For the hundreds of people who pre-ordered their copy of A Night Too Dark on Amazon, by now you know you might not get it.
The A Night Too Dark book page is back up on the Amazon website, but the buy buttons
have yet to be restored.
It is entirely possible that the dispute between Amazon and my
publisher will be resolved by February 16th, or even by this afternoon.
But it also might not be.
If you’re worried about this, you might like to cancel your
Amazon pre-order for A Night Too Dark and re-order it from a more certain venue. Below are some buy links to more certain venues.
Barnesandnoble.com
Poisoned Pen Bookstore
Mysterious Galaxy
Powell’s Books
Fireside Books
Homer Bookstore
Barbara Peters of the Poisoned Pen told me she just ordered another 100 copies for the launch party, and I’m hoping other retailers will do the same so that everyone goes home happy on February 16th.
What’s that old Chinese curse? “May you live in interesting times?” Wang ba. (Forgive me, I’ve been rewatching Firefly.)
On to something a lot more cheerful now — there’s a new writers conference in Alaska this year, in Skagway in June. It’s called the North Words Writers Symposium, and their website is a work in progress, so keep checking back for new information. Carlin Donahue, the prime mover and shaker of the event, tells me there will a lot of great activities, but he had me at the train ride to Bennett. See you there!