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Exclusive Robyn Hitchcock Preorder Package
In celebration of Robyn Hitchcock’s forthcoming memoir Stranded in the Future, we are offering a limited edition preorder package.
The limited edition preorder package is available exclusively from Akashic Books and includes:
—An autographed copy of Stranded in the Future
—An 8″ x 10″ signed and numbered Giclée print of Hitchcock’s original art Mr B autographed by Robyn Hitchcock. Mr B is a full color rendering of one of Hitchcock’s illustrations from inside the book.
All preorders will ship on or before the official publication date of July 7, 2026. You can also preorder just the book (without the full preorder package) from Akashic’s website, or wherever books are sold.
About Stranded in the Future
STRANDED IN THE FUTURE is a kind of dystopian self-portrait. It’s about obsession, and obsessive behavior. Spanning from 1968 to 1978, it takes in the mythology that teenagers weave around their musical heroes and their early loves: in this case, one specific hero and one specific love. The book explores the way that Hitchcock, in his own head, linked these two figures to each other, although they never actually met.
On the way, the story mines the incremental hangover of the 1970s as Hitchcock begins to play live, teaches himself to write songs, and eventually forms the Soft Boys. There’s a side order of trolleybuses too! Hitchcock’s beautiful prose will resonate far beyond the fans of his music, and build on the literary following he established with his first book, 1967: How I Got There and Why I Never Left.
Posted: Apr 16, 2026
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