Book Tour

Phil Collins Remembers the Alamo in Beautiful New Book

Holly Cara Price | Posted 05.10.2012

Read More: The Alamo, State House Press, American History, Book Tour, Book News, Publishing News, Davy Crockett, Genesis, Phil Collins, Music News, The Alamo and Beyond: A Collector's Journey, Books News

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.

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Author Copes With Cancer In Surprising Way

Howard Frank Mosher | Posted 05.12.2012

Read More: Book News, Author Road Trip, Cancer Cope, Road Trip, Author Cancer Book, Author Cancer, Cancer Book, Road Trip Book, Book Tour, Book Tours, Books News

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.

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Turn Out the Lights, the Party's Over

Robert L. Cavnar | Posted 01.01.2012

Read More: Primaries, Money, Sexual Harassment, Herman Cain, Donald Trump, Book Tour, Politico, Electoral Politics, Cynical, Newt Gingrich, Sarah Palin, Politics News

All along I've never bought Herman Cain's non-campaign campaign for President. I've believed from the beginning that he's playing Republican pri...

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Come Meet The Author, But Be Prepared To Open Your Wallet

nytimes.com | JULIE BOSMAN and MATT RICHTEL | Posted 08.22.2011

Read More: Author Tour, Book Signings, Kepler's, Author Signings, Autographing Books, Book Tour, Author Events, Readings at Bookstores, Bookstores, Books News

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

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The New Hottest Spot For An Author On A Book Tour

nytimes.com | KATHARINE MIESZKOWSKI | Posted 07.13.2011

Read More: Author Tour, Google, Google Speakers Program, Mountain View, Author Appearance, Book Tour, Digital Books, Malcolm Gladwell, Google Books, Ebooks, Books News

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

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Where Were You When Borders Declared Bankruptcy?

Melanie Benjamin | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Authors, Bankruptcy, Bookpeople, Books, Independent Bookstores, Book Tour, Borders, Austin, Bookstores, Barnes and Noble, Dallas, Books News

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.

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Taking Flight

T.C. Boyle | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Book Tour, Book Publishing, When the Killing's Done, Tsa, Tc Boyle, Author Tc Boyle, Usc, Books News

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.

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Virtual Book Tour

Anis Shivani | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Short Stories, Literary Fiction, Writing Tips, Publishing Industry, Novel Writing, Writing, Emerging Writers, Writing Inspiration, Debut Fiction, Writing a Novel, Writing Habits, Writing Short Stories, Creative Writing, Debut Novels, Video, Book Tour, Authors, Books News

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 ...

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Indie Bookstore Tour With Creator Of The Moth

George Dawes Green | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Ravens Green, George Dawes Green, Unchained Tour, Independent Bookstores, Book Tour, Indie Bookstores, Bookstore, Caveman's Valentine, The Moth, The Caveman's Valentine, The Juror, Ravens, Bookstores, Books News

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

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Tony Blair Faces Pelted Eggs, Shoes And Canceled Appearances

Politics Daily | Delia Lloyd | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Book Selling, A Journey, Bestseller, Tony Blair a Journey, Book Tour, Memoir, Tony Blair Memoir, Tony Blair, Bookseller, Books News

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...

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Jodie Evans Makes Second Attempt To Arrest Karl Rove For War Crimes While He's On Book Tour

Christian Science Monitor | Marjorie Kehe | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Authors, War Crimes, Book Publishing, Karl Rove, Courage and Consequence, Code Pink, Book Tour, Citizen's Arrest, Jode Evans, Books News

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...

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Mystery Writer Parnell Hall Sings The Book Tour Blues (VIDEO)

The Huffington Post | Amy Hertz | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Authors, Video, Parnell Hall, Book Signing, Mystery Writer, Book Tour, Mary Higgins Clark, Walden Books, Bookseller, Books News

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...

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Sarah Palin's Sarah PAC Spent $63,000 On Copies Of 'Going Rogue'

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Sarah Pac, Sarah Palin, Book Tour, Harper Collins, Gop, Expenditures, Sarah Pac Fundraising, Going Rogue Book Tour, Going Rogue, Politics News

Sarah PAC, Sarah Palin's political action committee, raised more than $1.4 million in the second-half of 2009, according to the Washington Post's Chri...

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Rush Limbaugh & Sarah Palin: The Extended Cut

Matthew Filipowicz | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Sarah Palin Book, Oprah Winfrey, Sarah Palin Parody, Rush Limbaugh, Sarah Palin Going Rogue, Satire, Barbara Walters, Parody, Sarah Palin, Book Tour, Political Satire, Going Rogue, Comedy News

After rogue interviews with Oprah Winfrey and Barbara Walters, Sarah took to the airwaves with a man who not only liked her book, but called it one of the most substantive policy books he's ever read!

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Mitt Romney Planning Major Book Tour For "No Apology"

The Boston Globe | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: No Apology, Mitt Romney Book, Book Tour, Authors, Mitt Romney, Mitt Romney Book Tour, Books, Mitt Romney No Apology, Sarah Palin, Books News

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...

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Ten Tips to Running a Good Book Reading

Danny Groner | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Twitter, Barnes and Noble, Book Tour, Adam L. Penenberg, Ponzi Scheme, Greenwich Village, Fast Company, Facebook, Book Tours, Iphone, Viral Video, Book Reading, Viral Marketing, Viral, Reader Q & A, Adam Penenberg, James Hong, Books News

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.

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Sarah Palin's Very Expensive Book Tour (VIDEO)

abcnews.com | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Sarah Palin Book Tour, Palin Book, Sarah Palin Going Rogue, Sarah Palin Private Jet, Palin Going Rogue, Going Rogue, Books, Sarah Palin Book, Sarah Palin, Bestsellers, Book Tour, Books News

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...

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The "Ethnic" Book

Ru Freeman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Book Tours, Book Tour FAQ, Writers, Books, Ethnic Writing, Writing, Book Tour, Authors, A Disobedient Girl, Books News

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.

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The Embers Road Show: One Author's Thoughts on Going on a Book Tour

Hyatt Bass | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Book Tour, Hyatt Bass Book, Book Signing, Hyatt Bass, Book Reading, The Embers, Style News

When my novel, The Embers, first launched, there was only one thing I was afraid of. Unfortunately in the next few months I was going to be doing a lot of it: Reading my book. Out loud. To complete strangers.

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