After one of the strangest paths to publication we’ve seen, British musician Morrissey’s memoir AUTOBIOGRAPHY sold 20,000 trade paperback units in its first day on sale, Penguin UK reported. A spokesman for Waterstones Jon Howells explained to the AP, “In Britain, he is one of our icons. His is the great untold story from the ’80s generation of music heroes.” The author launched the book at a signing…in Sweden. Reviews in the UK newspapers have ranged from high to low. For a quick overview, the Daily Beast has already culled the “juiciest bits.” Though rights had not been sold previously […]
