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Mon, 28 Apr 2014 14:04:55 -0700
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Dear John.  (it was so much fun to say that.)

Thanks for information AND links to your own book and interviews.  You and
Tarnoff must be about the same age since 2007 figures in both of your
biographies.  You both have written about the exact period I'm most
interested in so THANKS for your research and insights.
Arianne Laidlaw


On Mon, Apr 28, 2014 at 11:25 AM, John H. Muller <
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> Tarnoff was on C-Span's Book TV this weekend. He was speaking at City Light
> Books.
>
> John Muller, 30
> author of *Mark Twain in Washington, D.C.: The Adventures of a Capital
> Correspondent*
>
>
> On Sun, Apr 27, 2014 at 4:26 PM, Arianne <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> > Sacramento was almost his last stop on a book tour and I'm glad
> > I was able to see and hear him here .  He read a section of his book,
>  "The
> > Bohemians: Mark Twain and the San Francisco Writers Who Reinvented
> American
> > Literature," which made me and my friends believe he should do the
> reading
> > for an audiobook.  Wonderful voice and fascinating material.   He fielded
> > the many questions with ease and charmed all who stood in line to get
> > books signed.  (I saw one lady walk away with FIVE of them.  For
> Christmas,
> > she said.)  I was able to pass on a message about fact that the San
> > Francisco  Library bought 27 of them to cover all the branches.  That
> > pleased him because he's spent a lot of time in those libraries.  I also
> > gave him the address if he'd like to join The Mark Twain Forum..
> >
> > If you missed seeing Ben Tarnoff's presentation anywhere, you can get an
> > idea of what it was like by visiting his website at:
> >
> > www.bentarnoff.com
> >
> > There is a short video with a marvelous selection of photos plus a sample
> > of his reading from the book.   I also enjoyed   that  the website
> included
> > a summary of the great reviews his book has received.
> >
> > The Sacramento Bee had   published an interview with him so the occasion
> > was well attended, but I noticed a curious fact.  Almost everybody in the
> > audience was a senior citizen.  This makes me wonder, is Mark Twain
> > accumulating any YOUNG fans?  I hope so.
> >
> > Thought you might want to hear about it.
> > Arianne Laidlaw
> >
>
>
>
> --
> John Muller
> 202.236.3413 l [log in to unmask]
> Capital Community News l Greater Greater Washington l Huffington Post DC
> *Frederick Douglass in Washington, D.C: The Lion of Anacostia
> <
> http://www.amazon.com/Frederick-Douglass-Washington-D-c-Anacostia/dp/1609495772/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS_nC?ie=UTF8&colid=H42HP4SBZ8OA&coliid=I34OMAR1SV8L9G
> >*[The
> History Press, 2012] - Winner of 2013
> DC READS <http://www.dclibrary.org/dcreads>
> http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/Douglassi
> http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/JohnMul
> Mark Twain in Washington, D.C.: The Adventures of a Capital
> Correspondent<http://amzn.to/19PzIFd>[The History Press, October 29,
> 2013]
>



-- 
Arianne Laidlaw A '58

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