Posts by Larry Bud Meyer

The Great Couches of America tour continues with one final stop in the Queen City. I’ll be signing copies of Mother Fracker from 7-8:30 p.m. tonight at Park Road Books, one of Charlotte’s last standing independent book stores. The folks there have been nice, and a few old and good friends promise to show their faces. I’ve reached out to Charlotte’s environmental and anti-fracking community. Calendared an item...

From where I sit in front of the huge picture window on Long Mountain Road, the snow and ice from Sunday morning’s storm is falling in huge clumps from the oak branches high above. Fog shrouds the hills and hollows between me and Shenandoah National Park. Wish I could see those peaks and their blanket of snow. It was treacherously slick last night and this morning. More snow predicted this afternoon and tonight. Thus: No trip in...

The countdown has begun. After a good Writer’s Row experience at the 30th annual Miami Book Fair, I’m getting my game face on for an honest-to-gosh book tour. Not just ANY book tour: We’re talking a one-man, nine-state, 12-day, 3,600-mile hopscotch up into the Rust Belt and back again to meet with old friends and new, stay on some comfy couches and talk up Mother Fracker. I’m bringing the hard cider. (What? Am...

On the 30th anniversary of the Miami Book Fair International,here’s a quick and very random Top Ten list: 10. Sneaking in the back door with Neil and Alyce (her DDA clout) to score prime seats for Tom Wolfe in 2012. (Alas, Tom was a sheep in Wolfe’s clothing). 9. Long before married life … realizing what a great date event the book fair was for a confirmed bachelor dude. 8. Taking cousin Dan Meyer to the fair and seeing...

Here’s what I just sent our Kickstarter pledge class: This just in from Kickstarter: As of a few hours ago, We have successfully funded the “I’ve Written a Fracking Novel!” campaign! In all, 75 funders (including E.B.’s husband, who doesn’t believe in leaving personal info online but sent a check for $50 anyway), helped us raise $5,353. That’s well over the $4,500 we set as a goal. The...