This is me being ridiculous.
New Barry-oke Video

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Answers to questions about my appearance at the Author! Author! Book Festival on Saturday:
1. What the heck is Barry-oke?

Barry-oke is this, this, this and this. I ask audience members to write their names and requests for  Barry Manilow songs on slips of paper, which are then placed in The Official Barry-oke Bag (left). Then I choose one request at random. That person gets a prize AND everyone then gets to enjoy my rendition of the Barry Manilow song he/she requested. Everyone wins.
2. Why on earth would you ever do this in public?
I do it because Barry Manilow’s music features prominently throughout the Jessica Darling series (see previous blog post: An Open Letter to Barry Manilow).
I also do it because it’s completely ridiculous.
3. Will there be any non-Barry-oke activities?
Yes. I’ll read from PERFECT FIFTHS and answer as many questions as I can between 12:45-1:15PM. Between 2-4PM I’ll sign copies of  […]

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Dear Mr. Manilow:
I am a huge fan. HUGE. I’ve seen you in concert six times. The cover of your Greatest Hits (1978) is on the wall of my office. I’ve coined the term Barry-oke and have performed it often. When it came time to choose an musical artist to provide the soundtrack for the on-again, off-again lovers  in my bestselling novels, SLOPPY FIRSTS, SECOND HELPINGS, CHARMED THIRDS, FOURTH COMINGS and PERFECT FIFTHS there was no question. It had to be you.
So. I read in today’s Variety that Tom Hanks and Michael Stipe are partnering with you to produce…
“a romantic comedy inspired by the music of Mr. Barry Manilow…with a bunch of Manilow fans in Vegas”
I was very happy for you but sad for myself. See, if there’s going to be a romantic comedy inspired by your music, I want it to be mine.
From SLOPPY FIRSTS, when Marcus Flutie […]

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In addition to my appearance at the Author! Author! Book Festival on September 19th, I’ve added two more events in New Jersey this fall. And if you love books and love kids, you don’t want to miss the Princeton Public Library’s Children’s Book Festival this Saturday, September 12th from 11AM-4PM. I’ll be there (not as a participant) buying up armloads of autographed books for my son and nieces.

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