But also the awareness that this mystical, magical existence of being 'on the road' -- without any particular preoccupation with time or day or date -- it's coming to an end.

Odds are, the word that pops into your mind when I mention Phil Collins is probably something like "Sussudio." It's highly unlikely that the first word you'd think of would be "Alamo," but that's about to change.

On the face of the matter, my decision to barnstorm the independent bookstores of America from border to border and coast to coast when I was supposed to be resting up from debilitating radiation treatments doesn't make a particle of sense.

Independent bookstores, squeezed by competition from Internet retailers like Amazon, have long done something their online brethren cannot emulate: au...

For authors and other creative professionals, an appearance at the Googleplex, the company's sprawling complex of office buildings, is good business -...

The day that Borders declared bankruptcy, I happened to be in the middle of a book tour. Which you might say was Ground Zero for an author.

Three books, three years in a row. What does that mean? That means that a weary author must once again heft his two miserable shoulder bags stuffed with underwear and submit himself to the ministrations of the TSA and the howling inadequacy of air travel.

As any emerging writer knows, while the road to publication is tough and the obstacles many, there is no emotion to compare with holding your book in ...

We call ourselves the Unchained Tour. We're a posse of fiddlers and singers and raconteurs and we're headed for a performance.

As Britain's former prime minister navigates his way through the world's most disastrous book tour, there's reason to think that his legacy may be a g...

Organizing a booksigning? You might want to include a beefed-up security detail - if the book is a political tome. Earlier this week, for the second t...

It's every writer's dream to be published and sent on tour, doing book signings for fans lined up just to have a moment with you. If you're Mary Higgi...

The March 2 release of "No Apology: The Case for American Greatness," will kick off a monthlong tour taking the former Massachusetts governor to at le...

Although there were only 30 people in attendance for his reading, Penenberg led it skillfully. Amateur writers should take note of some of Penenberg's successes.

First, it was the $150,000 wardrobe during the 2008 presidential campaign, now it's the high-priced book tour. ABC News reports that Sarah Palin is be...

The finishing of a book should be the beginning of a conversation rather than its end, and with that in mind, I'd like to share the three most FAQ on the book tour.