Selling My Books on the Streets of Brooklyn 9/21 - KGB Bar

I'm off to the East Village to hear fellow ATTMP author Jen Knox give a reading at KGB Bar. I don't go out much. I'm pretty much a homebody who doesn't take advantage of the many wonderful events NYC offers. But I'm curious about this young woman whose day job is teaching in the southwest. She is one of two of our family of authors who I believe has a real shot at breaking big, or at least selling an above-average amount of books. Melissa Studdard, a college teacher, also in the southwest, is the other. Jen's creative non-fiction, Musical Chairs and To Begin Again, have a consistent ranking at Amazon I'd love to have. She also has had stories published in important journals. Melissa's fantasy, Six Weeks to Yehidah, is currently ranked 439,613. A book ranked below one million is selling. I believe Melissa's has been below that mark since it was published 13 months ago. I hope Jen will be offering hers for sale tonight. Sicilian that I am, I will buy whichever is cheaper. Already I'm calculating cover charge, drink minimum, ....

This morning radio host Mike Gallagher, the happy conservative warrior, was talking about how Facebook would not allow him to buy an advertisement for his book, 50 Things Liberals Love to Hate, on the site because of the word "Hate." A woman caller pointed out that FB has refused to take down a page dedicated to pedophilia, citing it as humor. I have not visited the page, but from what I've read from others who have the only joke is FB's policy. Why haven't they banned any mention of my third novel, Killing? Although the book does not condone the practice, the word is a lot more incendiary than hate. Of course, one wonders if the refusal to allow Gallagher to advertise is motivated by leftist politics. I hope not, although it wouldn't surprise me.

I thank the folks who bought books today, and the woman who donated a hardcover edition of the final Harry Potter book, which, to my surprise, went unsold. 
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