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Mail From the Road
Posted in Reader Mail on Sun, July 27, 2008
More reader mail. I sometimes wonder if my books reach the places in people that I hope they do. Stuff like this helps.
“It was so nice to meet Charles today in Clayton. I’ve read all of his books, including his latest, Where the River Ends. He just consistently writes books with incredible stories, that are hard to put down (I stayed up till 2:30 one night this week because I just had to finish WTRE). More than an appealing story, is a story that speaks to the heart, that causes you to examine your own thoughts, feelings and relationships. WTRE challenges me to strive to be a wife who loves unselfishly and lavishly, knowing that how and when the end comes is only known by God and I want no regrets.”
Reader E-Mail
Posted in Reader Mail on Tue, July 22, 2008
Occassionally, I get e-mail that makes my scrap book. This is one of them.
“When I realized that one of the main themes in Where the River Ends was CANCER I almost put the book down. As a survivor (colon-5 years) I thought I’d rather not “go there” again. But I did. AND IT WAS WORTH IT! I understand what the disease can do to relationships. My husband cried all the time from the day of my diagnosis to the day of my surgery. It changed us both forever. We love each other more. I AM BLESSED. Through my tears I devoured your book and loved it. Thanks, C.”
Jacksonville Release Party
Posted in Events on Mon, July 21, 2008
Night before last, we held a release party in Jacksonville for ”Where the River Ends.” We think we had somewhere north of 400 people and I signed around 350 books. By the end of the night, I’d ask my hand to write something and it would laugh at me. The result looked like either some ancient script or the doodling of a two year old. Here are some photos (on Flickr) from the release party. Notice the canoes. They’re handmade. I think they’re incredible. I’ve never seen anything like them.
To all the folks that came and stood in line, my thanks. Hope you enjoy the book.
Full Page Ad in the “New York Times”
Posted in Press Reviews on Sun, July 20, 2008
Broadway placed an ad today in the NYT. It’s in the “Book Preview” section. View PDF of ad.
“Atlanta Journal and Constitution” reviews “Where the River Ends.”
Posted in Press Reviews on Sun, July 20, 2008
The AJC reviewed River. The article also mentions my upcoming visit to the Margaret Mitchell House on September 16th. If you’re in or around Atlanta, please come.
Florida Times Union features “Where The River Ends”
Posted in Press Reviews on Fri, July 18, 2008
Charlie Patton is one of my favorite writers at the Florida Times Union. I first got to know him when he wrote an article about the The Dead Don’t Dance in 2003. This is his follow-up article (PDF) about Where the River Ends which printed yesterday.
A Christy for Christy
Posted in Events on Wed, July 16, 2008
In 1970, a young mother named Alice Douglas read Catherine Marshall’s seminal work, Christy. Six months later, she named her newborn daughter after the lead in that story. Twenty-two years later…
Where the River Ends—on shelves today
Posted in The Kitchen Sink on Tue, July 15, 2008
I’m 38. I started writing when I was 15…
I’m on iTunes
Posted in Interviews on Tue, July 15, 2008
You can now find two interviews of me on itunes. Look here. Kind of cool.
Discussion Questions for Where the River Ends
Posted in Book Clubs on Wed, July 09, 2008
I’m starting to get requests for book club discussion questions for River. Try this. Disclaimer—These questions were written by people who are smarter than me. There’s a good chance that they understand my stuff much better than I do. If you can’t answer one or two of the questions, don’t worry. I probably can’t either. Enjoy. ;-)