Did Your Parents Drag You Here? A Canon Memoir and An Unreliable Prediction

'''Did Your Parents Drag You Here? A Canon Memoir and An Unreliable Prediction''' is the upcoming debut novel by vinyl enthusiast Josh Dezern. It will be based on Dezern and his long-time friend, Gary Wright, and also a murder mystery written and pitched by Dezern at the age of 12. The book has no official release date, but is scheduled to release alongside Dezern's second studio record, Mental Therapy, in summer 2017.

Plot
Happily lonely Mike Garfunkel's father died of a hip replacement after a wrestling match, and his grief-stricken mother is obsessed with sports. Mike, on the other hand, is different. Classic rock, or specifically classic rock on vinyl was always his thing. After fourteen years of not being able to talk to people about how awesome vinyl and classic rock is, he meets a fellow Beatles fan at his school, Floyd Petty. Floyd calls himself "a huge fan of rock and roll," but there's only one problem: He's never heard of The Rolling Stones. Or Pink Floyd. Or Queen. Or Prince. Floyd learns more about the awesomeness of collecting vinyl and just classic rock in general, but at one point in their lives, the duo must return to their hometown to find their exact record collection. Not new copies of the same pressings: The SAME EXACT RECORDS. The Pet Sounds that is misprinted as "sterio" rather than "stereo," and the Led Zeppelin II that was coincidentally signed "To Michael" by all of Led Zeppelin. Mike learns about the sacredness and importance of life on this life changing quest for getting the music back.

Trivia

 * The book includes actual events that took place in Dezern and Wright's lives, including Wright going to a Brian Wilson concert, and Dezern being bullied at the end of his middle school days.
 * Floyd's full name is Floyd Wilbury Young Petty, named after Pink Floyd, The Traveling Wilburys, Neil Young, and Tom Petty.
 * On 30 September 2016, a rough draft of the first three chapters was unveiled on Dezern's personal blog.
 * The front cover consists of three different fonts saluting three different bands/artists: Foreigner, Prince, and Cheap Trick.