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Lisa Borders is the author of The Fifty-First State and Cloud Cuckoo Land, a 2003 Massachusetts Book Awards honoree. Her third novel, Last Night at the Disco, will be published in October 2025. She also writes short humor and is a frequent McSweeney's contributor. A New Jersey native, Lisa now lives in Central Massachusetts with her partner and two rescue cats. ...more

Blog in Progress: Lessons from Little America (Or, How to Survive – and Thrive – on a DIY Book Tour)


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1. Publish with a mighty independent press that creates a beautiful book whose cover warms your heart every time you look at its green and yellow glow. It is very important that you feel this way, as there will be days you’ll need that green and yellow glow to carry you through eleven hours of driving.


2. Find out your publisher’s budget for a book tour, and then figure out how muc

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Published on November 26, 2013 06:47
Average rating: 4.27 · 276 ratings · 79 reviews · 3 distinct worksSimilar authors
The Fifty-First State

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