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| Sunday Nov 5, 2006 | Our latest book, The Monsters: Mary Shelley and the Curse of Frankenstein, is now in bookstores. Unfortunately, the biggest chain, Barnes & Noble, isn’t aware that it’s a nonfiction book about Mary Shelley and those who influenced her in the writing of her novel Frankenstein. The terrible fates that awaited all of them were the “curse” that haunted all those who were present in the summer of 1816 when Lord Byron challenged his friends to see who could write the best ghost story. Some Barnes & Noble stores are shelving this book under “fiction,” and others in a bizarre, hard-to-locate category called “Literary Theory.” Sorry, but the book is all true, not fiction, and as the reviewer for National Public Radio said, is “deliciously creepy.” Upcoming Appearances: Our appearance at the 92nd Street Y in New York City was well attended, and we met many new friends who are interested in Mary Shelley and those who influenced her writing. Our next scheduled appearance will be in April, 2007, when we will speak to a group at the Department of the Interior in Washington, D.C. about Captain John Smith. We are not yet sure if the public is invited. This is timed for the 400th anniversary of the arrival of English settlers at the Chesapeake Bay and the founding of Jamestown, the first permanent English settlement in the New World. |
| Friday Jun 1, 2007 | Our latest book in the Seikei series, "A Samurai Never Fears Death," is now in bookstores and available through amazon.com. It has already received some good reviews. In the book, Seikei returns to his home town, Osaka, where he finds his brother and sister running the family tea business. They take him to one of the puppet shows for which Osaka is famous and murder breaks out! This time, however, Seikei becomes a suspect and then he has to prove that his sister's boyfriend is not involved. Along the way he is kidnapped by smugglers (wouldn't you know) and faces some of the spookiest criminals of his career. Let us know if you like it! |
| Thursday Jun 21, 2007 | Here's a blog that has an interview with us, along with some very nice things to say about our books. Check it out! Chasing Ray |