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A Thursday Night Treat

by John Cole|  January 29, 20137:48 pm| 25 Comments

This post is in: Books, Previous Site Maintenance

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Just wanted to let you all know that on Thursday night, from 7-9 pm EST, my good friend Wiley Cash will be here ofr a coveritlive live chat discussion of his EXCELLENT and OUTSTANDING debut novel, A Land More Kind Than Home. I hope you all mark off some time on your calendar to participate in this live chat.

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25Comments

  1. 1.

    cathyx

    January 29, 2013 at 7:50 pm

    Isn’t Wiley your godson? Is he talking now?

  2. 2.

    cathyx

    January 29, 2013 at 7:51 pm

    Oh, now I remember, your godson’s name is Cole. You should have Cole on for an interview.

  3. 3.

    Maude

    January 29, 2013 at 7:57 pm

    This is great. I hope a lot of us are here, except for the trolls.

  4. 4.

    BGinCHI

    January 29, 2013 at 7:59 pm

    I’ll try to make it. Really liked the novel.

  5. 5.

    ranchandsyrup

    January 29, 2013 at 8:08 pm

    Liked the book so I’ll check in at the very least.

    @Maude: I was just thinking that Coveritlive does not have a pie filter. :(

  6. 6.

    RossinDetroit, Rational Subjectivist

    January 29, 2013 at 8:10 pm

    OT: I get the weirdest ads on this site lately.
    Currently:
    Support same sex marriage
    Learn about concealed carry
    ironic t-shirts
    full sized pickup truck ad
    buy gold

    I’m looking for a good book for a long plane flight. I’ll add that to my Amazon list & check it out.

  7. 7.

    Maude

    January 29, 2013 at 8:13 pm

    @ranchandsyrup:
    It’s too bad that there isn’t an internet form of a slingshot. That would be better than a pie filter.

  8. 8.

    ranchandsyrup

    January 29, 2013 at 8:16 pm

    @Maude: I’m intrigued by your idea and would like to read any literature you may have. :) Have a good one Maude.

  9. 9.

    scav

    January 29, 2013 at 8:20 pm

    @Maude: or combine them. pies with velocity. Frozen for real impact, (when needed), floofy for others (recreational treat).

  10. 10.

    Elizabelle

    January 29, 2013 at 8:21 pm

    Snakes alive!

    That’s good news.

  11. 11.

    Arclite

    January 29, 2013 at 8:30 pm

    Hey JC. Did you ever pic up a new PC? Wondering what you got spec-wise.

  12. 12.

    Neutron Flux

    January 29, 2013 at 8:38 pm

    Good book. Looking forward to hearing from him.

  13. 13.

    Maude

    January 29, 2013 at 8:44 pm

    @scav:
    Oh, that is even better.

  14. 14.

    General Stuck

    January 29, 2013 at 9:00 pm

    Have a lot of respect for anyone with the fortitude to finish a novel.

    And man is it cold and nasty here. High winds blowing snow and brass ball freezing cold for this country.

    Go KY Wildcats!!

  15. 15.

    Jewish Steel

    January 29, 2013 at 9:22 pm

    @General Stuck: And all the windows open here in IL. In January. Freaky weather.

  16. 16.

    Raven

    January 29, 2013 at 9:43 pm

    @Jewish Steel: You shall pay most rickey tic,

  17. 17.

    WaterGirl

    January 29, 2013 at 9:54 pm

    @Raven: Came back late to a thread the other night and found the Dog ‘n Suds photo. That was a trip down memory lane. Thanks for that!

    @ Cole up top: Next time, advance warning, please, so we don’t have to try to read a book in 2 days :-)

    That book has been on my list of books to read, and I keep recommending it to people. Very exciting that he will be here!

  18. 18.

    WaterGirl

    January 29, 2013 at 9:58 pm

    Cole, in case you are reading this thread:

    Did you ever fix the email address where we were supposed to send ideas for the site re-do? I tried to email the first night and my email was returned with an error.

    Not a bad way to cut down on feedback, if that was your goal. :-)

  19. 19.

    jibeaux

    January 29, 2013 at 10:07 pm

    I have been meaning to read that. A personal friend?

  20. 20.

    WaterGirl

    January 29, 2013 at 10:15 pm

    @jibeaux: In case Cole’s not still here…

    balloon-juice.com/2012/04/21/wileys-book-release-open-thread/

  21. 21.

    Johnny Coelacanth

    January 29, 2013 at 10:20 pm

    Trolling explained.

  22. 22.

    Or something like that.Suffern Ace

    January 29, 2013 at 10:23 pm

    @Johnny Coelacanth: oh, you might be dead to me now.

  23. 23.

    burnspbesq

    January 29, 2013 at 10:24 pm

    The first 55 minutes of US vs. Canada has been dreadful.

  24. 24.

    TaMara (BHF)

    January 29, 2013 at 10:35 pm

    @Arclite: I didn’t get to say it in the MLK thread, but thank you for linking to the story about MLK and Nichelle Nichols. I had never heard that before. It was great.

  25. 25.

    gravie

    January 30, 2013 at 5:50 am

    I read the book and liked it a lot. Best of luck to Wiley on reaching the broad audience that he deserves.

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