So we’re clear, I don’t actually demand anything from you for my birthday (*stares uncomfortably*), but were you so inclined<\/em>, I might suggest that for my birthday, you treat yourself and buy yourself the gift of booooooks<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Currently, B&N is running a pre-order campaign from 4\/20 – 4\/22 (the latter of which is in fact my bloodsoaked nativity), and that campaign — using the coupon of PREORDER25 — gets you 25% off preordered books.<\/p>\n\n\n\n And, my my my, it sure looks like I have books you can preorder.<\/p>\n\n\n\n What books, you ask?<\/p>\n\n\n\n Well, first up, Dust & Grim<\/strong> is hitting paperback on October 4th, and you will note here that it has a brand new shiny cool cover, by artist George Ermos:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Behold! It is very cool! Look at that very nice blurb!<\/p>\n\n\n\n And then of course, on November 15th, the sequel to Wanderers, Wayward<\/strong>, also arrives. It’s a big motherfucker, that book, over 280,000 words of Weird Post-Apocalyptic American Sci-Fi Horror, so, that’s also an option on the table for your pre-ordering needs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n You can preorder Dust & Grim here<\/a> from B&N.<\/p>\n\n\n\n You can preorder Wayward here<\/a> from B&N.<\/p>\n\n\n\n But you can also preorder these from your local booksellers, and if you’d like a signed\/personalized copy, you can nab a copy from Doylestown Bookshop<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In that B&N preorder sale, by the way, you can also seize on a number of excellent upcoming books, including but not limited to: The Fervor, Alma Katsu; Ghost-Eaters, Clay McLeod Chapman; The Pallbearer’s Club, Paul Tremblay; The Devil Takes You Home, Gabino Iglesias; The Clackity, Lora Senf; The Appearing House, Ally Malinenko; Camp Scare, Delilah Dawson; Hide, Kiersten White.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Munchings and Crunchings<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n The ever-delightful Maggie Tokuda-Hall and Red Scott had me on their podcast, Failure to Adapt<\/strong>, which is a show where hosts and guests pick a book that has been adapted onto the screen, and then they talk about the book and its adaptation. We chose Lloyd Alexander’s Black Cauldron<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n It was a blast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The book is great.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The movie is uhhh.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Not? <\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/terribleminds.com\/ramble\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/DustGrim_9780316706261_PB_CVR.jpg?resize=700%2C1017&ssl=1\")
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