NEWS
April 18, 2009
Forgive the neglect, many updates all around including, most notably,
the paperback release of Harry and the new Reading Group Guide.
Harry. Revised was also a Denver Post Best Book of 2008, and a
Fiction Prize Finalist for the Southern California Independent
Booksellers Association. I have also added some new reviews to
my writings page, as well as a podcast of my 2008 LAPL Aloud appearance
with Andrew Sean Greer.
October 27
Since the last update, Harry, Revised has been released in the
UK, Australia and Holland. New covers have been posted, and new
reviews added.
May 26
Slews of profiles of late, including Time
Out, New York, the Los
Angeles Times, The
Oregonian and the Seattle
Times. Also plenty of updates on the reviews
page.
April 22
New York Magazine gives us our first
official press review, and they rate HARRY, REVISED worthy
of a "BUY IT" Also, my episode of Titlepage
has gone live.
April 12
APPEARANCES ADDED: We've added a stop at Miami's renowned Books
and Books, and we've also been invited to the Melbourne Writers
Festival in August. Details below.
March 27
APPEARANCES ADDED: I've just been added to Printers
Row, the wonderful Chicago book festival. And I've also been
invited to read for the Emerging Voices Panel at BEA. Details
below.
March 19
I've added a reading at Village Books in Pacific Palisades to
replace the westside reading we lost with the closing of Duttons.
(See below.) There's also a release party added on May 4. (Also
below.) And the last advance review is in, this one from Booklist.
March 14
I've been invited to tape a segment of Titlepage,
which will air on April 15. And Library Journal has just given
Harry a lovely
starred review, calling it "a brilliantly funny and heart-wrenching
first novel."
March 9
My Los Angeles Times Festival of Books panel information has been
finalized. See the Book Tour listing below.
March 5
Publisher's Weekly Featured Q & A with yours truly.
Read it here.
February 25
The first two pre-publication reviews are in, with Publisher's Weekly calling Harry, Revised "a self-assured, comic and satisfying story," and Kirkus Reviews saying "The book is fast-paced; there are nice comic touches; and Harry
is, finally, rather compelling, selfish and damaged but recognizably
human."
