‘Tis time to visit the in-laws, and they live in upstate New York. My tree, my house, and my doggies will be left in capable hands while I schmooze lots of trees and much bigger doggies at someone else’s house. And I ain’t kiddin’ about the bigger doggies. They have a Newfoundland and he’s a slobberbucket.
While I’m in New York, I’ve arranged a couple of book-related appearances. The first one will be at Ole Sal’s Cafe and Creamery in Little Falls, NY, on Saturday, June 25, from 3-5 pm. There will be some books for sale there—Hounded and Hexed— but you’re welcome to bring your own too and hang out! The ice cream is nomnomnom and they make great coffee too. Old wood floor in the building, makes you feel important when you walk on it because it makes such great sound. If you’re from anywhere around there and you feel like a nice weekend drive, hope you’ll make the trip, maybe take a ride down the Erie Canal.
July 5!
The second appearance will be in New York, NY on July 5, the release day for HAMMERED! I’ll be at Posman Books in Grand Central Terminal at 6 pm. If you can’t make it there or send a minion at that time, then please contact Posman and special order ahead of time and I’ll sign your book for you to pick up later!
OK, can I just geek out for a second about HAMMERED?
It has a MAP in it and I MADE IT!! I still can’t believe they let me do it all by myself. And it’s a MAP OF ASGARD! They had to print it pretty darn tiny to make it fit on a paperback page so some of the architectural details of Valhalla, etc. are a bit indistinct, but it still looks turbo cool! I will post a larger version of the map here a few weeks after the release so you can make fun of it. :)
The other thing I’m geeking out about are the chapters narrated by other characters, who all share a decided dislike for Thor. They get told sorta like The Canterbury Tales, and there are FIVE of them. You’ll finally get to learn why Leif Helgarson holds such a grudge against Thor, and that, as you might expect, is called The Vampire’s Tale. After each tale there’s a cool little Celtic doggie thingie that’s called a “dingbat” in typography, which signals that we’re switching from the guest narrator back to Atticus. I love the doggies!
BUT WAIT! THERE’S MORE! If you happen to buy the eBook version of HAMMERED—doesn’t matter which device you’re using—then you’ll get a bonus short story called “A Test of Mettle.” It’s told from Granuaile’s point of view, and it lets you know what she and Oberon are up to while Atticus is off doing his thing in Asgard. OK, geek out finished. :)
Comin’ up on the blog, a look at all the amazin’ stuff The League of Reluctant Adults is cookin’ up, instructions on how to make an Atticus omelet, and Documented Shenanigans with my editors in New York! Peace out!
It sounds awesome, planning to buy the kindle version the day it comes out.
I miss New York so much. Really hoping to get back there next year, ideally around a time when I can arrange some publicity stuff for my book.
No fair! I dislike e-books. Call me old-fashioned, but in my opinion a book should be heavy in your hands, smell like paper and require you to actually *turn* the pages. I’ve tried that e-book stuff and there’s just something about reading stuff on a screen, that makes me lose my concentration in about five seconds – but I want to read “A Test of Mettle” as well! Bah, humbug.
I found my way to your work through that blog thing you did with Chris Wooding (<3), and hoped you'd have some of the same qualities as him. I, uhm, read both your books in a day and a half, roughly, and I'm still wanting more; safe to say, you won me over! Furthermore, as a Dane, I'm really looking forward to reading Hammered, since the deities will be much more familiar (I love that Thor is already described as a massive arse, can't wait to see what Odin will be like!).
Anyway, psh on e-books, yay for dingbats (seriously?) and all the rest! Oh, and sorry for the block of text. My bad.
No worries, Julie! :)
Eventually I will get “A Test of Mettle” out there in broader distribution, but I didn’t write it until April, and by that time it was far too late to include in anything except the eBook. Kind of thinking maybe the eBook won’t have the map & cool dingbats in it. Not sure they can format that stuff properly, so the paperback has its advantages too!
Thanks Jenn & Paul. :)
Cheers! I’ll look forward to that, then!
Oh, and hah! Regular books always have the upper hand :D Not counting the transport of multiple books, of course…
Yay! So much geeky goodness. Plus we’ll try to make it to one of the signings, since we’re in CT!
Aw, I love e-books. Much less waiting for books from the store or library. :P
E-books can have pictures and maps and things (plenty of mine do), so I hope those things will be including. ;)
Sweet Qwill!
Jeremy I hope you’re right! I haven’t purchased an eBook device yet so I’m fairly clueless about these things.