Join us on Tuesday, February 18th for the launch of local author Blake J. Harris’s new book The History of the Future! Harris is the author of the bestseller Console Wars: Sega, Nintendo and the Battle that Defined a Generation, which both NPR and Slate named a Best Book of the Year (2014).
Praise for Console Wars: “Fast, fluid, and startlingly accessible.” -Entertainment Weekly
“A fast-paced page-turner…it’s exciting to finally get a no-holds-barred account of a history that has largely been kept secret from the public eye.” -Wired
“It’s far and away one of the best non-fiction books I’ve ever read.” -Forbes
“Like the pixels that together create a larger picture, Harris presents the various elements of the business in vivid color…remarkably detailed and fast paced.” -Booklist
“A must-read. Period.” -IGN
Blake J. Harris is the bestselling author of Console Wars: Sega, Nintendo and the Battle that Defined a Generation, which is currently being adapted into a feature film by Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg and Scott Rudin. He has written for ESPN, IGN, Fast Company, the Huffington Post, /Film, and The AV Club. He is also a regular guest on Paul Scheer’s How Did This Get Made? podcast, where every week he interviews some the biggest names responsible for some of the worst movies ever made. Harris lives in New York with his wife.