OOPS, THEY DID IT AGAIN
Oh, ferchissakes... Five months after I got B&N straightened out, Amazon is now giving my titles away to Rachel Spencer.

Well, at least now we know who she is: another author... published under a Kensington imprint, no less.

But why me? Why not him or her or him? They have published many more books than me, and probably wouldn't mind donating one to the Rachel Spencer ouevre!

Dammit. This is starting to piss me off.

READING IS HOT!
Okay, I know that yesterday I wrote that gay literature is being over-exposed by the gay media. Still, I was honored to learn this morning that my books are to be featured in a new collaborative campaign in which print and electronic gay outlets work to increase literacy among The Gays: "Reading is Hot!"

Granted, I am less enthusiastic about the campaign tagline -- 'Washington pages aren't the only pages we turn over! -- but I've got to work with what they've given me.

So let me give a shout out to all of those who made this possible: The Advocate, Out, Genre, 365Gay.com, PlanetOut, Towleroad, Gay City News, HX, Next, the New York Blade, Window Media, Queerty, Instinct, After Elton, After Ellen, and the new Gay Gawker.

Look for the following promos in upcoming weeks! And remember: Buy the Damn Books!






NOTES: (1) "Reading is HOT!" artwork may not actually resemble the graphics above, which were designed by an anonymous person. (2) "Reading is HOT!" cooperative campaign may, in fact, be made up out of spite, and not an actual cooperative campaign. (3) Nothing in this entry shall be interpreted to indicate that any of the above-listed print and electronic media outlets and/or blogs have any interest whatsoever in reading or the promotion of gay writers or the advancement of the homosexual agenda. Execpt Gawker.

BOOK ENDS (AND ODDS)
1. To answer Steven's question from yesterday's comments, yes, I still get giddy when I see my book on the shelves... especially when it's a brand new release. I also get inexplicably nervous, although that reaction is slowly getting better.

2. To answer David's question from the comments, if anyone is in New York on a day when I am in New York (which is most days) and you want to get a book signed, just drop me an e-mail and we can meet up. Otherwise, e-mail me and I'll give you a mailing address.

3. By the way, there's an extra-special treat hidden in the back of the book. My acknowledgments read like the closing credits for a movie; look closely and you'll find the names of the following bloggers: Patrick, Crash, Jeff, the Boi from Troy, Becks, and Teej. They were among the many people who helped me whip the manuscript into shape, and I can't thank them enough. The verisimilitude is theirs; any errors are mine.

4. And again, remember to mark your calendars for the book party on September 14. Among the expected guests are the aforementioned Boi, winging in from the Worst Coast; noted author Greg Herren, up from New Orleans; a bevy of bloggers and publishing industry sorts, including some who aren't even with my house (probably trying to cherry-pick me... but my heart remains with Kensington); and Horshack.



Okay, the housekeeping is out of the way. Now it is time for us to weep over this tragic news...