Archive for the ‘News’ Category

Linkage, Schminkage

02-03-2012 by Alex George

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 Click here to continue…

Countdown!

01-28-2012 by Alex George

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 Click here to continue…

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 Click here to continue…

Catching Breath

01-18-2012 by Alex George

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 Click here to continue…

A Story in Five Photos

01-12-2012 by Alex George

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, Click here to continue…

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 Click here to continue…

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 Click here to continue…

Holiday Cheer

12-18-2011 by Alex George

Something of a pot-pourri today. Good news continues to roll in about the book.  We are now hearing about media coverage in newspapers and magazines, and it is all very exciting.  I will post nearer the time when and where things will be appearing. In the meantime, I have to share this wonderful review of Click here to continue…

News

12-08-2011 by Alex George

Lots going on at the moment, so I thought I would give you all a very brief overview of recent developments. It’s hard to believe that it’s now less than two months until A GOOD AMERICAN is published.  And there was me thinking this time would drag.  It has rushed by. The goodreads galley giveaway Click here to continue…

To Read, or Not To Read?

12-01-2011 by Alex George

In my earlier post about my trip to the Midwest Booksellers’ Association in Minneapolis, I mentioned that at the dinner hosted by Penguin on the Thursday night, there had been some spirited discussion between booksellers about what made for the best author events.  Certain booksellers felt that, as a general rule, authors should never read Click here to continue…