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Pictures from Italy
Posted in The Kitchen Sink on Mon, October 27, 2008
Pictures from our Italian book tour.
#19 in Italy
Posted in Press Reviews on Mon, October 27, 2008
Christy and I have just returned from 10 days in Italy. On book tour, if you can believe it. I’ll post some pictures and write more about it later in the week (my next deadline is breathing down on me) but I wanted to at least send this update:
Where the River Ends is #19 on Italy’s Bestseller list.
The Untouchables
Posted in The Kitchen Sink on Fri, October 03, 2008
I’ve had neck trouble and pain for years. Nothing you can really point to other than age and too many hits in football. On a daily basis I live with a pain level of about 6 (10 being really bad). Sometimes it ramps up to 9, and brings a migraine with it. Occasionally it’ll back down to 4 or 5. Oftentimes my right hand tingles. Umpteen x-rays and MRI’s have confirmed absolutely nothing. A little stenosis (tightening of the space around the nerve) and a little arthritis, loss of curvature, but nothing that you can put your finger on and say, “If we cut that out it will take your pain away.”
Latest Review
Posted in Press Reviews on Wed, October 01, 2008
One of my latest reviews from a newspaper in Virginia. Good stuff.
I Cried Today
Posted in The Kitchen Sink on Thu, September 18, 2008
Atlanta. Spoke last night at the Margaret Mitchell House. (She wrote “Gone With the Wind.”) About a hundred people showed. I read from River and they asked questions for an hour. I’d been here before with Dance but that was six years ago and we had to pay to rent out the space. Guaranteed with a credit card. Times change. Last night we gave no credit card.
The Road
Posted in The Kitchen Sink on Thu, August 28, 2008
Right now I’m reading Cormac McCarthy. He’s one of the great ones. It’s got me thinking about the road I’m on. So, in that vein, and for all those enamored with the glamour and starpower of a high-powered book tour, here’s a sample day on the road:
Hummingbirds Fighting Over My Feeder
Posted in The Kitchen Sink on Thu, August 21, 2008
If you’re read “When Crickets Cry” then you might remember a scene in which a few hummingbirds were fighting over Doss’s feeder. It would have looked something like this:
Latest Page in My Scrapbook
Posted in The Kitchen Sink on Mon, August 18, 2008
A week and a half ago, I walked into the Bay Street Trading Co. in Beaufort, South Carolina. To advertise my signing, Will, the store manager, had taped an 8x11 piece of paper to the door. It read, “New York Times Bestselling Author, Charles Martin, signing today at 3 p.m.”
Two hours later, as I was leaving, Will asked, “Can I get you anything for the road? Water? Coffee?”
I pointed at the door. “Could I have that sign?”
He laughed. “That’s all you want?”
I nodded. “It’s the first time I’ve ever seen those words...next to my name.”
The Pulpwood Queens
Posted in The Kitchen Sink on Thu, August 14, 2008
This week, my book tour brought me to Jefferson, Texas and the incomparable, Kathy Patrick. Kathy runs a hair salon called “Beauty and the Book” as well as a book club called, “The Pulpwood Queens.” It’s huge. More than 200 chapters around the world. And these people are serious about reading and their books. This month, they chose “Where the River Ends.” So, Christy and I flew to Texas where they made us honorary members. I’m still not sure how I feel about that. We had a great time. I took a few photos. Enjoy. If you hurry, you’ll see me in a wig.
“Talk of the Town”
Posted in Press Reviews on Tue, August 12, 2008
Our local news station, First Coast News, reported on St. Mary’s and the book last night. Great coverage of both. Watch the video.