This, That, and the Other Thing

Feb 1, 2013 | John Warren Wells, Keller, Matthew Scudder

I’ll be brief. In fact I’d skip this altogether, but there are three items I feel the need to call to your attention.

To wit—

THIS:

This is the first of the month, and each new month is a new opportunity for those of you who are Amazon Prime members to borrow a Kindle Select eBook free of charge. Here, for your convenience, is a list of all my eligible titles:

Ehrengraf for the Defense (This is the collection of all 11 Ehrengraf stories; the individual stories are also Kindle-available, but why pick up one at a time when you can borrow the lot for free?)

All the John Warren Wells books— 3 is Not a Crowd – Beyond Group Sex – Come Fly With Us – Different Strokes – Doing It! – Eros & Capricorn – Love at a Tender Age – The Male Hustler – The Mrs. Robinson Syndrome – The New Sexual Underground – Sex and the Stewardess – The Sex Therapists – Sex Without Strings – The Taboo Breakers – Tricks of the Trade – Versatile Ladies – Wide Open – The Wife-Swap Report

These Matthew Scudder stories from The Night and the Music: Out the Window – A Candle for the Bag Lady – Looking for David – The Merciful Angel of Death – A Moment of Wrong Thinking – One Last Night at Grogan’s

These stories: Keller on the Spot – Keller’s Adjustment – Catch & Release – A Chance to Get Even – Scenarios – How Far? – Welcome to the Real World – Who Knows Where It Goes – Sweet Little Hands – Headaches and Bad Dreams – You Don’t Even Feel It – In For a Penny – Dolly’s Trash & Treasures – Three in the Side Pocket – Like a Bone in the Throat

THAT:

I had a delightful surprise yesterday when the Huffington Post ran a piece about real-world promotional tie-ins for books…and featured the Philatelic Edition of HIT ME. They gave it a very generous write-up, illustrated the free souvenir sheet, and included links to the eBay listing and to Keller’s Page. What a treat!

THE OTHER THING:

The other thing is HIT ME, the new Keller book, and it goes on sale February 12. I just saw a full-page ad for the book in the new edition of The American Philatelist, and there are other ads scheduled in Linn’s and American Stamp Dealer & Collector, and advance orders were strong enough to trigger a second printing. So I’m cautiously optimistic.

If you want to guarantee a first printing, and to pick up a signed copy in the process, here’s a list of estimable booksellers who will have signed firsts for sale: Alabama Booksmith | Book Carnival | Book People | The Booksmith | Carmichael’s Bookstore | Garden District Bookshop | Iowa Book |Lemuria | Murder By the Book | Murder on the Beach | Mysterious Bookshop | Mystery One | Once Upon A Crime | Poisoned Pen | Seattle Mystery Bookshop | Uncle Edgar’s Mystery Bookstore

And if you want the Limited Philatelic Edition, well, we only printed 500 of the little darlings, and they’re going surprisingly fast. Last I looked, we were down to 77.  Here’s that link again…

And there you have it—this, that, and the other thing.

Cheers!

LB

14 Comments

  1. Jaye
    Jaye on February 1, 2013 at 4:28 pm

    Cool article, LB. Though I disagree with their silly assessment. Ballet does NOT trump stamps. Pfft.

    • juliabarrett
      juliabarrett on February 2, 2013 at 2:00 pm

      Agreed.

  2. troywestfield
    troywestfield on February 1, 2013 at 4:32 pm

    Best of luck, LB, you deserve it.

  3. Lawrence Block
    Lawrence Block on February 1, 2013 at 4:32 pm

    I know, I know. All that leaping around impresses some people, but we know better.

  4. Penny in Maui
    Penny in Maui on February 1, 2013 at 8:25 pm

    One more thing…Apparently, Bernie’s 1913 Liberty Head-V nickel has been found. Did you see the AP article this week? Will Bernie go to the auction in April? I hope so.

    • Lawrence Block
      Lawrence Block on February 1, 2013 at 8:28 pm

      I saw it, but I don’t know if Bernie saw it…It’s probably best for all concerned if he didn’t.

  5. Bob Gatsoff
    Bob Gatsoff on February 1, 2013 at 10:55 pm

    In all seriousness, a stamp collector’s and mystery reader’s dream.

  6. Michael Prenez-Isbell
    Michael Prenez-Isbell on February 1, 2013 at 11:46 pm

    The huffpo article was tres cool. BTW reading a new Star Trek novel. The red shirt is killed in a parked shuttlecraft while perusing his stamp collection. I kid you not, as Jack Paar would have said.

  7. Michael Prenez-Isbell
    Michael Prenez-Isbell on February 1, 2013 at 11:48 pm

    he is referred to in the book as a xenophilatelist.

    • Lawrence Block
      Lawrence Block on February 1, 2013 at 11:54 pm

      Oh, I do like that…

  9. Ingrid Kalchthaler
    Ingrid Kalchthaler on February 2, 2013 at 5:51 pm

    Thank you for the free ebook on amazon! Loved the Scudder story and also bought Keller on the Spot and Keller’s Adjustment. Just finished on the spot- excellent as always! Starting on adjustment now.
    Thank you for sharing your talent with the world. Your books are always a great joy for me!!!!