I'm excited to announce that I will be interviewed by Mutsumi Takahashi on CTV's Montreal noon newscast this coming Tuesday, March 28. We will discuss my book, Getting Physics, and how I use it to help make physics relatable for students.
I have done radio interviews before, but TV is a new thing for me. Looking forward to it!
If we are born a seed, then when I meet students in college, they are plants with deep roots. On my best day, I can be a star that shines light on the garden before me, inspiring a direction in which to sprout. If that is not a good reason to get dressed in the morning and go to work, then I don't know what is.
Next Thursday, March 3, 5:00 pm, I will be having my first book launch event at Vanier College (in the STEM Centre, D-301) for Getting Physics: Nature's Laws as a Guide to Life. I would love to see science enthusiasts there, particularly current and former students of mine.
I am thinking about how the event should run. I have been to book signings before and they always include some readings from the newly published book. My hope is that some of my current and former students could share some of the reading duties with me. After all, this book was written with them in mind. The schedule I envision is:
5:00 - 5:30 pm: hors d'ouevres and schmooze
5:30 - 6:00 pm: speeches and short readings from book
6:00 - 6:30 pm: book purchase and signing
My college issued a press release yesterday, so I am also hoping to make the rounds with local Montreal media.
It will be my pleasure to share this moment with readers of this blog who happen to live in my city. There will be no book tour, so I am contemplating ways to reach a wider audience. For now, I am starting with my stomping grounds, and seeing where it goes from there.
