Is this the first ever literary reading delivered from an iPad?

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Brian seems to think so, and who am I to argue? Last night's event at McNally Jackson was lots of fun. (Thanks to Dustin for being a great host.) I read from the "Why They Cried" series I did for Significant Objects, and Brian played some brilliant audio recordings of selected stories from his new collection Ronald Reagan, My Father. "Johnny"--a script cobbled together out of actual movie lines containing the name "Johnny"--is one of the funniest things I've heard in a long time. The performance is incredible. Then we talked publishing with the always engaging Richard Nash. At some point, Bob Odenkirk entered the store, but I missed this completely.

Thanks to everyone who came out and thanks to Brian for inviting me. His book tour continues tonight at Quimby's in Chicago, where Brian will chat with CellStories.net founder Dan Sinker. If you're in Chicago, you should go.