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
Cool article, LB. Though I disagree with their silly assessment. Ballet does NOT trump stamps. Pfft.
Agreed.
Best of luck, LB, you deserve it.
Thanks, Troy!
I know, I know. All that leaping around impresses some people, but we know better.
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.
I saw it, but I don’t know if Bernie saw it…It’s probably best for all concerned if he didn’t.
In all seriousness, a stamp collector’s and mystery reader’s dream.
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.
he is referred to in the book as a xenophilatelist.
Oh, I do like that…
Thank you!
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!!!!
Thanks, Ingrid!