TV Appearance Ahead

7/24/08               Savannah's TV celebrity Sonny Dixon has once again invited me to be on his WTOC-TV morning talk program this coming Tuesday, July 29, at 10 a.m., to talk about the reprint of Waking Up Men. I hope those of you in this area will adjust your dial and tune in. It should be fun!  Following the TV event, I'll be signing books from 2-4 p.m. Friday and Saturday, August 1 and 2, at E. Shaver's Booksellers in downtown Savannah.                     On August 8 I'll again be speaking about Waking Up Men to members of the Military Order of the World Wars, Savannah Chapter. And I've had several more requests for talks from various groups for this fall, events I'll post here as the time gets closer.             This weekend I'm going to Atlanta for a book signing on Then They All Got Naked, which continues to find its readers – and fans. I've had several people tell me they enjoyed it even more than Waking Up Men. So if you haven't read it yet (Jerry!), it may be time to investigate what the new buzz is all about.             And my manager from NYC will be here the end of August to map out some very exciting special events, which you'll also read about here as they unfold! Keep coming back!  J

July 19, 2008

July 19, 2008     THE BIG NEWS IS – TAH DAH – WAKING UP MEN, AT LONG LAST, IS OFF THE PRESSES AND IN HAND!!!!               Yes, the second edition of Waking Up Men is finally available, complete with new prologue and epilogue, and even a spiffy reader's aid bookmark (the result of  comments from readers of the first edition).   The blurb on the book cover is different, too, as are most of the back cover quotes, including this one from Captain John A. Jones, Retired Senior Pilot and Immediate Past Secretary-General of the International Maritime Pilots' Association:       "Waking Up Men is a book that I just did not want to put down! Crammed full of stories and anecdotes about the Savannah River and the people who work on it, it is highly entertaining, often very amusing, and best of all, TRUE! It is written by someone with inside knowledge of the day to day workings of a large port, and is an absolute must for anyone with even the slightest interest in Ships and Shipping."   I'm very pleased with the reprint. It's still a very fun read and it still makes a great gift for anyone on your list with a maritime interest – or a love of Savannah.

July 1

July 1, 2008 –    I have fallen waaaay behind on my blog, but only because things are happening at a rapid rate and blogging has taken a back seat to everything else. Waking Up Men's second printing is taking place right now and book will be shipped to me this week. The timing is perfect as I sold my very last available copy of Waking Up Men at a house book party at the home of Jerry and Mary Anne Hogan this week!           Mary Anne had invited many of her good friends to the party, which was a great success and great fun!  Mary Anne had set a table that should have been photographed for Better Homes and Gardens magazine She even served pink lemonade in stemmed crystal glasses with rims encrusted with pink-sugar! I remain impressed!             There have been other parties and speaking engagements too, keeping me nicely occupied while beginning a whole new level of book selling experience ever since I reconnected with Cynthia Stillwell, former Savannah Dynamo now living in New York City (and still a dynamo). Good Savannah friend Gordon Varnedoe (aka: Batman, aka: General Oglethorpe) had me get in touch with Cynthia before my NYC book launching party and I'm so glad he did! Cynthia came to the party and bought a copy of Then They All Got Naked. We later met for lunch while I was still in Manhattan and, at her request, I passed along a copy of my two earlier books. Cynthia liked them all. And the long and short of this serendipitous reconnection is that Cynthia – who wheels and deals and the very highest levels – has become my manager!  So continue to watch this space folks, because we're all about to take a very exciting rocket-ship ride to new and far-reaching places!  Ready … Set …. Go! Wheeeeeeeeeeeeeee!