Warm up your Kindle/Nook/Kobo/iPhone/tablet: I SOLD A BOOK!
Okay, I can finally announce it! I’ve signed a two-book deal with Entangled Publishing!!
It’s a “Horses, cowboys, babies, oh my,” series, the first of which is called Three River Ranch, scheduled for release August 25.
Yes, you read that right. 21 days from now. Entangled is a digital-first publisher and they work at warp speed. My New York editors are super enthusiastic (plus, they actually edit, which is far less common than you might think). Also, I’ve got a team – a TEAM! – of publicists on my side.
As Chandler Bing would say… could I BE any more excited?? (uh, that’s a no.)
Stay tuned, friends. (Ha-ha. Get it?)
What are you reading?
We were at a Canada Day party recently (well, on Canada Day, duh) when a friend asked me what my favourite book was. And then LISTENED FOR A RESPONSE. A brave man, our friend. Or perhaps really, really bored. Asking me about books is like asking our spaniel about food. Specifics don’t matter. The answer is YES YES YES, GIMME GIMME, MORE MORE MORE.
My favourite book of all time is, of course, Barbara Kingsolver’s Poisonwood Bible, for many reasons. (Ask me, next time you’ve got a couple of hours to kill.) But I’ve read many other good ones lately. Last night, I finished The Marriage Bargain, by Jennifer Probst, and it was great! (I’m fond of her publisher, for reasons I will announce shortly. Stay tuned, fans.) I enjoyed Goodnight Tweetheart, by Teresa Medeiros – it’s a good story, AND I learned a bit more about Twitter. Sworn to Silence, by Linda Castillo, is a great, gripping thriller set in Amish country.
And then of course… there’s the Shades of Grey trilogy. I read the first two, grudgingly, as research. (It’s true! I’ll tell you more about that soon, too.) But I confess that part of me wanted to know just what all the hoopla’s about. Literary pop culture; I like to have one section in Trivial Pursuit that I have a chance at winning!
I won’t add to the plethora of scathing criticism about her wordcraft. (I try not to say bad things about other writers… we have feelings, you know.) It’s not my favourite book, HOWEVER, Ms. James has done a great job creating a multi-faceted, tortured hero in Christian Grey, so props to her for that.
Anyway… it’s time to get back to work. But I’m curious: what are you reading right now? What’s your favourite book of all time?