Thank you to all who marked your calendars and purchased a ticket for MARK MY WORDS: An Evening with David Baldacci, John Grisham and Jodi Picoult. The October 20 event at Yale's majestic Woolsey Hall was a resounding success. Huge thanks to the hard-working staff at the Mark Twain House & Museum for their tireless efforts in putting this event together; to our generous sponsors; to Yale; to our terrific moderator Malaak Compton-Rock; and especially to John and Jodi for their time, their wit, and their dedication to preserving the legacy of Mark Twain. I encourage you to make a trip to Hartford to visit the Mark Twain House & Museum; you'll be glad you did.
In other news, the book tour for ZERO DAY has been great fun thus far; we have visited Charlotte, Atlanta, Fort Benning, Asheville and Roanoke, and will sign in Northern Virginia (11/17), Charlottesville (12/3) and Richmond (12/10) next. Hope to see you there!
David chats with Amazon customers about Hell’s Corner, sixth book in the Camel Club series, that will be released November 9 in the U.S. View the video on amazon.com.
David's episode of “Hardcover Mysteries” is the first in the series, which debuted in the United States on Investigation Discovery in October 2010 and in Canada on June 22, 2011. Here’s the episode trailer.
David is interviewed on the Fox 17 Morning Show on September 29, 2010, following his participation in Kent District Library's "A Novel Experience with David Baldacci" the previous evening.
Leading up to the announcement that Scholastic will extend “The 39 Clues” into a second series titled “The 39 Clues: Cahills vs. Vespers,” and that David will write the final book in second series, Entertainment Weekly interviewed David about the series and his selection as the series’ closing writer. The interview, “39 Clues Exclusive: New Series from Scholastic will Feature David Baldacci,” provides David an opportunity to “talk... about how he got involved with the project and why he’s excited to write his first book for children.” Read the interview at shelf-life.ew.com.
David published an article titled "Not on My Watch" about personal safety in the August 2010 issue of Men's Health magazine. The article urges readers to make deliberate choices to protect themselves and their families, and to encourage others to do the same. Read the full article at menshealth.com.
David joins Bill Thompson’s Eye on Books for an interview about Deliver Us From Evil. David shares parts of the process of plotting and writing the novel, including how the idea of two characters chasing the same criminal spurred his interest in the plot and in developing the characters. Listen to the interview below or online at eyeonbooks.com.
In another interview for GalleyCat titled "David Baldacci's Advice to Aspiring Writers!" David speaks with GalleyCat's Jeff Rivera. Rivera writes the following note about the interview: "He was gracious enough to give GalleyCat listeners a glimpse into his world. In today's interview, Baldacci give his advice to aspiring writers." Listen to the interview at mediabistro.com/galleycat.
