Cover Reveals: The Backlist Gets a Big Makeover

My wonderful agency and I took a look back recently. When we first put out our own independent ebook editions of my backlist novels Funerals for Horses, Electric God, and Walter's Purple Heart, we didn't really know what to expect. We didn't know how much interest there would be for these titles. Plus, I was working on a shoestring.

The titles are doing quite well, I'm happy to say, due to a great number of wonderful new readers (thank you, wonderful new readers!) who are going through the full body of my work.

We all agreed it was time to give these ebooks a makeover. Help them stand right up there with my newer titles.

So here are the wonderful new covers. If you haven't read the backlist, maybe this is a great time to start. The ebook editions are affordable at only $2.99. And they will give you something to read while you are waiting for my two brand new novels to come out this year.

Hope you like the new look!

The 365 Photo Book is (Almost) Here!

This is actually the proof of the huge, gorgeous coffee-table-size softcover edition of 365 Days of Gratitude: Photos from a Beautiful World. This is the one I promised to give away lots of copies of. (Bad sentence, but good sentiment, right?) And I plan to keep that promise.

I wanted to show it to you so you could get some idea of the size and quality of the book in question.

My next step is to order several cartons of them. And start giving them away on this blog, and maybe also on my Facebook author page.

As always, all you have to do is comment that you want one. Do leave your email address in the comment form. I promise I won't use it for any other purpose but to notify you if you win. Don't leave your email address in the body of your comment unless you want everybody to see it.

I'm not sure when I'll have more copies, but let's start the giveaway now for three. It will end when I have the books in hand. I'll choose three commenters at random.

I'll give away a lot more. Maybe one a month. Maybe I'll get more creative. But I'm excited, now that I've seen how well the paper book turned out. So let's get started!

Update on Friday, May 23, 2014 at 8:16AM by Catherine

Okay, it's here. I have copies. So I'm going to give it just over the Memorial Day weekend for people to add their names. And then early next week I'll do a drawing for three of these. Comment away!

Walk Me Home is a Kindle Monthly Deal

All this month my novel Walk Me Home is being offered as a Kindle Monthly Deal for May. The promotional price is $1.99. That's a fifty percent savings.

I always want to make sure my readers know about price promotions, because I honestly believe that faithful readers deserve book bargains.

This is also a great month to suggest Walk Me Home to your book group, especially if the people in your group have ereaders. It's a book that lends itself well to group discussion, and the price is good.

Hope you'll give it a try if you haven't already, and I hope you enjoy it! 

Don't Let Me Go is $0.99

I'm guessing that about 95% of the people who see this blog have already read the book in question, Don't Let Me Go. Then again, I could be wrong. Either way, I want to let my faithful readers know that the book is on a Kindle Countdown Deal right now. The Kindle ebook is $0.99 today, tomorrow, and Thursday (April 29th and 30th and May 1st) before going back up to its normal price in daily increments.

If you haven't read it, I'm happy to offer it to you at this discount, because I firmly believe that people who buy and read books deserve bargains now and then.

If you have read it, I hope you enjoyed it enough to tell your friends about this deal. Or your book club! I know book clubs like to read books that not only come recommended, but can be bought inexpensively.

In either case, if I'm going to put a book on special price promotion, I'll always make sure my faithful readers hear about it. Word-spreading is always much appreciated. 

To Celebrate International Pay It Forward Day...

Did you know International Pay It Forward Day is today this year, April 24th?

Here's how I'm celebrating. Actually, I'll celebrate a number of different ways, most involving acts of kindness. But this is cool, and I wanted to share it with you.

Simon & Schuster has put out a press release announcing that the book will soon be released in a young readers' edition, suitable for middle grade students.

I'm linking to the press release HERE and it should download when you click the link. If not, you can view it HERE. Please feel free to repost anywhere and everywhere. It's all about spreading the word.

Can you imagine a world where kids read Pay It Forward in school when they're eight, or ten? I can. But let's not imagine. Let's have that world and see what changes. Things can only get better from here.

My First Photo Book is Here!

It's here! The ebook edition of 365 Days of Gratitude: Photos from a Beautiful World. It's a big file, so don't be surprised if it doesn't show up on your computer/Kindle/tablet as instantly as most ebooks. But it's available for purchase.

I'll be honest and say that in the not-too-distant future it will be discounted for a few days of promotion. Probably to $0.99, probably mid-May. So if you buy it now for $3.99, it should be because you want to, or because you don't want to wait. It shouldn't be because I kept that to myself so you didn't have the option.

As I mentioned in my previous blog about this book, the paperback will be along soon. It won't be for sale, because you wouldn't like the price I'd have to put on it. But I'll be giving quite a few away on this blog. 

So, just to recap, ebook HERE, large 8 1/2 x 11 format paperback, watch this space for more news!