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News about the Book The Girl Who Fell from the Sky

PCC Reads Video Part 6

Questions from the Audience hosted by my man, Dave Stout!

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PCC Reads Video Part 5

My interview with PCC Multicultural Center Student Leaders.

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PCC Reads Video Part 4

My interview with PCC ESOL students.

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PCC Reads Video Part 3

The passage I could never read in public.

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PCC Reads Video Part 2

A wonderful staged reading by a talented troupe.

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PCC Reads Video Part 1

A wonderful hour-long presentation with a staged reading.

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Everybody Reads 2012 Has Begun

Get your FREE copy of this special edition.

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Everybody Reads 2012 Schedule of Events

Join the community-wide discussion of The Girl Who Fell From the Sky.

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2012 Appearances

I'll be on the road again.

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Terry McMillan and Me Interview

A funny night captured on audio.

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My College of William & Mary Visit

A very wonderful experience.

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My Visit to SE Missouri State

Awesome!

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My Visit to Catlin Gabel

A fun visit.

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Interview with Barbara DeMarco-Barrett

A talk on writing.

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"Getting Published" at Word Brooklyn

A panel with the wonderful Michele Young-Stone.

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My CNN Red Chair Interview

I get to talk about fulfilling a dream.

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My Mom is on the NBC Nightly News

and so am I.

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Some New Words on Paperback Cover

Even if it's not new news.

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Thank you to the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History

A wonderful audience and energizing evening.

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Pen on Fire Wrap Up

A great evening with Danzy Senna and host Barbara DeMarco-Barrett.

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CNN Dialogues Wrap-Up

Wolf Blitzer, talking "black", colorism and a hair straightening confession.

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NPR's Summer Blend Book Club Wrap Up

I hope you read these wonderful books.

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The Girl Is a Top 5 Fave of the Author of The Help

Kathryn Stockett Loves The Girl Who Fell From the Sky.

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Dirty Laundry Lit

A special evening of words and music hosted by PEN Center USA.

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CNN Dialogue with Wolf Blitzer

A special panel discussion on race.

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Everybody Reads 2012

Portland picks The Girl Who Fell From the Sky for city-wide read!

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Win a Free Copy of The Girl Who Fell From the Sky

Algonquin is giving away 20 copies this week!

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Terry McMillan Event Upcoming

Terry McMillan and Me!

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New York Times Front Page Feature

Huzzah: NYT Gives a Shout-Out to the Mixed Roots Festival.

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New Letters On the Air Interview with Angela Elam

A great radio interview including a short reading.

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Ooo la la

The Girl Who Fell From the Sky will be translated into French!

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New Letters Interview Upcoming

Kansas City: Stay tuned June 24 for the interview!

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My UNCTV Interview with D.G. Martin

I'm giddy about this interview!

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Meet Me at Sundance on Saturday

A book brunch and talk in Utah!

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NPR Tell Me More Blended Books Series

A special interview on NPR's Tell Me More.

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Upcoming UNC-TV Interview with D.G. Martin

North Carolina: Set Your DVRs!

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Book Club Visits

Two special visits in one day.

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Storycorps Interview Runs on KPCC

I interview my friend Fanshen.

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What is the Bellwether Prize?

My lovely and talented editor, Kathy Pories, explains.

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For the Danes and assorted Afro-Vikings

A video and magazine story.

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My Portland Public Schools Visit

A video complete with interviews with the students.

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A Poem Inspired by The Girl Who Fell From the Sky

A lovely poem.

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Bibliocracy Interview

A special interview on Bibliocracy.

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Portland Community College Podcast Part 2

A special staged reading and Q & A-Part 2.

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Portland Community College Podcast Part 1

A special staged reading and Q & A.

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PBS Books & Co. Interview Extended

Look, I'm on PBS . . . still!

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PBS Books & Co. Interview

Look, I'm on PBS!

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Mixed Roots In the Schools

When I think about my roots, I think about ...

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Mixed Roots Represents!

The Mixed Roots-ers show off their talent for Poets & Writers.

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Danish Cultural Center Photos

A very "hyggeligt" Saturday morning.

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LA Times Festival of Books

I think I hit the big time!

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Vermin on the Mount Photos

Thank you Jim Ruland.

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New School Photos

thank you Jeff Renard Allen and the lovely folks who attended.

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Booktowne Photos & Thank You!

I had a great time with some folks from the Jersey Shore.

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Author Squared Interview

I talk with the wonderful Caroline Leavitt about writing, stuck-ness and healing!

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Post & Courier Author Luncheon

I join a line-up of heavy-hitters!

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Jerrol's Books & the Friends of the Library in Ellensburg

What could be better than tea, cookies, and lots of book lovers?

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Costco Rocks!

Thank you so much to the good folks at Costco.

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PCC Reads Extravaganza!

An unforgettable couple of days.

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Getting Naked in Waucoma

And talking about The Girl Who Fell From the Sky.

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My Ebony Magazine Essay about the Mixed Roots Film & Literary Festival

Ebony Magazine's Awesome Report on the Mixed Experience.

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"Skype"-ing with Book Clubs

Video Skype makes the world comfortably small.

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Indivisible Exhibit & Panel Talk at the California African American Museum

A great panel.

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The Writers' Block Interview

A great conversation with Amanda Turner.

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Rediscovered Bookshop Rocks!

A fabulous night in Boise, ID.

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Books & Co. TV Interview Upcoming

A great conversation with Alberto Rios.

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Boulder Books Photos

My return!

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Literary Women Recap

Wow! Wow! Wow!

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Long Beach City College Photos

Fun to meet with the Vikings of Long Beach City College!

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Lewis & Clark College Mulitcultural Read

Thank you Lewis & Clark!

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Portland Public Schools Recap

Two days at Cleveland and Madison High Schools!

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Madison High School Photos

Thank you Madison High School! You are Wonderful!

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Cleveland High School Photos

Thank you Cleveland High School! You Rock!

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Corona Public Library Photos

This library is AMAZING!

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Corona Public Library Photos

This library is AMAZING!

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Santa Monica Public Library Photos

A great night!

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Changing Hands Books Has My Heart!

Thank you guys, so much!

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Watermark Books Celebrates an Algonquin Night in Style!

A great time in Kansas!

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NAACP Image Awards: The Red Carpet & Beyond!

What a celebration!

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Rainy Day Books Rocks!

An excellent evening at an excellent bookstore!

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Costco Loves The Girl Who Fell From the Sky

Pennie Picks The Girl Who Fell From the Sky for Costco's Book of the Month.

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The Girl Who Fell From the Sky Finds a Spot in the NYT Top 20

Today, The Girl . . . is climbing the New York Times Bestseller List Again.

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Literacy Council Benefit in Chapel Hill

Some photos from the Orange County Literacy Council in Chapel Hill, NC.

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I've Gone International!

Some photos from my Miami and Grand Cayman junket.

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A Reading For KQED's Writers Block

A never-before heard reading.

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A Conversation With Jamie Ford

A writer-to-writer interview with Jamie Ford.

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A Most Excellent Evening at The Book Cellar

A reading, some photos and some fun.

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Storytelling Time at RJ Julia

A reading at RJ Julia = a wonderful night.

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A Multi-Culti Night at Watchung Books

The Mixies of Montclair.

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A Wonderful Return to Odyssey Books

Book club discussion & talk of the work-in-progress.

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Book Tour Update January 2011

A round-up of the latest whirlwind book tour readings!

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KOIN TV- Interview on Studio 6

A fantastic opportunity to return to Studio 6!

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New York Times Bestseller! Yeah, buddy!

A dream come true: The Girl Who Fell From the Sky Debuts at #18 on NYT Bestseller List!

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Book Passage Brings out my Homies!

Thank you Kathryn Ma and Kirsten Menger-Anderson!

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Thank You Third Place Books!

The peeps came out on a Saturday night!

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A Great Night at the NW African-American Museum!

What a night!

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Thank You Broadway Books!

A wonderful paperback launch night!

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Connie Talks Books: TV Interview Part 2

Check out the rest of my TV interview with Connie Martinson!

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Connie Talks Books: TV Interview Part 1

Check out my TV interview with Connie Martinson!

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NOW IN PAPERBACK

You heard it right! The Girl Who Fell From the Sky is NOW IN PAPERBACK!

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