August 2011

Over 400,000 Copies of ‘Beasts’ in Print; An e-Book for ‘Isaac’s Storm;’ And, a Query About ‘Suicide Hill’

Erik’s publisher has alerted him to the happy fact that more than 400,000 copies of In the Garden of Beasts are now in print. This doesn’t mean that 400,000 copies have been sold already, but it is an excellent indicator of sales volume, and of his publisher’s confidence in the book. This pleases Erik no end. Erik is also . . .

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Light at the End of the Tunnel, if Not Necessarily in the Skies Over Seattle

Many of you have very kindly offered suggestions to help me drag myself out of the “dark country of no ideas.” You’ve told me about felons in your families, race riots in Tulsa, Okla., sunken ships, and assorted strange events in strange places. One of you suggested I write about the Peace Corps., others have . . .

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