Friends, I am pleased and excited and relieved to finally be able to announce that my memoir, Thumbs Up: Memoir of a Joyful Organizer, is available for purchase as a preorder right here from Apple, Kobo, Thalia, Vivlio, and Barnes & Noble.
You can learn more about it here.
Thumbs Up pulls together the sequence of events that followed my first political arrest, in May 1970 following the Kent State murders, and carried me into the present. Here’s the description:
“The author’s journey through the seventies and beyond with the underground press, the Yippies and Zippies, his thumb, his Judaism, vegetarian catering, community organizing, emerging technology, and Emily. A funny, insightful, always hopeful memoir of a joyful writer, editor, dishwasher, Zen phony, and legendary historian of the underground press.”
When it launches on July 14, 2025, it will be available everywhere as an ebook and as a softcover.
But right now, it is available for preorder on, at least, Apple, Kobo, Thalia, Vivlio, and Barnes & Noble. What that means is, you can preorder it today and you won’t get it—but on launch day, July 14, 2025, it will be waiting for you in your inbox. Your card won’t be charged until launch day.
And the added bonus: It’s only 99 cents. Yes, officially “under a dollar.”
Preorder it today. I hope you enjoy it. Please let me know what you think with an honest review on whatever platform you use to make your purchase.
Coming soon: preorder offer for softcover version. Stay tuned.
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Ken Wachsberger is a long-time author, editor, and educator, as well as a recognized historian of the Lansing-area and nationwide underground press from the Vietnam era. As a book coach, he helps business professionals and others to write books to establish their credibility, to find healing, and to preserve their legacy; [email protected]; https://www.kenthebookcoach.com.
