The audiobook company published an audiobook version of Go the Fuck to Sleep, narrated by Samuel L.

The film rights have been optioned by Fox 2000. The rights for the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth were acquired by Canongate. The book's title on the cover had the letters 'uc' in the word 'fuck' hidden by a full moon, while the book's text includes the full word. Akashic, which acknowledged the importance of social media in popularizing the book ('it's a miracle from the heavens for us' ), is trying to prevent copyright infringement of the book. In the meantime, the publishing date was moved up to June, and the publisher increased its first printing to 150,000 copies. 2 on 's bestseller list, and by May 12 the book was No. While the book was originally scheduled for release in October 2011, by the end of April the book had hit No. Go the Fuck to Sleep was subject to an unintended viral marketing campaign after PDF copies of the book, presumably from advance copies sent to booksellers, were distributed via email. Unfortunately, a beep from the microwave wakes up their child again. He wakes to find his child asleep, then quietly exits to watch a movie with his spouse. As the pleading progresses, the narrator begins to grow more upset, decrying himself as a parent, then eventually falling asleep himself.

The narrator advises the child that other animals have gone to sleep already including cats and lambs, and asks the child to 'Please go the fuck to sleep'. While its writing is in the style of classic children's bedtime stories, it includes the parent's language as commentary on the tricks used by Mansbach's daughter to avoid having to go to bed. Go the Fuck to Sleep is written as a 'children's book for adults'. Summary Īdam Mansbach, author of Go the Fuck to Sleep, in 2007 Mansbach had the illustrations for the picture book done by a friend, illustrator Ricardo Cortés (a contributor to The New York Times ), and approached Akashic Books, a book publisher from New York. Following his post, friends of Mansbach responded enthusiastically, so that Mansbach began writing what was then only a hypothetical book. Exhausted and exasperated, one night Mansbach posted a note on Facebook, 'Look out for my forthcoming children’s book, Go the Fuck to Sleep'. When Adam Mansbach's daughter, Vivien, was three years old, she would take up to four hours to fall asleep. 1 on 's bestseller list a month before its release, thanks to an unintended viral marketing campaign during which booksellers forwarded PDF copies of the book by e-mail. Described as a 'children's book for adults', it reached No. Go the Fuck to Sleep is a satirical book written by American author Adam Mansbach and illustrated by Ricardo Cortés.

Go the F**k to Sleep by Adam Mansbach