Dan Casey (left) interviewed me about NEWS! at his kitchen table Wednesday.

We have a Release Date for NEWS!

I met with my publisher (Propertius Press' Susannah Smith) yesterday and she determined that my new novel, NEWS!, will have a July 31 release date. That's my birthday and I'm just delighted. What a present! 

Now, I have to set up a release signing on that day (Sunday) and see if we can get all those pre-release orders signed. Pre-release can be ordered at visitourbookstore.com. Paper copies from Propertius are $18.99 with no postage charge, or $7.99 for an ebook. Susannah tells me it's best if you order from Propertius directly (less expensive than retail), or from Barnes & Noble, Apple or Bookshop.org.

Let me also mention that the cover, which I previously wrote about, will be revised because the image came from the internet and we didn't have permission to use it. Our new cover is ours and it will be dynamite. My pal, Stephanie the graphics director, will assure that.

On Thursday of last week, The Roanoke Times' lead columnist wrote a column about NEWS! and I am delighted by his assessment and the coverage. Dan's an old friend, but more important, he is a veteran journalist and if anybody could understand all I was getting at in NEWS!, he could.

This is an exciting time for me. Truly exciting.