DEBUT BOOK “TRY HARD, CREATIVE WORK IN PROGRESS” OUT APRIL 22, VIA PENGUIN RANDOM HOUSE CANADA
Release week tickets and info at maxkerman.com
Pre-order TRY HARD now
TORONTO – APRIL 3 – Today Arkells frontman Max Kerman announces book release week events, to launch his forthcoming book TRY HARD, out April 22, via Penguin Random House Canada.
Funny, conversational, and relatable, Try Hard is for anyone looking to make sense of their own creative pursuit or bring more creativity into their life, offering a framework for how to do it and where to begin.
Max will make appearances in Toronto, Hamilton, Calgary and Winnipeg to introduce TRY HARD to fans across the country. “Every part of this book project feels exciting to me, and when we were conceiving of the live appearances, we wanted to take over spaces that were unique and told their own story,” explains Max. “A high school auditorium, a neighbourhood sports bar, a library, and a bookstore. Each event will have its own flavour, but trust: I am going to try stuff. So please come try stuff with me.”
| TRY HARD Release Week Appearances |
| April 22 – Toronto, ON – Max’s High School Auditorium – 286 Harbord Street |
| April 24 – Calgary, AB – Calgary Word Fest – Central Library |
| April 25 – Winnipeg, MB – McNally Robinson Booksellers |
| April 27 – Hamilton, ON – ODDS Bar – Book Club Sessions |
Book with Tickets available here
More events to announce in the coming months. Try Hard is available to pre-order now from penguinrandomhouse.ca.
ABOUT TRY HARD
Watch Max’s TRY HARD announcement video, voiced by Michael Bublé here
Let’s say you see a familiar musician from a globe-trotting, touring band hanging out at your local coffee shop, reading the newspaper and typing away on his laptop. This doesn’t look like a musician at work. He seems approachable enough, so you ask him what exactly he does all day. With a grin on his face, he admits the job might not be what you think. So you take a seat, and ask him every question you’ve ever had about how it all works: the nuts and bolts of writing a song, preparing for a show, marketing a band, and the day-to-day business of a creative life.
With each answer—none of it about talent—you realize this musician is a bit of a…try hard. And the mystery of being a creative person isn’t actually mysterious at all: it’s just exploring ideas with an enthusiastic and determined curiosity. Over and over.
Max is that musician in the coffee shop, and this is what reading Try Hard feels like: one-of-a- kind tales from a dynamic frontman, and a companion to your own creative work in progress. With a brick-by-brick attitude, Max explores his own growth in the craft of storytelling and performance, the pleasure to be found in collaboration, and the creative spirit required in sharing your art.
ABOUT MAX KERMAN
Max Kerman is the frontman of the multiplatinum, award-winning touring band Arkells. Try Hard is his first book.