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Thanks for Reading! Over 500 copies sold…
My deepest gratitude goes out to everyone who has purchased a copy of The Richmond Theater Fire: Early America’s First Great Disaster! Sales have surpassed the 500 copy mark, which is quite good, I understand, for a book published by … Continue reading
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Drumroll…..the Virginia Magazine Review is in!
Usually if an author gets tears in her eyes reading a review of her book, that’s a sign that things aren’t going well. Usually. So today an intern at LSU Press forwarded me a PDF excerpt from the August 2012 Virginia Magazine … Continue reading
RTF Book featured on Richmond.com
The Richmond Theater Fire book (and the March 15 Library of Virginia speaking engagement/ Monumental Church tour) are featured in a new Richmond.com cover story. Author Jennifer Pullinger interviewed me about the initial research and writing of the book, which … Continue reading
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Special Delivery: My BOOKS!
My chatty UPS man dropped off 3 boxes of books today to my house. And they were my book! The Richmond Theater Fire, shipped from the distributor. How amazing to finally get a chance to hold this hardcover volume in … Continue reading
So…when can I get my hands on a copy?
Soon. Really soon. The publication date was recently moved from February to March, so there’s been a slight delay. One thing I’ve learned throughout this process is that there are a lot of moving parts. I had my deadlines, but there … Continue reading
Just in: 2 great blurbs for “The Richmond Theater Fire” book!
Here’s what two authors and academics have to say about”The Richmond Theater Fire: Early America’s First Great Disaster”: “The Richmond Theater Fire is totally engrossing, a real page turner.” -Kathryn Fuller-Seeley, author of “Celebrate Richmond Theater” “A solid contribution to … Continue reading
Updating the Richmond Theater Fire on Wikipedia
Perhaps you’re more of the tech type. Me? Not so much. But this was a momentous cyber week for me: I wrote my first blog post this week and also made my first corrections to wikipedia. (I also ordered a … Continue reading
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Richmond Theater Fire Book: Page Proofs on their Way!
It’s deadline time! The good people at Louisiana State University Press estimate that I’ll be receiving the page proofs for my book on November 29th. This will be my chance to see the book’s final layout (font, spacing, illustrations), and … Continue reading
