Reader (and poet!) Andrea Blythe has posted a rave review of Dying Is My Business on her website. It’s quite a flattering review, but one section in particular stood out for me. You see, a lot of the reviews focus on Trent, which makes sense, since he’s the protagonist and all. Very few of them, if any at all, talk about Bethany, who is another extremely important character. But Andrea puts them all to shame. She writes:
That really made my day. Thank you, Andrea!
Curious about Dying Is My Business but not willing to, you know, spend money on it? Well, fear not! There’s another giveaway happening right this very moment! The fine folks over at LazyDay.CA have three (3) copies of Dying Is My Business they’re giving away for free. The giveaway ends December 1. As of this writing, 342 people have already signed up, so hop to it!
There’s also a nice review of the book on the site. Time for a pull-quote:
So what are you waiting for, an engraved invitation from Alfred the butler? Enter the giveaway today!
Attention, people who enjoy listening to other people talk! Have you been dying to hear my interview with the fine folks at Sword & Laser but didn’t want to be annoyed by those pesky visuals of us actually talking? (I don’t know why that would be. I mean, I may not be all that, but Veronica and Tom are lookers!) Well, anyway, good news, humans! The interview is now available as a podcast for your earholes! Listen to it on the treadmill, during your commute, or while just staring blankly at the living room wall!
In other news, I’m part of a Mind Meld over at SF Signal today. This one is called “What Book Would You Like to Experience Again for the First Time?” Want to know which book I chose? Click on through and be amazed!
Two anthologies are hitting the shelves this month, and I’ve got stories in both of them!
First, Zombies vs. Robots: This Means War!, which includes my story “The Sorcerer’s Apprenticebot,” is out now in a new “rack-sized” paperback format. The more convenient size and lower price tag of $9.99 should make this a more attractive choice than the original oversized, $17.99 paperback. You still get Fabio Listrani’s amazing illustrations for each story, too, except now they’re in black-and-white instead of full color. Not a bad trade-off, though.
Next, a brand new anthology called All-American Horror of the 21st Century: The First Decade 2000-2010, edited by Mort Castle, who also edited the award-winning Shadow Show: All New Stories in Celebration of Ray Bradbury. This one includes a reprint of my story “Under the Skin,” which was first published in City Slab #7 in 2005. This looks to be a very good anthology. That cover art, on the other hand…
Get ’em while they’re hot!
