Thanks to Angus Woodward for organizing our event on Oct. 12 at the Baton Rouge Gallery, and thanks to everybody who came out–especially all my mom’s friends.
Here are a few pictures from “Works in Progress: Four Baton Rouge Writers.” With Laurie Lynn Drummond and Chris Tusa.
I’m reposting this info from a few weeks ago. I’ll be back in my hometown this Sunday, October 12, for a reading at the Baton Rouge Gallery, together with local favorites Laurie Lynn Drummond, Chris Tusa, and Angus Woodward.
It all happens at 4:00. Snacks and wine if you sit through the whole thing.
Works in Progress: Four Baton Rouge Writers
Thanks again to the American Library at the U.S. Consulate in Chennai (Madras), India, for organizing this reading last month. A great turnout, a wonderful crowd. I thoroughly enjoyed it.
If you happen to be in Chennai (Madras), India, this Saturday, drop by the American Library at the U.S. Consulate, 10:00 a.m. I’ll be reading and talking about various things.
Here’s the FB link:
Session on Reading, Writing, and Publish by George Bishop, Jr.
A few weeks ago I posted about how the European Space Agency’s “Rosetta” aircraft has intercepted Comet Churyumov-Gerasimenko after chasing it for ten years through the planets.
The latest news, for all you space geeks, is that the touchdown site on the comet has been identified, and on November 11 a probe will leave Rosetta and land on the comet.
X marks the spot:
I’m looking forward to revisiting my hometown for a reading at the Baton Rouge Gallery on October 12, WORKS IN PROGRESS: FOUR BATON ROUGE WRITERS.
Laurie Lynn Drummond, Chris Tusa, Angus Woodward and I will be reading.
There’s a Goodreads promo on for THE NIGHT OF THE COMET that somehow slipped my notice until now. Enter before Aug. 25 to win one of 15 free copies of the book.
More here at Goodreads.
Check out the nifty new animated ad that Random House made for the one-year anniversary promotion of THE NIGHT OF THE COMET.
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The promo continues through August 18, with the e-book available for just $1.99, anywhere e-books are sold:
The big news in space today is that the European Space Agency’s “Rosetta” spacecraft has, after a ten-year journey, finally rendezvoused with its target, Comet Churyumov-Gerasimenk.
Here’s a picture of Comet C-G up close:
I mentioned the comet chaser in a post back in January. The New York Times has a front-page article about the Rosetta mission in the paper today.
The Times writes:
“From a distance, the blurry blob initially looked somewhat like a rubber duck. As the details came into focus, it began to bear a closer resemblance to a knob of ginger flying through space.”
The comet’s far enough from the sun (330 million miles) that it’s still just a hunk of ice and rock. As it gets closer, the sun will heat the comet and it will begin to acquire the familiar coma and tail of a comet.
The Rosetta spacecraft will accompany Comet C-G for a year, flying right alongside it as it circles the sun.
In light of the incredible one-year anniversary promotion for THE NIGHT OF THE COMET, it’s only fair to ask: What else can you buy for $1.99?
Here are just a few things you could buy instead of this book:
