Very good news re: Blood Oranges proposal. Thanks for the tip about pre-orders for Ammonite Violin. I enjoy your short fiction very much and hope your readership continues to grow.
Re: The Sarah Palin circus. I work for a major book chain. Crazy people are calling up for this book. "Yeah, do you have that new book by Sarah Palin? I don't want you to get the wrong idea. I think she's a crazy, f...ing bitch, but I gotta read this book." Would you read a book by someone you thought was a crazy, f...ing bitch?