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Meet some of my author friends (opens the original)
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Cheerio, my dearies, you word mongrels, you,I feel like I’ve turned into an old man in his rocking chair lately, always talking about the weather, but that’s what you do when you live in Maine. I’ve never studied weather like I have since moving here. And that’s because you need to be prepared. Yes, it’s starting to get chilly up here, though you wouldn’t know it by watching all the Mainers still in shorts and T-shirts, puttering around the bay in their lobster boats. But also, a nor’easter is c
On the Craft: Steven Pressfield Ruined My Life (opens the original)
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give boo a kick in the... (opens the original)
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My team and I are a week into launching my new novel, The English Bookstore in Bologna, and she’s currently knocking on the door of the top 100 in the entire Amazon Kindle store. That’s out of about 12 to 15 million books. What!!! My agent told me that over four million books were published just last year. How in the world does a wretch like me break through all that noise?Oh, I’ll tell you. YOU.You who buy my books and leap right in, giving me and my characters a chance. You who tell your frien
New book out today! (opens the original)
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We’re finally here, friends. My 17th book, The English Bookstore in Bologna, is now available in digital, print, and audio. Purchase here (or through your fave local store): AmazonBookshop.orgAlso, join me today at noon EST to celebrate with what may be the biggest and baddest Ask Me Anything live event to ever have taken p
The Final Bologna Book Giveaway (opens the original)
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I’d like to offer you one of two signed print copies of The English Bookstore in Bologna. All you have to do is reply to this email or comment via Substack with a question you’d like me to answer in my Ask Me Anything live event on release day.Yes, you read that right. Come join me August 18th at noon EST for a live session where I will answer as many questions as I can. You know me by now, I won’t hold back, so don’t be afraid to ask whatever you&#
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