I sent myself on a book tour for my first book with St. Martin's Press (Midwest + West Coast) and it was a great investment because it led to tours sponsored by the Jewish Book Council and individual Jewish Book Fairs; shorter tours sponsored by Faber for my first essay collection and Leapfrog for a novel; a tour sponsored by a British publisher; and best of all, two amazing long tours of Germany sponsored by the US State Department. Getting myself out there early on also meant that I got invitations from colleges and universities, libraries, et al. I was on the road for years for probably fifteen years and happy to wind down in 2011.
I sent myself on a book tour for my first book with St. Martin's Press (Midwest + West Coast) and it was a great investment because it led to tours sponsored by the Jewish Book Council and individual Jewish Book Fairs; shorter tours sponsored by Faber for my first essay collection and Leapfrog for a novel; a tour sponsored by a British publisher; and best of all, two amazing long tours of Germany sponsored by the US State Department. Getting myself out there early on also meant that I got invitations from colleges and universities, libraries, et al. I was on the road for years for probably fifteen years and happy to wind down in 2011.
You're a beautiful writer!
Thank you so much!