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And the next Who Pooped book is…

We have a contract for my 18th book in the Who Pooped in the Park? series! This one will be titled Who Pooped in the Cascade Mountains, and will cover the whole U.S. span of the Cascade Range through Washington, Oregon, and California. Farcountry Press will be publishing the book, and I’m working with a [...]

Customizing presentations at book signings

Seven years ago, when my first Who Pooped in the Park? book was hot off the presses, I cut one up, scanned it, and turned it into a PowerPoint presentation.  I have used that slide show many times, and I learn something new every time I give a talk. That, actually, is one of the [...]

Book signing notes from a bookseller to authors

I’ve written a fair amount about book signings here on this blog, starting with my 14 book signing tips for authors, proceeding through 10 book signing tips for booksellers, and covering subjects like credit cards, ethics, funny questions, and my own stupid book signing mistakes. Today, though, after hosting a series of signings earlier in the month, [...]

Poop Talk at the National Bighorn Sheep Center

I will be doing a book signing and “poop talk” at the National Bighorn Sheep Interpretive Center in Dubois, Wyoming on Wednesday, July 18. I will read from the Grand Teton edition of Who Pooped in the Park? and talk about animal scat and tracks in the theater starting at 5:00. No reservations are required [...]

Upcoming “Who Pooped?” author events

The schedule for my Who Pooped in the Park? talks and book signings for the next couple of months is coming together. We’re still adding more events, but here’s what we have in place so far: At the Bridger, MT Public Library Thursday, June 7 — Poop talk & signing 7:00 to 8:00 p.m. At [...]

A few misconceptions about credit cards

“All generalizations are false, including this one.” – Mark Twain When I discuss credit cards at bookselling conventions, or with customers in the bookstore, I hear a lot of absolutes. “We don’t take American Express because it costs so much more” is a common one. Some are rooted in truth. Some are generalizations that just [...]

J.K. Rowling makes her transition to grownup books

Publisher Little, Brown has announced that J.K. Rowling’s new novel for grownups (The Casual Vacancy), will be released on Thursday, September 27th. The big question on everybody’s mind seems to be, “Can she write for adults?” (That’s probably because the question, “Will this make money?”, is moot). The Harry Potter author is breaking into a completely new [...]

Adult Education Course Update

My Introduction to Macintosh and Social Networking for Professionals classes start next week, and I have a few updates for you. The final day to sign up has passed, but if you really want in, we still have a few slots open. Don’t contact me or the school to register at this point! Talk to [...]

Summer 2012 “Who Pooped?” Book Signings

I’m starting to put together the summer book signing schedule. We’ve confirmed three signings with Yellowstone National Park: Fri, Jul 20 – Lake Hotel Sat, Jul 21 – Old Faithful Inn Sun, Jul 22 – Old Faithful Inn If you’re going to be in the park that weekend, please come by and say hi! I [...]

Intro to Macintosh Computers Adult Ed Class

I will be teaching an adult education class called Introduction to Macintosh Computers in the Red Lodge High School computer lab starting later this month. It will be on Thursday nights from 7:00 to 9:00, beginning March 8 and running through April 12 — a total of six sessions. This will run concurrently with the Social [...]