The Girl Who Fell From the Sky
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"Exquisite . . . Poised to find a place among classic stories of the American experience."
Miami Herald
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CNN Interview
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My CNN Interview in which I give a shout out to Barbara Kingsolver and most importantly my mom!
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Book Club Greetings
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I've had fun meeting with book clubs via Skype. If you would like me to join your book club for a discussion, send me an email. If I can work it out schedule-wise, I'd love to talk with you.
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Thank You & Happy Holidays
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Greetings!
This year has been one of the most amazing ever thanks to all of your support!
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It Was a Wild Ride!
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I walked the red carpet at the NAACP Image Awards, chatted with Terry McMillan in a live webcast (hear the audio of the interview here), received exciting endorsements, and spoke on a CNN Dialogues panel hosted by Wolf Blitzer. I criss-crossed the country and racked up almost 150,000 miles with visits to almost everywhere--Grand Cayman; Boone, NC; Cape Girardeau, MO; Wichita, KS; Manasquan, NJ--just to name a few. Thanks to you--and the great team at Algonquin & Workman--lots of readers found The Girl Who Fell From the Sky when it came out in paperback driving it onto the New York Times bestseller list for a spell as well as the national Indie Bestseller list for almost a year. Most importantly, I met readers who shared with me their own moving stories, and I met and re-connected with so many writers I admire! |
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Upcoming Appearances
| It's time to focus on the new book I'm working on, but I'll still be doing appearances here and there. In addition to the dates listed below, I'll also be visiting University of Washington, Missouri State, and Exeter (details to come).
 Most exciting of all is Portland's community reading program: Everybody Reads 2012. I'll be giving a special talk on March 6, 2012 at the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall to an audience of some 2000! (Yes, I'm a little bit nervous about that!)
Purdue University Feb. 23, 2012 7PM W. Lafayette, IN * * * * *
AWP Conference
March 1, 2012 1:30 PM Chicago, IL Keeping a Debut Book Alive with Justin Taylor, Marie Mockett, Joanna Smith Rakoff, Dylan Landis, and me!
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Pasadena Festival of Women Authors
March 3, 2012 Pasadena, CA
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Everybody Reads 2012
March 6, 2012 Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall Portland, OR * * * * *
AAUW Literary Lunch
March 17, 2012 Laguna Beach, CA * * * * *
Story Week Festival March 21-March 22, 2012 Chicago, IL
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Rutgers University - Camden
April 11, 2012 Camden, NJ * * * * * The Writer's Center McLaughlin-Esstman-Stearns First Novel Award Reception April 13, 2012 7PM Bethesda, MD
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Santa Barbara Women's Literary Lunch
May 5, 2012 Santa Barbara, CA * * * * *
Mixed Roots Film & Literary Festival June 16-17, 2012 Los Angeles, CA (I'm not reading, but I'll be there and sure hope you'll come!) |
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I won't send these updates as often, but you can always find out what's happening by visiting my website.
Again, thank you for all of your support! Happy Holidays and Happy New Year!
Warmest wishes,
Heidi
www.heidiwdurrow.com
P.S. Check out my gallery of photos from the road. Are you in any of these photos? Let me know!
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