James Fearnley of The Pogues wrote an excellent biography about his time in the Pogues. It’s called Here Comes Everybody: The Story of the Pogues and I read it last year when it was released in the UK. Now the book got a proper US date in the United States, which today is that day! James will be appearing at the Brooklyn and Jersey City locations of the book store Word next week.

On Tuesday May 6th, James will be at the Brooklyn location of Word (126 Franklin Street, Brooklyn, New York 11222). You can RSVP to the event on Facebook.

On Wednesday May 7th, he will be at the Jersey City location (123 Newark Ave, Jersey City, New Jersey 07302), right around where I live! You can RSVP to the event here.

We’re pleased to announce that we’ll be co-hosting James Fearnley at WORD Jersey City to celebrate the American release of his memoir, Here Comes Everybody. You might be familiar with the band in which he plays accordion: The Pogues — the group that’s also the focus of this book.

Reviewing Here Comes Everybody for The Guardian, Alexis Petridis wrote:

“Fearnley’s book fits perfectly with the Pogues: for all their earthiness, they were a band concerned with myths, from the Irish legends MacGowan’s lyrics relocated to the back streets and pubs of north London to the persistent rock’n’roll fable of the damned, beautiful loser.”