Just heard from Brett Savory over at ChiZine Publications that they’ve struck an amazing deal with Diamond Book Distributors for both UK and US distribution of their books!
What this means is that CZP’s books will be far more readily available in both the US and the UK and this includes Katja From The Punk Band as the deal will cover existing and future releases for them.
You can find out the full deal here but it’s great news for them and in that regard for me too!
Just heard from Brett Savory over at ChiZine Publications that Katja From The Punk Band is the number two bestselling pre-order book on Horror Mall (where it is being sold exclusively) for November! Apparently this is the best position that they have achieved so far for a pre-order of one of their books and I think it’s as much to do with CZP’s rapidly-rising profile as anything else but it’s a great start so thanks to any of you who have put your order in. (And as Brett himself pointed out, the number one slot was in fact taken by a discount subscription to future hardcover releases from Morning Star Publications which doesn’t even count as a real book …!)
Pre-orders are still being taken until 31st January 2010, exclusively at Horror Mall, so with the holidays approaching time will quickly run out if you want to get your copy. Why not stick it on your Xmas list or go grab a copy for friends or family who you think might be interested? Once the pre-order period has passed there will be no more copies printed so don’t miss out and let’s make sure this baby moves into the number one spot and stays there over the Xmas period!
Just received the initial cover design mockup(s) for Kajta From The Punk Band and they are looking great!
Erik Mohr is the designer who is working on them and from what I’ve seen so far the book cover is in safe hands. This will be the first of my books for which I’ve not designed the cover so although it means I can take more of a back seat and let someone else do the work for me (
) there is always the risk that the designer/publisher will come up with something that just doesn’t work for me – thankfully this isn’t the case here.
I won’t post any images of it just yet until it is officially finalised in case Brett or Erik want to make any further changes but needless to say as soon as I can I’ll stick it on this site.
Having just signed and returned the contracts I can now officially confirm that ChiZine Publications have accepted my novel KATJA FROM THE PUNK BAND for publication in 2010!
The full details (as they currently stand) are that there will first be a March 2010 release for a limited edition hardcover followed by an April 2010 paperback release. Cover artwork will be done by Erik Mohr (who has done all the other ChiZine Pubs book covers) which will mean this will be the first book i’ve published that I’ve not actually done the cover for too. CZP have a distribution deal with the Literary Press Group right across Canada so the book will end up in stores nationwide over there plus will hopefully make it into some US/UK indy bookstores too with the hardcover being available exclusively through Horror Mall.
So pretty cool news for me. So far all my major work has been published by Prime Books whom I continue to have a relationship with, however I do think it will be interesting to work with another publisher on this project. I have to admit my surprise at Brett (the publisher at CZP) accepting it as I thought it might have been a little outside of the sphere for what they were looking for but both him and his editor and wife Sandra loved the manuscript which is nice to hear.
Katja From The Punk Band is a short industrial crime novel featuring a cast of characters whose stories wrap around one another as they all try to get their hands on a chemical vial. Fast-paced, written in short chapters, and designed to drag the reader along in top gear, Katja From The Punk Band is something a bit different from me but should be enjoyed by anybody who likes me stuff as well as (hopefully) bringing in some new readers.
You can find out more about the book on my site and of course I will post any updates or news relating to it in the usual places.
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