Tag: Elephant Speak
I’m sorry to have been away for a couple of days. Like the rest of you, I’m dealing with the Corvid-19 threat as best as possible, but refocusing my efforts into wiping down surfaces, taking an inventory of what we have, what we need,… Continue Reading “World Tour – Intermission”
Category: Animal Books, Animals, Elephant Speak, Elephants, Memoir, Ooligan Press, Oregon ZooTags: Animals, Elephant Sanctuary Tennessee, Elephant Speak, Elephants, Memoir, Music, Ooligan Press, Oregon Zoo, PAWS/ARK 2000, The Elephant Sanctuary
By the time my Powell event began, we were 130 strong (or more). Staff had to bring in more chairs, and even then there were people standing in the back. I was delighted that so many came out to wish the book Happy Birthday… Continue Reading “World Tour, Part Two”
Category: Animal Books, Animals, Appearances, Books, Elephant Speak, Elephants, Memoir, Nonfiction, Ooligan Press, Oregon Zoo, Powell's Bookstore, WritingTags: Elephant Speak, Elephants, Memoir, Ooligan Press, Oregon Zoo, Powell's Bookstore
Okay, so maybe not the entire world, but let’s not get too picky here. I did cross an entire continent for these events, and it’s a grand thing I’m a morning person, because I usually have to get up at something like o-dark-stupidly early… Continue Reading “World Tour, Part One”
Category: Animal Books, Animals, Appearances, Books, Booksellers, Elephant Speak, Elephants, Memoir, Nonfiction, Powell's Bookstore, WritingTags: Books, Elephant Speak, Elephants, Memoir, Oregon Zoo, Powell's Bookstore
Just received a lovely write up in The Oregonian by Amy Wang. (Thank you, Amy!) You can access it here.
There’s something very special when you receive a package, open it, and find this inside: Official birthday: March 3, 2020. Order yours today through your favorite independent bookstore. Thank you.
Category: Animal Books, Animals, Books, Elephants, Memoir, Ooligan Press, Oregon Zoo, WritingTags: Books, Elephant Speak, Elephants, Ooligan Press, Oregon Zoo
As the ELEPHANT SPEAK launch date approaches, I thought I’d give everyone a run down for the month of March (so far): March 4 – KATU “Afternoon Live” appearance (to air between 2-3 pm) BOOK LAUNCH – Powell’s City of Books, 1005 W. Burnside Street, Portland,… Continue Reading “March Events”
Category: Animal Books, Animals, Appearances, Bank Square Books, Books, Booksellers, Elephant Speak, Elephants, Memoir, Ooligan Press, Oregon Zoo, Powell's Bookstore, Publishing, Reading, Roundabout Books, Sunriver Books and Music, Wildlife, Writers, Writing, ZooTags: Animal Books, Animals, Appearance, Bank Square Books, Books, Booksellers, Elephant Speak, Elephants, Memoir, Ooligan Press, Oregon Zoo, Powell's Bookstore, Reading, Roundabout Books, Sunriver Books and Music, Writing
Very happy to say that Barnes and Noble will carry ELEPHANT SPEAK.
Category: Animal Books, Animals, Barnes and Noble, Books, Booksellers, Elephant Speak, ElephantsTags: Barnes and Noble, Books, Booksellers, Elephant Speak, Elephants
It wasn’t my intention to be absent from this blog for so long, but I was waylaid by a vestibular migraine, something I’ve experienced most of my life, but was actually diagnosed last April. For those who don’t know (and who would, unless they… Continue Reading “Red Letter Day”
Category: Appearances, Books, Elephant Speak, Memoir, Newburyport, Newburyport Literary Festival, Nonfiction, Ooligan Press, Reviews, WritingTags: Bob Lobster, book review, Books, Elephant Speak, Memoir, Newburyport, Newburyport Literary Festival, Ooligan Press, Plum Island, Writing
Especially when you wrote it! Just had to share the smiling faces of my friends at Ooligan Press when they unboxed copies of ELEPHANT SPEAK the other day. I can’t speak more highly of their great team. We are exactly five weeks out from launch, and… Continue Reading “Happiness is a Warm Paperback”
Category: Animals, Books, Booksellers, Elephants, Memoir, Ooligan Press, Oregon Zoo, Publishing, WritingTags: Animals, Books, Elephant Speak, Elephants, Memoir, Ooligan Press, Oregon Zoo, Publishing, Writing
After the book launch at Powell’s Books in Portland, OR on March 4, I’ll be following it up with a visit to Sunriver Books and Music in Sunriver, OR on March 7. Come and say hi!
Category: Animal Books, Animals, Appearances, Books, Booksellers, Elephant Speak, Elephants, Nonfiction, Ooligan Press, Sunriver Books and Music, WritingTags: Appearance, Elephant Speak, Elephants, Ooligan Press, Sunriver Books and Music