The Liberal Politics & Current Events Book Club discussion

Hello all...I'm not sure if this is the right place for this, but I wanted to ask anyone and everyone here a question. I'm an author whose first book is out now. The topic is real people who run for president. I know we all think of them as loonies but the fact is, not all of them are. They are dreamers whose reasons for getting involved in politics are far more pure than those of most mainstream candidates. Which seems even more appropriate given how the 2016 race is going. My question is, "Does anyone out there have advice on how to get the book noticed? Any bloggers, etc.?" I think it's an angle nobody has been taking so I'm hoping to discuss it with whoever might have interest. Please let me know if this is allowable. Thank you!

Most of us are always happy to give advice. Is your book fiction or nonfiction? Either way it sounds like an interesting topic.

Thanks! I sincerely appreciate the message. The book is decidedly non-fiction. I'll paste in the press release from the publisher to give you a better idea of what it's about. And here's a link to the Amazon page...

http://www.amazon.com/Cant-idates-Run...

Tired of Hearing From All the Presidential Candidates?
Maybe it’s Time to Hear From The Can’t-idates!




New York, NY (March 11, 2016) — Penis jokes. Personal putdowns. The occasional celebrity cameo. These days, the presidential campaign seems more like a cable TV roast. Once upon a time, we looked at the race to be Commander in Chief as a way to vet the person we want to lead our nation. Now, it often feels like the process is one table-flip short of being a Bravo reality show. It all makes great entertainment. But lost in all this is that pure, innocent belief that running for the highest office in the land should really mean something.

Which is precisely where The Can’t-idates: Running For President When Nobody Knows Your Name, the new book from veteran journalist Craig Tomashoff, comes in. While politicians continue to turn the election into a late-night comedy sketch, this book instead tells the amusing, amazing stories of a handful of Americans who believe so much in the process of running for president that they are risking the loss of friends, family and finances on a goal they know deep down they’ll never achieve. Why are they doing this thing that almost nobody will respect them for? The Can’t-idates explores the other side of the 2016 election to find the surprising and moving answer to that question.