As we enter the final lap here, with The Book of Accidents releasing next week (ahhhhh), I figured it was a good time to do one more pre-release roundup.
I posted tour information and where to get signed copies already, buuuut — if you wanted to buy signed copies in the UK, then I have that info available, as well:
Let’s see, what else?
A starred review from Booklist:
“Wendig has fashioned a horror story that feels at once old-fashioned and cutting-edge, masterfully taking a familiar scenario and shaking it up to devastating effect. More proof, if proof were still needed, that Wendig is a force to be reckoned with across genres.”
And a starred review from Library Journal:
“Wendig’s latest is a bold, impressive novel with fierce intelligence and a generous, thrumming heart; this is the author writing at the height of his powers. It’s intimate and panoramic. It’s humane and magical. It’s a world-hopping, time-jumping ride that packs a deep emotional punch.
…blends horror, fantasy, and small-town family drama in an ambitious epic that spans both a multitude of worlds and the interior expanse of the human heart. This one’s essential.”
The audiobook is narrated by Xe Sands and George Newbern — available here.
And tonight I’m a part of the virtual Random House Open House, doing a panel about hot new summer reads — you can find details here on how to attend!
I hope you’ll consider pre-ordering the book or asking your library to carry it. It’s weird to launch a book during a pandemic and I’m still… not entirely sure how I’m doing on that front. And it’s an intensely personal book, to boot, a heart-on-sleeve kind of novel, so hopefully it connects and people find their heart is there in the book, too. (Don’t worry, I didn’t steal your heart. Just… borrowed it, for a little bit.) If you’re so inclined to spread the word, that is a great favor you can do. Thanks, and hope you enjoy the book. One more week. Commence to freaking out.
Amarand says:
I love new books during the pandemic! I also appreciate all of these blog updates because A) they come directly to my email (a great reminder!) and B) you always include fun words and images along with them. That cover looks great! The physical copies of your books always look attractive on my shelves, and then I end up picking up the digital Kindle edition for the convenience. (Next week! Woot!)
July 14, 2021 — 11:31 AM
terribleminds says:
Enjoy! 😀
July 14, 2021 — 3:13 PM
Maggie Smith says:
I pray to someday get a blurb like that Booklist one. Congratulations!
July 14, 2021 — 11:32 AM
terribleminds says:
I am very fortunate!
July 14, 2021 — 3:13 PM
Marsha Seas says:
I AM SO EXCITED I CAN’T EVEN STAND IT!!!!!! Pre-ordered ages ago. NEXT WEEK!!! : D
July 14, 2021 — 12:15 PM
terribleminds says:
SOOOOOOOON
July 14, 2021 — 3:13 PM
Susie Lindau says:
Congratulations! Sounds like a chilling read… Wow!
July 14, 2021 — 4:51 PM
Spofforth says:
I’m a week late, but whatever! Just ordered a signed copy from Waterstones! Nice one, Chuck! I remember asking you about signed copies a while back! I’ll have the autograph of the guy that wrote the Miriam Black novels AND a signed copy of The Book Of Accidents! By the time I finish Kazuo Ishiguro’s Klara And The Sun, your book should arrive!
July 20, 2021 — 8:01 PM
terribleminds says:
Hope you dig it!
July 21, 2021 — 10:19 AM