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52 nerd Do Well a small boy’s Journey to becoming a big kid simon Pegg ■■ A New York Times bestseller in hardcover ■■ Pegg is starring in several upcoming major films: Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol, The Adventures of Tintin, and the sequel to Star Trek 978-1-592-40719-4 • U.S. $18.00 / NCR Memoir/Humor 6” x 9” • 384 pages Two 8-page color photo inserts and one-color frontispiece of the author’s art Rights: F25 Pub History: Gotham HC, 978-1-592-40681-4 Also available as an e-book On Sale: 6/5/12 ■■Radio Tour J u n e • G o t H a m ■■Blog Campaign ■■Online Promotions ■■www.peggster.net ■■Twitter: @simonpegg (over 1.5 million followers) simon pegg is an actor, comedian, screenwriter, producer, and author. best known for his roles in Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz, Spaced, and Paul, he also played scotty in Star Trek (2009). simon lives in london with his wife and daughter.
The unique life story of one of the most talented and inventive comedians, star of Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz, Paul, Spaced, and Star Trek. Zombies in North London, death cults in the West Country, the engineering deck of the Enterprise—actor, comedian, writer, and supergeek Simon Pegg has been ploughing some bizarre furrows. Having landed on the U.S. movie scene in the surprise cult hit Shaun of the Dead, his enduring appeal and rise to movie stardom has been mercurial, meteoric, megatronic, but mostly just plain great. From his childhood (and subsequently adult) obsession with science fiction, his enduring friendship with Nick Frost, and his forays into stand-up comedy, which began with his regular Monday-morning slot in front of his twelve- year-old classmates, Simon has always had a severe and dangerous case of the funnies. Whether recounting his experience working as a lifeguard at the city pool, going to Comic-Con for the first time and confessing to Carrie Fisher that he used to kiss her picture every night before he went to sleep, or meeting and working with heroes that include Peter Jackson, Kevin Smith, and Quentin Tarantino, Pegg offers a hilarious look at the journey to becoming an international superstar. “An ideal summer read.” —Examiner.com “I read over one million books a year and this is the best book I have read in fifteen years.” —Kristen Wiig “When the hilarious Simon Pegg asked for a quote for his book, I said no.” —Ricky Gervais “How did a geeky kid with a love of Star Wars end up a cult film hero working with Steven Spielberg? Simon Pegg reveals much more.” —The Observer “The kind of personal history you wish all your four-color heroes would write but generally don’t.” —Austin Chronicle suGGesteD oRDeR J u n e • G ot H a m 53
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52<br />
nerd Do Well<br />
a small boy’s Journey to becoming a big kid<br />
simon Pegg<br />
■■ A New York Times bestseller in hardcover<br />
■■ Pegg is starring in several upcoming<br />
major films: Mission Impossible: Ghost<br />
Protocol, The Adventures of Tintin, and<br />
the sequel to Star Trek<br />
978-1-592-40719-4 • U.S. $18.00 / NCR<br />
Memoir/Humor<br />
6” x 9” • 384 pages<br />
Two 8-page color photo inserts and one-color frontispiece of the<br />
author’s art<br />
Rights: F25<br />
Pub History: Gotham HC, 978-1-592-40681-4<br />
Also available as an e-book<br />
On Sale: 6/5/12<br />
■■Radio Tour<br />
J u n e • G o t H a m<br />
■■Blog Campaign<br />
■■Online Promotions<br />
■■www.peggster.net ■■Twitter: @simonpegg (over 1.5 million followers)<br />
simon pegg is an actor, comedian, screenwriter, producer, and<br />
author. best known for his roles in Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz,<br />
Spaced, and Paul, he also played scotty in Star Trek (2009). simon<br />
lives in london with his wife and daughter.
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