Putting An Author’s Diaries Up For Auction – Online, Using Facebook To Promote The Sale

Music critic Tim Page brought author Dawn Powell’s books back into print through his critical attention. Now he intends to sell her diaries online to help pay for his sons’ college educations. One rare books dealer: “What he’s doing is highly unusual, and it seems to me based on an unrealistic hope that maybe he could do this in such a way that it would go viral. He’s trying to catch lightning in a bottle. I hope it works.”