I have been making an effort to proceed slowly with The Lilac Years. It has not been easy—once I start a new book, my inclination is to get it out into the world before I change my mind—but I am staying the course, as they used to say. Continue reading
‘Dear Thursday…’ is still available for pre-order—with the official release date just one week away (11/27/17):
Amazon
US:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/0998878138/
Canada:
https://www.amazon.ca/dp/0998878138/
UK:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/0998878138/
France:
https://www.amazon.fr/dp/0998878138/
Germany:
https://www.amazon.de/dp/0998878138/
Spain:
https://www.amazon.es/dp/0998878138/
Brazil:
https://www.amazon.com.br/dp/0998878138/
India:
https://www.amazon.in/dp/0998878138/
Japan:
https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/0998878138/
(Kindle editions can also be accessed through these links.)
Barnes & Noble
https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/dear-thursday-love-notes-to-the-days-of-the-week-volume-four-kevin-j-oconner/1127288533?ean=9780998878133
(Bonus! Barnes & Noble still have it priced at 37% off the $22.50 list price, or $14.17.)
Powell’s Books
http://www.powells.com/book/dear-thursday-9780998878133/61-0
Smashwords (ePub/Kindle)
https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/755306
More links as I become aware of them.
In the meantime, here is the obligatory preliminary details recap, in case you prefer to order from your favorite local/indie bookstore:
‘Dear Thursday…’ Love Notes to the Days of the Week, Volume Four
Kevin J. O’Conner
Softcover, 8.5″ x 5.5″
410 pages
ISBN: 978-0-9988781-3-3
Retail price: $22.50
Publication date: 27 November 2017
And here is the IndieBound link that will enable you to locate local stores by ZIP code:
https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780998878133
Stay tuned—and thanks for playing!
(20 November 2017)
Here is my latest draft of the cover for The Lilac Years:
I had placeholder text on the back that I needed to replace with something. Rather than add a blurb, preview one of the poems, or keep it all minimalist and get rid of the text altogether, I decided to add the list of words. I figure it gives some idea of what is in the book, piques curiosity (what are ‘wombats’ and ‘Harvey Keitel’ doing in a poetry collection?), and, in calling to mind those children’s books that list their vocabularies, adds an element of whimsy. I will sit with this for a couple of days before deciding whether or not to keep it—I am still waiting to hear about a couple of poems I have submitted to journals anyway.
Stay tuned!
(17 November 2017)
‘Dear Thursday…’ is now available for pre-order:
Amazon
US:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/0998878138/
Canada:
https://www.amazon.ca/dp/0998878138/
UK:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/0998878138/
France:
https://www.amazon.fr/dp/0998878138/
Germany:
https://www.amazon.de/dp/0998878138/
Spain:
https://www.amazon.es/dp/0998878138/
Brazil:
https://www.amazon.com.br/dp/0998878138/
India:
https://www.amazon.in/dp/0998878138/
Japan:
https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/0998878138/
(Kindle editions can also be accessed through these links.)
Barnes & Noble
https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/dear-thursday-love-notes-to-the-days-of-the-week-volume-four-kevin-j-oconner/1127288533?ean=9780998878133
(Bonus! Barnes & Noble currently have it priced at 37% off the $22.50 list price, or $14.17.)
Powell’s Books
http://www.powells.com/book/dear-thursday-9780998878133/61-0
Smashwords (ePub/Kindle)
https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/755306
More links as I become aware of them.
In the meantime, here is the obligatory preliminary details recap, in case you prefer to order from your favorite local/indie bookstore:
‘Dear Thursday…’ Love Notes to the Days of the Week, Volume Four
Kevin J. O’Conner
Softcover, 8.5″ x 5.5″
410 pages
ISBN: 978-0-9988781-3-3
Retail price: $22.50
Publication date: 27 November 2017
And here is the IndieBound link that will enable you to locate local stores by ZIP code:
https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780998878133
Stay tuned—and thanks for playing!
(16 November 2017)
I did not realize until just a moment ago that it is already past midnight. That’s because I have started on The Lilac Years at last, doing the copy-and-paste from my Word documents into InDesign, and working on the basic layout.
Below are screenshots of a few of the spreads. So far, the main drawback to putting the titles at the bottom of the page is that longer titles are a bit troublesome. What I have been doing is to keep the titles their full size (Clarendon 13/15) as long as they fit within two lines; once they go to three, I fit what makes sense on the first line, then make the rest of the title smaller (8/11) so that it fits on the second line.
Of course, if I scrap this particular iteration, I won’t have to worry about any of that—but I’m going to place all the poems in InDesign first. Then the fun can begin.
Stay tuned!
(2 November 2017)
The Smashword e-book edition of 8: Eight-word Poems is on sale for the low, low price of 99 cents now through November 1st! Use the coupon code UY76X at checkout. Here is the link:
Smashwords edition (ePub, Kindle)
https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/753435
Thanks for playing!
(27 October 2017)
The e-book editions of 8: Eight-word Poems are now available! Links below…
The e-book editions of 8: Eight-word Poems will be available this Friday, October 27th. You can pre-order at the links below…
Production on ‘Dear Thursday…’ is under way. After first preparing the Word file for the e-book version, I copied the contents into InDesign, then generated the interior PDF, which I have uploaded to IngramSpark (along with the cover, which you can see below) to start the process.
My target date for publication is November 27th—which will be ‘Cyber Monday’ this year. The pertinent information appears below.
The print edition of 8: Eight-word Poems is now officially available! I do not have any copies myself yet, but the book is available for ordering on Amazon and Barnes & Noble—and Barnes & Noble is still discounting it at $13.86. The links appear below…
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