The Night of the Comet is the Book of the Month on Bookmovement.com, a site for book clubbers. I haven’t tried the recommended Night of the Comet cocktail yet.
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Songs with Astronomical Themes No. 2: Bad Moon Rising
The “Woodstock” song that I posted last week got me thinking of all the popular songs with astronomical themes. Here’s another one: Bad Moon Rising, by Creedence Clearwater Revival. This is a video of them performing the song live on the Johnny Cash Show in 1969.
We Are Stardust, We Are Golden
Here to celebrate the release of my new novel are Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young, singing the Joni Mitchell song that’s quoted on the epigraph page of THE NIGHT OF THE COMET. Take it, boys: (The novel has nothing to do with Woodstock, by the way. Good visuals though, aren’t they?)
1718 Reading at The Columns
I’ll be reading from and signing copies of Letter to My Daughter next Tuesday, September 7 at 7:00 p.m. at The Columns hotel and bar on St. Charles Avenue, New Orleans.
The 1718 Reading Series is a terrific monthly event bringing together students and teachers of the creative writing programs from the University of New Orleans, Tulane University, and Loyola University (my alma mater). Each month they invite a different guest speaker-reader, and then a few students from the universities read their work.
Past guests have been Joseph Boyden, Rikki Ducornet, and poet Nicole Cooley. Next week will be me. Anyone can come. Happy hour from 5-7.
More Readings and Signings
I’ll be doing a couple more readings and signings this week. On Monday, May 3 at 4pm I’ll be at the Alabama Booksmith in Birmingham. Then on Saturday, May 8 at 2pm I’ll be at Page & Palette bookstore in Fairhope.
Drop by these fine bookstores if you’re in the neighborhood. Here are the links: