It’s been over three years since the publication of The Tao of Bill Murray, my book about the philosophy and adventures of America’s prankster god. Delightfully, Bill Murray has continued in his spontaneous ways since then. The holiday season brought a couple of sightings of Bill in airports: one on Christmas Eve where he had […]

posted 13 January 2020 in News. no comments yet

Do you live in Charlotte, North Carolina? If you don’t live in Charlotte, can you get to Charlotte? Because on Tuesday, August 13th (that’s tomorrow night as I write this), I will be speaking at Final Draught, the Charlotte Mecklenburg Library Foundation’s quarterly series of fundraisers featuring “local thought leaders, beer, and books.” (I believe […]

posted 12 August 2019 in News, Uncategorized. no comments yet

The Tao of Bill Murray is coming out in paperback, which I guess makes me a paperback writer. Dear Sir or Madam, will you read my book? It’s on sale October 24th and has this spiffy new cover, plus an appendix on Bill’s remarkable 2017, when the Cubs won the World Series and he went […]

posted 2 October 2017 in Buy My Stuff. no comments yet

Achtung! I don’t think this website gets a lot of German traffic, but I am nevertheless delighted to announce that the German edition of The Tao of Bill Murray, titled Meeting Bill Murray for the book readers of Deutschland, will be on sale on April 24th. My thanks to the good people of Bastei Entertainment […]

posted 30 March 2017 in Buy My Stuff. no comments yet

If you are in or near Charlotte, North Carolina, and if you would like to hear me reading from The Tao of Bill Murray, answering questions (about Bill or anything else that interests you), and signing books (my own, presumably), then you are in luck–I will be appearing at CPCC for the Sensoria festival on […]

posted 30 March 2017 in Buy My Stuff. no comments yet

Over at BoingBoing, I wrote an essay about the most excellent illustrator of The Tao of Bill Murray, R. Sikoryak. Over here, I’m happy to post one of my favorite pieces of art from the book, where Bill Murray worms his way into the world of M.C. Escher.

posted 8 December 2016 in Links. no comments yet

The Tao of Bill Murray came out last week, and there was rejoicing throughout the land. I think rather highly of the book–as well I should–but perhaps you’d like reports and opinions from some impartial commentators? In the New York Times Book Review, columnist John Williams observed that “there seems to be just one big […]

posted 26 September 2016 in Buy My Stuff, Links. no comments yet

My book, The Tao of Bill Murray: Real-Life Stories of Joy, Enlightenment, and Party Crashing, is out on Tuesday, September 20th (brought to you by the good people at Random House). The LA Weekly has already offered their opinion: “invite yourself to the party, put on some music, drop some coin and buy the book.” […]

posted 17 September 2016 in Buy My Stuff. 1 comment

Citizens of the world! I am coming to your town to meet you and talk about Bill Murray–if that town is New York City or Charlotte, North Carolina. (I’m hoping to add more dates–watch this space.) Here are the details on my two confirmed readings and signings for The Tao of Bill Murray, which Library […]

posted 14 September 2016 in Buy My Stuff. no comments yet

If you’re looking forward to my upcoming book The Tao of Bill Murray but can’t bear the frustration of it not being published until September 20th (that’s just a week from tomorrow!), then I come bearing good news, like Bill Murray with a tray of BBQ sandwiches. If you go to the book’s page on […]

posted 12 September 2016 in Buy My Stuff. 2 comments