#book tour

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Tommy Orange and Kaveh Akbar Take ‘the Band’ on the Road

Wandering Stars author Tommy Orange and Martyr! author Kaveh Akbar teamed up for a Bay Area book tour this month, stopping at six independent bookstores and the East Bay Innovation Academy, a school in Oakland. Continue reading >>
[ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2025-03-20 04:00:00 UTC ]

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Schumer “postponing” his book tour tells me he still doesn’t get the message.

After a thorough excoriating by Democrats who are livid at his capitulation to Trump, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer has “postponed” his book tour. Hopefully he’ll use the time to do something about Trump’s unshackled authoritarianism. But I suspect he’s treating this like a celebrity... Continue reading >>
[ Source: Literrary Hub | 2025-03-17 21:12:54 UTC ]

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Chuck Schumer has emerged as the breakout main character of Bluesky—for the worst reasons

After the Senate minority leader’s decision to help Trump avert a shutdown of the GOP’s own making, Bluesky erupted with anger and savage memes. What was perhaps the least timely book tour in American history has been postponed. Continue reading >>
[ Source: Fast Company | 2025-03-17 21:10:00 UTC ]

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This Book Tour Comes With a Side of Fried Rice

Curtis Chin’s memoir, “Everything I Learned, I Learned in a Chinese Restaurant,” celebrates the cuisine and community of his youth. Now he’s paying it forward. Continue reading >>
[ Source: The New York Times | 2024-12-18 10:00:53 UTC ]

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Jarrett J. Krosoczka Pahks the Cah at New England Libraries

Author-illustrator Jarrett J. Krosoczka embarked on a public library book tour from June 21–August 2, billing his New England stops as “JJK’s Summah Readin’ Roadtrip.” Continue reading >>
[ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-08-06 04:00:00 UTC ]

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What’s Going On with Kara Swisher’s Book Tour?

The veteran tech journalist is promoting her memoir with tech bros like Sam Altman. Continue reading >>
[ Source: Slate | 2024-03-06 10:50:00 UTC ]

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Sonic Youth co-founder Thurston Moore cancels U.S. book tour due to 'debilitating' health issue

Thurston Moore of Sonic Youth revealed a longtime health condition had ended his book tour plans: 'This news is utterly distressing. ... [M]y memoir, 'Sonic Life,' means so much to me.' Continue reading >>
[ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2023-10-12 00:21:43 UTC ]

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How Katie Porter's book tour became part of her quasi-national Senate campaign

Since releasing a book earlier this month, Rep. Katie Porter has been everywhere trying to pump sales. The tour has had the added effect of boosting her U.S. Senate bid. Continue reading >>
[ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2023-05-02 12:00:49 UTC ]

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Novelist Celeste Ng: ‘There was a period when I thought I’d never write again’

The award-winning author on how Trump, Covid and anti-Asian rhetoric inspired her latest novel, digging her way out of ‘post-book fatigue’, and learning to touch type using UlyssesCeleste Ng, 42, is the award-winning author of three novels, including Little Fires Everywhere, which was made into... Continue reading >>
[ Source: The Guardian | 2023-04-22 17:00:15 UTC ]

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Lit Hub Weekly: December 12-16, 2022

Behold the 103 best book covers of the year, as picked by the experts. | Lit Hub How much pain should we tolerate for publicity? Or, when your book tour is interrupted by a near-death experience. | Lit Hub Memoir How Paul McCartney responded to the Beatles’ slow but inevitable disintegration.... Continue reading >>
[ Source: Literrary Hub | 2022-12-17 11:30:31 UTC ]

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When Your Book Tour is Interrupted by a Near-Death Experience

I was halfway through my book tour when the pain started. Sharp, but strangely light; like the nub of a feather lodged in my right side. Must be all that signing with my right hand, I joked to my husband, who was traveling with me, along with our two dogs. A six-week book tour of […] Continue reading >>
[ Source: Literrary Hub | 2022-12-12 09:54:19 UTC ]

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This Week's Bestsellers: August 01, 2022

Isaac Fitzgerald's book tour takes a cross-country jaunt from 'Dirtbag, Massachusetts,' #9 on our hardcover nonfiction list. Plus 'The World's Worst Assistant,' Sona Movsesian, lands at #10 on that list, and the Netflix adaptation of Mark Greaney's 'The Gray Man' premieres. Continue reading >>
[ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-07-29 04:00:00 UTC ]

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Rare Thoughts on Writing From Cormac McCarthy in This Unlikely Interview

Knopf announced March 8 that it will publish two novels by Cormac McCarthy this fall, his first in 16 years, but don’t expect a book tour. The Pulitzer Prize-winning author lives an entirely private life. “He doesn’t give interviews, doesn’t give lectures, and doesn’t do book signings,” Michael... Continue reading >>
[ Source: Literrary Hub | 2022-03-15 08:55:34 UTC ]

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Ann Patchett on why she isn't doing a conventional book tour — possibly ever again

Bestselling author Ann Patchett talks about book tours, Tom Hanks and 'These Precious Days,' her new book of essays. Continue reading >>
[ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2021-11-23 14:00:12 UTC ]

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Michael Caine is (maybe) retiring from acting . . . to be a writer!

On Friday, Michael Caine appeared on the BBC radio program “Kermode and Mayo’s Film Review,” to talk about his new film Best Sellers, in which he plays a cranky, alcoholic novelist who goes on a book tour with his publisher, played by Aubrey Plaza, who is trying to save the company. (Reviews are... Continue reading >>
[ Source: Literrary Hub | 2021-10-18 14:00:04 UTC ]

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In ‘Hell of a Book,’ an author and his imaginary friend go on a book tour

Jason Mott’s novel starts out as a relatively straightforward story. Then reality and fantasy blur. Continue reading >>
[ Source: The Washington Post | 2021-08-13 12:00:00 UTC ]

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It is once again time to kill for future Texas governor Matthew McConaughey.

If the last year has taught us anything, it’s that Austin’s (Lincoln-drivin’, Wild Turkey-suppin’, Longhorns-boostin’, emergency-broadcastin’, naked bongo-playin’, UT professorin’) favorite son, Matthew David McConaughey, is actually a far busier man than his famously laid-back public persona... Continue reading >>
[ Source: Literrary Hub | 2021-03-19 18:40:38 UTC ]

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Long live the book tour

The bestselling crime writer reflects on how Covid-19 may alter the landscape of promotional book tours­—and shares a tale or two of tours past... Continue reading >>
[ Source: The Bookseller | 2021-01-14 14:25:21 UTC ]

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The biggest book tour in history is taking place on . . . Roblox?

We’ve all had to adapt to the pandemic, and some have adapted more quickly than others—maybe none more so than Ernest Cline, author of Ready Player One, who is touring his new book Ready Player Two on the virtual platform Roblox. The Ready Player Two promotional event will start with a Q&A... Continue reading >>
[ Source: Literrary Hub | 2020-11-24 18:01:53 UTC ]

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'Ready Player Two' author is going on a virtual book tour in 'Roblox'

Real book tours aren’t practical during a pandemic, but the virtual kind might suit at least one author very nicely. Ernest Cline is showcasing his new novel Ready Player Two in a Roblox event, and it will appropriately include a treasure hunt. While... Continue reading >>
[ Source: Engadget | 2020-11-23 18:00:53 UTC ]

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