It's here, it's here! (Points of Departure)

[pameladean]

Points of Departure, Pat Wrede's and my Liavek collection, comprising all of our original Liavek stories plus a new one from Pat and a new collaboration from both of us, is officially out! Or, as the kids apparently say these days, Live for Sale! If you have already pre-ordered, you should be seeing your book soon. If you haven't but want the book, here's the link to the Diversion Books page, which in turn contains links to other retailers:

https://ganxy.com/i/102292

If you want a paper book rather than an e-book, both Barnes and Noble and Amazon can oblige you with one.

I am seriously impressed and deeply pleased with Diversion Books, which did a stupendous job at every stage.

ETA: In comments, Brooks says that his local independent bookstore is able to order it for him, so if you prefer to support local independent stores, ask them about it.

This is my first publication since 2008, which should give me pause for serious reflection; but, on beginning to reflect, I think I'll go clean the bathroom instead.

Pamela

Comments

[pameladean]

Oh, yes, we had bookmobiles too, and they were very exciting even though I never lived all that far from a standard library. But transportation was sometimes a problem when I was small, and with the bookmobile, it came to you, and it smelled just like the library, and it was somehow more child-sized.

Having gone right through several school libraries and through permitted sections of larger ones, I am not remotely surprised at the authors you've read.

I felt that the release date for an e-book had to be pretty notional, even more so than for a paper book, when copies are so often available well beforehand. But it didn't stop me feeling very excited when I got my own email from the publisher. And I had failed to imagine its popping up in people's email boxes like that. I'm so glad Tuesdays are magical again.

I think next to Casting Fortune would be an awesome place to shelve it. If I ever manage to finish it, my Liavek novel should go on the other side.

P.

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Other people find my shelving "system" somewhat opaque. Most don't really understand the "Minneapolis authors" section.

A large part of my library was seriously randomized a couple of years ago, when a couple of teenagers moved a bunch of books around to make room for my girlfriend's stuff. I had expected that they would move shelves of books, retaining their order. I still find it extremely stressful to have to search for books from those areas. They didn't even keep together the groups of books by single authors; things were just shoved in wherever they would fit. And though the intention was to make room for more books, they took sections that had been double-shelved and single-shelved everything. <*gritting teeth*> I will never again allow anyone to reorganize my library without some very clear instructions.