Exciting times! Through the Indiebound collective, booksellers from independent bookstores across the nation submit nominations for the books published each month that they’re most excited about. I’m proud, and slightly startled, to announced that A GOOD AMERICAN has been selected as the #1 pick for February 2012. As you might imagine, this is fabulous news. Independent bookstores remain the beating heart …
Holiday Cheer
Something of a pot-pourri today. Good news continues to roll in about the book. We are now hearing about media coverage in newspapers and magazines, and it is all very exciting. I will post nearer the time when and where things will be appearing. In the meantime, I have to share this wonderful review of A GOOD AMERICAN by Michael Magras. …
News
Lots going on at the moment, so I thought I would give you all a very brief overview of recent developments. It’s hard to believe that it’s now less than two months until A GOOD AMERICAN is published. And there was me thinking this time would drag. It has rushed by. The goodreads galley giveaway that I talked about a …
Goodreads Giveaway!
If you read this blog, the chances are you’re interested in books. And if that’s the case, may I humbly suggest that you join Goodreads, if you haven’t already? Goodreads is a great online community of readers. It’s like a book-centric facebook, but without all the annoying games, aggravating political inanities, and pictures of other people’s puppies. It’s the largest …
Where Are All the Boys?
Recently the site Reading Group Guides very kindly did a giveaway of 100 copies of the galley of A GOOD AMERICAN. They published the list of winners, and this list gave me real pause for thought. Of the 100 winners, two were men. Put another way (showing off my maths skillz here), 98% of the winners were women (unless there …
DIY Book Trailer
Last weekend the kids and I discovered a new website, xtranormal, which is a brilliant place where anyone can make movies simply by typing in dialogue and having characters speak it. I have seen several extremely funny videos made this way, including this one about writing a novel which I posted a while ago. Author Laura Zigman has made a whole …
Spot the Difference
I’ve written here at some length and on numerous occasions about just how much I love the cover of A GOOD AMERICAN. I think it oozes class and is both evocative and beautiful. Of course I am biased, but most people I’ve spoken to seem pretty keen on it, too. But these things, I am learning, are fluid and can …
Audiobook!
Over the past few years I’ve occasionally given readings of A GOOD AMERICAN while it was still a work in progress. Invariably at the Q & A part of the event, someone would put up their hand and ask, often a little tentatively, “Shouldn’t you be reading that with an American accent?” It’s a fair question. The answer is that …
Always, there was music.
… So goes the first line in A GOOD AMERICAN. And it’s true – there’s a lot of music in the book. There’s a reason why the cover has a cornet with notes spilling out of it. The story begins with a love affair ignited by the power of song, and throughout the novel, music plays a central role in …
It’s Social Media Gone Mad
Just wanted to bring you up to date on a couple of social meeja developments round these parts. First of all, with many thanks to everyone who took the time to leave comments, I have no chosen a new design for this website. It was the most popular one, as voted for by you. Click here to see what it …