Interview Today w/Mark Concannon on Fox 6 Wake-Up News; Snow Strategy is to Panic & Reschedule David Wagner's American Wildlife Art

This morning I was on Fox 6's Wake Up News, talking to Mark Concannon about some holiday ideas. Here's what I recommended:

1. Little Bee, by Chris Cleave (shocker!)

2. Ad Hoc at Home, by Thomas Keller

3. The Captain Frederick Pabst Mansion, by John C. Eastberg (reminder, our event is on Wednesday, December 16th, 7 PM)

4. Otis, by Loren Long

5. Raymond Carver, by Carol Sklenicka

A big thank you to Mark and WITI for having me on, particularly on a day when everyone is glued to their TV sets for updates on the big storm. Maybe some folks out there will get some ideas. And yes, the implication is that we have copies of Ad Hoc at Home; I know that many stores have sold out. If you got here by search engine, our phone number is (414) 332-1181. You can order on our web site, but you must "hold for pickup" and we will call you back to get your credit card number.

I should have had this totally set up. My apologies.

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Speaking of big storms, ours is predicted for late today and tomorrow. We'll probably stay open until the customers disappear, and we're planning to open a bit late tomorrow, around 11 AM. (Editor's Note: Milwaukee got slush, snow was further north and west. We'll probably open regular hours).

We're rescheduling our event for David Wagner's American Wildlife Art for next Monday, December 14th, at 7 PM. Read more about David's book here. (Editor's note: we did get a handful of people, all of whom were local and were happy to come back next Monday...I hope).

Meanwhile, we're probably a bit bored. Give us a call at (414) 332-1181 or use our general order email address at info@boswellbooks.com. You can also always email me at daniel@boswellbooks.com.

Yesterday I got an email back from Pat, who was a bit shocked that I replied to a note she sent me about my appearance on Susan Stamberg's book segment on NPR's Morning Edition. The only stops me from replying to all real (that is, all those that don't promise me a million dollars) emails is my disorganization.

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A big apology to Carol S., with whom I missed having coffee. In my panic, I showed up at Fox yesterday (!), having mixed up the two appointments. It had to happen eventually, and I'm shocked it's not more often. Anyway, thank you for understanding, particularly because it had to do with a service gaffe on our part. This turn of events doesn't exactly make things better.

Late Add--John Eastberg, Senior Historian of the Pabst Mansion to Read

It's may be one of our biggest regional books of the season, but we still hadn't gotten copies of The Captain Frederick Pabst Mansion, when author and Pabst historian John Eastberg came by to see Carole E. Barrowman talk about I Am What I am.

"Maybe you'd like to host an event with me for my book."

Maybe we would indeed.

And now we will. It's a talk/signing on Wednesday, December 16th at 7 PM.
The book's forward is by H. Russell Zimmermann, and honestly, the book that comes to mind is Magnificent Milwaukee, that legendary book put out by the art museum that now sells online for hundreds of dollars.

There are chapters on the Pabst family, the building's construction, the family's heyday and parties, the art collection, its second life as the home of the archbishop, and the current restoration.

I'm planning on reading it cover to cover.

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We've had so many requests for slides from authors that we're finally getting a projection screen. I don't know what to do about a projector because everyone uses a different format. Isn't there a way to set up you laptop for this? We may have the screen in time for Alia Malek (tonight) but it will certainly be there for Eric Dregni (Friday).