Facebook posts…read like chapters from a book — which
hopefully they’ll one day become.”
“Joey
and I had lunch a few years ago during which he told me of the stories he was beginning
to write,” publisher Angela K. Durden recalls. “I was fascinated by
his ability to tell a story with such blunt honesty yet keeping a beautiful
turn of phrase. He has a unique voice that we love.” In 2020, Durden offered to
publish his book.
Book
editing and design is now in process and Mr. Clark’s wish is coming true.
Joey
said, “I am very pleased and a little bit over-whelmed at having this book
published. So many have told me to do it, but making it happen isn’t a
straightforward process. I’m so happy to have signed with Angela Durden and her
company.”
Bands
and solo artists Huffman have played in/for: Matchbox Twenty, Soul Asylum,
Isaac Hayes, Steven Tyler, Hank Williams Jr., Lynyrd Skynyrd, Indigo Girls,
Witness, Michelle Malone and Drag the River, The Hellhounds, Keith Richards
& the Expensive Winos (keyboard tech), Izzy Stradlin, Drivin’ n Cryin’, The
Georgia Satellites, Iggy Pop, Lou Reed, Burns & Poe, Butch Walker, and
more. Huffman specializes in piano, Hammond organ, and vintage keyboards. He is
also a producer, engineer, and songwriter.
Media
Contact:
Publisher
Direct: 404-358-0951
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