David Baldacci: On the Web

David’s participation at the recent Celebration of Reading Dallas is mentioned in an article titled “Bush Family Lightens Meyerson Literacy Fundraiser” in The Dallas Morning News.

In a historical pairing not seen since President John Quincy Adams visited his father in Massachusetts, father and son presidents sat side by side on the front row of the Dallas symphony hall and listened to readings from David Baldacci, Jeffrey Engel, A.J. Jacobs and Parsley.

David’s participation in The Celebration of Reading in Dallas is mentioned in a brief titled “Author Tours in the Dallas Area” in the Dallas Morning News.

The Celebration of Reading, a fundraiser for the Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy and the Barbara Bush Texas Fund for Family Literacy, will feature David Baldacci (True Blue), Jeffrey Engel (The China Diary of George H.W. Bush: The Making of a Global President), A.J. Jacobs (The Year of Living Biblically), Mary Tyler Moore (Growing Up Again) and Julia Reed (The House on First Street) at 7 p.m. Monday at the Meyerson Symphony Center. Tickets, which must be purchased by noon Monday, are $150 at 800-222-5652 or www.celebrationreading.com.

David’s latest novel, True Blue, is reviewed in an article in the Adelaide [Australia] Independent Weekly.

I didn’t enjoy this opus as much as I have Baldacci’s previous works. I didn’t think the characterisation particularly convincing.

David is the subject of an interview article titled “20 Questions: David Baldacci” in The Hill.

David Baldacci has mastered the political thriller. Several of his 20 books take readers into the White House, Congress, CIA headquarters and other Washington power spots. His new book, True Blue, once again uses Washington as a backdrop. But this time he looks into local Washington and what it takes to be a police officer in the nation’s capital.

The connections between characters Beth and Mace Perry in David’s latest novel, True Blue, and DC Metropolitan Police Department chief Cathy Lanier is the subject of an article titled “Some Women are Born to Be Blue” in Roll Call.

But D.C.-based author David Baldacci has imagined an even more thrilling life for Lanier in his new book, “True Blue,” which follows the story of a female D.C. police chief and her ex-cop sister.

David is listed among other “thriller champions” in a review of Alexander McCall Smith’s The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency in the Colorado Springs Gazette.

Some books are like a jolt of espresso; they get heart rates up and pages flying. These books certainly have their appeal, as evidenced by the great success of their authors. I’m thinking of thriller champions like Harlan Coben, David Baldacci and Michael Connelly.

David is mentioned among other thriller writers who have appeared on Glenn Beck’s radio and cable television shows in an article titled “For Thriller, Glenn Beck is Becoming New Oprah” in The New York Times.

In the past five years Mr. Beck, who was a best-selling novelist with “A Christmas Sweater” last year, has interviewed about 40 thriller writers, including David Baldacci, Nelson DeMille and James Patterson, on his radio program, his cable television shows or both.

David is the subject of an interview titled “David Baldacci: A Writer’s Job is Never Done” in the Wilton Villager. The interview precedes David’s upcoming appearance at the Darien Library in Darien, Connecticut.

“No matter what I’m doing, where I am, I’m always writing, always thinking, researching, living so that my stories have a life,” said Baldacci.

David’s latest novel, True Blue, receives a positive review titled “Staying ‘True Blue’ to Winning Formula” in the Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star.

Baldacci has once again created a scenario all too plausible and a ride as exciting as Mace’s antics on her Ducati Sport 1000 S.

David’s top local D.C.-area picks are listed in a profile titled “Bazin’s, Union Station Tops for Best-Selling Author” in the Washington Examiner.