April 28, 2008 6:11 AM

Publisher's Weekly Review of The Uprising

The first review of The Uprising is in - it is from Publisher's Weekly. Here it is:

Sirota (Hostile Takeover) chronicles how ordinary citizens on the right and the left are marshaling their frustrations with the government into uprisings across the country and analyzes the effectiveness and longevity of their efforts. Citing developments as disparate as progressive political victories in the Montana state senate and the rise of the California Minutemen militia, the author weaves entertaining case studies, keeping his tone conversational, the narrative fast-paced and the content accessible. Sirota hits numerous high notes, including a fine elucidation of continuing Democratic support for the Iraq War, a breakdown of the "echo chamber" qualities of beltway television shows like Hardball and salient observations of how and why the Democratic Party severed ties with the liberal uprising of the '60s era. According to Sirota, "The activism and energy frothing today is disconnected and atomized. The only commonality between it all is rage." It remains to be seen whether this rage will snowball into something large enough to upset entrenched political systems, but for the time being, this book presents a rousing account of the local uprisings already in effect. (June)

Needless to say, I'm pretty psyched about the review. It's kinda weird spending almost two years on a project and then waiting about 6 months to receive any third-party analysis of the book. It's like time stands still - your mind starts playing tricks on you and you start second guessing your work. This review, which is considered far and away the most important pre-publication review, gives the book a huge boost heading into the launch.

The Uprising is available at Amazon.com, Barnes and Noble, Borders, Tattered Cover, Powell's Bookstore or through your local independent bookstore. The Uprising will be available as an audiobook, which you can pre-order here.