Nina Siegal

The bloggers are reporting back on A LITTLE TROUBLE WITH THE FACTS. Here are some reviews we’ve found online:

Nanners and Noodles notes, “I may have stumbled upon a gem of a book with A Little Trouble With The Facts by Nina Siegal.” She goes on to quote from the Publishers’ Weekly review. When last we checked, she was 60 pages in and “loving every bit of it.”

Bohemian Flophouse says, “What’s best about Nina Siegal’s art world novel is the dialogue – modern Valerie Vane talks sharp and slick like women in classic noir mystery books – think Lauren Bacall in those Bogey films.” Bohemian Flophouse just doesn’t like the cover of the book.

Ms. Frizzle is “thinking of reading 5-6 books that sold well, are on the smarter end of the spectrum writing-wise, and that are set in different worlds (ie, I don’t want to read only about women who work in fashion),” so she’s reading A LITTLE TROUBLE and finds it “hilarious” so far. She’s looking for other titles, too.

FuseAction, who heard the reading at KGB in New York, says on his MySpace page, “Siegal has put her newspaper experience to good use in what sounds like a delightful romp of a murder mystery.”

Tulipgirl says she read LITTLE TROUBLE from cover to cover in a single day.

Amy Belk, my best buddy, had really sweet things to say about the experience of coming to Amsterdam for my book launch: “I recommend the experience of standing in line for the autograph of someone you know and love. I think maybe we should do that for each other more often. Blush a little, hold out your newly purchased copy: um, please make it out to your friend, your fan…” Amy’s got a gorgeous Flickr page. I dare anyone to look at it and not fall in love with Amy.

My friend Corbin Collins blogged the Amsterdam book launch event at the American Book Center. See his contribution on Earth Goat.

Amsterdam’s American Book Center is celebrating the fact that AMSTERDAM has been named 2008 World Book Capital.

To inaugurate the year of book-related events, on April 23, authors will read all over the city of Amsterdam from 7.00 in the morning till 19.00 to celebrate World Book Day and the opening AWBC year. I’m going to be reading in the afternoon at 15.00, on the second floor of the American Book Center, and I’m going to be followed by the wonderful Julie Phillips, whose first book was the winner of the National Book Award for Nonfiction in 2007, and she will be followed by Pete Jordan, author of the funny memoir, Dishwasher, and a frequent guest on Late Night With David Letterman. So, come join us to celebrate the fact that we live in a literary city! Who-hoo! Hope to see you there.

To recap, here’s the schedule:

April 23, 2008

American Book Center, Amsterdam, right in the Spui
15-15.30 Nina Siegal
15.30-16 Julie Philips
16-16.30 Pete Jordan