The Church of 80% Sincerity – a new book by David Roche
Perigee, $19.95
160 pages
ISBN 978-0-399-53390-7
A review by Lynne Murray
I can pinpoint the exact page on which I decided to join The Church of 80% Sincerity—page 8. I’ll explain in a minute. Click to continue »
When Penguin Books asked if I was interested in turning my signature one man show, “The Church of 80% Sincerity,” into a book with the same title, I was excited and eager.
In some ways I was well prepared. For example, I already had an agent from my life as a performer: Robyn Stecher, a warrior with heart who did the negotiating. But when I found myself with twelve pages of contract with very small type, and I had to come through with a book within six months, I was also quite afraid.
I had always found consolation in the old Irish saying, “Writers are failed talkers.” But I secretly feared the opposite was true as well. Click to continue »
