Naught But The Nameless News Nimbus

I have no idea what that title means. And I will be taking no further questions at this time. *kicks over podium*

ANYWAY, some little bits of stuff going on:

1. While normally I don’t direct people to that site to buy physical copies of my books, ahem ahem, now that Black River Orchard is in paperback, it looks like AMZ is rocking a fairly low price for the hardcover ($20), if you wanted one before they gone. Oh! And I’m also seeing the Kindle is… $4.99? No idea why! But it’s spooky season, and it’s apple season, so it must be spooky apple season. (This also means the e-book is cheaper on all the e-book sites, including Kobo, B&N, Apple, and so forth.)

2. My hang-out at the new B&N in Doylestown has been rescheduled — I’m there tomorrow from noon till 2pm! Come say hello!

3. The auction for five of my books (signed, personalized) in support of Ashland Library in MA is still cooking here.

4. Was Monster Movie! named one of the best Halloween books of 2024 by Parade Magazine? WHY YES IT WAS. Also it gets a shout out in BookTrib for 12 Halloweenie brand-new kid-lit reads for you and, well, your kids. Also your pets. Read to your pets, folks. No I don’t know if that’s a thing. But it should be a thing. A thing you do and put it on instagram or tiktok or something. It’ll be a new trend. It’ll be adorable. Shut up.

5. Reminder to those at NYCC — if you’re there, and you wanna go to the Penguin Random House booth and say the password, “I’m Invoking The Covenant,” they might just give you a brand new shiny advanced reader copy of The Staircase in the Woods…

And again, there’s a pre-order page at Doylestown Bookshop to get a signed, personalized copy of the book with unique inscription and other (as yet unnamed) goodies, and you can find that here. There’s still a giveaway at Goodreads, too. Book hits shelves in April 2025, and already talking to some other authorfolk and bookstores about potential appearances…

5. Finally, fuck yeah there’s a cover for The End Of The World As We Know It: