The East Coast Fall 07 Tour
November 6: Getting off to a running start after her 6:30 am landing at the Newark Airport, Barbara gave a noontime lecture and reading for the Rotary Club in Westport, Connecticut.
November 7: A quick look at the gorgeous autumn leaves was followed by a reading and book signing at the Westport Public Library as part of the Authors at the Library series. That evening, Barbara taught
a two-hour workshop on the historical novel for the Westport Writers' Workshop.
On November 8, Barbara was the featured guest at a Master's Tea at Yale, hosted by the Pierson Master, Professor Harvey Goldblatt.
Tueday November 13th was a busy day, highlighted by a live WNYC radio interview with host John Schaefer on "Soundcheck," followed by
a reading and signing--accompanied by a wonderful performance of early Vivaldi compositions--at Patelson Music House, adjacent to Carnegie Hall.
Dinner afterwards was, appropriately enough, at the round table of the Algonquin Hotel.
Barbara snuck in an interview on WPKN radio with Richard Epstein ("Sometimes Classical") before heading home.
Other Recent Events for Vivaldi's Virgins
On September 23rd, the Gallery Bookshop in the village of Mendocino hosted "An Afternoon in Venezia"--which became the gold standard for all the readings with music that followed. Barbara's reading was accompanied by the Mendocino String Trio playing Vivaldi,
along with a delicious demonstration by Executive Chef Alan Kantor of MacCallum House Restaurant, showing how to make fresh mozzarella cheese.
Vivaldi's Virgins reached #6 on the bookshop's hardcover fiction list.
Barbara signed copies of Vivaldi's Virgins at five concerts by the Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra featuring (what else?) music by Vivaldi. On Friday, October 12, Barbara signed books and gave the pre-concert lecture at the Herbst Theater in San Francisco.
Sunday, October 14, BookSmart Bookstore in Morgan Hill All 27 copies of the novel the bookstore ordered for the reading sold out!
Thursday, November 1, Reading, signing and musical program, featuring the wonderful Gold Coast Players, at the Lafayette Bookstore in Lafayette, California.
Saturday, November 3: Barbara was a featured speaker at the Alameda Literati Book Fair 2007.
Wednesday, January 30, Barbara will be reading as part of the Winter Writers Series at UC Santa Cruz. This event is open to the public.
The novel was included by Barnes and Noble on its Summer List
("Savor a diversity of bold ideas and fresh literary styles with these groundbreaking novels by some of contemporary publishing's brightest lights, including Khaled Hosseini, Michael Chabon, Ian McEwan, and many others.")
Elaine Petrocelli, owner of Book Passage in Corte Madera, CA, named Vivaldi's Virgins as one of "Elaine's Picks"
for July
Vivaldi's Virgins was named a Notable Book for August by BookSense, the national organization of independent booksellers
Merrimon Books
featured Vivaldi's Virgins as their top pick for summer and their top historical novel for 2007
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