I've been warned not to post about this. But I just can't stand it anymore.
It's bad form to brag about your book's success. But I don't feel like bragging, just sharing with my friends here.
"Columbine" just notched its third week on the New York Times list, and I can only call my parents to celebrate so many times. So here's the news, which I clearly gave away in the title, but so what:
It's #3. Woohoo!
(Since I have not mentioned it here, I should backtrack, and explain a few things. The list is published in print on Sundays, in the Books section. But the Times posts it online nine days earlier, starting on a Friday. And two days before that, on Wednesdays, they announce it to industry people.)
So we debutted at #7 two weeks ago (the paper which just came out this past Sunday), moved up to #5 the second week, and now will be #3 the third week.
I can't believe we passed Michael J. Fox. And how cool, because I really like him--and he wrote a rare celebrity book that I would actually be interested in reading. He's got something to say. So it's an honor to be on the list with him--especially one notch ahead of him. Hahaha.
This is for sales last week, where it will likely peak, unless perhaps we get an Oprah bump. It's been a great run, and hopefully will continue for awhile, probably at a slower pace. Word of mouth is crucial for books and it seems to be good, so thanks so much to you guys who keep spreading the news.
I'm wrapping up the US book tour tonight in San Francisco (Book Inc in Mountain View, at 7:30). Then Dublin and London next week.
They're letting me rest, though. It's been nice. LA was so much more fun than expected, and I finally met Laura Miller, and David Ulin. I had an amazing time in Seattle and really enjoying SF. I still hope to post about it.
More media is coming this weekend:
At the LA fest, I did a BookTV interview with Peter Slen that will run four times this weekend (all times EDT): Saturday, May 2 at 6 pm and Sunday, May 3 at 3 am. It will be repeated Monday, May 11 at 2 am and again at 7 am.
Late Saturday night (early Sunday morning), I'm doing three straight hours on the national radio show Coast To Coast. (It's on more than 500 stations, but very late: 2-5 a.m. EDT, 11 p.m.-2 a.m. PDT. It's live, so I'll be wrapping up at 3 a.m. real time.
You can hear/watch previous TV/radio shows here.Book Trailer here.
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Congratulations. You make us OS'ers proud. It's not boasting when it's family.
I'm supposed to be napping now, but too excited.
Got up to iron my shirt for tonight and steam my suit in the shower. Going to try sleep again.
If they're all twittering from the audience, I'll understand.
Sorry I couldn't make it to Mt View tonight. I hope maybe they'll send you out again and you'll be in SF. Enjoy London and Dublin.
And by the way, the Mountain View Reading was great. Big turnout. And I loved the way you handled people's questions. (I was the woman in the second row who asked you the very last question: What drew you to this story? Short blonde hair, not able to stand in the long line that formed for the book signing, but also sorry I missed the chance to introduce myself to you...)
Anyway, this NYT #3 thing is so fantastic.
Brag away. That is your right. You worked your butt off, and you deserve it.
You deserve all the plaudits coming your way, by every account I've seen.
heres a little idea for you. columbine was all about some teenage psychopaths, right? who liked to play with explosives??? imagine what would have been possible if they were more "serious".
I am suggesting to you, consider that there are adults who are quite serious and professional, and psychopaths just as much as harris and klebold.
Im talking about a phenomenal opportunity for a new journalistic saga/chapter in your life. to cover something on a much larger scale, with much deeper implications. something far beyond what you might call Oprah-friendly journalism.
more details on my blog under "nanothermite/911". when you are ready to try taking the red pill instead of the blue pill.
and thanks to Seattle K8, Tequilaanddonuts, Freaky Troll and Donna for coming out to see me in Seattle, and Lulu/Phoebe and Palindrome and my Brokeback forum friends for coming to see me in Mountain View. Did i miss anyone?
it really makes me feel good to discover you guys at the end of these. and so frequently you turn out to be the people with some of the best questions.
i still need a nap. but i did get to the gym yesterday.
Drat.
Looking forward to readin the book, however.
Now, sleep.
Enjoy your trip overseas!