Sarah E. Moffett

Barnes & Nobles of . . .
Independence, Missouri
Omaha, Nebraska
Council Bluffs, Iowa
Week Seven
And God said, let there be humidity, and there was Missouri. And God said let there be heat, and there was Kansas City. And God said, let there be book tours, and there was my publisher frowning at me.
[After the whirlwind of the past […]

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Cross Road Bookstore
Barnes & Noble (Brier Creek Commons)
Roxboro and Raleigh, North Carolina
Week Six
This past Friday morning, I returned to the land of Faulkner, sweetened ice tea, grits served 45 different ways, and the five syllable “hhh—eee—llllll—ooo—ooo.” North Carolina.
“In my mind I’m gone to Carolina/ Can’t you see the sunshine?/ Can’t you just feel the moonshine? […]

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Barnes & Noble (Short Pump)
CBS 6
Fountain Bookstore
Richmond, Virginia
Week Five
Elie Wiesel said “I write to understand as much to be understood.” I wonder what he said about promoting books . . .
Richmond. My other East Coast home.
May 19. Barnes and Noble of Short Pump. Ever been a greeter at a retail store or in a church? […]

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Buzz
Alexandria, Virginia
Week Four
 
Book tour is wonderful. I LOVE book tour.  It makes me so happy to be on book tour.
 
[Yes, I’ve read Ann Patchett’s book tour journal and am shamelessly following her lead.  Hopefully my experiences will not include being skunked though.]
 
May 2, I pulled up in front of Buzz, the latest installment in the […]

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EMU & Tryst
Harrisonburg, Virginia
Washington, D.C.
Week Three
Saturday morning, I woke up to my alarm. I don’t like waking up. I really don’t like doing it on Saturdays. And absolutely, most definitely, not to an alarm. Alas, the alma mater called, and seeing as they saw fit to give me a college degree, it seemed like a […]

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