The Well-Tempered Clavier

Waterstone’s Alex has been giving me more tips on what to do for tomorrow’s signing session in Princes Street.
Always eager to learn from the master. I mean I’m no slouch when it comes to cold-selling The Well-Tempered Clavier. But that Alex … he’s as canny as a sack-full of weasels.
“Have you checked that they’ve actually got the books […]

Only two days to go till my next signing session at Waterstone’s - the Waterstone’s West End on Princes Street in Edinburgh.
Last time I attended a signing session there, I couldn’t get through the front door - because there was a mob of about 300 people all champing at the bit to see Katie Price/Jordan […]

After I’d received a very warm e-mail from Katie Price - aka my one-time Sun colleague Jordan - last week, I’d spent some time considering how best to reply to her.
 
For although Katie’s note had been friendly and upbeat, I didn’t really want to impose myself on her. She is, after all, one of Britain’s […]

Hey! Anyone single out there?? Anyone looking for love?? Anyone want to take control of their destinies and, ummmm, start chatting up strangers?
 
One of the many projects that  Idle Tom the publisher and I have cooked up is this thing known as Fiction Flirting/Book Lovers (name still undecided as yet). It’s incredibly simple. You see […]

What I will do to flog a few more books …
 
That includes many things, but today’s effort was something else: A valiant five-minute stint on Newcastle Radio at 7.30 this morning in which I made myself look like a complete prat.
 
It all stemmed from an Op-ed piece that I did for the Express about two […]

Astounding news. Quite, quite breathtaking news.
 
Now I don’t want to start counting chickens but … I think we might be on our way!
 
Britain’s best-loved and best-selling author, Katie Price (my one-time colleague formerly known as Jordan) has finally made contact …
 
Just a brief recap for new readers. Katie came up to Edinburgh for a book-signing […]

Another perky upbeat conversation with Idle Tom the publisher. No matter what the rebuff, within ten minutes, he always bounces back, chirpy as ever.
“You know these book signing sessions that are being done by other authors,” he said. “Maybe we could get in on them.”
“What did you have in mind?” My antennae were already aquiver. […]

Idle Tom the publisher calls about my recent date with Jordan - aka one of Britain’s best-loved authors, Katie Price.
 
She’d come to Edinburgh for a book-signing. I turned up. But I couldn’t be bothered to join the immense queue and left her to it.
 
"Bit disappointed," said Idle Tom. "Why didn’t you turn up on time? […]