Hosho McCreesh's Blog, page 30

End of the (blog) Road...

March 16th:
1st stop:
Novel Worms - Review, Promo. + 6 Questions - Interview



And, for anyone interested: the giveaway link


Thanks much to all the fine folks who hosted a stop along the way.

Yesterday & Today (Updated Blog Tour Links)

The blog tour begins its final assault and you are invited.

March 14th:
1st stop:
Lori Jakiela - (18 Questions part review/part interview)




March 15th:
1st stop:
Making Connections Blog - (8 questions - Interview)

2nd stop:
Lost Elation - “A Long Distance Telephone Call”

The Blog Tour So Far... (links updated)

Schedule:

March 10th:
1st stop:
William Boyle - Review + “Everything We Drank This Weekend”



March 11th:
1st stop:
Rose & Beps Blog - Promo




March 12th:
1st stop:
Giovanni Valentino - 15 Questions (Interview)


2nd stop:
These are but Shadows - Review




March 13th:
1st stop:
Russ Litten - Review + Our Live-Tweeted #Drunkenshootout

2nd stop:
Flavorful Journeys - Review + “The Official DrunkSkull Bloody Mary Recipe” Video



(And watch for the up-to-date links for 14th - the 16th soon!)

The A Deep & Gorgeous Thirst 7-Day Blog Tour

Schedule:

March 10th:
1st stop:
Deyse Says It All - Review

2nd stop:
William Boyle - Review + “Everything We Drank This Weekend”



March 11th:
1st stop:
Rose & Beps Blog - Promo




March 12th:
1st stop:
Giovanni Valentino - 15 Questions (Interview)


2nd stop:
These are but Shadows - Review




March 13th:
1st stop:
Russ Litten - Review + Our Live-Tweeted #Drunkenshootout

2nd stop:
Flavorful Journeys - Review + “The Official DrunkSkull Bloody Mary Recipe” Video




March 14th:
1st stop:
Lori Jakiela - (18 Questions part review/part interview)




March 15th:
1st stop:
Making Connections Blog - (8 questions - Interview)

2nd stop:
Lost Elation - “A Long Distance Telephone Call”



March 16th:
1st stop:
Novel Worms - Review, Promo. + 6 Questions - Interview



And, for anyone interested: the giveaway link

Making Connections 7-Day Blog Tour!

Okay -- so it’s a little on the nose, but during the week leading up to St. Patrick’s Day, the Goodreads group Making Connections will host a week-long blog tour for A DEEP & GORGEOUS THIRST. We’ve got a whole host of ideas in the hopper, across all kinds of social media -- were talking live-tweet a drunken trivia shootout, a G-chat on memoir as mythology, video blogs tracking every drink over a weekend, a chinwag about the so-called literary bad boy, and even a video that’ll teach you how to make the official DunkSkull Bloody Mary. You can keep track of all the stops HERE. And just about any and all participation will earn you an entry in a giveaway for a DrunkSkull Survival Kit...because who loves ya, baby?

Bookworks Reading - Wed. Feb 26th, 2014

What looks to be the final reading for A Deep & Gorgeous Thirst will be this Wednesday and one of Albuquerque’s best-loved independent bookstores, Bookworks. Think: Drunk Poems punctuated by prizes, a Q&A and signing to follow. Stop by the table to get a free broadside, made by the incomparable Bill Roberts of Bottle of Smoke Press. There were even a few nice words in our underground rag, The Alibi...so many thanks to editor Lisa Barrow for the ink!

One of my living literary heroes, Tony O’Neill had this to say about the book: "Because writing and drinking go hand in hand,  it may seem an impossible challenge for a poet to offer new perspective of this well-worn, symbiotic relationship.  But Hosho McCreesh does, and in his brilliant collection "A Deep and Gorgeous Thirst" he uses subject matter that might feel old and tired in the hands of a less capable poet and turns out poem after poem as exciting and irresistible as the first flush of new desire." If you don’t know Tony’s work -- find it. His poetry collection Songs From the Shooting Gallery is the quintessential Hollywood heroin book.

TNNBC + Bookworks

Well, Punxsutawney Phil has seen his shadow, which everyone knows means six more weeks of A DEEP & GORGEOUS THIRST! Actually it’s 3 more weeks...and what’s in store for these 3 weeks?

First: The TNNBC at Goodreads is hosting the Author/Reader Discussion. It starts Sunday the 16th, and lasts a week. If there’s anything you’ve been dying to ask me about the book, well, the stars have aligned, and you prayers have been answered -- you will soon have your chance.

And at the end of the month: A Reading/Q&A/Signing at Albuquerque’s Favorite Independent Bookstore, Bookworks. I’ll be raffling off recycled wine-bottle glasses etched with the DrunkSkull logo, and a copy of the book. So if you’re in the greater Albuquerque area on Feb 26th, at 7pm -- I hope you’ll stop in.

A Deep & Gorgeous Author/Reader Discussion!

The Next Best Book Club will soon be hosting an Author/Reader Discussion on A DEEP & GORGEOUS THIRST.

“What’s that,” you ask? Simple: you post a question about the book, and I do my best to answer it. The discussion runs from Feb. 16th through the 22nd, so start thinking about your questions!

Can’t think of any questions because you don’t have the book? Well, THIS LINK will solve that!

TNBBC Author/Reader Discussion Cometh!

The Next Best Book Club over at Goodreads will host an Author/Reader Discussion of A DEEP & GORGEOUS THIRST Feb. 16th through the 22nd. In preparation I’ve created this trailer. Hope you’ll enjoy it, and I hope you’ll take part in the Q&A!

Merry New Year!!!

Well well well...looks like we got ourselves a new year...and while 2013 might be hard to top, we’re starting off with a bang!

And by “bang” I mean give-away, over at Goodreads with the fine folks of The Next Best Book Club. Yes -- if you’re in the U.S. and agree to partake in a little discussion of the book in February, well you can win 1 of 6 print copies available by posting a comment HERE. Not in the U.S.? Well you can win a PDF copy -- what with shipping costs being what they are.

And speaking of February...if you’ll be in the great Albuquerque area, and are so inclined -- Bookworks (probably Albuquerque’s best known and best loved independent bookstore) as invited me to read, answer questions, and generally just yammer on about the book. They also have copies on the shelves as we speak -- so if you want to get one straight away -- now you can! Info about the event can be found HERE.

And last but not least -- A Deep & Gorgeous Thirst landed on William Boyle’s Favorite Books of 2013...many thanks William! You can see all his favorites from 2013 (or drop in to tell him how smart, handsome, or insightful he is) HERE.

Happy 2014...and here’s mud in your eye!