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The Tao Tour: Things happen

2 October 2009

It’s the gritty reality of a book tour: Sometimes the crowds fail to materialize. Take this footage from Shoplifting From American Apparel author Tao Lin’s recent appearance at Copperfield’s Books in Petaluma, California, wherein he interviews one of the two people who came …..

Tao Lin at Copperfield’s Books from Melville House on Vimeo.

Posted by Tao Lin in Author tour blog, Video |

4 Comments »

  1. If one of two people to attend a reading is Salman Rushdie, I’d say the reading was a success.

    Comment by Luke Woods — October 2, 2009 @ 12:18 pm
  2. And if one of your attendees is as involved, and has a sunny personality like the other guy, that could be worth a “Rushdie,” too. Just think of how many friends that kind of personality attract. You should give him 5 free copies of the book, and tell him to spread the good news about your book!

    Comment by Obie Joe — October 4, 2009 @ 3:57 am
  3. whoa, rushdie, crazy

    Comment by james yeh — October 4, 2009 @ 11:51 am
  4. Obie Joe —

    Great idea. If the guy in the video contacts me at Melville House I will be more than happy to send him five copies of Tao’s book to plant around Petaluma.

    Comment by Dennis Johnson — October 4, 2009 @ 12:05 pm

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