Well, last night marked the first in what promises to be a series of open mic (mike?--I never know) readings at the Wild Pug, a great new bar in the Uptown neighborhood of Chicago (Thanks to Brian and Steve for hosting the event)
. Featured readers at last night's reading included Bill Konisgberg, author of the...
Posted by Drew on February 13 at 01:38 PM
I just wanted to give a brief shout-out to everyone at Books Inc. in San Francisco (2275 Market Street) for hosting an incredible reading--big props to the cutie Amadeus, who made it all happen. It was a wonderfuly wicked and fun time and I got to finally meet the incredibly talented and devastatingly funny
Posted by Drew on October 21 at 12:16 PM
A belated happy UnBirthday to everyone for whom it is relevant!
Twinkle, twinkle,
Little bat,
How I wonder
Where you're at...
Posted by Drew on October 13 at 09:42 PM
Well, after floating the idea yesterday, it's rapidly becoming areality. A whole group of great podcasting personalities have signed onto do what we all think will be the first ever virtual book club via podcast. In the coming weeks, some of the nation's funniest, smartest, sexiest, and and snarkiest podcasters...
Posted by Drew on September 12 at 03:46 PM
Seems like Brian and Jim of mygaytwocents have started a trend. Archer of ArcherRadio (and worldwide media--seriously, this guy will be the next Rupert Murdoch--only not mean and nasty) has a video up about the book. Raul and David of Loopy Fruit gave The Screwed-Up Life of Charlie the Second a shout-out on...
Posted by Drew on September 11 at 02:37 PM
A number of bars across the country are helping in a little experiment of mine. I'm trying to see just how much support gay and gay-friendly bars can generate for gay writing. To do so, these wonderful watering holes have agreed to stock The Screwed-Up Life of Charlie the Second bar coasters. They may also be...
Posted by Drew on September 07 at 02:25 PM
Thanks to everyone at Women and Children First--especially Chelsea for the great introduction--and a huge thanks to everyone who showed up at the reading on Friday night.
Another huge thanks to the great guys at Atmosphere for a wonderful party after the signing.
Posted by Drew on September 07 at 09:36 AM
Is it just me or can anyone else tell that some books are going to have gay content by their covers alone? I'm not talking about the books where it would be obvious--ones with two shirtless guys draping their arms around each other. I'm including a few examples of what I mean (along with my own book cover). I knew...
Posted by Drew on September 07 at 08:40 AM
Peggy Noonan and Mike Murphy caught on live TV dissing Republican VP candidate Sarah Palin...
Posted by Drew on September 04 at 07:42 AM
Time Magazine is reporting that Republican VP Candidate Sarah Palin tried to ban books when she was mayor of herpodunk, armpit-of-Alaska town. Librarian.net also lists the books she tried to ban. If this turns out to be correct, it's terrifying. A VP who wants to ban Shakespeare, Twain, Faulkner, and the...
Posted by Drew on September 03 at 09:51 AM
What’s a YA (young adult) book and what’s an adult book? I’ve been thinking about that a lot lately. The Screwed-Up Life of Charlie the Second was published as an adult novel, but some reviewers and libraries have categorized it as teen fiction. On the other hand, my friend Stephanie Kuehnert‘s wonderful new book,...
Posted by Drew on August 27 at 06:09 PM
If you're looking for a signed copy of The Screwed-Up Life of Charlie the Second before the September 5, 2008, reading at Women and Children First, there are signed copies available at a number of stores in Chicago, but I personally recommend going to Unabridged Bookstore in Lakeview. It's an amazing bookstore with...
Posted by Drew on August 27 at 05:37 PM
Some brilliant guys figured out a way to hack drive thru windows--theoretically from miles away. In this video, they show you how to do it.
Posted by Drew on August 17 at 07:10 PM
She only ran, because he looks like Charlie Brown. Best line: the one about it being a phobia like being afraid of snakes.
Posted by Drew on August 16 at 12:50 PM
OK, so I was bored and typed "clown" and "Jesus" into YouTube's search box, and lo, what do I behold but this.
Seriously, if you weren't terrified of clowns before, you will be now.
Posted by Drew on August 16 at 12:38 PM