I was out sick. I finally got COVID. I think I'm like one of the last people in the country who had never had it before but I finally tested positive like a week and a half ago.

I'm vaccinated so I think that helped make it an easier bout.

I rested up, I isolated from everybody.

I took a five day course of Paxilavid, which honestly is kind of gross while you're taking it.

But it is, in my opinion, it's totally worth it.

It is only five days of pills.

By the end of those five days with the Paxlovid, I had no fever, totally reduced symptoms, and most

importantly I was testing negative and not a risk to other people.

So anyway, I'm back, I'm sorry I missed you here last week. I also had to cancel

and reschedule the remaining book tour events for my book prequel. I will tell you what's awesome is that

prequel debuted at number one on the New York Times

bestseller list which means that a significant chunk of the reading population of America is reading about Americans fighting homegrown

fascism right now in this book which is just absolutely fantastic.

Really, really excited with how well the book has done.

Just so you know, I'll be back out book touring as of this weekend in New York City with Chris Hayes

and then next week I'll be in Northampton, Massachusetts and Boulder, Colorado.

Then November 28th, you can come see me in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

I'll also be on late night with Seth Myers tomorrow.

I'll be on the CBS Morning Show Wednesday this week,

so everything had to get canceled

for a while that's why I was gone but now I am back lots going on thank you science

thank you Pex Loved thank you COVID vaccines. Happy to be back.

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