It’s been a bit over a month since the blog tour for Rasputin’s Bastards, and for awhile it seemed like the reviews, mentions, and possibly sales, were going to dry up. But here on Simcoe Day (a uniquely Toronto August long weekend holiday, named after Lord Simcoe (who? This guy)), I can report a few …
I’ve been doing the blog tour thing for Rasputin’s Bastards for the past month or so. In the course of it, I’ve been asked a lot of smart questions and invited to post my own thoughts on a lot of smart blogs. We’ve covered a lot of topics: what’s with the Cold War, what’s with …
This has been quite a week indeed, yard-apes, for a lot of yard-related matters. Hard to know where to begin. There’s been a lot of stuff going on around Rasputin’s Bastards U.S. launch date, but as I think of it that was, for the most part, all according to schedule. So it’s probably best to …
This is a photo from the front of The World’s Biggest Bookstore, just as you come in, in the New and Hot Fiction display. Rasputin’s Bastards is right there, next to The Hypnotist. I think it’s fair to say we’re off. There have been a couple more reviews appear since last we spoke. The Crow’s …
In fact, they may already be here. Rasputin’s Bastards’ official release date in Canada is coming up on Friday; in the U.S., it’s a little later on the 27th. It looks as though the book’s already on shelves (or at least in stores) in a number of Chapters-Indigo stores. And it’s available for pre-order, obviously, …
It’s the collectable hardcover, so it’s expensive, but my Cold War novel Rasputin’s Bastards is available for pre-order for those that like to collect. This edition will cost you – it’s going for $50 – but it promises to be very beautiful. You can find the details by clicking right here. And you can see …
I’ve been holding off on crowing about this one, but I find I can keep my peace no longer. There will be another book coming out from ChiZine Publications, by me, this spring, and this is it. Rasputin’s Bastards is a big book – right now, it’s clocking in at 186,000 words. It is a …