Apparently, I was scheduled to speak at Books & Books in Coral Gables tonight. There’s just one little problem: no one told me. Bummer. I would have loved to work in two events in south Florida.
If you know anyone that lives in or near Palm Beach tell them to come HERE:
MON, FEBRUARY 23:
PALM BEACH DEMOCRATIC CLUB MONTHLY MEETING
FEATURING KELSEY TIMMERMAN.
Special Guest Speaker/s: Kelsey Timmerman, author of “Where Am I Wearing? A Global Tour to the Countries, Factories and People that Make Our Clothes”.
Program: This is a topic closely related to environmental issues and our loss of manufacturing capability with its loss of jobs, and is vital to the economic turnaround promised by President Obama.
Time: 7:30pm.
Location: Kravis Center Cohen Pavilion at Okeechobee Blvd, WPB.
Public welcomed. No Admission…
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Is it acceptable for an author to show up at a reading wearing the same shirt that they are wearing on their book jacket?
I did at my reading in Louisville, but the whole time I was wondering if anyone would notice. I hate to think that I can never wear the shirt again, but I also don’t want folks to think that it’s my only shirt.
The shirt in question was featured by American Apparel. Here it is…
At all my speaking events I try to wear clothes that I’ve bought since I’ve converted to engaged consumerism so I can refer to them as ways that I now shop. Tonight I’m doing a reading at Indiana University where I’ll be wearing a Patagonia shirt I got half off at…
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I’m honored to be named the Wandering Educator’s photographer of the month. I don’t really consider myself a photographer, but I guess I do have a book out with about 30 photos in it.
One of the great things about having a book out is all of the cool people you bump into. Jessie at the Wandering Educator’s has been great to me. Here’s her review of WAIW?…
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Annie and Harper are accompanying me to a couple of book related events today. Wish us luck. And by luck, of course, I mean that Harper doesn’t scream her head off for 3 hours. It’s her first big road trip.
Today, I’ll be on Louisville’s State of Affairs NPR radio program from 1-2. I think it’s possible to stream the program live.
Thursday I’ll be at Carmichael’s Books discussing WAIW? from 7-9. Should be loads of fun….
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Overall, a pretty good review.
My favorite line: “Timmerman, in this book, is like a dumb Morgan Spurlock (he calls himself “dumb” and a “moron,” not me!) or an open-minded Michael Moore.”…
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The National Labor Committee recently released a report exposing poor conditions in the factories that make our computers in China:
According to the report, released this month, workers sit on hard wooden stools for 12-hour shifts, seven days a week. Overtime is mandatory, with workers being given on average two days off per month.
The report also said that while workers are on the production line, they are not allowed to raise their hands or their heads, and they are given 1.1 seconds to snap each key into place. Workers are prohibited from talking or listening to music and are encouraged “actively monitor each other” to see if any of the multiple company rules are being transgressed. They are also monitored by guards, according to the report.
It also found that…
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David Bonior, Chairman of American Rights at Work, writes in the Huffington Post:
Duke and Georgetown showed that, with some exercise of moral leadership, those in the business of sports also have the power to advance human rights. Responding to news that Russell Athletic, a leading U.S. apparel manufacturer, had shut down a factory in Honduras in retaliation for workers having organized a union, the two schools, along with others such as Columbia, Miami, Rutgers and Wisconsin, announced that they are discontinuing the company’s license to put their logos on its sweatshirts.
Read the whole article.
The best summation of this news comes in the comments. Commenter emmasmack in response to another commenter who stated Russell has the right to do whatever they want to do:
The schools…
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In Bill Bryson’s book The Life and Times of the Thunder Bolt Kid he recounts his childhood growing up in the 50’s. He writes that our country became the richest nation in the world all by ourselves. Our factories succeeded by producing goods that were bought by Americans and, in turn, the factories where those Americans worked were supported by Americans buying their products.
It seems simple, doesn’t it?
Well, a recent Editorial in the NY Times posed the question, “Why is the buy-American idea objectionable, or, alternatively, under what circumstances should it be promoted?” to economists, Senators, and, in general, smart people. And as smart people are apt to do, they consistently disagree with one another.
With regards to clothes the Buy American mantra is no…
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A radio producer of a show that I’ll be doing in the near future asked me: “Will you be driving yourself to the interview or will you have an escort?”
Several folks at a newspaper that was interviewing me asked: “How long have you been on tour?”
Newsflash: I ain’t Stephen King.
I do not inhabit a world of escorts or book tours. I don’t have people that tell me where to be and when to be there. Many of the events and a fair amount of the interviews I’ve done have been the result of my very own pavement pounding. Writing a book is just a small part of the job, which also includes promoting the book and drumming up publicity.
My publisher has been helpful, but they’ve…
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