By The Harper Perennial Lit Chick Invasion brought three authors – once strangers from Australia, Canada, and England – together for a book tour. I saw them read at New York’s KGB Bar, and I left with all three of their books, not knowing which to read first.
Question of the Week: The Book Tour
For those of you lucky enough to have published a book, tell me about going on tour. Did it live up to your expectations?
And for those of you who simply attend readings and book signings, tell me why you go and what expectations you bring with you.
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Reynald’s Rap: Lance Reynald chats with Robert Westfield
I was a late bloomer when it came to reading. Everyone around me seemed to pick it up with Dick, Jane and Spot in the first grade, I remained back in the special reading group until well into the second grade. Looking back I think this might be due to …
Weekly Wrap: Our Unfinished Brilliance
Write down every idea before it’s gone. Use the backs of envelopes and gas receipts if you’re driving. On one of those slips is your breakout story:
Amputee obsessively sharpens pencils with his phantom arm.
Girl impresses boy by eating frozen guacamole with her hair barrette. …
Cameron McGill
I’ll listen to just about any kind of music and enjoy it, but when it comes to lyrics, I’m picky. My favorite songwriters? Lucinda Williams, Joni Mitchell, Bob Dylan, . . . and Cameron McGill.
Here’s the opening of “When It Could Hurry” from the …
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