UNKNOWN PLEASURES: INSIDE JOY DIVISION BY PETER HOOK

Published In The United States January 29th 2013 By It Books – (Harper Collins Imprint)

Published in France (French Translation) January 17^th 2013 By Editions Le Mot Et Reste

Having been released to much critical acclaim in the UK in late September 2012, Peter Hook’s second book, the well received “Unknown Pleasures – Inside Joy Division” is to receive two further publications later this month, January 2013.

Firstly the French edition, a translated version of the book following the publication of Hooky’s Hacienda book there, will be published by Editions Le Mot Et Reste on Thursday 17^th January . An event in Paris with Hooky celebrating the publication of both book is also to be held the evening of Monday 21^st January at Bar Le Motel in Paris, details in the upcoming gigs section. and below.

Monday, Jan. 21 | Paris, France| 7:00 PM - Author event & signing

Bar Le Motel, 8 Passage Josset, Paris, 75011

The following week, Harper Collins published the work in the United States, Tuesday 29^th January which will see Hooky also undertake a two week author tour across the country taking in New York, San Francisco,  Los Angeles, San Diego, Cincinnatti, Chicago, Long Island and Boston.

Full details of the US tour dates are below and also with links in the gig section of the site here - peterhook.co.uk/#/events

In UNKNOWN PLEASURES: Inside Joy Division Peter Hook covers the band's friendships and fall-outs; their rehearsals and recording sessions; Peter gives a truly fascinating insight, as only an insider can, into the larger-than-life characters who formed a vital part of the Joy Division legend.

REVIEWS - UNKNOWN PLEASURES:

“revealing and vivid . . .Hook has restored a flesh-and-blood rawness to what was becoming a standard tale. Few pop music books manage that.”

—Andy Beckett, The Guardian

“The most colorful and intimate account of Joy Division ever written . . . Hook evokes the spirit of the age with a bluff authenticity that no outsider could hope to emulate, ….. explaining the creation of his band’s remarkable music with all the passion and insight it deserves.”

—Keith Cameron, MOJO

“A bittersweet, profanity-filled recollection of their brief existence . . . recalled with Hook’s winning Manc gallows humor . . . If you like Joy Division you really have to read it.”

—Ian Harrison, Q Magazine

Unknown Pleasures US Author Tour Jan Feb 2013

Monday, Jan. 28 | Brooklyn, NY| 7:00 PM - Author event & signing

Powerhouse Arena | in conversation with Brandon Stosuy of Pitchfork

Tuesday, Jan. 29 | New York, NY| 7:00 PM - Author event & signing

Strand Bookstore |in conversation with Sasha Frere-Jones of the New Yorker

Thursday, Jan. 31 | San Francisco, CA| 7:00 PM -Author event & signing

JCC of San Francisco |in conversation with David Pescovitz of Boing Boing

Friday, Feb. 1 | Los Angeles, CA| 7:30 PM -Author event & signing

Skylight Books

Saturday, Feb. 2 | San Diego, CA |4:00 PM - Author signing

M-Theory Records

Monday, Feb. 4 | Cincinnati, OH |7:00 PM - Author event & signing

Joseph-Beth Booksellers

Tuesday, Feb. 5 | Chicago, IL| 6:00 PM -Author event & signing

Museum of Contemporary Art

Wednesday, Feb. 6 | Long Island, NY| 7:00 PM -Author event & signing

Book Revue

Thursday, Feb. 7| Boston, MA| 7:00 – 9:00 PM -Author event & signing

Brookline Booksmith |in conversation with author/writer Scott Heim

Friday, Feb. 8 | Boston, MA| 7:00 – 9:00 PM - Author event & signing

Porter Square Books | in conversation with NPR music critic Tim Riley

Full details and links at http://peterhook.co.uk/#/events