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It's tough finding readers these days. Would you go find them at work?

The SF Chronicle reports that new publicity companies are seeking readers at workplace readings for corporate audiences--staging brown bag lunch readings series or full-fledged presentations at work:

"'At public bookstore events, 10 to 20 percent of the people buy books. At corporate events, 50 to 80 percent buy books and attendance tends to be higher,' she said. Plus, some companies, like Google, buy the books on behalf of their employees, often in orders of a hundred copies or more." (Thanks, Galleycat!)

Over at the West Coast literary journal, ZYZZYVA, editor Howard Junker asked a number of established writers how and where they had their First Time in Print. It's a demystifying look at the early lives of some of our favorite writers. 

Finally, if you are in New York and free tonight at 8 o'clock, I'm reading at the Anthology Film Archives tonight as part of the MDP/Sensei Bazaar--featuring short films, two bands, and three stories. What more could you want? My story was planned so quickly that the flyer spells my name "Jason Bogue" instead of "Jason Boog." Check out the sponsoring art gallery here.