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Forgot to mention a very special guest who showed up at my Book People reading in Austin: Carl Anderson, PhD, a UT prof. If you live in Dallas, however, you know him as somebody else, starting about this time every year at NorthPark Mall. Carl was in a purple tie-dye T-shirt on Saturday, but I’d…
Read MoreSentimental journeys
If you’ve been reading this blog or if you know me even just a little, then you know that when it comes to memory and the past and driving around I can be a total sap. Fair warning, then. Move on or get in the passenger seat… I lived in Austin for just a bit…
Read MoreTexas Munchly
Drove down from Fort Worth to Austin today. Last night’s reading in Fort Worth was small — 14 people plus your author — but actually calming, fun. I had people sit in a circle in the TCU Barnes & Noble cafe. I donned the Burger King Wise Man crown (hey, Laura T. Faherty: It travels…
Read MoreFrisco and Plano, from the rear-view mirror
About 50 or 60 (?) people came to the Tinsel reading at Frisco’s Stonebriar Centre Tuesday night. For those who expected fireworks (or a Hank Stuever effigy burning!) I am so sorry to disappoint: The crowd was very interested in the book and gave me a very warm reception. (Um, it helps that the audience…
Read MorePress here and press there
Stonebriar Centre Barnes & Noble tonight. Where it all began. I hope people bring lots of questions. Here’s a picture of me in the Stonebriar food court in October, courtesy of the Dallas Morning News article. Here’s a li’l roundup of some press in the last week or so for Tinsel, while I have a…
Read MoreWise Man! (Or is he?)
The Politics & Prose reading Sunday night was a lot of fun (or, I hope it was). Yes, that’s me, dancing around, dressing up as a school pageant Wise Man in a velour bathrobe and a Burger King crown. So great to see many friends in the audience, and the full complement of Stuever siblings:…
Read MoreThe book party. I’m still exhausted.
Not a lot of dish from my book party to report (I know you keep waiting for more news of Style section brawls), but the only real dish from Wednesday night is, of course, the scrumptious serving that is Ann Gerhart in that red-and-green sequined mini-dress. Va-va-voom! (And readers, she flew in from Fort Hood!)…
Read MoreHear the Baby Jesus cryin’ Ho-Ho-Ho!
I like this one. Let’s get frantic and wild and self-promotional — it’s Official Pub Date Eve! The Colbert Report Mon – Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30c A Colbert Christmas: Another Christmas Song www.colbertnation.com Colbert Report Full Episodes Political Humor U.S. Speedskating
Read MoreThis Sunday, Nov. 15: Politics & Prose reading
If you live in Washington, please come to my reading this Sunday, Nov. 15, at Politics & Prose. It starts nice and early, at 5 p.m., and I promise to try to make it fun. Some people have asked: Can I bring my kid? People, I am not putting on a Christmas puppet show here.…
Read MoreGo big or go home. (Or option 3: Go smartass!)
Many people in the last few days have sent me a link to this picture from failblog of the “Ditto” house: It’s great, isn’t it? I take it the photo is real. (What? This is a blog. If you think I’m gonna take 10 minutes to Snopes this thing out, you’ve got another thing coming.)…
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