So, finally. About seven years after I set out on this journey with Frederick and Jette Meisenheimer, their story is published today. Tonight I will stand up in front of a group of people at Barnes & Noble in Columbia, MO, and read from my finished book for the first time. It will be a sweet moment, I am sure, …
Linkage, Schminkage
Not long now. This is just a brief update to let you know about various things that have popped up on the web, if you missed my incessant tweets and facebook updates over the past few days. Publication isn’t officially until Tuesday, but the book has already been spotted in the wild. This is in Freeport, Maine: A GOOD AMERICAN …
Countdown!
There’s so much going on at the moment that I often lose track of what day of the week it is. So this is a quick post to bring you up to date with a few snippets of news, then I’m off to spend the weekend doing legal work, catching up with the stuff that has been piling up, both …
Librarians Are Not all like Philip Larkin. Really.
Let’s play a little cultural word association. If you ask an Englishman what comes to mind when he hears the word “Dallas,” he would probably answer Larry Hagman, JFK’s assassination, and possibly cowboys (although the cowboys would be wearing ten-gallon hats, rather than football helmets.) I’m told that if he was of a certain age and inclination, he might also …
Catching Breath
Not really. No time to catch breath. Just under three weeks until publication, and things are going ever so slightly bonkers. But in a good way. Lots of news to share with you. Where to begin? Let’s see… A GOOD AMERICAN was named #1 Read to Pick Up for February in O Magazine. Yes, that’s Ms. Winfrey’s little publication. Kind …
Missing Link
It occurred to me this morning that there was a photo missing from my last post, which illustrated an absolutely critical part of the process. Here it is: This is a page chosen more or less at random, during the second six month rewrite, after I had signed my deal with Amy. I am hopeless at editing on screen – …
A Story in Five Photos
Once upon a time, there was a blank sheet of paper. You know, that thing Ernest Hemingway was allegedly so scared of. This blank sheet of paper (and a few hundred others) got written on. Some guy had an idea for a story, and every morning at five o’clock, he hauled himself out of bed, switched on the coffee machine, …
A GOOD AMERICAN #1 Pick for February’s Indie Next List!!
Exciting times! Through the Indiebound collective, booksellers from independent bookstores across the nation submit nominations for the books published each month that they’re most excited about. I’m proud, and slightly startled, to announced that A GOOD AMERICAN has been selected as the #1 pick for February 2012. As you might imagine, this is fabulous news. Independent bookstores remain the beating heart …
DIRTY MINDS by Kayt Sukel is published today!
Kayt Sukel is one of those annoying people who can do absolutely everything, it seems. She is an award-winning travel writer, food writer, and science correspondent, and has written for apparently every major publication you might think of. And today sees the publication of her brilliant book, DIRTY MINDS, which delves into the mysterious world of the brain and its …
Write, Erase, Repeat.
Since my recent post about my new Kindle, I have been thinking a lot about technology. On Saturday night the kids and I had a chew-and-view. We ate tortellini and watched Shrek the Third, renting the movie on my laptop from amazon instant play and having it transmitted to the TV. Who needs Netflix? I don’t even need to wait for …