Things have been nuts: lots of things going on which meant I had to pull out of Bouchercon, among other things. I’m still awaiting final notes on the new book but I did get some very good news re. MASK sales in the U.S. which are far higher than anyone anticipated: over 100,000 sold in …
Category Archive: What’s Going On
Snippets from my life as a writer...
Aug 30 2006
August 30th, 2006
The Italian edition is out and there was a big feature in Il Mattino, the largest southern Italian daily, for those of you who read Italian. I’ll be doing a panel at Bouchercon in Madison at the end of September. Details on the news and Events page, along with an up-coming signing in Charlotte.
Aug 11 2006
August 11th, 2006
Well, the big news is that I’ve completed the first draft of ON THE FIFTH DAY and am circulating it among a few trusted readers. It’s been tough, but I feel good about it, and great about finishing it. I think it’s richer, more complex and more heavily plotted than MASK and that the pacing …
Jun 26 2006
June 21st, 2006
Just noticed that I didn’t put the date of my Bookmark signing up in my last posting! It’s this Friday (23rd) 12-1.30 in Founders hall, Charlotte. Looking forward to the US’ must-win game against Ghana tomorrow after a strong showing against Italy, and hoping that the injury to Owen will let us see Walcott for …
Jun 14 2006
June 14th 2006
I seem to move from computer to T.V. coverage of the World Cup pretty much constantly now… It will be a kind of blessing when we get beyond the group stage and the sheer number of games diminishes. Then I’ll get more done, see my family etc… England’s second game (against Trinidad-Tobago) looms and I’m …
Jun 07 2006
June 7th, 2006
Well, I’m back. It was a long and sometimes exhausting trip through Italy and Germany, much of the ridiculously cluttered itinerary dictated by research for the next book. But now I’m back and working every available minute on the story. I’m hesitant to say too much about where I’ve been because I don’t want to …
May 07 2006
May 7th, 2006
This will be my last posting for a few weeks as I’m off doing research till the end of the month. Nothing much new to report: Mask slipped out of the big lists with the release of the May books, but it still seems to be selling well and is still around in grocery stores …
Apr 27 2006
April 27th, 2006
MASK is back up (to #102) on the USA Today list, so that’s all 3 weeks since release. Pretty cool. I’m told we won’t really know sales numbers till the end of the summer because of the way books get returned (i.e. trashed) by retailers if it isn’t flying off the shelves, so things are …
Apr 24 2006
April 24th, 2006
MASK is continuing to hold the #6 slot on the B&N massmarket bestseller list, which is very good news. It slipped a few places in the USA Today list last week, but apparently that’s to be expected. There are whisperings of a second print run, though since the first was over 200,000 copies, I’ll believe …
Apr 18 2006
April 18th, 2006
Just back from Philly and trying to find out what’s going on with the book. Last week MASK entered the USA Today bestseller list at #85, which is pretty extraordinary when you consider that that list covers paperback, hardcover, fiction and nonfiction all in the same list. It’s also #6 on Barnes and Noble’s Mass …
