We did it.
So I don’t think I’m allowed in Borders any more. I went to a store in St. Louis to look for copies of my book and found six of them on the shelf. Face-out, even. I took several minutes to calm myself down, then realized that my excitement was obscuring the horror of the situation: nobody had bought those fucking copies yet.
I did what I think any author would do, which is pick up a copy, go sit in the cappucino drinking area, and scream, “HOLY SHIT! I AM READING JOHN DIES AT THE END BY DAVID WONG AND LOOK AT THE FUCKING BONER IT HAS GIVEN ME!” then I gestured down at the bulge where I had stuffed a bottle of Tazo tea down my pants.
They escorted me out, but I managed to get some good promotional stuff out on the way (by shouting back over my shoulder, “AND THE TUMOR! IT’S GONE! THE BOOK TOOK IT AWAY!”)
I’m guessing they don’t have six copies on the shelf any more.
In other news, here is a pretty informative interview I did with HorrorCrush.com, including some stuff on the JDatE sequel.
Also, this weekend you can hear me on the radio. I taped an interview with SciFi Overdrive, a late-night show that airs in a bunch of cities. Check here for listings or you can listen to the podcast on their site. Find out what my voice sounds like when I’m doing my first on-air interview of my life and my mouth gets so dry that my tongue keeps sticking to the roof in mid-sentence.
Meanwhile, Library Journal has named JDatE one of the 11 books you need to read this Halloween.
By the way, if you need context for the picture at the top up there, what you’re seeing is a silly thing I wrote for the internet, now sitting in the front and center “here’s our best and newest books” shelf at Books-A-Million, with our cover looking like it’s about to grab Patrick Swayze and his wife.
Readers are sending in these pics. And they’re seriously freaking me out.
Borders seems to have tons of copies, but Barnes and Noble seems to have understocked. Not even the store in my home town has it, and I personally asked them to stock it. They probably heard about the boner thing.
Or, it could be that their site only has like five reviews for it, as opposed to the 120 or so on Amazon. If you have read and enjoy the book, and have a BN account, please leave a review. That’s seriously one of the best ways you can get the word out.
I also noticed Barnes and Noble’s site has the text of the great review we got in Kirkus, which as far as I know isn’t available anywhere else online.
While we’re at it, those of you who bought from Amazon, your reviews help there as well. A hundred positive reviews may not be enough once the backlash starts, and we all know it’s just a matter of time.
Meanwhile, I’m putting together an update to go over all of the hidden stuff (including the several things you missed) in the alternate reality horror adventure we’ve been running in this space for the last year. It’s taking longer than I thought because I actually don’t remember where we put everything.
Oh, also, all of the signed books I owe you have been mailed. Every single one. Well, except the foreign ones. Those take more paperwork but I intend to get those out in a day or so.
Talk to you next week or thereabouts, until then all inquiries go through my attorney.
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October 6th, 2009 at 4:09 pm
Oh my God! *squeals like a fan…boy… yeah*
My bunker isn’t complete without the 5th copy.
I can’t wait until it arrives.
I feel like such a bitch for going on about it, but I just want to see my name… and that signature. Am I sad? Who knows, some would say so.
But what do they know? I got here first. Well, probably not, but you know. Meh.
Serve.
October 7th, 2009 at 2:44 am
I ordered my copy at the local Barnes and Noble bookstore, and after a week of waiting impatiently, I finally cracked and bought it at Borders today. I was driving home with the copy sitting in the passenger’s seat, when I was cut off by a truck with a license plate that said ’soysce.’ Its windows were deeply tinted, and I had to follow behind it for a very long time.
So… five copies, huh?
Serve non but.
October 7th, 2009 at 8:52 pm
Dude, kudos (not the candybar). I’m very confident that this will hit the best sellers list in the next six months. I’ll post a review on Border’s site this week. Have to say though, that Arrow In The Head pointed me to the book in the first place, and that up until that time (after 8 years shopping at Amazon? ), I’d never seen so many 5 star reviews for any single product. I think at that point you’d had somewhere around 150 reviews, and something crazy like 95% were 5 star.
Anyway, I’m going to get a Pi symbol tattooed on my toe so that when the dark ones see it, they will think I’m one of theirs, and can thwart any plans from the inside. Kidding about the latter, but I do want that tattoo.
Take care,
Mickey
P.S.- 2 copies of the previous edition, plus 3 of the new hardcover= 5.
I SURVE NON BUT KORROCK!!!!!!!!!!!!!
October 17th, 2009 at 6:14 am
Squeels even more like a fan… boy… yeah… I’ve got my fifth, final and SIGNED copy. X-D
Page 84-85 was a nice add in David, but I’m disappointed that the bit where you ask John what proof alcohol needs to be to be flamable was cut short. It really should have been left in that he instantly answered, likewise with the mini argument over which kind of glass breaks more easily. It’s just those little touches, you know, fabulous though so far, I’m incredibly glad I’ve got my copy.
I lol’d at the inside cover. “STOP! You should not have touched this book with your bare hands.”
Eye.
Serve.
None.
But.
Kor’rok.
October 17th, 2009 at 10:14 am
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