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John McNally
I just started reading John McNally's The Book of Ralph and am thoroughly enjoying it so far. He's doing several book signings in the Chicago area this month. I was particularly intrigued by this offbeat venue:
Saturday, May 28, 2005
BRIDGEVIEW, IL
Book-signing, 11-2:00
DUKE'S ITALIAN BEEF DRIVE-IN
8115 S. Harlem Ave.
Bridgeview, IL
708-599-0576
Duke's is celebrating their 30th Anniversary on this day! There will be FREE HOT DOGS, DRINKS, and BALLOONS! Yes, this is THE Duke's featured in THE BOOK OF RALPH!!! And this may be the first book-signing ever at a beef sandwich joint.
John and I have been corresponding for the past several weeks, ever since he left a comment on my blog regarding my post about the Sun-Times' recent Chicago fiction article. He had very encouraging words about "Captions Without Photos" which, coming from a well-regarded fiction writer and English professor, gave me quite a emotional lift.
John also says, "There's absolutely no obligation to buy anything at any of the signings." So if you've bought The Book of Ralph elsewhere and want him to sign it, I'm sure he'd be glad to oblige. I'm planning to attend his Columbia College appearance on the 25th and maybe even the Duke's event if I can talk my Italian beef connoisseur wife into coming along. Sounds like fun.
May 16, 2005 in Books | Permalink
Comments
I'm reading it right now too, and am loving it.
Isn't the cover design delish?
Posted by: patricia at May 17, 2005 8:05:07 PM
Indeed. I've had an occasional problem with the overly refined vocabulary that occasionally comes out of Ralph's mouth, but overall I'm really enjoying it. "Junk Heaven" is a hoot, and poignant too.
Posted by: Pete at May 18, 2005 1:39:22 PM
