Tales of Wonder

I recently created this book trailer for Huston Smith’s new autobiography Tales of Wonder. It’s shocking what this man has accomplished, who he’s met, and how he’s changed the world. Meeting Huston Smith was an honor and I felt so privileged to work on his memoir. Check out the video below (and wait until the end for a nice outtake).
~Abby

You can read more about him in this great Newsweek Article.

The Alchemist Live with Paulo Coelho

I’m not sure if you’ve ever read The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho, but chances are you have. It’s been on the New York Times Best Sellers List for over 50 weeks (that’s almost a year!). And it’s about to celebrate its 20th Anniversary. So the reason why I bring this up… for the past few months I’ve been working on a project that will culminate in an online event September 17th, 2008.

Here’s the lowdown:

It’s called, THE ALCHEMIST LIVE. Basically Paulo is going to talk to everyone, everywhere about The Alchemist. It’s a historic event because Paulo doesn’t usually talk about his book in this way. It’s going to take place on BlogTalkRadio – The AuthorsOnAir channel- so you can call in from your phone or listen online. There’s going to be a question and answer session with callers, and also a special guest (I’ll let you know who when the date gets closer).

The nitty gritty:

The Alchemist Live
September 17th, 2008
12 noon PT / 3PM EST / anywhere else in the world corresponding with those times!
Phone: (347) 945-6141
Website: www.alchemistlive.com

Here’s a promo video HarperOne produced with Paulo for the event:

Here’s a fun little countdown widget you can share, if you’re so inclined!