Pilgrim in the Palace of Words
Pilgrim in the (Toronto) Palace
Dundurn Press Publicity (or the “promo lounge” as it’s been dubbed) has been a busy place recently. We’ve had a few books come up for release and some trade show events, coupled with some long-term planning for events, lots of meetings for the upcoming release seasons, and nevermind the day-to-day stuff that ever so quickly [...]
The Tibetan Book of the Dead
Drove into Tibet over the high Himalaya passes from Kathmandu. I was following the route of the Indian sage who brought Buddhism to Tibet sometime in the 9th c. They say he rode in on a Siberian tiger. I took a kind of cross between a jeep and a mini bus. Not quite as exciting [...]
The Dead Sea Scrolls
I’ve had some fun lately putting together the video podcasts for my book Pilgrim in the Palace of Words. They’re going to be up on itunes soon but you can get a sneak peak already. This is some real footage of the Dead Sea Scrolls:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T7TwKWeO_6g
And check out the ROM museum’s display if you [...]
Kicked off the Acropolis
Filming in Athens today for the podcasts that go along with my book, Pilgrim in the Palace of Words. It’s hot, like 38 Celcius (that’s what, for my American friends, about 200 Fahrenheit?). I was up on the Acropolis shooting some footage when I was stopped by the guards because I didn’t have [...]
Everywhere a Book
Not to sound cliche but I love books. I know, I know, not exactly shocking considering what I do for a living! But not only do I promote books all day but I’m also part of two book clubs. And, like most bibliophiles, stacks of books awaiting to be read fill my apartment. Not only [...]
Filming in Jerusalem
I’ve just arrived in Jerusalem where I’m staying at a little hotel just outside the Damascus gate in the Old City Walls. It’s a bit wierd – there are almost no tourists here. No matter, I stumbled around and got myself lost in the maze of little alleyways (coming out, suprisingly, at the [...]
Life in a Vacuum
Sometimes we exist in a vacuum. By that I mean that often we have books that we get very excited about, for instance the upcoming Something Remains and Pilgrim in the Palace of Words, but despite our sales projections and how hard we work on the publicity campaign the public’s reaction to said books are [...]
