A Biographer's Blog

On Friday, I popped into the Harvard Book Store, a terrific independent book shop in Harvard Square (obviously) to see if it carried Harriet Hosmer: A Cultural Biography.  I didn’t see the book in the American history section, so I dropped off a press release at the information desk.  (A friend of mine who works in marketing for a big publisher had suggested I approach independent bookstores personally about carrying the book.  It is not something I would have ever thought of–like many authors, I think, I just assumed bookstores would just magically know about it.  But it was great advice.)  Yesterday, I received a very nice e-mail from the head buyer for the store explaining that, in fact, the store did carry the book–in the art section!  Which of course makes perfect sense.  So if you are in the Cambridge area and want to buy a copy while supporting a local merchant, stop in.  You can also order online from the shop.