A few months remain before the publication of my next book, In the Garden of Beasts, but already a lot of nice things have happened:
–Publishers in France, Britain, Australia/New Zealand, Sweden, The Netherlands, and Poland have acquired rights to publish the book in their countries;
–The Chautauqua Institution has chosen In the Garden of Beasts to be
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I like to think of myself as the Indiana Jones of libraries and archives. (“Microfilm, why did it have to be microfilm.”) I don’t rely on researchers, because I find the hunt for information—fresh information—to be one of the most satisfying phases of writing books, each day a kind of mystery. Why on earth would . . .
Read MoreI’m happy to report that “Read it Forward,” a site many of you book-lovers know well, has decided to offer yours truly as a prize, something my three daughters and my wife find hard to believe. Here’s the plan: First, ten winners will be selected, whose book groups will receive up to ten pre-publication galleys of . . .
Read MoreAPPIAN WAY BRINGS THE DEVIL TO LIFE LEONARDO DICAPRIO’S APPIAN WAY PRODUCTIONS JOINS DOUBLE FEATURE FILMS TO PRODUCE ERIK LARSON’S SPELLBINDING MASTERPIECE: “THE DEVIL IN THE WHITE CITY” Los Angeles, CA (November 1, 2010) – Appian Way Productions is set to join Double Feature Films to bring the devil to the big screen in Erik . . .
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