David Duchovny has been making the most of his time since wrapping Californication. Not only has he been working on the upcoming NBC series Aquarius, he also wrote a new children’s book, aimed at creating a better world.
Holy Cow: A Modern Day Fairy Tale, which he describe as “a fable, like Animal Farm or Charlotte’s Web,” follows a cow named Elsie Bovary who joins Shalom – a Jewish pig – and Tom – a turkey who can use an iPhone – on a quest to find a “a better, safer world.”
Here’s the full synopsis:
A rollicking, globe-trotting adventure with a twist: a four-legged heroine you won’t soon forget
Elsie Bovary is a cow, and a pretty happy one at that—her long, lazy days are spent eating, napping, and chatting with her best friend, Mallory. One night, Elsie and Mallory sneak out of their pasture; but while Mallory is interested in flirting with the neighboring bulls, Elsie finds herself drawn to the farmhouse. Through the window, she sees the farmer’s family gathered around a bright Box God—and what the Box God reveals about something called an “industrial meat farm” shakes Elsie’s understanding of her world to its core.
There’s only one solution: escape to a better, safer world. And so a motley crew is formed: Elsie; Jerry—excuse me, Shalom—a cranky, Torah-reading pig who’s recently converted to Judaism; and Tom, a suave (in his own mind, at least) turkey who can’t fly, but who can work an iPhone with his beak. Toting stolen passports and slapdash human disguises, they head for the airport.Elsie is our wise-cracking, pop-culture-reference-dropping, slyly witty narrator; Tom—who does eventually learn to fly (sort of)—dispenses psychiatric advice in a fake German accent; and Shalom, rejected by his adopted people in Jerusalem, ends up unexpectedly uniting Israelis and Palestinians. David Duchovny’s charismatic creatures point the way toward a mutual understanding and acceptance that the world desperately needs.
As Holy Cow: A Modern Day Fairy Tale hits shelves, David has planned a couple of book signings next month. On Feb. 11, at 7:00 PM, he’ll be at the Barnes & Noble in Union Square, NYC and on Feb. 18 he’ll be at the Barnes & Noble in The Grove in L.A. at 7:00 PM. Find out more at barnesandnoble.com.
