Friday 7 August 2009

Doust heads east

Jon Doust is heading east to shove and push and generally talk up his new book, Boy on a Wire. It’s a heavy book, yet light, and easy to read.

It’s time to push. Sales are good, but could be better. Lots of folk on the eastern seaboard have not heard about it yet.

Oh yes, the reviews have been great, but how many people read them? Lots, that’s why sales increase with good reviews.

But reviews have to be accompanied by appearances, handshaking, door knocking, and annoying behaviour in order to attract attention.

That’s where Doust steps in.

Here’s his itinerary.


TUESDAY 11 August
Life Matters ABC
Radio National

With Richard Aedy

9.30am


TUESDAY 11
Shore Bookclub

7.30pm

WEDNESDAY 12th
Wenona
Girls School

WEDNESDAY 12 August
Bowen Library Talk
669 Anzac Parade
, Maroubra
7pm to 8pm

T
HURSDAY 13 August

East meets West

Canberra Writers Centre

6pm


MONDAY 17 August
774 ABC in Melbourne

With Richard Stubbs

2.30pm.


Penguin Novel Selection Evening

5pm


TUESDAY 18 August
Melbourne Athenaeum Library
188 Collins Street,

Melbourne

1pm to 2pm