a modest proposal – yikes!

I’ve done something I didn’t think I would be doing: I submitted a book proposal to a major publisher.

Continuum Books publishes the successful 33 1/3 series, a line of books that provide in-depth reviews of landmark recordings. Big name albums, from Pet Sounds to Let It Be, Meat Is Murder to Harvest, have all been reviewd by this series, with authors ranging from peer musicians to professional music critics and everybody in between.

sprite found out about an open call for proposals from David Barker, director of the 33 1/3 project. This series, due in 2007, may be the final installment of the books, and I’d like to pursue my love of music in a new way.

So I bit the bullet and submitted a pitch for an in-depth investigation of Paul Simon’s 1972 solo album, Paul Simon. It’s an album with which I’m already familiar, and one that I’d love to know better.

Wish me luck!