This week at the Book Expo America, I had a lunch meeting with my publicity team from Kensington Books to go over all the plans for Death Warmed Over.  I got to the restaurant a little early, took a seat at the table, checked my email on the phone.  Just as my friends walked through the door, I got a message forwarded from my brother-in-law Tim: Ray Bradbury, Master of Science Fiction, Dies at 91 Ray Bradbury...very few other writers have ever influenced me as much as he did. When I was in high school I went through book after...
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A freelance photographer working for Billboard Magazine dropped by my signing yesterday at the ECW booth and took these photos.  A great crowd, lots of excitement for the book...and now the Rush album comes out in less than a week. If you did not get one of the free sampler booklets, I'm doing another signing at the ECW booth (#2740) this morning at 10 AM. I will also make some of the leftovers available by mail, via my website; details to be posted soon. All photos by John DeNobile, Photographer.
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At the Book Expo America, I spent lunch yesterday at a "blogger lunch" which was like speed dating for authors. I sat at a table with 7-8 bloggers and had fifteen minutes to talk about CLOCKWORK ANGELS: The Novel and DEATH WARMED OVER.  Then the MC told the authors to switch to a new table, where I sat and talked about the novels to a different group of bloggers.  I got to grab a bite of my turkey wrap in between each switch, then went on to another table -- energetic, and exhausting! This morning, I was one of two...
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Ready to head off for the first day at Book Expo America. In addition to some lunches and panels, here is my signing schedule.  Sop by and get me to scribble on something!  Pick up a free copy of HELLHOLE, or the CLOCKWORK ANGELS sampler booklet, a DEATH WARMED OVER card!   TUESDAY 10 AM Kobo Booth #3948 (will be signing cards for DEATH WARMED OVER) 2:30  ECW Booth #2750  (free CLOCKWORK ANGELS sampler booklets)   WEDNESDAY 10 AM  ECW Booth #2750  (free CLOCKWORK ANGELS sampler booklets) 4 PM Tor Booth (free copies of HELLHOLE)   THURSDAY 10 AM Kobo...
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