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NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- Johnny Temple, publisher and founder of Brooklyn-based Akashic Books, likes to say this about independent book publishing:
''Just keep your doors open for business, and then one day lightning will strike.''
Cue lightning.
Next week, Akashic plans to publish the most irreverent ''children's'' book in recent memory.
Written in the style of a children's book, ''Go the F to Sleep'' unabashingly drops the F-bomb in the text.
The book, written by Adam Mansbach and illustrated by Ricardo Cortés, originally was slated for a fall release. Then the PDF version of the book hit the Internet and went viral. As a result, Akashic is moving up its release date, for both the print book and ebook, to June 14. The film rights already have been sold to Fox 2000.
The popularity of the book has raised the profile of Akashic and is likely to raise its profits.
Courting controversy''Go the F to Sleep'' is actually a book for adults that deals with the age-old problem of trying to get children to go to sleep.
''It was very evident to me that the book was addressing with humor what is perhaps the core psychological hurdle of parenthood in the early years,'' said Temple, whose own children are ages 3 and 5. ''Lack of sleep breaks up marriages.''
Temple previously worked with Mansbach on an anthology. The author had written other books, which included bestseller ''Angry Black White Boy,'' published by Three Rivers Press in 2005.
Mansbach brought the idea to Temple, believing he would be willing to take on the project, despite its controversial title.
''I've published some very edgy novels with some big publishers, but I think that's the exception," said Mansbach. "Small presses are more willing to take some risks.''
''Just keep your doors open for business, and then one day lightning will strike.''
Cue lightning.
Next week, Akashic plans to publish the most irreverent ''children's'' book in recent memory.
Written in the style of a children's book, ''Go the F to Sleep'' unabashingly drops the F-bomb in the text.
The book, written by Adam Mansbach and illustrated by Ricardo Cortés, originally was slated for a fall release. Then the PDF version of the book hit the Internet and went viral. As a result, Akashic is moving up its release date, for both the print book and ebook, to June 14. The film rights already have been sold to Fox 2000.
The popularity of the book has raised the profile of Akashic and is likely to raise its profits.
Courting controversy''Go the F to Sleep'' is actually a book for adults that deals with the age-old problem of trying to get children to go to sleep.
''It was very evident to me that the book was addressing with humor what is perhaps the core psychological hurdle of parenthood in the early years,'' said Temple, whose own children are ages 3 and 5. ''Lack of sleep breaks up marriages.''
Temple previously worked with Mansbach on an anthology. The author had written other books, which included bestseller ''Angry Black White Boy,'' published by Three Rivers Press in 2005.
Mansbach brought the idea to Temple, believing he would be willing to take on the project, despite its controversial title.
''I've published some very edgy novels with some big publishers, but I think that's the exception," said Mansbach. "Small presses are more willing to take some risks.''
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