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Video: Love Stories in The Mountain Between Us
Posted in Interviews on Fri, May 21, 2010
Love stories in ”The Mountain Between Us”.
”The Mountain Between Us” comes out in a few days (June 1st) and can be pre-ordered at Amazon.com and Barnes & Noble. Please don’t forget to support your local bookshop as well.
Video: Idea of Hope
Posted in Interviews on Wed, May 19, 2010
Here’s an excerpt of me discussing the idea of hope in ”The Mountain Between Us”.
”The Mountain Between Us” comes out in a few days (June 1st) and can be pre-ordered at Amazon.com and Barnes & Noble. Please don’t forget to support your local bookshop as well.
I"d Like to Apologize…
Posted in The Kitchen Sink on Mon, May 17, 2010
To my nephew. Ben. Yesterday, he was wearing a pair of jeans and I made fun of him for wearing them. I told him that no man in his right mind would ever wear a pair of jeans like that. They were girl-jeans all the way. I could not understand what possessed him to wear such a thing.
So why the apology?
Audio for ‘The Mountain Between Us.’
Posted in The Kitchen Sink on Mon, May 17, 2010
If you’d like to listen to the first seven or eight minutes of Mountain, click the link. It’s a strange sensation to listen to someone you don’t know read a story that started as a whisper on the back side of your brain. But, it’s also reaaaaaaaallllllly cool. Enjoy.
Video: Themes of The Mountain Between Us
Posted in Interviews on Sun, May 16, 2010
Here’s an excerpt of me discussing the various themes in ”The Mountain Between Us”.
”The Mountain Between Us” comes out in a few days (June 1st) and can be pre-ordered at Amazon.com and Barnes & Noble. Please don’t forget to support your local bookshop as well.
Video: Survival Stories
Posted in Interviews on Fri, May 14, 2010
A few months ago, I flew to New York and spent some time in front of the camera talking about my latest book, ”The Mountain Between Us”. The creative people at Random House then cut that video into seven segments--leaving the messy parts on the cutting room floor. (Which is good.) Over the next two weeks, (in the run up to the release) we’re releasing a video every few days. There’s some fun stuff in here. Here’s an excerpt of me discussing survival stories. One note: When I sat down, and they turned on that video camera, somebody I never saw before and haven’t seen since, shoved about five pounds of cotton in my mouth. If I appear to have a nervous tick, licking my lips, etc., just know I’m fighting a cotton ball the size of the building behind me. Enjoy.
”The Mountain Between Us” comes out in a few days (June 1st) and can be pre-ordered at Amazon.com and Barnes & Noble. Please don’t forget to support your local bookshop as well.
Book Tour 2010 Update
Posted in Events on Thu, May 06, 2010
Check my events calendar for updated tour dates and locations. Lots of good stuff on there. More to come.
This Was A First For Me…
Posted in The Kitchen Sink on Mon, April 19, 2010
I swear, I was minding my own business. I had just finished a race with my boys and was eating a piece of pizza and laughing with Christy and the kids, when a voice spoke behind me. “Love your books.” Now, put this in context. I don’t really see myself as a public figure. I thought it was probably somebody I knew toying with me…
Commercial for “The Mountain Between Us”
Posted in The Kitchen Sink on Fri, April 16, 2010
Book Tour 2010 Requests?
Posted in Events on Fri, March 26, 2010
I don’t know if this will actually fly with my publicist, but I have an idea…we are in the middle of planning my book tour starting in June and running ‘til whenever. If you have a suggestion or a request—as to a location, post it here and I’ll forward to my publicist. At this point, anything’s game. We have lots of requests from bookstores around the country, but I was wondering what you all thought.
Disclaimer: If I don’t get to your city, don’t blame me. My publicist makes all destination decisions. Don’t shoot the messenger. I know I just threw my publicist under the bus but she’s really cool and she’d like to know what you think, too. So, any requests please? (This will be embarrassing if no one responds.)