Over the weekend and a few short weeks before publication I started a Facebook Group for my new book Blacklisting Myself. I could be cute and say “I was just doing the trendy New Media thing,” but actually I am kind of intrigued by the process. It sets up an immediate response mechanism with readers that is rather impressive. As of this writing 244 people have joined as members. I don’t know whether that’s a good or bad number in the time allotted, but it’s enough for a dialogue and I assume (hope) it will grow as the book is published and reviews and advertising roll in. [It better or you're sunk.-ed. No, I'll just dismiss Facebook as a fad.] I would be flattered if any of you who are of a mind to read my book, join the group and engage. (It’s what they call an “open group” on FB.) I promise to post all reviews – even the bad ones – unless they are by…. [I told you not to publish his name. He'll link this.-ed. Okay, okay.]
Roger L. Simon
Blacklisting Myself Memoir of a Hollywood Apostate in the Age of Terror
BUY HERE IN HARDCOVER- BUY HERE ON KINDLE! New radio: Fred Thompson Show, Hugh Hewitt on PJTV (first of five-parter). YouTube version of Roger on BookTV (After Words) with Armstrong Williams - here. Video: Roger on Greg Gutfeld's Red Eye. Reviews so far: Lloyd Billingsley @ FrontPage, Ron Radosh in the National Review, Sonny Bunch in the Washington Times, Andrew Klavan in City Journal, Marty Dodge in Blogcritics, Tod Goldberg in LV City Life, John Hinderaker in Powerline. Lone Star Times, Mark Coffey at Informed Speculation, John Ruberry at Marathon Pundit, Dan Blatt at Gay Patriot. First syndication Commentary. Advance comments from Michael Barone, John Podhoretz and Ron Silver. Podcasts: Milt Rosenberg Show, John J. Miller - National Review, Ed Driscoll - Sirius Radio. Video review by Bernard Chapin. FrontPage Interview w/ Jamie Glazov. Join the Facebook group. BUY HARDCOVER! - BUY KINDLE!
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1. John Simmons:Here is a reference to the crash.
http://cbs3.com/topstories/Plane.Crash.New.2.601874.html
I will check the local paper for the obituary (I live in Wilmington).
Jan 5, 2009 - 2:57 pm 2. Anita Hope:There is no doubt the book will be facinating, the question will be, will “Hollywood” be ready to accept the facts? “Reality” is a big game show on TV, but
Jan 5, 2009 - 6:21 pm 3. bgates:when it comes to reading a non-fiction by one of their own, can they accept and praise the writer? Those of us that follow you on PJM and readers of all your Moses Wine Book’s are counting the day’s, I wish you only the best.
I’ve been doing the reading of you thing for a long time, and you really do the good writing thing too much to do the use of that grating construction thing.
Jan 6, 2009 - 12:30 am