A great foreword is more than just a few pages of self-indulgent frippery that comes before a book. A great foreword adds zest. It sets the stage for the page turner you're about to open, and perhaps even puts you in the locked room where a mystery happens or in the high-button shoes of a year gone by.
A great foreword-sometimes-is even better than the book it precedes.
So why not skip the boring actual-book part?
Moving Foreword is a collection of introductions to imaginary books, written by real celebrities, comedians, musicians, and other writers with something to say. With a real foreword by Rainn Wilson, this book offers a no-holds-barred cacophony of laugh-out-loud funny, poignant, and thought-provoking writing that tackles everything from politics to pop culture, true crime to trout fishing, and Star Wars to skin flicks.
Highlights include:
• Bustin' Through: Confessions of a Kool-Aid Man
Foreword by "Pop Candy" columnist Whitney Matheson
• Phil Rosenthal's Who's the Boss?: My Unlikely Rise to Rock Stardom
Foreword by "Bruce Springsteen" (Phil Rosenthal)
• Keep Your Gaze on Me: A True Story of Social Media, Obsession, and Murder
Foreword by Shirley Manson, lead vocalist of Garbage
• Sock Puppet Mozart: The Life and Gruesome Death of Randy Masterson
Foreword by actor Thomas Lennon
• Vance DeGeneris: An Unauthorized Biography
Foreword by Vance DeGeneres
• Everything You Need to Know About Massachusetts Fish and Wildlife Regulations
Foreword by New Kids on the Block member Jonathan Knight
• Fly Ball: How the New York Yankees Have Changed Lives
Foreword by talk show host Jerry Springer
• Terrible Band Names: A Chronology of Rock History
Foreword by John Ondrasik, a.k.a. Five for Fighting
