Welcome home, Katie Rose!
I’m so pleased to share the news that Katie Rose Davis is finally home with her mom and dad — my long-time clients and dear friends, Harold and Phyllis Davis — after her very, very, early arrival in our world.
Congratulations, we’re so very happy for you (and for Mathew, Nicky and Julian too!).
I’m really pleased to announce the publication of Dave Crenshaw’s first book, the business fable The Myth of Multitasking: How “Doing it All” Gets Nothing Done, from Jossey-Bass.
Not only was it fun to work on a business fable, this is a really timely and needed book. We live in a time when we are told we can do everything simultaneously, and be more productive and happier as a result. But often, we lose focus and attention, and “multitasking” harms our productivity, and even our relationships.
I hope that Dave’s book helps remind people that we need to pay attention to the task at hand, that we have to, in the words of one of my favorite titles ever: Be Here Now.
Paradise Lost
ADAM: Paradise has arbitrary dietary restrictions?
DEVIL: They’re really more like guidelines.
GOD: Incorrect.
Enthusiastically linked.
Mood — smoky. Today we have over 840 wildfires burning in California.
The good news is that we have new books on the shelves.
Congratulations to Harold Davis on the publication of his amazing 100 Views of the Golden Gate (Wilderness Press).
Congratulations to Steve Horton and Jeong Mo Jang on the publication of Professional Manga: Digital Storytelling with Manga Studio EX (Focal Press).
Congratulations to Greg Velm on the publication of AP U.S. History for Dummies (Wiley).
Congratulations to Taz Tally on the publication of his labor of love 50 Hikes in Alaska’s Kenai Peninsula (The Countryman Press).
And congratulations to Rich Wagner on the publication of his Building Facebook Applications for Dummies (Wiley). Rich is also about to embark on a one month cross country bicycle book tour to promote The Expeditionary Man (which repped by his CBA agency Alive Communications). You can follow his adventure at his website, WhyTheBike.
Best wishes to everyone. Thanks for working with me.
This is a first for my career probably 
I don’t usually see my books in Cosmo.
Michelle Waitzman, author of Sex in a Tent: A Wild Couple’s Guide to Being Naughty in Nature was quoted in Cosmo last week. Michelle was interviewed for a sidebar (to do with, ah hem, creative ways to use a hammock) and Wilderness Press reports that it seemed to spur some book sales.
Congrats, Michelle!
Here’s a shout out to Peter Shankman and his very cool site, Helpareporter, which matches reporters with experts. The queries come from all sorts of outlets, including bloggers, podcasters, trade magazines, book authors and big dailies.
I read his queries every day and pass leads to my clients when I see something that looks like a good fit, but HARO is also definitely worth checking out if you’re a writer and you’re looking for experts to interview yourself.
Peter has a fun blog and cool book, Can We Do That? Outrageous PR Stunts That Work and Why Your Company Needs Them. Check them out.
Well this is a poor excuse for breaking radio silence, but I got a huge laugh out of this Galleycat post quoting Jeff Bezos on “hand fatigue.”
Yeah, that’s the difficulty with reading. Snarf. I just finished Walter Isaacson’s Einstein: His Life and Universe (great book btw), and boy my hands are tired – baddaboom.
Congrats to Janet Rae-Dupree. Janet’s May 4 “Unboxed” column Can You become a Creature of New Habits? was yesterday’s New York Times’ “Most Emailed Article.”
Congratulations to Stephanie Diamond on the publication of her book, Web Marketing for Small Business (Sourcebooks).
Congratulations to Todd Perkins on the publication of his latest book, Nintendo Flash Wii Creator’s Guide (Osborne/McGraw-Hill), the first and only book that teaches you how to create Flash games for the Wii.
Congratulations to Bill Loguidice and Matt Barton on their latest installment for Gamasutra, A History of Gaming Platforms: Mattell Intellivision.
Congratulations to Rich Wagner on completing his Building Facebook Applications for Dummies.
Thanks for working with me!
I left this off yesterday’s list!
Congrats to John Mueller on the publication of the Windows Server 2008 Desk Reference All In One for Dummies!
Congratulations to Larry Helyer and Richard Wagner on the publication of The Book of Revelation for Dummies (Wiley). This is a great intro to perhaps the most complex and controversial book of the Bible.
Congratulations to Michele Davis and Jon Phillips on the publication of their latest book, Flex 3: A Beginner’s Guide (Osborne/McGraw-Hill).
I haven’t seen it in person yet but I’m excited to announce the publication of Webcomics 2.0: An Insider’s Guide to Writing, Drawing and Promoting Your Own Webcomics, by Steve Horton and Sam Romero (Course Technology).
Congratulations to Ron Kay on the publication of Ron Kay’s Guide to Zion National Park: Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Zion National Park but Didn’t Know Who to Ask! (Countryman/W.W. Norton).
Congrats to Cliff Truesdell on the publication of his latest book, Introducing Reason 4 (Sybex).
I’m pleased to announce another video from Sue Jenkins. Congrats to Sue on the release of her latest DVD, Photoshop CS3 2008 – Designer’s Guide to Photoshop: Adobe Photoshop CS3 Educational Training Tutorial DVD for Print, Web, Video Production, and 3D (Class on Demand).
Thanks for working with me!
