Radio hell, or how Jane didn’t get Kinky…
So here is my interview for Bookzone at the chavtastic Grove hotel in Hertfordshire. Note my extraordinary squinting - the sun glaring off the white sand was almost blinding…
http://www.brightcove.tv/title.jsp?title=1616703808
The tour’s going well, and tonight I’m doing Candace Bushnell’s radio show on Sirius at 5pm, before my signing at Borders on Park Avenue in NYC. Last night I was in Fairfield, and a reader had me in tears, telling me how much my books touched her - thank you!
And lovely to get out the house after six hours of back-to-back radio interviews around the country, six hours of answering the same questions, and trying to sound ‘fresh’ every time. Aaargh.
I shouldn’t be surprised, but out of the many, many interviews, only one had read the book, and I shouldn’t be surprised because I used to do the same thing.
Years ago, I had a radio show, and I never never had time to read anything beforehand (although today, on the other side of the microphone, I think that’s a terrible excuse) One day I interviewed Kinky Friedman, author, musician, politician, and it was a very bland interview, not because of him (he is one of the funniest men in the world), but because I knew almost nothing about him.
After I went home I got into bed with one of his mysteries. I think I didn’t get out again for about a week. I read everything he’d ever written, fell completely in love with him, and wanted to KICK myself for not reading them beforehand…
There was SO much I wanted to ask him, and my opportunity had gone.
On the bright side, before he left he handed me a ‘lucky pick’ - a guitar pick with his signature on it. I’ve carried this pick in my purse for fourteen years now, and my life has continued to get better and better, and whilst it may not be entirely down to Kinky Friedman, I like to think he has something to do with it…
July 15th, 2008 at 5:46 pm
I had the honor of meeting Kinky last night at a book signing in Las Vegas where he was promoting his new book “How to Unscrew a Screwed-up World”.
I would give anything to just be able to sit and talk with him without major time constraints. He possesses a lot of wisdom and I adore his wit. He is most definitely someone whom I’d love to know better; sadly that’s not likely to happen. I got a late start also - this is the first book of his I’ve read too - but I’ll be searching online for more of his books before I’m finished with this one!
Judy Green, Las Vegas, Nevada
http://sweetcottagecharm.wordpress.com/
August 20th, 2008 at 12:00 am
This comment addresses Swapping Lives. I have been reading the paperback while on vacation. You can imagine my disappointment to find that the book stops at page 346 and then repeats from page 283 to 346, ending there. I have no idea how the book ends! Is this just a publishing fluke or are other books similarly affected?
Maria
August 20th, 2008 at 7:41 am
Maria,
Apparently there was an issue with one of the print runs. I’m so sorry, and Penguin will be contacting you shortly to send you another copy.
August 21st, 2008 at 10:21 pm
Dear Jane:
It was such a pleasure to meet you this evening @ The New Canaan Library.
I was the one who worked many years ago at Trusthouse Forte Hotels as the
“Visit USA Lady”.
I so enjoyed your talk and can’t wait to start your other books. “The Beach House” was such a good read. You gave me many hours of enjoyment.
Many thanks from a new reader. Kind regards, Roni O’Connor