Got news from Brett over at ChiZine Publications that the latest issue of Fangoria has a great full-page write up on them, including mentions of Katja From The Punk Band and the various other Spring 2010 books.
Check out the write up here (512kb JPG)
Congrats to Brett, Gemma, Phillip and everyone else!
SF Site have just released a featured review of Katja From The Punk Band by Martin Lewis and it’s a pretty sweet one and you can check it out here:
http://www.sfsite.com/05b/ka320.htm
Overall the review is positive and obvioulsy the reviewer has considered the book carefully rather than just saying “yeah it’s great” or “man this is shit”, even down to quoting particular sentences which he liked. I do think the whole thing was summed up by the reviewer’s comment that …
“… whilst I am learning to love Logan, I want more than three chords…”
Also he takes the time to highlight the quality of ChiZine’s production of the book which is great, I think, because those guys put so much time and effort into it that it deserves it wholesale.
“Katja from the Punk Band is a simply beautiful artefact and the same is true of their other titles. Chizine Publications represent something which is common in the music industry but sadly rarer within the publishing industry, that a clever independent can run rings round the majors in terms of style and content. “
So congrats to Brett, Sandra, Erik and everyone else at ChiZine for making the most of my book.
Today marks the official launch of the trade paperback edition of KATJA FROM THE PUNK BAND so to all of you who pre-ordered it, your copies will be with you very shortly if they aren’t already there.
For those of you who haven’t gotten your copy, or for whom the fancy-schmancy limited edition hardcover was too expensive, then this also fantastic edition should do you nicely. It’s got a beautful matte finish and embossing on both the front and spine, I’m so pleased with what Brett and everyone at ChiZine have produced here, so you should all be really happy with the book itself even if you don’t like the story … 
Not only is the TPB out but there’s also an electronic version of it for those of you with E-Readers, Kindles and the like which you can get from Horror Mall who also did the hardcover at the stunning price of only $5.95! So keep yourselves company on the daily commute by stuffing your head full of the punky, anarchic and downright grimy delights of Katja From The Punk Band …
It is with reluctance that I’m having to announce that I will NOT be attending the World Horror Convention this year as previously announced and therefore won’t be at the launch party which ChiZine Publications are throwing for their books.
I’m really bummed about not being able to go but it just wasn’t working out for us financially and time-wise to make it (awkward enough figuring out babysitting for three days but figure into that dog and cat-sitting too and it just wasn’t happening). We tried various ways and means to see what could be done but when socket A went into plug B socket C would pop out and so we’ve had to call it off.
With that said there will still be a bunch of other authors there for the launch party so it’s still well worth anyone’s attendance and it sounds like it will be a good one.
So good luck to the other ChiZine authors (Philip Nutman, Tim Lebbon, Douglas Smith, Gemma Files, David Nickle and Claude Lalumiere) who will be there and good luck to Sandra and Brett too.
Maybe next time.
Check out below the Gelaskin I’ve just created and ordered for my iPhone via the Gelaskin website:
That little beauty is about to wing its way to me to make sure I’m fully pimped out for WHC 2010!
So things are still progressing nicely with Katja From The Punk Band with the pre-order phase for the book now over and the sig sheets are about to start winging their way to me.
I’m also pleased to announce that the winner of the raffle fo those who pre-ordered a hardcover copy of KFTPB is Steve Cuckney from Ramsgate in Kent so congrats to you Steve. I’ll be sticking your prize, a signed edition of the Russian translation of I-O and some of my other stories, in the post tomorrow so look out for it!
Just finished the very final revision (pre-editing, anyway) of FKU, the bonus short story which will feature in the special-with-a-capital-S hardcover edition of KATJA FROM THE PUNK BAND so that has now been handed over to Brett Savory over at ChiZine.
Clocked in at just under 8K which was longer than I’d originally intended but I added in a few more layers and scenes during the last week which I hope flesh out the story a little more. Hopefully it’ll be a worthwhile bonus for those of you who have bought it.
In other news I used the website www.random.org to randomly generate the number of the order of the hardcover which will win the signed Russian edition of IO – details will follow shortly on who exactly that lucky, lucky person is!
Missed out on your chance to pre-order before the January 31st deadline? Then why not pre-order the trade paperback edition now available from Amazon.com and others. (It doesn’t have the bonus short story and soundtrack listing but it does have 220 pages of Logan loveliness!)
A quick reminder to anyone who hasn’t already pre-ordered their copy that my latest novel KATJA FROM THE PUNK BAND is currently still available for pre-order at HorrorMall.com but only for the next 5 days! After that you will only be able to get your own copy of the hardcover by theft, the black market or possibly time travel.
This exclusive edition features a brand-new story, FKU, written specifically for the hardcover as well as a soundtrack listing for anyone wanting to accompany it!
Not only that but anyone who places a pre-order will be entered into a prize-draw for a signed copy of the extremely rare Russian translation of my work which features all of the stories from I-O as well as several more from Nothing Is Inflammable. It’s a cool little book with a bizarre little cover and you have a chance of winning a copy by heading over to HorrorMall now!
If you’ve like my work in the past then you should hopefully love this – and remember to recommend it to anyone else you think might be interested. Just tell them quickly!
KTFB was HorrorMall’s second top-selling book during November when it was first released so lets make sure it has a strong finish and get it to the top in January too!
For more information check out HorrorMall.com or my own (recently Katja-pimped!) website www.coldandalone.com .
Okay everyone, now that the holiday season is behind us it’s time to get your rotten little fingers out and grab your copy of the Katja From The Punk Band hardcover whilst you still can – orders are only open until the end of this month and once that time has passed you won’t be able to order a copy anywhere!
Remember that as well as being a beautifully-produced edition that will be extremely limited and rare it will also featured several extra goodies that will only appear in this edition and not the paperback when that is released later in the year. We’re still finalising exactly what those goodies will be but they will definitely include a brand new short story written exclusively for the hardback edition.
In addition I’m going to be running an extra special prize of a signed copy of the Russian translation of I-O. I’ll publish the full details of this unique prize over the next few days but basically anybody who pre-orders a copy of the hardcover edition will be automatically entered with a chance to win as long as we hit my own personal target of copies pre-ordered. We’re certainly on our way to that target but still need to keep pushing. That means that if you haven’t already bought your copy or if you know of anyone who would dig a copy themselves go out and grab it before the end of the month both to ensure that the target is hit and also that you will have a chance of winning the signed Russian edition.
(Don’t worry if you’ve already ordered your copy before this comp was announced, your entry will still be valid).
Katja From The Punk band was the second top-selling pre-order book in November when it was initially released on Horror Mall so let’s make it the number one selling pre-order for it’s final month of January!
Got an email from Brett Savory over at ChiZine Publications this morning asking for ideas for potential bonus material to include with the hardcover edition of Katja From The Punk Band to give those shelling out for it a little some extra.
Brett’s suggestions included some artwork, an interview or a short story but I thought I’d throw it open to you lot to see if you had any ideas or suggestions for something you’d like to see? Are author interviews of any interest? Would you prefer to hear specifically about the evolution of that novel itself or just have general chat? What about a virtual soundtrack for the book with a listing of music tracks to listen to at certain points in the book?
I don’t have a suitable story sitting by but could maybe see about getting my arse in gear and quickly writing one, as either a prologue, epilogue or even a complementary short story featuring the novel’s characters (or not..)?
So whether you’ve already pre-ordered the book or are planning on doing so, or even if you have no interest in Katja FTPB itself, what, as a reader, would you like to see as bonus content in a book?
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