As I get ready to appear at the Decatur Book Festival over Labor Day weekend (3 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 5, at Decatur Presbyterian Church), I was thinking back to perhaps the best moment in the roll-out of "The Class of '65." Here's the video of me introducing my main character, Greg Wittkamper, at last month's Lewisburg Literary Festival in West Virginia, near where he lives. See him dabbing his eyes near the end? Those are tears. There were many reasons I wrote this book; telling this man's story of moral and physical courage was right at the top. If we don't sell another book, this made it all worthwhile. Thanks to Greg's brother-in-law, Gary Godwin, for capturing this moment. (P.S. -- We do want to sell more books! That's why I have a dozen more talks lined up in the coming weeks.)
Capturing a special moment
One of the most emotional moments after the publication of "The Class of '65" came when Jim Auchmutey introduced the main character of the book, Greg Wittkamper, at the Lewisburg Literary Festival near Greg's home in West Virginia. The standing ovation moved him to tears, as you can see when he dabs his eyes near the end of the clip.