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I am extremely pleased that you let us know and I will definitely be
watching tomorrow. Congratulations on an Enormous achievement

Arianne Laidlaw

On Sat, May 25, 2019 at 3:27 PM MARK DAWIDZIAK <[log in to unmask]>
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>  Tim,That's fantastic news. Congratulations. Well done, and well deserved.
>
>     On Saturday, May 25, 2019, 3:03:01 PM PDT, Tim DeRoche <
> [log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
>  Hi folks - I've been lurking on the list for about a year now, and I've
> taken quite a bit of pleasure out of the group's posts.
>
> As some of you know, I'm the author of The Ballad of Huck & Miguel, a
> modern-day retelling of AOHF set on the Los Angeles River.  Tomorrow
> morning (May 26), the great show CBS Sunday Morning is running a segment
> about my book and its relation to Twain's classic.  I'm very much hoping
> that I did right by SLC in my interview.
>
> While I'm here, I want to give special thanks to three folks from this
> community:
> - *Laura Skandera Trombley*, who gave me very early encouragement on this
> project
> - *Mark Dawidziak*, who gave an unknown writer a very charitable blurb for
> the book
> - *Kevin Mac Donnell*, who wrote a very gracious review of the book that
> overlooked all of its flaws
>
> I'm looking forward to delivering a Trouble Begins talk at Elmira in the
> fall (thank you to Joe Lemak and Matt Seybold).
>
> If anyone on this list wants a copy of the book signed by myself and my
> illustrator Daniel Gonzalez, please reach out to me directly.
>
> Thanks to all of you for all that you do in keeping the Twain legacy alive.
>
> Tim DeRoche
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> And P.S.  Sorry for the late notice!  CBS only told me this morning.
>
> --
Arianne Laidlaw A '58

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