Archive for November, 2006

BBC Radio 4 Book of the Week

November 20-24 (and continuing for a few days thereafter). Daily readings from Decca by actress Rosamund Pike, narrated by actor Tom Chadbon. The programs are available here for a week following the initial broadcast of each installment, with each episode replaced as the following week’s book is read on that day.

Book Passage, Corte Madera

jessica-powell-lo-res.jpgNovember 28. Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera. Actress Jessica Powell will read from Jessica Mitford’s letters, with introductions by Peter Sussman.

Cody’s downtown San Francisco

November 27, 7 p.m. Peter Sussman will read from Decca at Cody’s downtown San Francisco, 2 Stockton Street. (Postponed from November 8.)

J.K. Rowling & other reviews

November 5. The Sunday Telegraph’s Seven magazine published exclusive extracts from Decca and a review by J.K. Rowling. (See excerpts from this and other reviews here).

A bestseller in Canada

November 2. DECCA made its debut on Canada’s best-seller list — No. 5 on the list of the 10 best-selling nonfiction books — as compiled by Macleans magazine.

Mrs. Dalloway’s, Berkeley

barbara-oliver.jpgNovember 6, 7:30 p.m. Mrs. Dalloway’s, 2904 College Avenue, Berkeley. Actress Barbara Oliver reads selections from the letters in Decca, with introductions by Peter Sussman. Details here.