UPDATED: March 29, 2024 at 5:45 PM CDT Brooklyn-by-way-of-Minneapolis rock band the Hold Steady will release the illustrated children’s book “Stay Positive” on Oct. 1 via Akashic Books.

Well, America’s best bar band sure hopes so. The group has collectively written Stay Positive, an illustrated children’s book inspired by the title track of their 2008 album.

The Hold Steady have announced a children’s book. Stay Positive, named after their 2008 album, is a “new 32-page book for readers of all ages follows the path of a humble armadillo who ...