So. Much. News.

I may never get to say this again. So let me say it now, while I can.

I have two new books out this week. Well...I announced the arrival of Don't Let Me Go last week. So I might be stretching a point just slightly. But today is its official launch date. So it feels a lot like two books in the same week.

Because, thus past Tuesday, How to be a Writer in the E-Age...and Keep Your E-Sanity!, which I co-wrote with author and publishing industry blogger Anne R. Allen, became available in e-book format. Both a US and UK edition. Paperback editions to follow. 

Here are the big announcements, the things I want you to know today:

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Blogger Wednesday: Anne of Anne R. Allen's Blog

For anyone who reads my blog regularly, you’ll know that Anne and I are buds, and have been for quite some time.

For those of you who begin to read this interview of her blogging skills and think, “No fair. She’s every bit as much an author as a blogger,” have I got a post for you! Anne is the only “double dip” between my Author Friday and Blogger Wednesday series. For just that reason. She’s the only person I know who seems to be equal parts blogger and author. And she is enjoying a great measure of success in both fields. If you didn’t read Anne’s Author Friday interview, it’s right HERE. 

Anne had five books published in three and a half months in 2011. Yes, you read that correctly. Five in less than four months. FOOD OF LOVE , THE GATSBY GAME , GHOSTWRITERS IN THE SKY , SHERWOOD, LTD , and THE BEST REVENGE.  This year, she launched the boxed set, THE CAMILLA RANDALL MYSTERIES and a Kindle single, BETTY JO STEVENSON RIDES AGAIN.

Her blog has become one of the most respected sources in the industry.

And...drum roll, please...I said Anne and I have a big announcement. Here goes: It is here! It is live! How to be a Writer in the E-Age...and Keep Your E-Sanity! is here in ebook format for both US and UK readers. Paperback soon to follow. But the ebook is live on Amazon now. Don't take my work for it. Click for yourself.

On to the second interview.

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Digital Age Authors E-Publishing Intensive

Live on the Central Coast of California? Open to visiting anytime soon?

On Saturday, July 14th, I'm going to be teaching at the e-publishing intensive Digital Age Authors, put on by Dave Congalton and Charlotte Alexander (the former directors of the Cuesta/Central Coast Writers Conference) and Deborah Bayles. I'll be teaching with my good friend and co-author, publishing industry blogger Anne R. Allen.

This year's conference is actually called How to be a Writer in the E-Age and Keep Your E-Sanity, in honor of Anne's and my new book for authors. The conference will be the official launch of our book. But, just to clarify...the conference is about e-publishing. The book is about all forms of publishing as they rapidly change with technology.

If you're an author who's interested in learning more about the e-book revolution, please join us on the 14th. The price is reasonable. (And includes lunch!) And all the information you need is at THIS LINK.

Hope to see you there!

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Join Me For a Live Event

Next Friday, June 29th, I'm going to be presenting Don't Let Me Go to my US readers. It's available for purchase now, either in ebook or paperback format. But the actual launch is Friday the 29th.

I'm marking this event in a couple of ways. They dovetail nicely, I think.

First, I'm having a special live event, a sort of get-together in cyberspace, for my readers. It's hosted by Shindig, and open to all. You can turn on your webcam and really be right there in the virtual library with us. Or just your voice can show up. Or you can hover unseen, and ask a question by the old-fashioned typing method if you prefer. The good news is, wherever you are, so long as you can get online, that's where the event is being held.

It's absolutely free. And here's the second way I'm marking this event: The ebook of Don't Let Me Go will be on free promotion that day, and the following day. So rather than a free event where I try to get you to show up and buy my book, the event is free, and so is the book we'll be talking about.

It starts at 3:00 p.m. Pacific time, 6:00 p.m. Eastern. Here's all you need to do. Click this link to go to my Catherine Ryan Hyde Presents: Don't Let Me Go page. Pick up your free cyberticket. The reason you're signing up in advance is so you'll get a reminder email with instructions for joining the chat event.

It's that simple! Hope to see you there. Literally!

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Don't Let Me Go is here!

It's here, US readers, and I'm really excited. This is the novel that's been out in the UK since last Fall. It's here in a US edition, with a great new cover (in my humble opinion) and it's available in Kindle ebook and paperback format. The paperback link goes direct to CreateSpace, because, even though the paperback is also in the Amazon store, the author gets much higher royalties when you buy direct from CreateSpace.

And if you have a nook, or other non-Kindle ereader, did you know you can download free software to convert the ebook file? (Here's the info for you: click here for instructions on how to convert the downloaded file.)

This is a novel that's close to my heart, as Billy Shine and Grace were amazing characters to have living in my head. You can read more about it, and even listen to a video excerpt, on the Don't Let Me Go page.

To make matters even more exciting, How to be a Writer in the E-Age, and Keep Your E-Sanity, which I co-authored with Anne R Allen, will be released in just a matter of days.

See why I always ask you to stay tuned? Never a dull moment!

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Blogger Wednesday: Melanie of Reclusive Bibliophile

Melanie is another example of a book blogger I’ve known since my first blog tour, which was for Jumpstart the World. She hosted a guest post by me, then did a lovely review. We kept in touch on Twitter, which has a surprising way of making you feel like people have been hanging around your house or bumping elbows with you on a daily basis.

Later we actually met in person, because we were both in New York, Melanie for BEA and me for the Lambda Literary Awards. So we sat down and had a cup of tea. Well, I had tea. I think. Not sure what Melanie had. Talk about digressing.

I think one of the reasons Melanie and I get along so well is that we both maintain a big space in our lives for our dogs. And, in case you don’t know this, Melanie, I am also reclusive. (You probably knew.)

Now here goes with the interview stuff.

Me: Melanie, first things first. Tell my readers, please, about Wiki the Weimaraner, the dog who holds as big a place in your heart as Ella does in mine. Anything goes. Funny stories, bragging, overall expressions of love. I wave The Flag of No Shame over your head. Go.

 Melanie: Oh my goodness. You should never give a dog person permission to go on and on about their dog. I grew up in a zoo. I mean, not literally, but my house was always packed with animals. My parents had an aviary in the backyard, bred dogs, and kept a rotating cast of cats, snakes, geckos, chameleons, fish, frogs, hamsters, etc. I developed a love for all creatures great and small

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