Michael Greenberg | Hurry Down Sunshine | at CGB Wednesday, November 5, 2008 7:30 p.m.

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Stalking Susan Book Trailer

Julie Kramer's terrific new thriller, Stalking Susan, is a perfect summer book--smart, fast, and thrilling to the end--and based on two unsolved murders in the Twin Cities. It isn't out until July 15th, but Julie has posted a book trailer for it on her website.

Meet Julie at Common Good Books on July 24th at 7:30.

Geoff Herbach & Sam Osterhout on the Road for The Miracle Letters of T. Rimberg

Our friends over at mnartists.org are doing a cool travel diary with Geoff and Sam as they tour the country in celebration of The Miracle Letters of T. Rimberg. Geoff and Sam, along with their fellow Electric Arc Radio stars, Steph and Brady, will be at CGB on Thursday, June 12 at 2008. We're all considering this a welcome home of sorts from this long book tour, which you'll see, once you read some of these diary entries, will be greatly needed.


Debut novelist Geoff Herbach sets off with his buddy and Electric Arc Radio castmate, Sam Osterhout, on a book tour around the country. Over the course of the next few weeks, Geoff and Sam will be sending in a road diary documenting their travels.

SAM
I stood in the doorway of my apartment in Minneapolis and looked in at all my stuff—the coat hooks, my bookshelves, my kitchen and my beloved kitchen appliances, the little rug in front of the kitchen sink that makes me fall over every afternoon during lunch—and then I backed out the door and let it shut, trying keep the image of all that stuff in my brain. Why is it so sad to leave home?
Herbach pulled up and I heaved my giant princess bag into his hatchback and we got a sandwich and hit the road for Madison, Wisconsin, the first stop on the extended Miracle Tour.

GEOFF
When books come out, the author goes on a book tour. There are authors from all over the place constantly stopping everywhere – bookstores, amphitheaters, etc. – all the time. Right? Apparently, most of them aren’t first-time authors. And, apparently, those authors who stop at a bookstore and find crowds there to greet them already have a readership. The crowd knows the author’s other works. The crowd is jacked to read more. The crowd wants to meet this fabled writer. I am a first-time author. Don’t expect jack for audience. I’ve been told that over and over. Don’t expect jack. Outside of the Twin Cities crowds won’t magically appear. That’s okay. I think. Actually I’m filled with anxiety. Why am I going on a book tour?
Because I’ve always wanted to go on a book tour. And it’s going to be really great. Sam is my pal. He’s agreed to go with me. He’s a great writer and reader. He’ll make it fun. We drive towards Wisconsin, my home state.

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It's Been A While

Blogs are timely. They are meant to be updated in a timely fashion. People check their favorite blogs on a daily basis for updates on the world which those blogs are representing.

Let me assure you, we are still here in our cozy basement home, selling away, if not blogging. My apologies. For 2008: More blog entries for any of you out there still coming by. Promise. Tell your friends.

So, what's new? A nice little event happening this weekend. Bill Holm will be down the street at the church talking with Garrison about his (Holm's) new book, The Windows of Brimnes. (My favorite lines in the book come early (mostly because I've just started it): "There are too many of us, and we are too hard to keep track of. We like to put things in numerical order, in case the authorities should need us suddenly.) If you haven't read Holm's book The Heart Can Be Filled Anywhere on Earth, it would behoove you to get a copy.














And besides the fantastic writing, just look at that guy. He's awesome, right?

Alright, more soon. I leave you with an essay from the above-mentioned author.

I'll be working the event, so come by and say hello.

--David

Oh, and a new look...