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Last night’s launch at WORD was amazing! L.A. Kornetsky (a.k.a. Laura Anne Gilman) and Laird Barron joined me to read in front of a packed house. Lots of copies of Die and Stay Dead were sold and signed for readers, as were several copies of Dying Is My Business. (It’s always nice to see a previous title get some sales love.)

Here I am reading from Die and Stay Dead. The audience laughed at all the funny parts. You can’t ask for more than that.

This is Laura Anne Gilman, Laird Barron, and myself during the audience Q&A. Three of the nicest, friendliest people you’ll ever meet, and yet we look distinctly unfriendly here for some reason. Well, Laird and I do. Laura Anne, at least, is smiling.

After our readings and the Q&A, we signed copies of our books until it was time for the store to close. Lots more pictures were taken, too. You can see them all here. Many thanks again to Laura Anne Gilman, Laird Barron, and the fine folks at WORD, especially Jenn Northington and Jaye Bartell. Big, big thanks also to everyone who schlepped out to Greenpoint, Brooklyn to see us! As writers, that kind of support means the world to us. We couldn’t do it without you!

And now, some reminders!

My next reading will be on Sunday, October 26th at 6 PM, in conjunction with the Writers Read NYC series. This one will be in lower Manhattan, at the The Sidewalk Café on Avenue A and 6th Street. Copies of Die and Stay Dead will be on hand for sale and signing. There will be a full bar and food available, too, but unfortunately I believe there is a $5 cover charge. Click here to see my full reading and signing schedule for the fall.

There’s an excerpt of Die and Stay Dead that you can read online at The Qwillery. Consider it a sneak peek for those of you who haven’t bought the novel yet.

Lastly, there are only three days left in the Die and Stay Dead Goodreads giveaway. St. Martin’s Press is giving away five (5) copies to the lucky winners. Enter to win today!

Yesterday was Die and Stay Dead‘s book birthday! As I always do on book birthdays, I took a trip to many of my local bookstores to sign their stock. The photo above was taken at the Barnes & Noble on 54th Street and Third Avenue in Manhattan. The bookseller there was very excited for me when I told him it was my book birthday. It turns out he’s a published author, too! He asked if this was my first book. “No, it’s my eighth,” I said, “but they all feel like the first one on their book birthday.”

If you’re looking for Die and Stay Dead at a Barnes & Noble, they’ve shelved it the Fiction & Literature section, not the Science Fiction & Fantasy section, just like they did with Dying Is My Business. Please don’t ask me why. I don’t know. But that’s where you need to go to find both of them.

Here’s some other fun Die and Stay Dead news:

1) Goodreads is giving away five (5) free copies of the book! This giveaway has got a short life span — it ends October 5th — so enter today for your chance to win!

2) There’s a new interview with me over at Blood Rose Books. It’s a good one, but unfortunately the font color makes it kind of hard on the eyes.

3) Don’t forget, I’m reading TONIGHT with Laird Barron and L.A. Kornetsky (a.k.a. Laura Anne Gilman) at WORD in Brooklyn! Here are all the details. Come join us! This is going to be the reading event everyone will be talking about! Well, I’ll be talking about it, anyway. But there will be free wine, so don’t miss it!

It’s finally here! Today is Die and Stay Dead‘s book birthday!

The pulse-pounding sequel to Dying Is My Business . . .

It’s happened again. Another brutal murder, this time in Greenwich Village. But this investigation is different. It could be the beginning of the end. When Trent realizes that he and the Five-Pointed Star are following the trail straight to Erickson Arkwright, the last surviving member of a doomsday cult, he knows that’s not an exaggeration. Back in the day, the Aeternis Tenebris cult thought the world would end on New Year’s Eve of 2000. When it didn’t, they decided to end it themselves by summoning Nahash-Dred, a powerful, terrifying demon known as the Destroyer of Worlds. But something went wrong. The demon massacred the cult, leaving Arkwright the sole survivor.

Now, hiding somewhere in New York City with a new identity, Arkwright plans to summon the demon again and finish the job he started over a decade ago. As Trent rushes to locate a long-lost magical artifact that may be the only way to stop him, the clues begin to mount . . . Trent’s forgotten past and Arkwright’s might be linked somehow. And if they are, it means the truth of who Trent really is may lie buried in the twisted mind of a madman.

Die and Stay Dead is on bookstore shelves everywhere! You can also order it online from:

Amazon

Barnes & Noble

Powell’s

IndieBound

or your favorite bookseller!

Die and Stay Dead has received some excellent reviews so far:

“Smart and fast-paced…The fighting and introspection are finely balanced in this well-developed magical world, which includes harsh costs and sacrifices that don’t always pay off. Each character has a strong voice, allowing for quick engagement even if the reader missed the first book. The strong writing and open ending will leave fans hungry for the next installment.” — Publishers Weekly (starred review)

“Fans of the first book, Dying Is My Business (2013), will give this one a very enthusiastic thumbs-up, and urban-fantasy readers who missed that book can jump right in with this one since the author provides sufficient background to allow newbies to understand the setup. A strong follow-up to a promising debut; expect further Trent adventures to follow.” — Booklist

“Extremely fast paced, this noir-influenced urban fantasy has more than a touch of horror…New York is almost a character in the series…Full of clever bantering.” — Library Journal

“A gritty and appealing dark fantasy series I can really sink my teeth into.” — Black Gate

“A satisfying urban fantasy…Tense, pulse-pounding action sequences…St. Martin’s Press scored publishing success with the first adventure featuring the enigmatic Trent, and urban fantasy fanciers will be likely be pleased by his return.” — Diabolique Magazine

Check out this page for a list of readings and signings I’ll be doing around the New York City area, including the launch tomorrow night at WORD in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, along with guest stars Laird Barron and L.A. Kornetsky (a.k.a. Laura Anne Gilman)! Come join me!

Tomorrow, Tuesday the 30th, is Die and Stay Dead‘s book birthday! Hooray! And just in time, Diabolique Magazine has run a very nice review. Here’s the pull-quote:

A satisfying urban fantasy…Tense, pulse-pounding action sequences…St. Martin’s Press scored publishing success with the first adventure featuring the enigmatic Trent, and urban fantasy fanciers will be likely be pleased by his return.

Don’t forget, I’m reading from Die and Stay Dead this Wednesday, October 1st, at WORD in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, along with Laird Barron and L.A. Kornetsky (a.k.a. Laura Anne Gilman). Come join us for a night of weird and wonderful fiction!