On the Road with Daniel Wallace

Friday, July 20, 2007

See, I wasn't kidding! I took this picture while driving down I-55, on the way from Jackson to Oxford, Mississippi. (Warning: first time novelists shouldn't try this! This is my 4th book. I know what I'm doing.)

I haven't been giving updates on this ongoing commentary as much as I thought I would, because I am an old man and get tired very easily. I look back and realize I've skipped almost everything after the first couple of nights. So forgive me. I know what this means to you. Let me offer some highlights.

• In L.A. I stayed in the nicest hotel in the world. Here's the view from my balcony:
  

• Nashville. I read at Davis-Kidd and saw one of my oldest friends in the entire world, Abby Kropp. At every stop on this tour I've seen someone I haven't seen in a long time (someone else has won themselves a poster!) and seeing Abby was the best.
• The next day I read at Lemuria Books in Jackson, Mississippi. To make the plane I had to get up at 4 in the morning. But it was worth it. A nice crowd. And I signed a book for the youngest reader I have (as far as I know): Rachel. She's nine.
  
• The next day (which was yesterday) I drove the three hours to Oxford and read at Square Books. I could live in Oxford. It's a sweet little town, very charming, full of great people and wonderful writers like my friends Tom Franklin and his wife Beth Ann Fennelly, the literary power couple of the world. My old friend and former agent-helper/editor Bess Reed and her wonderful mom were there too. We had fun. Here's a picture of Square Books:
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