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Perhaps you’ve already heard the news, but this week (Monday, actually) a new book, The Age of Conversation, went on sale amid quite a bit of hoopla and fanfare (cue the fireworks; cue the band).

In case you missed it, The Age of Conversation is the brainchild of ace marketers Drew McClellan and Gavin Heaton. A great testimonial of how an idea can be turned into something far greater than the sum of its parts, the book is a compendium of 103 authors (which by the way includes yours truly), each with a single page of content. As the book’s cover declares, what we have here is a book with many voices, but one conversation.

Already there has been some considerable fanfare along with articles in several large publications; other media are beginning to take notice as well. On the book’s dedicated website you’ll find everything you might ever want to know, including how the idea developed, the list of incredible authors, and how to buy your copies (available in three formats: e-book, paperback, and hardcover).

Still not sure you’re interested? Try this one on for size: Steve Woodruff at Sticky Figure is writing a series of posts with brief excerpts from each entry. Check ‘em out!

Just for fun, you can also check this Google map for the worldwide locations of all authors. And, don’t miss the fact that not one author, including both Drew and Gavin, makes a penny off this endeavor; all proceeds go to Variety, the children’s charity.

Nevertheless, I’d like to take a moment to publicly thank my fellow authors for participating in what Drew and Gavin promise to be an annual event. A tip o’ the hat to y’all!

Gavin Heaton
Drew McLellan
CK
Valeria Maltoni
Emily Reed
Katie Chatfield
Greg Verdino
Mack Collier
Lewis Green
Sacrum
Ann Handley
Mike Sansone
Paul McEnany
Roger von Oech
Anna Farmery
David Armano
Bob Glaza
Mark Goren
Matt Dickman
Scott Monty
Richard Huntington
Cam Beck
David Reich
Luc Debaisieux
Sean Howard
Tim Jackson
Patrick Schaber
Roberta Rosenberg
Uwe Hook
Tony D. Clark
Todd Andrlik
Toby Bloomberg
Steve Woodruff
Steve Bannister
Steve Roesler
Stanley Johnson
Spike Jones
Nathan Snell
Simon Payn
Ryan Rasmussen
Ron Shevlin
Roger Anderson
Robert Hruzek
Rishi Desai
Phil Gerbyshak
Peter Corbett
Pete Deutschman
Nick Rice
Nick Wright
Michael Morton
Mark Earls
Mark Blair
CB Whittemore
Mario Vellandi
Lori Magno
Kristin Gorski
Kris Hoet
G. Kofi Annan
Kimberly Dawn Wells
Karl Long
Julie Fleischer
Jordan Behan
John La Grou
Joe Raasch
Jim Kukral
Jessica Hagy
Janet Green
Jamey Shiels
Dr. Graham Hill
Gia Facchini
Geert Desager
Gaurav Mishra
Gary Schoeniger
Gareth Kay
Faris Yakob
Emily Clasper
Ed Cotton
Dustin Jacobsen
Tom Clifford
David Polinchock
David Koopmans
David Brazeal
David Berkowitz
Carolyn Manning
Craig Wilson
Cord Silverstein
Connie Reece
Colin McKay
Chris Newlan
Chris Corrigan
Cedric Giorgi
Brian Reich
Becky Carroll
Arun Rajagopal
Andy Nulman
Amy Jussel
AJ James
Kim Klaver
Sandy Renshaw
Susan Bird
Ryan Barrett
Troy Worman
S. Neil Vineberg
C.B. Whittemore

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