Washington Post Best Books 2009

Angels of Destruction is on the Washington Post's list of Best Books of 2009! Scroll down to Fantasy & Science Fiction, though of course, the novel is neither, but who's complaining?

Just in time for the holidays, and Amazon is offering a threefor special. You can get Angels, Stolen Child, and Audrey Niffenegger's new novel Her Fearful Symmetry for around $35.

More Internetavision

Fast Forward TV has an interview up on Angels of Destruction.

Pretty cool stuff, and you could easily get lost in the archives of interviews.

Paper Angels

You have been waiting. The paperback edition Angels of Destruction arrives October 13, just in time for you to pass out copies to all the Trick or Treaters.

A Virtual Reading

Rick Kleffel, out in Northern  California, runs one of the most interesting websites and does  just a wonderfully thoughtful job at interviewing, that the whole experience becomes like a virtual reading.  In his Agony Column, Rick reviews Angels.  The first section is a reading from the novel--the same chapter I read in bookstores--and the rest is an intelligent chat about the book, the writing process, and the meaning of it all.  

Eye on Books

Eye on Books, hosted by Bill Thompson, did a Q&A recently about Angels -- click below for a listen.

Long and Winding Road

Catching my breath after a few days on the West Coast and meeting the marvelous people of Seattle, Portland, San Francisco, Iowa City, and Milwaukee. Whew.

My old stomping grounds in Pittsburgh are next--tomorrow night at Joseph-Beth on the Southside. I love coming back to the hometown, seeing the old crowd, visiting the old school. Angels is set, in part, just outside of the city in a mythical place along the Monogahela River. Back in the day, I could see the river flow far below my dorm room and off to the west catch the orange glow of the steel mills. The people there were always strangely friendly, angels almost.

Hope to see you at the bookstore!

Correct Book Tour Dates & Times

Tuesday March 3
SEATTLE
Queen Anne Books
1811 Queen Anne Ave North
6:30 pm

Wednesday March 4
PORTLAND, OR
Powell's Books
1005 W. Burnside
7:30 pm

Thursday March 5
SAN FRANCISCO
Book Passage
1 Ferry Building #2
6:00 pm

Friday March 6
IOWA CITY, IA
Prairie Lights
15 S. Dubuque
7:00 pm

Saturday March 7
BROOKFIELD, WI
Harry Schwartz
17145-D W. Bluemound Road
2:00 pm

Sunday March 8
MILWAUKEE, WI
Spring Writers Festival
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
12:30 pm

Tuesday March 10
PITTSBURGH
Joseph Beth
2705 E. Carson Street
7:00 pm

Thursday March 12
BETHESDA, MD
Barnes & Noble
4801 Bethesda Avenue
7:00 pm

Friday March 13
RALEIGH, NC
Quail Ridge Books
3522 Wade Avenue
7:30 pm

Saturday March 14
PITTSBORO, NC
McIntyre's Fine Books
2000 Fearrington Village
11:00 am

Sunday March 15
WASHINGTON, DC
Politics & Prose
5015 Connecticut Avenue, NW
5:00 pm