Guest Blog by Author THOMAS KAUFMAN

[becke_davis]

Here's the direct link to Tom's event schedule - I can't post the details here for the reason I mentioned below: 

http://www.thomaskaufman.com/events2.html

Tom - I forgot to ask if you'll be doing any book signings at libraries and/or conferences, etc. We can definitely promote those here!

[Thomas_Kaufman]

Yes Indeed.  The libraries will play a big part after the store tour, so beginning in the fall.

By the way, I'll be doing a virtual tour at the blog sites listed here:

http://thomaskaufman.com/events3.html

[harleyhoney]

Hello Tom and welcome to the B&N Mystery Forum.  Thank you for taking the time to visit and write a blog for us, especially with such a very busy schedule in the month of July. I haven't had a chance to read your books yet, but I'm definitely putting them on my list.  Love the titles and hope you enjoy your visit here.

Nancy 

[seasanddollar]

Thank you Tom for joining us and giving such a great blog.  I have added your books to my TBR's. Hope to start them soon.

[Thomas_Kaufman]

Thanks, i hope you enjoy them!

[becke_davis]

Congratulations on your release day, Tom!



[harleyhoney]

Thomas Kaufman and his books are featured on the latest Ransom Notes: B&N's Mystery Blog.

Nancy

[becke_davis]

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harleyhoney wrote:

Thomas Kaufman and his books are featured on the latest Ransom Notes: B&N's Mystery Blog.

Nancy

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Thanks, Nancy - here's the link: 
http://bookclubs.barnesandnoble.com/t5/Ransom-Notes-The-BN-Mystery-Blog/Handy-Kaufman/ba-p/1096936

And here's the main Ransom Notes link:

http://bookclubs.barnesandnoble.com/t5/Ransom-Notes-The-BN-Mystery-Blog/bg-p/RN

[Thomas_Kaufman]

Becke and Nancy, thanks to both of you!  I'm on my book tour now, but it's so nice to check in at B&N and see what's happening!  So far STEAL THE SHOW looks like a crowd pleaser.

cheers,

Tom

[becke_davis]

Hi Tom! I saw this great review at THE MYSTERY GAZETTE:

Steal the Show -Thomas Kaufman

Steal the Show 
Thomas Kaufman
Minotaur, Jul 5 2011
ISBN: 9780312546328

Rush Gemelli asks D.C private investigator Willis Gidney to break into a warehouse in Alexandria. Gidney refuses, but changes his mind as business has been poor lately and he needs money to adopt the two-year-old abandoned girl Sarah he rescued from a fire. Gemelli believes Gidney will find film piracy inside the warehouse. 

Just as he was told, Gidney finds an operation burning DVDs. Two Asian gunmen see him, but Gidney escapes. Gemelli blackmails the sleuth to assist his father Chuck, a former White House aide who is the Motion Picture Alliance Council chief lobbyist. Already feeling like a sucker, things turn worse for Gidney when Chuck’s former partner is murdered with him as the fall guy while gangs want him dead.

This terrific private investigative tale uses Sarah to lighten Gidney’s edge yet also makes the case that a hard-boiled single sleuth is not quite what social worker Walters has in mind for the toddler. Fans will enjoy Gidney’s efforts to extract himself from the mess he has nose dived into (with talc all over him) as Thomas Kaufman provides an engaging DC noir (see Drink the Tea).

Harriet Klausner

[eadieburke]

Welcome Thomas:

I read DRINK THE TEA last year when you visited and enjoyed it very much. I have STEAL THE SHOW on order and can't wait to read it! I really enjoyed your humor in the book - it added much to the story!

Thanks for visiting with us again!

[Thomas_Kaufman]

Eadie,

Thanks very much!  Sorry for the delay, but I've been on the road with STEAL THE SHOW for the past two weeks.  Hope you enjoy the new book.

[Thomas_Kaufman]

Finishing up the book tour today at 5pm at Politics and Prose Bookstore in Washington, DC.  Thanks to everyone for making this a fun tour, both physical and virtual.

[becke_davis]

I'm updating Tom's thread here. First of all, don't miss Jedidiah's blog over at B&N's Ransom Notes:

http://bookclubs.barnesandnoble.com/t5/Ransom-Notes-The-BN-Mystery-Blog/Handy-Kaufman/ba-p/1096936

[becke_davis]

Steal the Show 

Drink the Tea   

Well, rats - I wanted to share Tom's newsletter here, but I can't get the formatting right.

Check out his website instead: http://thomaskaufman.com/

[becke_davis]

Hurray! Tom sent me a direct link to his newsletter: http://ymlp.com/zNE301

[becke_davis]

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Michelle Kwan

Tom films and Michael Schanzer directs Olympic Gold Medalist Michelle Kwan. She talked about about ice skating, retirement at age 31, and her degree in International Relations from John Hopkins, in this film about sports legends from Cappy Productions.

GAME CHANGE

On the red carpet filming the premiere of HBO's GAME CHANGE with director Jay Roach and the amazing Julianne Moore, who gives a startling performance as Sarah Palin. It was fun to see so many familiar faces from DC's political world!

Click here to see clip

The Hemingway Project

Filming with Mariel Hemingway for Barbara Kopple's new documentary. This segment directed by David Cassidy for Cabin Creek Films.

Interviewing Congressman John Lewis, a personal hero, as part of FINDING YOUR ROOTS, with Professor Henry Skip Gates. Directed by Julie Marchesi for Ark Media.  On the set of VEEP, with Julia Louis-Dreyfuss, shooting Behind-the-Scenes for HBO. Other projects: AARP's MY GENERATION, Getzels-Gordon's film on the Lieber Institute for Brain Development, and 76 Words filming for Planned Parenthood.

Thanks for reading!

www.ThomasKaufman.com