The Author's Blog - David Hicks

David Hicks2020-05-05T15:33:51-04:00May 4th, 2020|18 Comments

Spring is traditionally a time of new beginnings, and this spring is no different. But [...]

David Hicks2020-04-18T09:37:33-04:00April 18th, 2020|4 Comments

I was in Prague on a Fulbright scholarship, teaching at the venerable Charles University and [...]

David Hicks2018-06-15T08:26:19-04:00June 14th, 2018|8 Comments

or, Dave’s Top Ten Tips on How to Organize a Book Tour After the main [...]

David Hicks2018-06-14T12:04:24-04:00August 3rd, 2017|0 Comments

I’m (finally!) back from Phase 1 of my Insane Book Tour, after 34 appearances in [...]

David Hicks2017-07-11T18:02:02-04:00February 4th, 2017|0 Comments

When I found out my book would be published, a friend asked me when my [...]

David Hicks2017-07-11T18:02:03-04:00July 5th, 2015|17 Comments

Yesterday I was driving with Cynthia, trying to figure out whether the temperature gauge on [...]

David Hicks2021-03-19T08:26:47-04:00May 19th, 2015|5 Comments

This post was written May 13, 2015, but is every bit as relevant today. :-) [...]

David Hicks2017-07-11T18:02:05-04:00April 2nd, 2015|0 Comments

As a professor of early American Literature, I read a lot, but mostly DWG (Dead [...]

David Hicks2017-07-11T18:02:05-04:00February 12th, 2015|2 Comments

I’ve been reading a lot of articles lately (okay, two) about the importance of a [...]

David Hicks2017-07-11T18:02:05-04:00January 22nd, 2015|6 Comments

This is mostly about my knees. They creak now. Stiffen up. When I get up [...]

David Hicks2017-07-11T18:02:05-04:00November 22nd, 2014|0 Comments

Well, it’s winter already, isn’t it? That wasn’t much of a fall, as lovely as [...]

David Hicks2017-07-11T18:02:06-04:00November 13th, 2014|0 Comments

Whenever I would read about someone publishing a book for the first time, the narrative [...]

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