The Book is Born! and the Follow Up of the Promotional Launch

You never understand how surreal it all feels until you are holding the actual item in your hands...

So after the slight hiccup of the printer not having the books printed in time for the original release, they played catch-up pretty quickly and are back on track with getting orders shipped out.
Sadly, that meant the book launch scheduled on May 18th wasn't really so much a "book" launch as it was a promotional launch. But it was still a good day--got to see and have dinner with my Aunt Audrey and Uncle Bill, and my cousin's wife Erin and their beautiful daughter Margot (my first time meeting her). My husband's family stopped by to root me on, a few of my fellow Books-a-Million pals dropped in, and even a fellow fantasy writer, Jonathan French (author of "The Exiled Heir," the first book in the Autumn's Fall Saga) and his wife Liza and their handsome little guy paid us a visit. And we passed out quite a few bookmarks and promo guides, so the word was spread.

My hubby David, Me, little Margot, Aunt Audrey and Uncle Bill

Fellow Bibliophiles Heather and Jenn

Jonathan French (here's a link to a review of "The Exiled Heir": http://www.gainesvilletimes.com/archives/80674/)

Happy Release Day!

Today's the day! Happy Birthday to "The Scholar, the Sphinx, and the Shades of Nyx"!

So make that an excuse to go out and celebrate today. Tell your friends while you're eating your slice of cake, drinking your wine and wearing a cone-shaped party hat, "Hey, it's the Scholar and the Sphinx's birthday! Didn't you know?"

Besides, who doesn't love cake? Oh, and give yourself a present and buy the book! Or have a family member or friend buy it for you. It's not a birthday without presents, after all!

As they say at the Renaissance Fair (which I hope to get to to celebrate my 5th wedding anniversary this month): Huzzah! Huzzah! Huzzah!

Preview Pic from the Upcoming Book Trailer!

After tireless, countless hours of work, my hubby David J. Cook is preparing the animation for the upcoming book trailer for "The Scholar, the Sphinx and the Shades of Nyx." Here is a preview picture from that trailer:

Stay tuned for more!

Taking the Young Adult Fantasy Genre in a new direction...

Check out the latest book news from the Knox Robinson Publishing website:

http://www.knoxrobinsonpublishing.com/newsdescription.php?id=91

Only a few weeks left! Whoo!!

Update on Publication Date

Unfortunately, folks will have to wait one additional week to enjoy this new young adult novel...to make extra time ro promote "The Scholar, the Sphinx and the Shades of Nyx," the publication date has been shifted to May 15th next month.

Which means you can spend that extra week spreading the word and letting your friends know all about the book!

Stay tuned, as there will soon be a podcast episode from Knox Robinson Publishing all about this upcoming release.

The Scholar, the Sphinx, and the Book Launch!

Mark your calenders, folks...the Book Launch for "The Scholar, the Sphinx and the Shades of Nyx" has been set!

 

Come join me and be one of the first to get a copy of this new fantasy adventure at:

 

Books-a-Million

Discover Mills Mall

5900 Sugarloaf Pkwy. Suite 321

Lawrenceville, GA 30043

 

May 18th at 3:00PM

 

If you buy more than one copy, I'll buy you a cookie!

 

I'd love to see you there. If you're not normally in the area, make a weekend of it! Come down to Georgia, tour the sights of Atlanta, walk around the Discover Mills Mall, and chat with me a while. Atlanta's got the world's largest aquarium, the Coca-Cola Museum, the High Arts Museum, and lots of fun! It's worth the trip.

Check Out the Featured Authors at KRP this week!

Knox Robinson Publishing is debuting several new novels this May (including the one that this blog is about!!). It's an exciting lineup, and take a look at the featured May authors on the Knox Robinson Publishing website:

http://www.knoxrobinsonpublishing.com/author.php

While you're there, check out the other amazing historical fiction and fantasy titles from KRP. It's a treasure trove of spectacular storytelling!