A children’s book for adults, EVERYBODY DIES (on sale NOW) is Internet sensation Ken Tanaka’s grimly hilarious attempt to explain death. Using heavily saturated pictures and frank speech, Tanaka showcases the various ways in which people can meet their fate—including a surfing tragedy, being devoured by wild animals, war, and cirrhosis of the liver.
Through 48 full-color pages of dark fun, Tanaka unveils the truth about living and dying, and softens the blow with cute drawings and little games to familiarize yourself with the death around you (“Check the box if you know someone who died of: Helicopter crash; armed robbery; tigers”). By the book’s end, death may not be any less petrifying, but the inescapability is made clear.
Author bio
Ken Tanaka was born in Los Angeles, California and raised in Shimane, Japan. In 2007 he returned to Los Angeles and began making YouTube videos about his search for Jonathan and Linda Smith, his parents (https://www.youtube.com/user/helpmefindparents channel). His most popular video, “What Kind of Asian Are You?” was published in May 2013 and has had over 6 million views. His artwork has been shown at La Luz de Jesus Gallery, Billy Shire Fine Arts, and LeBasse Projects. An upcoming exhibit of his work at the Pasadena Museum of California Art will coincide with the book’s release.
David Ury is a Californian actor, writer, and stand-up comic. While he is best known for getting crushed by an ATM as the character Spooge in AMC’s Breaking Bad, he has been shot, bitten, impaled, and stabbed to death countless times in American films and television programs including Justified, and CSI.
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