Hi!
I’m Mel Odom, a professional novelist (www.melodom.net). I’ve loved books since 3rd grade when I picked up a book on Greek mythology. I grew up in small towns throughout Oklahoma, but I read about worlds and galaxies in the works of Andre Norton and Robert Heinlein. I picked up Doc Savage and the Shadow when I was 13, then read everything Louis L’Amour wrote. Since that time I’ve read thousands of books.
I started this webpage to share some of them with you, to give you my opinion and to maybe help other authors get their books out to readers. You might not like everything that I do, or even for the same reasons, but I bet you find something that we share a common interest in.
Hi All!
I’m Pearce Hansen, the author of STREET RAISED from Point Blank Press. I was in SF but came up in the East Bay. I walked some crazy roads back in the 70s & 80s, but I’ve been with my wife for two decades and am now putting my son through college. This book is not autobiography, or memoir – but the feeling of authenticity it inspires in the reader is not coincidental, I’ve “been there, done that,” and it shines right through in the writing.
STREET RAISED has been blurbed by Ken Bruen, Joe Lansdale, Ed Gorman and Allan Guthrie. It’s in submission for the 2006 Edgar Award for Best First Novel – Ken seems to believe it’s a shoo-in to win. Eddie Muller (author of THE DISTANCE, and Founder/Host of SF’s Annual NOIR CITY FILM FESTIVAL) is going to review STREET RAISED soon. Poisoned Pen Bookstore in Arizona will shortly include it as one of their Book Club Selections, and Craig’s Book Club has it in their 2006 Top Ten List. Oh, yeah: the movie rights have already been optioned, and Christian Slater “expressed interest” (whatever THAT means in “Hollywood Speak”). Aldo Calcagno of Mystery Dawg, Neil Smith of Plots With Guns, and Jennifer Jordan of Crimespree Magazine have all been championing it. Its for sale at Amazon, Borders, Barnes&Noble and Target – its selling like hotcakes in Germany, and in over a dozen stores in the UK (just do a google on “pearce hansen”+”street raised” and see for yourself). This is from a small indie publishing house, with no promotional budget, and was only released Nov 1, two months ago – its all been word of mouth, along with awed comments from known, successful writers.
I think STREET RAISED is worthy of your review, because some people who should know think it’s a good book. Please advise if you’d like a review copy.
I thank you for your time, I hope this message finds you and yours doing well, and I hope all your endeavors are bearing fruit.
Hi There,
I’m writing to ask you this creative book review “blog” you have here. I’ve noticed that some of the books you review are S&S titles, most recently The Watchman by Robert Crais. If you’re interested, I would love to send you more of our titles. Our upcoming catalogs for 2007 can be browsed here: if you’d like to take a look: http://www.simonsays.com/content/feature.cfm?feature_id=364&tab=32 . Also, I’d be glad to add you to our catalog list if you’d like to receive a physical copy of it in advance.
I don’t want to bombard you with a hundred books you don’t want, and the Simon & Schuster list runs the gamut, so please let me know if you’d like to hear from us in the future. I’m happy to send titles you’d be interested in discussing your way.
Cheers,
Andi
Andi Sider
Simon & Schuster Trade Publicity
Thank You
Wonderful blog!
keane
keane.festizio.net