Attention people who listen to things! This is a reminder that I’m going to be on the fabulous podcast Sword & Laser on October 15th, talking about my brand new novel Dying Is My Business! The hosts, Veronica Belmont and Tom Merritt, are delightful in so many ways — am I laying it on too thick? I want them to like me — but one way in particular is that they’re offering you a chance to ask me questions remotely through their mouth holes. So let Veronica and Tom know what you’d like to ask by going here and leaving your question as a comment. And don’t forget to tune in on the 15th!
The launch party at WORD went very, very well last night! It was standing room only, and they sold out of copies of Dying Is My Business!
I began with a photo presentation of all the mysterious and dangerous boxes in pop culture that influenced the mysterious, dangerous box that plays such a big role in Dying Is My Business. I called it “What’s in the Box?”
Then I read Chapter One of the novel, followed by an extended Q&A session (“Where do you get your ideas?”, “What is your writing process like?”, “So what is in the box?”), and then I signed books for everyone. Most of the people there got a copy, but a few didn’t once the store ran out. I felt bad for them, but also quite pleased with the demand. I’m told some folks ordered copies from WORD, which makes me happy. WORD is awesome.
I want to thank Jenn Northington, C.J. Schmidt, and everyone at WORD for the fantastic launch. They really treat you well there! Big thanks to everyone who made it out to Greenpoint, too! You guys rock!
There a few more picture from the launch on my Flickr. Many thanks to my wife Alexa and Milda De Voe for taking pictures!
In other news, I’ve got a guest post up at SF Signal today called Some Boxes Should Never Be Opened. It covers much of the same ground as the photo presentation I gave at WORD (though without the photos this time), so if you missed it at the launch, SF Signal is the next best thing!
The kind folks at Vampire Book Club have posted a rave review of Dying Is My Business. Here’s the pull-quote to end all pull-quotes:
“Dying is My Business reminded me of The Bourne Identity with a massive fantasy kick.”
Holy smokes! Now that’s high praise! Read the rest of it at their website.
Writing a book is often a grueling, terrible experience, but seeing the finished product on bookshelves is a much better one! Why, it almost makes it worthwhile!
Here is my latest novel, Dying Is My Business, at the Court Street Barnes & Noble in Brooklyn! Right between Robin Sloan and Junot Diaz? I’ll take it! These copies are now signed, by the way. Go get ’em, Brooklynites!
Here it is at the Union Square Barnes & Noble in Manhattan. Their stock is signed now, too. Go pick one up, Manhattanites! Also, if you’re looking for Dying Is My Business and can’t find it in the Science Fiction & Fantasy section, that’s because B&N is stocking it in Fiction & Literature. What, doesn’t all literary fiction have magic spells, undead ninjas, gargoyles, and a dragon that lives in the sewer?
Also: author copies!
In related news, don’t forget the launch tonight at 7 p.m. at WORD in Greenpoint, Brooklyn! Be there or be…somewhere else, but you really should be there!
