This just in: THE NIGHT OF THE COMET is on a Southern Titles Summer Reading list in The State newspaper, out of Columbia, South Carolina:
“‘The Night of the Comet’ by George Bishop: Obsessed with the coming of Comet Kohoutek, a frustrated high school science teacher tries to bond with his 14-year-old son, Alan Jr., by giving him a telescope. But instead of pointing it at the stars, Alan Jr. focuses the instrument on the bedroom window of his neighbor and classmate, Gabriella. The closer the comet draws, the more relationships fracture. Aug. 6. Random House. $29.95.”
And here’s a picture of the the South Carolina flag, which I always liked:
