Launch of The Great Sky

Come out to the launch of D.G. Laderoute’s latest novel, The Great Sky! The first time Piper Preach died he was ten years old. But the Anishnaabe spirits thought otherwise. Now, six year later, Piper struggles with the hard realities of life in a big city. The ancient ways of his people are a distant memory. But the spirits aren’t done with him. Pulled into their bizarre world, the place the Anishnaabe call The Great…

Fabulous sale at Kobo

Kobo is offering a fabulous international sale. Customers will be able to redeem 50% off of select indie titles, including Five Rivers’ entire catalogue, using the promo codes below an unlimited number of times—so please, let your readers and fans know about this incredible opportunity to stack up on eBooks while they can! Unlike last time, the sale runs in different dates by territory, and each territory has it’s own promo code. See below for…

Ponoka Book Store carrying Mik Murdoch

If you live near Ponoka, Alberta, Canada, the Ponoka Book Store is now carrying the hilarious, endearing and popular YA novel (8-12 years), Mik Murdoch: Boy Superhero, by Michell Plested. View Larger Map You can contact the Ponoka Book Store at:5014 51 Ave.Ponoka, AB T4J 1R4403-783-5300

The Espresso Bookstore

Well, I got excited there for a minute. The day following my Keynote address at the conference in Beverly Hills, my wife took the kids to Disneyland while I worked on some writing. I took a long lunch break, however, to walk around Downtown Disney, the shopping and restaurant district which doesn’t require any admission fee, though you do have to clear security. So walking down the street I spied this sign and thought, “Wowhoo!…

Indie Bookstores redux

Mark Leslie Lefebvre brought to my attention another nifty indie bookseller in Ottawa, Collected Works. The Ottawa Citizen article sums up the bookstore better than I could, so I’ll leave it to you to click through. While you’re at it, take a gander at Collected Works’ website. Pretty decent. Informative, interactive, even has a link to an online shopping cart. Wonder how they feel about indie publishers? I’m going to find out. For now, I’d…