Why Are You Atheists So Angry? 99 Thing That Piss Off the Godless is now for sale as a Kindle book! Yes, I’ll be selling it soon in other formats, including Nook, Smashmouth, and physical dead-tree books. But right now, if you want the Kindle edition, you can have it, for only $7.99!
And here’s a nifty, easy-to-remember URL if you want to pass it on:
Here’s the description, and some wonderfully flattering blurbs.
Why are atheists angry?
Is it because they’re selfish, joyless, lacking in meaning, and alienated from God?
Or is it because they have legitimate reasons to be angry — and are ready to do something about it?
Armed with passionate outrage, absurdist humor, and calm intelligence, popular blogger Greta Christina makes a powerful case for outspoken atheist activism, and explains the empathy and justice that drive it.
This accessible, personal, down-to-earth book speaks not only to atheists, but to believers who want to understand the so-called “new atheism.” “Why Are You Atheists So Angry?” drops a bombshell on the destructive force of religious faith — and gives a voice to millions of angry atheists.
“Greta Christina’s analysis of religion is acute and witty, and at the same time fair and compassionate. And I’m jealous: I sure wish I could write as well as she does.”
-Alan Sokal, Professor of Physics, New York University
“Greta has done something truly impressive with this book: She explains in a calm, reasonable, and thoughtful way exactly why she’s a pissed-off, angry atheist. She’s not alone, though, and it’s not only other atheists who will agree with her. In fact, I *dare* religious people to read this book and not come away furious at the often awful impact faith has had on the world, even if they don’t believe they’re responsible for it. I may be a “friendly atheist” online, but Greta definitely speaks for me in this book.”
-Hemant Mehta, Friendly Atheist, author of I Sold My Soul on eBay
“If only more people could channel their anger into something so inspiring! Greta Christina has written the perfect book for anyone who wonders about the true impact of religious dogma on women’s health, gay rights, science education, and the daily lives of those who have no faith. Her concluding chapter, which contains solid advice for how to make a positive change in the world, will ensure that you’ll have an outlet for all that rage you’ll build up by the end of the book. Trust me – you’ll need it.”
-Rebecca Watson, Skepchick.org
“I found this book informative and enraging! Leave it to Greta to inform and elucidate like no other. I highly recommend this book to everyone, everywhere. And I hope never to get Greta angry at me. 
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-David Silverman, President, American Atheists
“Greta Christina’s book offers a passionately lucid explanation of the reasons for atheist anger and its connection to the energy behind all movements for social justice. It is both informative and inspiring.”
-Ophelia Benson, Butterflies and Wheels
“They say if you’re not angry, you’re not paying attention. Well, Greta Christina is definitely paying attention — and in this book, she delivers a clean, bracing blast of atheist anger, like a refreshing cool breeze in a stifling hothouse of faith, that offers compelling reasons why all rational people of conscience should oppose religion and the harm it does.”
-Adam Lee, Daylight Atheism
“Greta Christina is one of the best writers on religion out there, period. I’ve been waiting for this book for a long time.”
-Chris Hallquist, The Uncredible Hallq
“This just became my number-one book to recommend to all believers and new atheists alike. I thought the field of atheist literature was all just rehashing the same stuff by now. But this is an original, visceral, and ultimately complete defense of not just atheist outrage, but atheism itself. Greta sticks to the undeniable facts-on-the-ground and articulates it all correctly and well, heading off every possible rebuttal with brilliant economy. She never gets bogged down in abstract philosophy, yet still hits every key abstract point, leaving you by the end with no rational reason not to agree, and finally kick to the curb that useless old religion, or get off your bum and really do something for the cause.”
-Dr. Richard Carrier, author of Sense and Goodness without God
If you read the book and like it — please spread the word! Tell your friends, Tweet it, Facebook it, write nice reviews on Amazon about it, make upo excuses to mention it at cocktail parties.
And thanks so much to all of you for your patience and support. I know my blogging hasn’t been as regular in the past few weeks, and y’all have been very patient about that. I’ll probably still be crazed until after the Reason Rally and the American Atheists convention, and a fair amount of my blogging focus for the next few weeks will probably be very book-focused. But I should be able to return to something resembling normal in something resembling soon. I hope you think it was worth it! Enjoy!
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Brownian
March 19, 2012 at 9:37 pm (UTC -4) Link to this comment
Thanks, Greta. Whispernet’d as soon as I login.
Ani Sharmin
March 19, 2012 at 9:38 pm (UTC -4) Link to this comment
Yay! I’ll start reading it right away.
Mattir
March 19, 2012 at 9:51 pm (UTC -4) Link to this comment
Bought. Also, Teen DaughterSpawn was just hammering nails to hang up some pictures in her room when the framed Skepticon photo of you fell on her head. Is that due to atheist anger?
Evan
March 19, 2012 at 9:53 pm (UTC -4) Link to this comment
Bought. Can’t wait to dig into it.
chriskg
March 19, 2012 at 10:01 pm (UTC -4) Link to this comment
Thanks. Reading now!
Martin Wagner
March 19, 2012 at 10:09 pm (UTC -4) Link to this comment
I like my books made of trees, so I will wait for that. Congrats on getting it out though!
Tuppy Glossop
March 19, 2012 at 10:21 pm (UTC -4) Link to this comment
Bought it!
Now can we tone down the kitten stuff?
josh
March 19, 2012 at 10:22 pm (UTC -4) Link to this comment
^^^Haha. I seriously love your sarcasm wagner
annesauer
March 19, 2012 at 10:23 pm (UTC -4) Link to this comment
Very nice blurbs indeed!
eneraldocarneiro
March 19, 2012 at 10:30 pm (UTC -4) Link to this comment
Tried to buy but amazon says “not currently available”.
Jimbo
March 19, 2012 at 10:39 pm (UTC -4) Link to this comment
OK…just bought it and am eager for a little bedtime reading. I’ll post a short review on Amazon when I finish.
badfeminist
March 19, 2012 at 10:43 pm (UTC -4) Link to this comment
Anybody know if there’s gonna be an audiobook version?
eneraldocarneiro
March 19, 2012 at 10:46 pm (UTC -4) Link to this comment
Confirmed. Not available in Latin America and Caribbean.
Now there are 100 reasons for atheists been angry!
Greta Christina
March 19, 2012 at 10:52 pm (UTC -4) Link to this comment
eneraldocarneiro @ #13: I’m looking into it. I thought I set the settings to make it available everywhere. It’ll definitely be available in other formats soon, if for some reason I can’t make this better — but hang tight, I’ll see what I can do.
Thomas Lawson
March 19, 2012 at 11:00 pm (UTC -4) Link to this comment
YAY! Downloading……
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If it says NOT AVAILABLE, change your country settings to United States. That’s what I do here in Canada. And I will most certainly be mentioning your book at the Northwest Free-thought Alliance Conference next weekend, right after I mention mine.
Shaun
March 20, 2012 at 12:20 am (UTC -4) Link to this comment
I bought my copy. Most of the way through Chapter One, and I’m beginning to notice a distinct lack of peanut butter in my immediate surroundings. God, if you’re there, could you make me a PB&J? Kthx.
Otrame
March 20, 2012 at 12:21 am (UTC -4) Link to this comment
How soon will it be in ePub format? Us iPad users want to inow.
Alethea H. Claw
March 20, 2012 at 1:00 am (UTC -4) Link to this comment
You can get a kindle app for ipad, you know. Or use Calibre to convert to epub.
Otrame
March 20, 2012 at 1:47 am (UTC -4) Link to this comment
Alethea,
I have Calibre, but I tried the kindle app and didn’t like it. I think I’ll wait, so I know there won’t be conversion issues (at least I won’t be the one to have to deal with conversion issues. 8-). ). But I’ll definitely get it.
Thanks for the advice. Appreciate it.
Sam Salerno
March 20, 2012 at 3:24 am (UTC -4) Link to this comment
Fareeking awesome. I can’t tell you how much I have been waiting for this. I will review after reading, But I’m sure it will not disappoint. As I’ve heard enough Greta to be super excited.
Katherine Lorraine, Chaton de la Mort
March 20, 2012 at 5:34 am (UTC -4) Link to this comment
I am buying it now…
I am searching for it…
I am tapping on the book link…
I am tapping on the price…
I have purchased it…
It has been downloaded.
Yay!
Carl
March 20, 2012 at 5:37 am (UTC -4) Link to this comment
I have a nook when will that be available? Hurry I need to read soon!
mai
March 20, 2012 at 6:41 am (UTC -4) Link to this comment
I want to get the physical book when it comes out. I was just wondering, since the List of Rage chapter seems to have a lot of links, how will the physical version look? Will there be footnotes or something?
Tom Morris
March 20, 2012 at 7:17 am (UTC -4) Link to this comment
Bought and downloaded in the UK. Looking forward to reading it.
Janice in Toronto
March 20, 2012 at 8:05 am (UTC -4) Link to this comment
Bought it.
Now you have $$ to buy the kittehs treats!
Trevor Prinn
March 20, 2012 at 8:35 am (UTC -4) Link to this comment
Smashmouth? Did you mean Smashwords? If so, I’ll wait for that. I’d much rather give them the business than Amazon (unless you are fixated on your Amazon ranking and would rather everyone bought from there).
VeritasKnight
March 20, 2012 at 9:07 am (UTC -4) Link to this comment
I don’t have a Kindle, but I will get a copy as soon as one I can access is out. I am anticipating this!
Brad
March 20, 2012 at 9:19 am (UTC -4) Link to this comment
Purchased and downloaded!! Will you sign my Kindle at ReasonRally?
gregorymarshall
March 20, 2012 at 9:36 am (UTC -4) Link to this comment
Okay, so I am like old school and don’t have a kindle. So when is this coming out in old school book version? I would really like to get a copy.
baal
March 20, 2012 at 9:48 am (UTC -4) Link to this comment
I bought it!!
I love reading your writing.
Eva@View from the Hillside
March 20, 2012 at 9:51 am (UTC -4) Link to this comment
As soon as I get home to my Kindle and turn it on whispernet will bring it to me
embertine
March 20, 2012 at 9:53 am (UTC -4) Link to this comment
SRSLY. You decide to write a book and a few weeks later it’s published? It’s offocial – I am much too lazy to accomplish anything significant in life.
Congrats, and I can’t wait to buy my paper copy!
RW Ahrens
March 20, 2012 at 10:19 am (UTC -4) Link to this comment
Purchased! Glad to have another way to support the cause! Keep it going, Greta!
Alberto
March 20, 2012 at 10:59 am (UTC -4) Link to this comment
I’ll be more that willing to translate your book in italian. If you ever plan to have it published in Italy, please contact me.
James Croft
March 20, 2012 at 11:00 am (UTC -4) Link to this comment
Amazing – congratulations! I just bought my copy and will read it ASAP. I’m amazed at the speed with which you went from concept to publication – kudos!
KarateMonkey
March 20, 2012 at 11:01 am (UTC -4) Link to this comment
Do you know if this version has DRM enabled or not? If it’s turned off, I’ll get happily buy it now and convert to a format that a little more usable for me. Otherwise I’m happy to wait for the Smashwords or Nook versions.
Also, I love the name of your publisher. Is Dirty Heathen Publishing something you just created?
bandm
March 20, 2012 at 11:10 am (UTC -4) Link to this comment
Sadly, I do not like Amazon, so will have to wait for another format
Osian
March 20, 2012 at 11:42 am (UTC -4) Link to this comment
Woohoo!
Bought it. Probably the first proper book I’ve actually bought for my Kindle in over a year of having it.
Looking forward to reading
David Jameson
March 20, 2012 at 12:06 pm (UTC -4) Link to this comment
Reading your book right now. One question: why do you (and others) continue to spell “god” with an initial capital G particularly since a key goal is to remove the “specialness” associated with the concept?
grumpyoldfart
March 20, 2012 at 12:24 pm (UTC -4) Link to this comment
I’m halfway there. PZ Myers provided a link to the Kindle App for PC and since then I’ve downloaded the sample, so I know everything is working OK. Tomorrow I shall buy the book from Amazon. [I hope you make a fortune].
David B
March 20, 2012 at 1:00 pm (UTC -4) Link to this comment
Any word on whether or not it will be available as a hardcover? I imagine just a paperback is more likely.
Icaarus
March 20, 2012 at 1:10 pm (UTC -4) Link to this comment
Please include KOBO – I think there might be some cross publishing between them and smashwords.
Can’t wait to read it.
Radi
March 20, 2012 at 1:11 pm (UTC -4) Link to this comment
Yeowch! $7.99 is steep, but I bought it anyway. Can’t WAIT to read it
Radi
March 20, 2012 at 1:13 pm (UTC -4) Link to this comment
Well, $7.99 is steep, because I’m cheap (hey, that rhymes, too
). Am finding out that owning a pet is EXPENSIVE, especially when he goes through chew toys like candy *sigh*
bcoppola
March 20, 2012 at 1:17 pm (UTC -4) Link to this comment
OK, this was what finally pushed me over the edge to download Kindle for my Android. It. Better. Be. Worth. It.
(gives Clint Eastwood squint)
michaelbrew
March 20, 2012 at 1:33 pm (UTC -4) Link to this comment
All your book are belong to us. You have no chance to survive make your time. For great justice.
Zicon
March 20, 2012 at 1:41 pm (UTC -4) Link to this comment
I would love to buy this book, but DRM makes it a no-go for me. Sorry.
Jen
March 20, 2012 at 1:54 pm (UTC -4) Link to this comment
Congrats! I’ll be waiting for the dead tree version because I’m backwards like that.
Julie
March 20, 2012 at 2:00 pm (UTC -4) Link to this comment
Kobo for those of us who won’t buy from Amazon would be awesome.
eneraldocarneiro
March 20, 2012 at 2:11 pm (UTC -4) Link to this comment
BOUGHT IT!
Thanks Greta.
Love you!
Goblinman
March 20, 2012 at 2:12 pm (UTC -4) Link to this comment
Yay!
I think I’ll wait to get a dead-tree copy, though, just because I want Greta’s name on my bookshelf.
Lou Doench
March 20, 2012 at 2:46 pm (UTC -4) Link to this comment
Ahhh, the joy of one click purchasing!
Zinc Avenger
March 20, 2012 at 3:39 pm (UTC -4) Link to this comment
@Lou Doench, #58:
The terror of one click purchasing, you mean. The barrier between “want” and “buy” is too low for someone with my impulse control.
BRB buying moar boox.
Spanish Inquisitor
March 20, 2012 at 3:42 pm (UTC -4) Link to this comment
I downloaded it, and found I’m in it! Sort of. As a resource at the end. So cool, thanks Greta.
In case those who mentioned that they didn’t like the iPad Kindle app, Amazon revised the app recently, the other day, in fact, and I find it’s not bad. A lot similar to iBooks, in many ways.
Spanish Inquisitor
March 20, 2012 at 3:57 pm (UTC -4) Link to this comment
By my count you pulled in $207.74 just from this page alone.
Less Amazon fees, of course…..
Susie Bright
March 20, 2012 at 4:54 pm (UTC -4) Link to this comment
I just posted a review. I wanted to say
RAH RAH SISS BOOM BAH! but I decided to make mroe than sound effects. This is a great book, and it’s been the cumulation of decades of thought and writing on your part. I am so proud of you, so admiring.
Note to those uninitiated to Kindle titles: you can read them on anything. Your phone, your computer, your iPad, etc. Kindle makes “apps” for anything that moves.
PS
As a 12 year-vet ebook author, I can tell you, I always make my book available on multiple formats: the Nook, PDF, all the little ereaders, Apple, non DRM, all of it. It philosophically suits my agenda, and I’m sure it does for Greta too, and all the other authors who go nuts to provide all these different formats. We all wish for the virtual “vinyl LP” that you could just enjoy to on any record player.
Yet for all the “hue and cry” you hear about the need and desire for these diverse formats, only 2% of the audience I see actually goes out and takes advantage of the alternatives.
I would in fact, predict, that the people who are the quickest to protest lack of variety are the least likely pursue their stated objective. It reminds me of porn and how everyone SAID they wanted one sort of thing, when in fact they purchased quite the opposite. Maybe Greta can write a book about THAT someday!
ThorGoLucky
March 20, 2012 at 5:12 pm (UTC -4) Link to this comment
PZ Myers introduced me to the Kindle app available on the iPad, so I bought your book. You go “girl”!
ThorGoLucky
March 20, 2012 at 5:14 pm (UTC -4) Link to this comment
…and I look forward to the hardback edition, if it ever becomes available.
NDDave
March 20, 2012 at 5:23 pm (UTC -4) Link to this comment
Greta, it is also out for the Nook! I just purchased it and have downloaded it to my iPad. I know what i’ll be doing after work today!
Tom M
March 20, 2012 at 5:43 pm (UTC -4) Link to this comment
Thanks for this post! Just bought for my Nook & it appeared immediately in my library. Formatting & typesetting look flawless.
Christina
March 20, 2012 at 5:53 pm (UTC -4) Link to this comment
Guess what I bought…
Corkscrew
March 20, 2012 at 7:37 pm (UTC -4) Link to this comment
Depends whether it’s being used as a proper name for e.g. the Abrahamic deity, or as a general species descriptor. So, “God appeared as a burning bush – the eco-vandal!” but “I could worship one god a day for the rest of my life and still not run out”.
Sarah
March 20, 2012 at 7:38 pm (UTC -4) Link to this comment
Just bought a copy and I think it looks fantastic on my Kindle: http://imgur.com/lAgwU
AJ Milne
March 20, 2012 at 9:08 pm (UTC -4) Link to this comment
Reading now. And just so you understand what you have done here: my heart may not survive this book.
Re especially:
Very much so.
I am not full of hate.
I am full of grief.
Anger tends to go with that, too.
maethor
March 20, 2012 at 9:54 pm (UTC -4) Link to this comment
And now for some lovely, soothing bedtime reading
Greta Christina
March 20, 2012 at 10:40 pm (UTC -4) Link to this comment
Answers to many of your questions have just been posted!
Geoff
March 21, 2012 at 9:04 pm (UTC -4) Link to this comment
Just bought and tweeted! I love it already.
Please put out a print version. This is the book I would give to my Christian mother more than any other.
Iamamonkeysuncle
March 22, 2012 at 9:20 pm (UTC -4) Link to this comment
Bought. Also waiting for the dead-tree version. Better yet, see if you can print it on hemp-fiber paper. (Not rolling papers
)
Nakisha Bellettiere
March 23, 2012 at 7:52 pm (UTC -4) Link to this comment
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March 23, 2012 at 8:32 pm (UTC -4) Link to this comment
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Screamer77
June 10, 2012 at 1:48 am (UTC -4) Link to this comment
I loved the book and want to spread the word, but not all of my friends have a kindle. When is the paperback version coming out?
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