EXPECT THE UNEXPECTED: PULLING TOGETHER AN INTERNATIONAL BOOK LAUNCH
By Diane Gilbert Madsen Launching a new book under normal circumstances is a challenge. I’d already launched two. My first, “A Cadger’s Curse,” about Robert Burns, the Bard of Scotland, was launched at an MWA Raven Award winning Chicago based bookstore, Centuries & Sleuths. The second, “Hunting for Hemingway,” about --- you guessed it -- was launched at the Hemingway Museum in Oak Park under the auspices of the Ernest Hemingway Foundation of Oak Park. My third book in the DD McGil Literati Mystery Series, “The Conan Doyle Notes: The Secret of Jack the Ripper,” has a new publisher -- MX Publishing. This innovative publisher is based in London, whereas me and my office - known as The Bat Cave - are based in Southwest Florida. I also have a fan base in the Chicago area, my hometown. My challenge was how to work out the logistics of the When, Where and How among all these sites for the book launch. Luckily, communications between me and Steve E...