i could swear i had a '63 chateau latour in here. you haven't seen it, have you?
you'd recognize it if you tasted it.
well, q certainly will. and, given that he will be addressing 500 people in little over an hour.
if he' s happy. . . i'm happy.
really needs no introduction. walk down the aisle of any airplane or by the pool of any hotel and you'll see his face beaming back at you. you all know the name, you all know the books, so welcome if you will, the man those of us who know him simply call.  .q.
and now, as those of you who've been with us in previous years know, we have a tradition of sorts here at wordfest. i'm speaking, of course, of the plums.
this weekend, susan lowery, of north braddock, found a publisher for her children's book. the loneliest prawn, susan, stand up.
and robert wilkenson--who many of you know for his city beat column in the post-gazette--has found a home with putnam for his new three rivers thriller. blood patterns. robert.
now, this next one, i think, is especially exciting to announce, because it concerns a student here at the university. our own james leer, a sophomore in english literature, has found a publisher for his first novel, which i believe is called the lovely parade.
and finally--and perhaps not least importantly--terry crabtree, of bartizan, has also decided to publish my own book--a critical exploration of the union of marilyn monroe and joe dimaggio and its function in american mythopoetics-which, tentatively, i've entitled the last american marriage. "
until next year. thank you, everyone.