David Baldacci: On the Web

David’s address during the opening of the 2009 National Book Festival is quoted in a post titled “Thoughts on Educated Kids and Literate Adults” on The Thinking Mother.

Then I hear statistics about American adults that are pathetic. Like statistics quoted by David Baldacci at the 2009 National Book Festival’s opening remarks on September 26th (televised by CSPAN’s BookTV), paraphrased…

David’s upcoming novel, True Blue, is the subject of a giveaway contest in a post titled “True Blue: New David Baldacci Novel for my Birthday” on Bookin’ with Bingo.

David’s novel The Whole Truth is reviewed in a lengthy post titled “‘The Whole Truth’ – A Wake-Up Call” on The Red Room.

Baldacci’s The Whole Truth is a great book, but more than that, at least for me, it was an eye-opener to the realities of our brave new world. …Fiction? ………maybe.

David is among other literary luminaries mentioned in the “Names & Faces” column about the opening reception of the National Book Festival in The Washington Post.

At the National Book Festival’s opening reception for authors, donors and a Dewey Decimal System’s worth of important-but-unfamous bibliophiles, the page-turners became the head-turners. In the Library of Congress’s Coolidge Auditorium on Friday night, Virginia-based novelist David Baldacci recounted the time he was upstaged by a marine biologist’s live fish — at his daughter’s kindergarten career day.

David’s work is used to describe the style of novelist Robert Dugani in an article titled “Best-Selling Author Visits East Union High” in the Lathrop-Mateca Sun Post.

Dugoni’s books have drawn comparisons to John Grisham and David Baldacci, but he said between classes that talking to high school students is much more frightening than sitting at a typewriter and trying to start writing a book.

David’s role in a Colorado library fundraiser is referenced in a brief titled “Tell Me a Story” in the Highlands Ranch Herald. The same fundraiser is mentioned, along with David’s family foundation (the Wish You Well Foundation) and its participation in a literacy project (Feeding Body and Mind), in an article titled “Author Extravaganza Coming to Douglas County” on YourHub.com.

[David] will speak about his experiences and his work at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 8 at the Wildlife Experience, 10035 S. Peoria St. Cocktail reception at 6 p.m. (Highlands Ranch Herald)

Spend an intimate evening with bestselling author David Baldacci who will discuss his experiences and his work. The reception will feature drinks, appetizers, and a chance to mingle with the author. (YourHub.com)

David’s story of becoming a writer, which he presented in the essay “An Overnight Success”, is the subject of a post titled “If David Baldacci Can Do It -” on Kevin Kaiser.

So, I finished reading David’s story, closed my laptop and found a bit of hope in my congested little world. If David Baldacci can do it, I think I can, too. I am doing it just like you are (or will be starting tonight, right?). I’ll continue being ambitious without making myself a slave for ambition’s sake. I’ll do it in obscurity for its own sake…the sake of doing it and having fun with it.

David’s novel Hour Game is reviewed in a post on Ace and Hoser Blook.

This book was an incredibly easy read, but I didn’t find it as gripping as some of Baldacci’s other books. Absolute Power by Baldacci was a book I couldn’t put down. This one was easier to walk away from because you could get an inkling for what was going on and who was responsible.

David’s participation in the 2009 National Book Festival on the National Mall in Washington, DC, is the mentioned in an event preview titled “The Authors of the National Book Festival” in The Washington Post.

DAVID BALDACCI, attorney turned author, has written screenplays, short stories, a novella, a children’s book series and 14 consecutive bestsellers. Baldacci’s latest release is “First Family.” He lives in Virginia. MYSTERIES & THRILLERS 4:30 P.M. SIGNING 1:30 P.M.

David’s speaking engagement at the Center for Women and Families on September 24 is the subject of a brief titled “Best-selling Author Speaks at Sept. 24 Luncheon to Raise Funds for Domestic Violence Agency” in the Easton Courier.

Author David Baldacci will speak at the Center for Women and Families’ 12th annual Speaking of Women luncheon to benefit local families in crisis Thursday, Sept. 24, from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., at The Waterview, Monroe.