I Got An Email Yesterday

Dear Ms. Simpson:

We have received THE MANGO TREE CAFE for entry in the 2008 PulitzerPrize competition.

The entry is complete with books, entry form,entry fee, bio and photo.

Thank you for your entry.

Sincerely,Claudia Weissberg
-- Claudia Stone Weissberg
Website Manager
The Pulitzer Prizes
Columbia University
2950 BroadwayMail Code 3865
New York, NY 10027 USA
212-854-3841
www.pulitzer.org

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It was the best email of my life.

Readers are emailing Alan after reading the Book!

I received your novel The Mango Tree Cafe, Loi Kroh Road, I thought I would glance at before getting into it as I am a regular to Chiangmai and know the Mae Rim region as well. I wish to tell you that my glance at the novel ended some 4 hours later when I finally got to the back cover I am going to re-read it, something I have never done with any novel before in my life. An easy read, a really very good yarn. The characters leapt out at me and somewhere inside me is Larry. Thanks to you and Taryn Simpson for such a good read.

Chris Collins
UK
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Hi Alan your book arrived today! Read the first 8 chapters before I decided I really needed to do some work. I thoroughly enjoyed what I've read so far it is an easy read and made me think so much about my own life.

Cheers
Colin Leigh
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Hi Alan, Taryn

I have just finished reading the mango tree cafe, well done it is a great book and I hope that you win the book of the year prize!

Ted Osborne
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Hi

Are you guys aware or interested in the Kiwi guy living in China who has written a novel called The Mango Tree Cafe, Loi Kroh Road. I purchased it off Amazon and it is a really good read.The Promo number 2 on Youtube is good as well. Great to know Kiwis do fly!!
Rob.
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Hi Alan and Taryn

Thanks for writing your novel. it's so exciting!
Nina
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This video is exceptional and clearly depicts what you can expect from this read.
(Mango Tree Cafe, Loi Kroh Road PART TWO)
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Hi Alan.

I showed the novel to my family in Kansas and they are all well-read people. Their first response was its a good story.

Lyn.
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wOW, WOW, WOW!!!!!!! How cool...I gotta get your book...The Nashville article was grest I will buy the book monday..you must be rapt..and wouldnt it be fab if you got even a nomination for the pulirzer...keep me in the loop!
Keep smiling and be positive!

Iain Taylor
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Just read the review in the Tennessean - looks good. I'll definitely have to pick up a copy once I get back to the UK.

Erik Gaustad
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The Mango Tree Cafe may very well be a fabulous hit. The book so far is very good..............in fact it is a bit hard to put down. I am only part way through and the movers are supposed to deliver our sea shipment tomorrow so I will probably be forced to take a break from the book. I will get back at it soonest to finish. It is totally imaginative..........and it reads as though it is being spoken to me. It is a fabulous read, that's for sure.
Let me know how it is going!
Take care,
Lynn
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HAVE YOU PURCHASED YOUR COPY OF THE BOOK YET? WHAT'S STOPPING YOU??

The Mango Tree Cafe, Loi Kroh Road - Part TWO

More about the book:

LIVE! From the Beijing International Book Fair

Alan Solomon reported back yesteday with loads of pictures and this brief comment. If you're in Beijing, stop by the fair and say hello to Alan!

Probably about 200,000 people in the place when I was there! I have some photos, did not even get near where ours was on display owing to crowds.

Alan

More news to come directly from Alan in Beijing, China!

The International Book Fair in Beijing!

Well, the time is drawing near when "The Mango Tree Cafe, Loi Kroh Road" will be on display at The International Book Fair in Beijing. The book is scheduled to be shown by the Jenkins Book Group to various book retailers that are looking for books to stock on their shelves.

I can tell you that from the looks of things, the novel has been practically flying off the virtual shelves at Amazon.com and Barnes & Noble.com!

If you're in the area on Aug 30, 2007 - Sep 3, 2007, please feel free to meet Alan Solomon at this book fair.

For more details:CLICK HERE

Layout of the fair: CLICK HERE
Cheers!

Interview, Interviews, and MORE Interviews

Well, I didn't get to talk with Alan via phone, but I continued the interview anyway. The show must go on, right? Sigh.....One day, Alan....One day.

Had the most fun with Revvell on her radio program! It was like we were just chatting and having a great conversation instead of an "Interview".

Here's her review and listen to the show, it was a blast!

Having read Taryn Simpson's and Alan Solomon's book, "The Mango Tree Cafe"; Loi Kroh Road" I was anxious to interview them for my program. Lately it's been rare that I've picked up a book and not been able to put it down. "The Mango Tree Cafe" is just such a book. Set in Thailand it tells the story of Larry and the colorful characters he encounters on Loi Kroh Rd. I feel this story will HAVE to be made into a film for those whose imaginations don't do the book justice. It's a "must read" for those who love adventure and discovering new places while sitting comfortably in an easy chair accompanied by a warm cup of tea.

Revvell
http://podcast.thebookcrawler.com/

http://podcast.thebookcrawler.com/2007/08/15/revvell-interviews-taryn-simpson.aspx or: http://tinyurl.com/3y5usj.

HUGE NEWS!

Not only is the book reading like a Who's Who, read below for the HUGE NEWS!

"The Mango Tree Cafe, Loi Kroh Road" is....

* Being shown at the Beijing, China International Book Fair at the end of this month

* Competing for Best Fiction Novel according to USABookNews.com

* Accumulating Interview Requests from

- Linda Della Donna (http://www.griefcase.blogspot.com/)
- Revvell (http://www.revvellations.com/)
- Virtual Book Review (http://www.virtualbookreview.com/)

* Selected as Book of the Month to read by an Australian book club

* Advertised heavily in "Ideas, Goals and Dreams" Magazine to premier in Sept 2007

* Scheduled to be translated into Chinese and Mandarin languages

AND THE HUGE NEWS

"The Mango Tree Cafe, Loi Kroh Road" will compete for

Best Fiction Novel for the Pulitzer Prize!!!!

All I can say to Alan Solomon is, "Cheers, Mate!"