author book tours- why is DC often skipped

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP, you have simply said that a few authors you like aren't comong here soon. DC and the surrounding area see thouands of authors annually. We have so many venues for it.

I posted because I happened to recently note that both of those authors, with anticipated soon releases, aren’t coming to this area. As I also said, I have noticed this other times as well (I’d say I notice it with some regularity), but I can’t cite others off the top of my head.

-OP

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP, you have simply said that a few authors you like aren't comong here soon. DC and the surrounding area see thouands of authors annually. We have so many venues for it.

I posted because I happened to recently note that both of those authors, with anticipated soon releases, aren’t coming to this area. As I also said, I have noticed this other times as well (I’d say I notice it with some regularity), but I can’t cite others off the top of my head.

-OP

DP. Come back and name them when you remember. I’m genuinely curious because I don’t really see that.

[Anonymous]

Ann Patchett was here with Ina Garten in 2024 at the Kennedy Center. No need to stop at P&P if you can sell out the Kennedy Center.

[Anonymous]

Unless it is some superstar author, book tours are self financed. DC has the airports for that, but not the hotels. If you want someone to come, try working with local libraries, schools, or book stores to see if they will come.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don’t generally follow authors appearances, but we do have the annual National Book Festival which draws many authors. It is still scheduled for 2026, which doesn’t necessarily mean it will continue as before, but at least it’s a good sign.

The NBF has already indicated privately that fiction writers who are overtly and publicly critical of Trump will not be welcome.

Is this true?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don’t generally follow authors appearances, but we do have the annual National Book Festival which draws many authors. It is still scheduled for 2026, which doesn’t necessarily mean it will continue as before, but at least it’s a good sign.

The NBF has already indicated privately that fiction writers who are overtly and publicly critical of Trump will not be welcome.

Is this true?

Yes, a friend who is a book publicist for a prize-winning novelist told me.