Over the years that I have been talking to writers about their work, I
have had a number of opportunities to speak to them right as their first
books were being released. They are usually fairly excited about i,t and
I will admit that I am as well.
When I spoke to Kate Westbury about her novel "The Oxford Guide to
Scandals and Lies," it was the day before the official publication date
and she told me she felt nervous. This was a big deal, members of her
writing group had gathered together in Alabama to be there with her on
that special day. They had flown in from all over the country.
This is an auspicious debut. It is a spy novel set among the hallowed
halls of Oxford University. The publisher seems confident that it will
attract a readership; the first printing is 100,000 copies.
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