The US edition of Breakfast with Einstein officially came out this past Tuesday, and while it’s not quite the same thrill as the release of How to Teach Physics to Your Dog was, nigh on ten years ago, it’s always exciting when a book comes out. And, of course, there’s new stuff out there to try to convince you to buy it:

— This video trailer for the book, with me narrating a cartoon from SugarShack Animation has been in the works for a little while, but finally came out:

— On Wednesday, I did a talk for the Secret Science Club, which drew a pretty good crowd to the Bell House in Brooklyn (which is in a neighborhood that looks like the setting for a Hold Steady song)

They were a great audience, laughing at the places they were supposed to and not when they weren’t, and asked a ton of good questions afterwards. I signed books (and answered more questions) afterwards, and generally enjoyed myself quite a bit.

— If you’re within visiting distance of Schenectady, I’m doing a signing at the Open Door tomorrow afternoon. No formal talk at this one, but I’m happy to answer questions and chat for a bit, and it supports a store full of really nice people.

— Various and sundry media items keep trickling out, including this review of a bunch of recent releases that includes some nice words about my book.

— When I was at the NASW meeting in October, I sat down for a bit with David Voss from APS News, who published a brief interview about the book and writing generally in this month’s issue.

— For the first time, I was thwarted in my attempt to see the book on a store shelf on release day– the closest big-box store didn’t have it, though it was in stock at their Saratoga branch, and neither of the local indie stores had copies out on Tuesday. That was kind of a bummer.

— While I’m still waiting for the first review on Amazon, it is selling at least some copies, because it manages to be near the top of a couple of their weirdly specific categories. The audio edition is actually slightly higher in their rankings, which surprised me, but then what do I know? Anyway, I’m temporarily enjoying looking at the Amazon rankings; I don’t have a sense of the sales yet, and won’t for another week or so.

That’s where things stand for now. There are at least two other podcast interviews that I’ve recorded that have not been released yet; you can be sure I’ll promote those when they drop. And I will, of course, continue to monitor all manner of media for reviews…