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May 23, 2015 In Events By Richard J. Alley

Photo essay: Book signing at Burke’s Book Store

I had my first book signing last night at Burke’s Book Store. As someone who has attended numerous readings and signings at this Memphis institution, to find myself on the other side of that table was a surreal and thrilling experience. Thank you so much to its owners, Cheryl and Corey Mesler, for this event and for everything they do for readers and writers in the region. And thank you to everyone who came and listened and took time to say hello. I wish I could have sat and talked with each and every one of you. Let’s do this again soon!

My family (L to R): Joshua, Somerset, Calvin, Kristy, Genevieve (holding the book), and me.

My family (L to R): Joshua, Somerset, Calvin, Kristy, Genevieve (holding the book), and me.

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April 21, 2015 In Events By Richard J. Alley

Book giveaway!

Five Night Stand will be published in three short weeks on May 12. On that day, Lake Union Publishing and Goodreads will be giving away 20 free copies of the novel! Entering is easy — just follow this link and sign up. And don’t forget to mark Five Night Stand as “to read” on your Goodreads page, and to recommend it to your friends. Thanks!

 

Agnes doesn’t have the talent of language to say or write just what it is she feels while watching Oliver play. His music is something that takes her back to her childhood, to before she was sick, to a time so long ago that she can’t have known what it might be like to have been healthy. The music tells her what is inside of her better than Dr. Mundra’s scanners ever could. She likes to know that others love it as well and watches Lucchesi as he listens, the same wrinkles spreading around his eyes as he’d had while looking through the book of drawings that afternoon. Even Andrew stopped to listen to Oliver Pleasant off and on, his New York jadedness fading away with each note.

— Five Night Stand

 

Featured photo: Sketch by Elizabeth Alley

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April 13, 2015 In "Because I Said So", Events By Richard J. Alley

Remembering seven years of parenthood in print

One of the best parts of writing this column is something realized every year around this time — the opportunity to reread, to go back in time and remember the silliness, the triumphs, the milestones that come with raising four children.

It’s a form of spring cleaning where I go through the closets and attics of my kids’ childhoods. Instead of tossing out, though, I’m gathering. I make piles from the good times and the bad, the happy moments and even the sad.

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