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Freedom for All Americans

FROM FOUNDER AND PRESIDENT OF FREEDOM TO MARRY, EVAN WOLFSON:

Vivek J. Tiwary’s The Fifth Beatle tells the compelling story of a tremendously successful entertainment executive who lived at a time that gay people were excluded from the public dialogue — not that long ago — and the costs of that exclusion. Brian Epstein’s story portrays the unnecessary, unfair, and unacceptable pain and price of telling some of our friends that they cannot dream of a life of love and commitment equally respected under the law. And while we now celebrate winning the freedom to marry both in Epstein’s home country of Britain and here in the U.S., the work of securing gay and transgender Americans against discrimination in other important areas of life – employment, housing, education, public accommodations such as restaurants or businesses – remains. We continue to imagine, as John Lennon urged, a better world — and work hard to make it a reality.

Freedom for All Americans is the campaign to secure full nondiscrimination protections for LGBT people nationwide. Our work brings together Republicans and Democrats, businesses large and small, people of faith, and allies from all walks of life to make the case for comprehensive nondiscrimination protections that ensure everyone is treated fairly and equally.

The Fest For Beatles Fans

The Fest For Beatles Fans is the original and longest running Beatles celebration on Earth.

A PERSONAL NOTE FROM FEST FOUNDER MARK LAPIDOS:

We were thrilled to welcome Vivek J. Tiwary to our big 50th Anniversary Beatles Celebration (and celebrating 40 years of Fests) in NYC in February 2014. The Fifth Beatle is a truly special book, a fantastic journey through the life of Brian Epstein. It was a crime that Brian had not been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame until 2014. But it finally happened and Vivek is making a film about his life– it couldn’t be better timing. We will do everything we can to let Beatles fans know about the The Fifth Beatle film adaptation as more details unfold. Brian really was “The Fifth Beatle”– and with this book and the upcoming film, the rest of the world will know why.

 

Dark Horse / M Press

A PERSONAL NOTE FROM PUBLISHER MIKE RICHARDSON:

I remember the moment I first heard the Beatles. It was the summer before they hit America and the “British Invasion” had not yet begun. The song was “Please Please Me” and I was a twelve-year-old picking strawberries outside of Milwaukie, Oregon. In those days, someone always had a transistor radio playing out in the berry fields, and we were fed a steady diet of the Beach Boys, The Four Seasons, and the assorted “hot rod” tunes popular on the top 100 lists. The instant I heard the opening notes of the song, I knew something was different… one of those moments in which you cock your head and try to understand what you are processing. I stopped picking and stood there listening until the song was through playing, waiting for the DJ to offer the name of both the tune and the band. The Beatles? Even the name was different. I remembered that name when “I Want To Hold Your Hand” exploded onto the American music scene a few months later. Did I say “music scene”? How about mentioning that the “four lads” changed the entirety of western culture. Needless to say, I have been a Beatles fanatic ever since. For both myself andVivek [the writer], this is a passion project. The story of “The Fifth Beatle” is one that deserves to be told, and I am proud that we are involved in the telling.

M Press Books is a division of Dark Horse Comics, founded in1986 by MikeRichardson. Dark Horse Comics has proven to be a solid example of how integrity and innovation can help broaden a unique storytelling medium and establish a small, homegrown company as an industry giant. The company is known for the progressive and creator-friendly atmosphere it provides for writers and artists. In addition to publishing comics from top talent such as Frank Miller, Mike Mignola, Neil Gaiman, Brian Wood, Gerard Way, Felicia Day, Guillermo Del Toro and comics legends such as Will Eisner, Neal Adams, and Jim Steranko, Dark Horse has developed its own successful properties such as The Mask, Ghost, Timecop, and SpyBoy. Its successful line of comics and products based on popular properties includes Star Wars, Mass Effect, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Aliens, Conan, Emily the Strange, Tim Burton’s Tragic Toys for Girls and Boys, Serenity, Game of Thrones and Domo. Today Dark Horse Comics is the largest independent comic book publisher in the US and is recognized as one of the world’s leading publishers of both creator-owned content and licensed comics material.