Category Archives: Author Tours

Kate Christensen’s review of “The Song Is You”

Readers of my blog know that one of my favorite contemporary novelists is Kate Christensen.  Kate has written a glowing review of Arthur Phillips latest novel in The New York Times Book Review. If novelists were labeled zoologically, Arthur Phillips … Continue reading

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In defense of author tours

Kevin Baker’s recent article in the Village Voice about blogs, author tours, and the bleak future for writers saddens me. He talks about his own experiences of showing up at bookstores with one or two people there, or no one … Continue reading

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