Commercial break - Meet the Author

Once again I shall cast all modesty aside and insert a bit of advertising. Meet the Author is a great idea - writers record very short podcasts talking about their books; this is available on the net both in the US and the UK. I have to admit that I only became aware of it recently when I was asked to do one, but I now root around the site to see and listen to people whose books I have enjoyed - or wonder whether I might enjoy. So, if you are twiddling your thumbs and at a complete loss for something to do for three minutes, go to http://www.meettheauthor.co.uk/bookbites/1888.html

And while I'm on the trumpet-blowing podium (the trumpet being an instrument that in reality I did, and occasionally still do, play), I just discovered that the North American edition of the book received the Honorable Mention in the Nature and Environment category of the National Outdoor Book Awards, for which I'm flattered and very gratified.

Comments

[Callan Bentley]

That's great, Michael! Congratulations on the award. I'll download the podcast for the 4.5 hour drive I have ahead of me this afternoon...

[suvrat]

i listened! you were very good Michael :)

[Sandglass]

Callan and Suvrat - thanks - as always!

[Landim]

well deserved. Congratulations.
Ckeck this: http://www.ted.com/talks/magnus_larsson_turning_dunes_into_architecture.html, might be of your interest

[Sandglass]

Thanks for the comment, Landim. You're right - the Magnus Larsson project is absolutely fascinating and provocative - I wrote about it earlier at http://throughthesandglass.typepad.com/through_the_sandglass/2009/04/sandstonemaking-microbes-tafoni-and-an-extraordinary-design-idea.html. However, I was not aware of the video you link to of Larsson talking about this project - well worth watching and I have updated the original post to include it - thanks again.

[jules]

Congratulations Michael, Well done... Good practice for that future BBC documentary! :)