My last post predates the first COVID lockdown, so let's forget about bringing everyone up to speed, shall we? But here are a few headlines.
We sold the house in Richmond and resettled in Glen Ellen. There's a lot to like about this little Sonoma County town, but one of them is its literary history. Jack London lived here, as did M.F.K. Fisher and Hunter Thompson. In fact, I tell the Thompson story in my forthcoming book. Which leads me to point number two.
Savage Journey is finalized, and advance copies are going out now. I'm also writing related essays for various outlets to raise the book's profile. More on all that soon, but I can tell you already that I love the cover. The publication date is in January.
In other news, the Grateful Dead audio book came out a few weeks ago. Believe me, it was no simple highway. The book came out six years ago, but St. Martin's Press reverted the audio rights only recently. My agent (Andy Ross) called Susie Bright at Audible, and we had a deal shortly after that. I VERY tentatively suggested David Gans for the narrative duties. Anything stronger would have felt presumptious, since I know very little about the audio book market, and Audible knows a lot. But as it turned out, Audible was receptive, and David was delighted to do it. He went into the studio, knocked it out, and the audio book is already out there. Selah.
