David Baldacci: On the Web

David is mentioned in a news release from the American Federation of Government Employees titled “Government Leadership and ‘Washington Cats’ to Be Discussed This Week on AFGE Radio Show” on PRNewswire.

Hooks Book Events President Perry Pidgeon Hooks then will discuss her fall lineup of public author events, which include Deepak Chopra, Steven Levitt, and David Baldacci. Federal employees interested in inviting authors to speak at their agencies can visit www.hooksbookevents.com for more information.

David is included among other authors to be featured in a “digital bookmobile” at the National Book Festival according to a release titled “Digital Bookmobile to Showcase eBooks at National Book Festival September 26 in Washington, DC” on MarketWire.

At the National Book Festival, the Digital Bookmobile will exhibit alongside an author lineup that includes James Patterson, Lee Child, John Grisham, David Baldacci, Jodi Picoult, Judy Blume, and Nicholas Sparks. Titles from these authors and many more are available for download from public libraries throughout North America and may be sampled on the Digital Bookmobile.

David’s participation in an upcoming National Geographic television special is mentioned in a National Geographic press release titled “Official Version or Cover-Up Conspiracy? The Truth Behind 9/11 Put to the Test in New National Geographic Channel Program” on PRNewswire.

Featured interviewees include “Truthers” Dr. David Ray Griffin, Dylan Avery, and Richard Gage; David Aaronovitch, journalist/author; Matt Taibbi, Rolling Stone journalist; Patrick Smith, pilot and Salon columnist; David Baldacci, conspiracy novelist; and Brent Blanchard, demolition expert; among others.

David’s participation in the 2009 National Book Festival on the National Mall in Washington, DC, is mentioned in a release titled “John Grisham, John Irving, Jodi Picoult, Judy Blume Among Authors at 2009 National Book Festival” on PRWeb.

Bestselling authors David Baldacci, John Grisham, John Irving, Julia Alvarez, Judy Blume, Ken Burns, Gwen Ifill and Jodi Picoult–as well as celebrity chef Paula Deen–will be among scores of authors and illustrators presenting at the 2009 National Book Festival, organized and sponsored by the Library of Congress.

David’s latest novel, First Family, is included among other most-downloaded audiobooks in a press release titled “Nora Roberts and David Baldacci Audiobooks Return to Most Downloaded Books From the Library List” on OverDrive.com.

OverDrive (www.overdrive.com), the leading global distributor of audiobooks, eBooks, and more to libraries, today announced the ‘Most Downloaded Books from the Library’ for May 2009 (www.overdrive.com/mostdownloaded). The latest releases from David Baldacci and Nora Roberts made the Most Downloaded list for a second time, hitting No. 6 and No. 10 respectively.

David is mentioned in a Sirius XM Radio news release titled “Sirius XM Expands Book Radio Channel” on PR Newswire.

Book Radio will launch its first live call-in show, Cover to Cover Live, on April 14 at 3:00 pm ET. Hosts Maggie Linton and Kim Alexander will connect listeners with the authors they love. Cover to Cover Live will air weekly, every Tuesday from 3:00 – 4:00 pm ET. Upcoming guests will include bestselling author David Baldacci and financial experts Jonathan Pond and Harrine Freeman.

David’s participation in the Los Angeles Festival of Books is mentioned in a press release titled “The Los Angeles Festival of Books Kicks Off its 14(th) Storied Year April 25-26 at UCLA” from The Los Angeles Times through EarthTimes.

In its 14^th year the Festival promises to deliver an expanded line-up of programming for the over 140,000 expected attendees. Highlighting everything from hot-topics in social media to an exploration of L.A.’s rich Hispanic heritage, the weekend will also feature over 100 speaker panels and six outdoor stages presenting Gustavo Arellano, David Baldacci, Bob Barker, T.C. Boyle, Mary Higgins Clark, Giada DeLaurentiis, Steve Lopez, Alonzo Mourning, Brooke Shields, Tori Spelling, Henry Winkler and many more.

David is mentioned among other authors whose works are now available for the iPhone through BooksOnBoard in a release titled “BooksOnBoard Makes Over 30000 Titles Available on iPhones” on the WebWire news service.

Titles must be in the eReader eBook format and include, among 30,000+ others, titles by Gena Showalter, Nora Roberts, Michael Connelly, David Baldacci, Stieg Larsson, Susan Mallery, and Harlequin’s One Click Buy January Blaze Bundle.

David’s latest novel, Divine Justice, is listed at number 3 in a WebWire release titled “BooksOnBoard Releases eBooks and Audio Books Bestseller Lists” that details the BooksOnBoard top bestselling ebooks and audio books.

Political thrillers, including Divine Justice by David Baldacci and Extreme Measures: A Thriller by Vince Flynn, remained extremely popular in the week following the American elections.

David’s participation in Jacksonville’s “Much Ado About Books” event in highlighted in a release titled “Library Foundation Pulls in Big Authors for Jacksonville’s Much Ado About Books Event” on MarketWatch.

Bestselling novelist David Baldacci will be the keynote speaker at a brunch held on Friday, where he will present The Young Writers Awards. On Saturday, bestselling novelist, award-winning playwright, television writer and documentary film writer Adriana Trigiani will present a luncheon highlighting her new novel Very Valentine. Both the brunch and luncheon are ticketed book festival events.