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‘Dear Thursday…’ Available now!

2017/11/27 — Leave a comment

‘Dear Thursday…’ is now officially available from the following:

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

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 recap of details for the print edition, 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

Thanks for playing!

(27 November 2017)

For your ‘Cyber Monday’ shopping consideration

2017/11/25 — Leave a comment

Now that we have entered the official year-end shopping season, I submit the following for your consideration:

My most recent books
‘Dear Thursday…’ Love Notes to the Days of the Week, Volume Four
https://ordinaryaveragethoughts.wordpress.com/2017/11/16/dear-thursday-pre-order-links/

8: Eight-word Poems
https://ordinaryaveragethoughts.wordpress.com/2017/10/20/8-eight-word-poems-now-in-the-marketplace/
https://ordinaryaveragethoughts.wordpress.com/2017/10/27/8-eight-word-poems-e-book-edition-available-now/

This Is Not the Book  That Will Save Your Life
https://www.kevinjoconner.com/index.php/this-is-not-the-book-that-will-save-your-life/

For the rest of my books, visit my Amazon Author Central page…
https://www.amazon.com/author/kevinjoconner

IndieBound search results (author:O’Conner,Kevin J.):
https://www.indiebound.org/search/book?keys=author%3AO%27Conner%2C%20Kevin%20J.

…or, for e-books, my Smashwords profile page:
https://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/kevinjoconner

Thanks for playing!

(25 November 2017)

‘Dear Thursday…’ One week away!

2017/11/20 — Leave a comment

‘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)

‘Dear Thursday…’ Pre-order links!

2017/11/16 — Leave a comment

‘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)

Starting on The Lilac Years

2017/11/02 — 1 Comment

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)

8: Eight-word Poems e-book—ninety-nine-cent sale on Smashwords!

2017/10/27 — Leave a comment

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 website is back up

2017/10/26 — Leave a comment

It is still a work in progress, but my website (https://www.kevinjoconner.com/) is back online. I had taken it down during the summer, after a scan indicated the presence of malware. Attempts to restore from backups failed, and I wasn’t up to messing around with it, so I made the choice to keep it offline for the time being.

But now it’s back. Basic—information about a few of the books, plus an About page—but back. You can get to it using the link in this post, or the the link in the navigation menu at the top of the page.

(26 October 2017)

8: Eight-word Poems: E-book edition available this Friday

2017/10/24 — Leave a comment

The e-book editions of 8: Eight-word Poems will be available this Friday, October 27th. You can pre-order at the links below…

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