"Why Are You Atheists So Angry?" To Be Published By Pitchstone!

Excting book news! The print edition of Why Are You Atheists So Angry? 99 Things That Piss Off the Godless is going to be published by Pitchstone Publishing!

It’s currently available on Kindle, Nook, and Smashwords. The audio book will be published by Audible.com in about three months. I’d been planning to self-publish the print edition as well — but Pitchstone contacted me, and made me an offer I couldn’t refuse. Namely, the offer to publish the print edition of my book. They’re a small press, specializing in atheist books, including Attack of the Theocrats by Sean Faircloth, and Candidate Without a Prayer by Herb Silverman. I’m very happy to have my book in their catalog.

There is a small downside to this news, which is that it’s going to take slightly longer to get the print edition out (print-on-demand publishing is somewhat faster than conventional publishing). It’s now scheduled to come out in mid-June. The very big upside, though, is that it’ll be much more widely available. Pitchstone has distribution channels that I have zero access to as a self-publisher. So the book will be available in bookstores and everything!

As soon as it’s out, I’ll announce it here on the blog, as well as on Facebook and Twitter (my Twitter handle is @gretachristina). And here, once again, for those who have missed previous announcements about the book, is the description, and some wonderfully flattering blurbs. Watch this space for future announcements!

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Why are atheists angry?

Is it because they’re selfish, joyless, lacking in meaning, and alienated from God?

Or is it because they have legitimate reasons to be angry — and are ready to do something about it?

Armed with passionate outrage, absurdist humor, and calm intelligence, popular blogger Greta Christina makes a powerful case for outspoken atheist activism, and explains the empathy and justice that drive it.

This accessible, personal, down-to-earth book speaks not only to atheists, but to believers who want to understand the so-called “new atheism.” “Why Are You Atheists So Angry?” drops a bombshell on the destructive force of religious faith — and gives a voice to millions of angry atheists.

“Greta Christina’s analysis of religion is acute and witty, and at the same time fair and compassionate. And I’m jealous: I sure wish I could write as well as she does.”
-Alan Sokal, Professor of Physics, New York University

“Greta has done something truly impressive with this book: She explains in a calm, reasonable, and thoughtful way exactly why she’s a pissed-off, angry atheist. She’s not alone, though, and it’s not only other atheists who will agree with her. In fact, I *dare* religious people to read this book and not come away furious at the often awful impact faith has had on the world, even if they don’t believe they’re responsible for it. I may be a ‘friendly atheist’ online, but Greta definitely speaks for me in this book.”
-Hemant Mehta, Friendly Atheist, author of I Sold My Soul on eBay

“If only more people could channel their anger into something so inspiring! Greta Christina has written the perfect book for anyone who wonders about the true impact of religious dogma on women’s health, gay rights, science education, and the daily lives of those who have no faith. Her concluding chapter, which contains solid advice for how to make a positive change in the world, will ensure that you’ll have an outlet for all that rage you’ll build up by the end of the book. Trust me — you’ll need it.”
-Rebecca Watson, Skepchick.org

“I found this book informative and enraging! Leave it to Greta to inform and elucidate like no other. I highly recommend this book to everyone, everywhere. And I hope never to get Greta angry at me. 🙂 ”
-David Silverman, President, American Atheists

“Greta Christina’s book offers a passionately lucid explanation of the reasons for atheist anger and its connection to the energy behind all movements for social justice. It is both informative and inspiring.”
-Ophelia Benson, Butterflies and Wheels

“They say if you’re not angry, you’re not paying attention. Well, Greta Christina is definitely paying attention — and in this book, she delivers a clean, bracing blast of atheist anger, like a refreshing cool breeze in a stifling hothouse of faith, that offers compelling reasons why all rational people of conscience should oppose religion and the harm it does.”
-Adam Lee, Daylight Atheism

“Greta Christina is one of the best writers on religion out there, period. I’ve been waiting for this book for a long time.”
-Chris Hallquist, The Uncredible Hallq

“This just became my number-one book to recommend to all believers and new atheists alike. I thought the field of atheist literature was all just rehashing the same stuff by now. But this is an original, visceral, and ultimately complete defense of not just atheist outrage, but atheism itself. Greta sticks to the undeniable facts-on-the-ground and articulates it all correctly and well, heading off every possible rebuttal with brilliant economy. She never gets bogged down in abstract philosophy, yet still hits every key abstract point, leaving you by the end with no rational reason not to agree, and finally kick to the curb that useless old religion, or get off your bum and really do something for the cause.”
-Dr. Richard Carrier, author of Sense and Goodness without God

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19 thoughts on “"Why Are You Atheists So Angry?" To Be Published By Pitchstone!

  1. 2

    THIS is what I was waiting for, as I have no e-book reader and hate trying to read books on a computer monitor.

    It’s now scheduled to come out in mid-June.

    Now I know what I’m getting myself for my birthday. CONGRATS!

  2. 3

    This is exactly what we like to see. Wise person decides her book is worth self-publishing; publisher contacts her before she can do so. Congratulations Greta! Congratulations Pitchstone!

  3. 4

    I am on chapter nine (Kindle) and your book is terrific. I want a hard copy so I can leave it lying around the house. Congratulations!

  4. 9

    Yeah! I will buy this for myself as a late Mother’s Day present. I like *real* books and don’t have an e-reader. I’m a Luddite 😉

  5. 16

    Congratulations Greta! How very laudable that a publisher reached out to you, every writer’s dream, so very deserved by you. I already have the Kindle edition. I can say, “I read it when…”

  6. 18

    Congrats on the print version! I read your book on my Kindle, and once again I am impressed at how well you phrase the thoughts in my head. I hope you don’t mind if I quote you all over the internet and in real life! (Don’t worry, I always give attribution when I quote :))

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