Bruce Ferber
He’s been at this a while.
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Jimmy Kozlowski has a regular gig playing Paul McCartney in the Beatles tribute band, Help! The band is part of a cottage industry grounded in mimicry, with each group striving to be the ultimate Fake Fab Four. And none strives harder than Help! thanks to its John Lennon and leader, Gene Klein. Gene's just gotten his Medicare card and spends much of his time caring for his ailing mother, but he hasn't lost a step on guitar or vocals. He is determined to take Help! to the top, the goal being to perform in Liverpool one day. Though the notion of the UK clamoring for a group of Long Islanders with fake British accents seems far-fetched, Gene has a plan.
Jimmy, unlike his boss, has limited bandwidth for high-quality Beatle wigs or bespoke Nehru jackets. He works a straight job, entertains at a nursing home, and yearns to connect with the daughter he's never met. He also wants a shot at recording and performing his own original material, even if it means "burying Paul" in the process.
I Buried Paul is a love letter to the power of music, a humorous yet moving exploration of the sacrifices its disciples are willing to make in service to its magic.
Praise
“Ferber has captured lightning in a bottle, chronicling a generation’s obsession with the Beatles.”
-Bob Spitz, Author of The Beatles
“Bruce Ferber’s prose is music to my ears. I Buried Paul is very funny, and very insightful.”
-John Densmore, NY Times bestselling author of Riders on the Storm, drummer in a famous rock band
“Like being told a great tale from your favorite and funniest pal — the one who really seems to know stuff— the one you trust - the one who gets you when nobody else does. Long live Paul.”
-Jason Alexander, Actor, Director
“A funny, moving novel about trying to find your way home from the Abbey Road of your teenage fantasy life.”
-Scott Bradfield, author of The History of Luminous Motion
“Heartfelt, and unafraid... a book for anyone who loves music or has ever tried to keep a dream alive.”
-Ben Loory, author of Tales of Falling and Flying
“A veritable magical mystery tour of growing up and finding love and meaning in a complex world.”
-Michaela Carter, author of Leonora In the Morning Light
"In his touching and funny novel, Bruce Ferber comes not to bury Paul McCartney but to celebrate his true believers, the dreamers who carry the torch of their youthful rock dreams well into pension age.”
-Marc Weingarten, author of The Gang That Wouldn't Write Straight: Wolfe, Thompson, Didion, Capote, and the New Journalism Revolution
About Bruce
Author, Screenwriter, Producer
Bruce Ferber built a long and successful career as a television comedy writer and producer. A multiple Emmy and Golden Globe nominee, his credits include Bosom Buddies, Growing Pains, Coach, Dan Vs., Sabrina, The Teenage Witch, and Home Improvement, where he served as Executive Producer and showrunner. In addition to being recognized by the Television Academy, Ferber's work has received the People's Choice, Kid's Choice, and Environmental Media Awards. He is the author of two previous novels, Elevating Overman (2012) and Cascade Falls (2015), for which he received the Foreword Gold Prize for Humor, Fiction, and the Bronze Prize for General Fiction. Ferber also edited the non-fiction anthology, The Way We Work: On The Job In Hollywood. He lives in Los Angeles, CA with his wife, large dog, and assorted musical instruments.
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