Robin McLean

Harvard Book Store with an All Star Cast!

Pretty fancy to be there:

Shared half a brown banana with Stephanie Kegan before. See you in Dallas Stephanie.

Found out about Monkey Ladies from the hilarious and generous Sylvia True.

Lots of old friends, new friends and loyal family filled the place.

THANKS to Sylvia True and Stephanie Kegan for their books and for sharing the stage at the Harvard Bookstore. Thanks Launch Lab, Grub Street and all the people who came out to support. Hello Kirstin Butler! Betsy Keane Dorr, Ellen Herrick,Michael Blanding,, Annie Weatherwax, Mary Wissemann and Andrew King for coming out..

Next stop -- the West Coast -- Skylight Books in LA on June 3 @ 7.  Read More 

Thank you Alden Jones for this INTERVIEW interview on Double Axels, Subtraction / Compression / Extrusion, Premeditation, Murder with Fingers, Reptiles, Goodness and Necessary Destruction of Reading material.

Thank you Fiction Writers Review for having me.





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ROCHESTER, NY: Re: The Discussion and Reading of Reptile House / how / why we write / create / live / love / suffer / act like wierdos when at first we seem so normal. All this in the room to the left as you enter the Gates Public Library. Ate one banana before for nerves while Mel smoked a secret cigarette. Good crowd. These people had DONE THEIR HOMEWORK, as in had read the reading in advance. Had questions ready. Almost an ambush except that I WROTE "Cold Snap" so if there were any answers,  Read More 

MYSTIC, CONNECTICUT:

Arrived in time for salmon, asparaus and dark chocolate.

Timed it with the drawbridge to make the reading. The drawbridge makes decisions in Mystic.

The Story Pot was waiting on the rug.

What makes a good day?

Good people, a few books, a river.

Jane Percy I'll be back soon for more of your lovely town.

xo

NEXT STOP: The Gates Library in Rochester NY.

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TOUR BLOG POST #4: S. Hadley, Mass. Yes, I got to read last night with the great JIM SHEPARD who read from his new novel THE BOOK OF ARON at THE ODYSSEY -- across from my old college gates. It was huge a honor and thrill. Jim, as you can see, wore his famous Northwest Airlines outfit!

Thanks Jim and Karen, and Michael Maren for popping in!

Next stop: BANKS SQUARE BOOKS in Mystic, CT TOMORROW, May 16th at 1 pm. See you there Jane Percy.

TOUR NEWS:

TEXAS: Gloria Barragan will be joining the tour in Austin  Read More 

AMHERST, MASS: Reptile House is officially LAUNCHED. It blasted off from AMHERST BOOKS Thursday night with many many good friends and family in attendance.THANKS FOR COMING EVERYONE. Thanks especially to Nat at Amherst Books, Noy Holland for your kind introduction, Debbie McLean, Kim McLean, and Steve Toebes for putting it together and for Marshall O'Leary and Carlyn O'Leary for making the thing go. Thanks Mom and Dad for making the plane. Thanks Jim Bates for the photo. Thanks Farmer Mike for being bartender -- among other things. Betsy McLean Vielhaber, you were so there in spirit -- xo.

Next stop THE ODYSSEY BOOKSHOP in South Hadleywith the astounding Jim Shepard on May, 14 @7. Read More 

Yes I did it!

Read right underneath the South Station Destinations Board so it looked like LOTS of people were listening.

Had to yell but it was good to yell!

Some people just needed a chair.

Some people asked QUESTIONS.

I ate 2 bananas one half hour before I started since cousin Rob said bananas are natural beta blockers.

Waved at Suzanne Lipsky and Jennifer Donahue. SO HAPPY to see friendly faces. Thanks for coming, S and J!

Got written up by WBUR...First South Station Literary Lunch Break

Next Stop: May 4, 2015 Reading at BROOKLINE BOOKSMITH, Brookline, MA, @ 7 pm.

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