So as most of you know by now, Dandelion Fire, released today. To promote the book, Random House sent Nate on a four city book tour for the next nine days. For some good family fun, Nate had each of the kids pick out one of their stuffed animals to keep him company. He then took the camera and you can see the results below.

Left to right we see Ameera’s Natasha, the whale, Lucia’s sea otter, Seamus’ Bob, the reindeer dog, and Rory’s Wolfie, the baby wolf, enjoying a lovely view of Phoenix.

The kids were very pleased when they saw the email this afternoon. Next stop, Chicago!

Patton Dodd, a senior editor at beliefnet, mentioned Nate’s Books and Culture article in a blog post titled “Christianity without doubt.”

Douglas Wilson and Christopher Hitchens had a book tour. Nate Wilson was there. We can read about it here, in the latest issue of Books and Culture.

While my father-in-law was off on the east coast cavorting with Christopher Hitchens (click here for a peek at their adventuring), Peter Hitchens was here in Moscow. His thoughts on our town and the election made their way into today’s Daily Mail, “The Zombie and the Third-World Marxist … How the American West views the presidential race.” Good fun.

Lest you all think I’m only preoccupied with the election I thought I’d mention a few other items of possible interest to the masses.

Cheese Curds vs. Mac and Cheezers
There used to be an A & W billboard near our house that we had the pleasure of passing daily. It read “Cheese Curds…Curiously Delicious,” and had a lovely photo of the aforementioned curds. Read More

My husband (after a bit of prodding over this past year) now has a blog.

In his words,

“This is not an important blog. This is not a me-baring-my-soul blog (if I can help it). This is me thinking out loud about writing, me responding to questions I’ve been asked about writing (some frequently, some not), and me goofing off and amusing myself in writing. But whatever you (oh, reader) might find here, you can expect it to focus on, spring off of, or dance around, the subject of writing.”

So there you have it. Enjoy.