March 7 through 13 is Read An Ebook Week, seven days devoted to the hottest and fastest-growing trend in publishing. If you’ve never tried out an ebook before, now you can do so risk-free! If you’re already an ebook reader, grab this opportunity to add a popular ebook edition to your digital library with our compliments.
By Light Unseen Media is offering full ebook editions of Mortal Touch by Inanna Arthen, the first in the Vampires of New England Series, absolutely free through March 13, in a variety of formats.
For editions in various formats compatible with ebook readers, go to the detail page for Mortal Touch on Smashwords. Select your preferred format and use the coupon code RFREE as directed in the box on the page.
This week only, read the first 100 pages of The Longer the Fall, Book 2 of The Vampires of New England Series, absolutely free! Visit the detail page on By Light Unseen Media’s website and right-click the link to download a free pdf. The Longer the Fall will be released in paperback, hardcover and ebook editions on June 1, 2010.
Inanna Arthen be signing books at The Big E Massachusetts Pavilion on Tuesday, September 23 from 2:00 p.m. until closing at 9:00 p.m. If you’re in the area of Springfield, Massachusetts, and you’d like to visit one of the biggest annual fairs in the region, stop on by! All information you need is on the Big E (a.k.a. The Eastern States Exposition) website.
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Inanna Arthen will be doing panels, a reading and generally hanging out at 3Pi-Con in West Springfield, MA this weekend, August 22-24.
On Friday night, Inanna will be reading from Mortal Touch at 8:00 p.m.
On Saturday, Inanna will moderate a panel on “How to Get Published” at 1:00 p.m. She’ll co-present, along with Cecilia Tan and Trisha Wooldridge, a workshop/panel on “Tarot and Writing” at 2:00 p.m. At 11:00 p.m. Inanna will moderate “Could Literary Vampires Exist in the Modern World?” (and that’s not the latest event on the schedule for Saturday!) At 5:00 p.m. on Saturday, Inanna will join Morven Westfield, Phoebe Wray, Elaine Isaak, Trisha Wooldridge and Michelle Murrain in the Broad Universe Rapid Fire Reading.
Inanna will be offering her usual Convention Special of a free, five-minute, three-card Tarot reading for every copy of Mortal Touch that you buy. 3Pi-Con has at-the-door admission, so if you’re in the area, check it out!
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I will be appearing at Readercon 19 this weekend, beginning Thursday evening, July 17th, through Sunday, July 20th, at the Boston Marriott Burlington in Burlington, Massachusetts. The Boston Marriott Burlington is on Route 128 northwest of Boston, off exit 33B (Route 3A). There are about 600 parking spots, with 300 in an overflow lot downhill, and an MBTA bus from Boston stops at the hotel. Go here for more details.
I’ll be participating in the Broad Universe Rapid Fire Reading at Readercon on Saturday, July 19th at 11:00 a.m., along with Broad Universe members Roxanne Bland, Justine Graykin, Elaine Isaak, Elissa Malcohn, Sarah Micklem, Trisha J. Wooldridge, Phoebe Wray and Jennifer Pelland (emcee). We’re all going to have to pick really juicy excerpts because we only have five minutes each–you definitely won’t be bored!
During the rest of the convention, I will be assisting with the Broad Universe table in the Readercon Bookshop, attending programming, and generally circulating. I’ll be offering a Readercon Special: buy a copy of Mortal Touch from the Broad Universe Table or from Withywindle Books, and you can request a free, five-minute Tarot reading! (The reading is optional, of course, the offer is only good until the end of the convention, and it is transferrable–I’ll give a reading to anyone you choose for each copy of Mortal Touch you buy.)
Readercon 19 is open to the general public on Thursday evening. I’ll be there, along with many great authors and serious readers of genre fiction. If you’re in the area, you’re welcome–see here for details.
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I now have a time for the New England Horror Writers group book-signing event on Saturday, May 10th. We’ll be at the store from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. The location is Pandemonium Books & Games, 4 Pleasant St., Central Square, Cambridge, MA. The store’s phone number is 617-547-3721. Additional information, including directions to the store, may be found at www.pandemoniumbooks.com.
Other participating authors include: Scott Goudsward (Trailer Trash, Shadows Over New England), Henry P. Gravelle (Ten Wide), Nate Kenyon (Bloodstone), Alisa M. Libby (The Blood Confession), Jennifer Polmatier (The Madness Within), L.L. Soares (published in Cemetery Dance, Horror Garage, Lullaby Hearse, and others), and Morven Westfield (Darksome Thirst, The Old Power Returns)
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On Saturday, May 10th, I’ll be appearing at Pandemonium Books in Cambridge, Massachusetts to sign copies of Mortal Touch. I’ll be participating in a group event with other members of the New England Horror Writers. We’re still waiting to be assigned our time by the book store, but it will be afternoon or evening. I’ll post an announcement of the time as soon as I have it. Come and support local writers and get personalized copies of some great books!
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My next author appearance will be at ConBust, March 28-30 at Smith College in Northampton, Massachusetts. I’ll be doing a reading along with other women authors in the Broad Universe Rapid Fire Reading. I haven’t yet heard which day and time we’ll be given, but when I know, I’ll post it here. ConBust pre-registration is closed, but attendees can register at the door. Students at the five-college system will receive a discount on registration. Hope to see you there!
For everyone who may be attending Boskone 45 this weekend, I will be doing a reading from Mortal Touch during the Broad Universe Rapid Fire Reading on Friday evening at 9:00pm.
I’m also organizing the Rapid Fire Reading, so I’d appreciate your support even more! A Rapid Fire Reading is a way of showcasing a group of writers who read short excerpts of their work in quick succession. It’s varied, entertaining, and fun! If you’ll be at Boskone, stop in and hear some excellent women writers perform their work!
Mortal Touch is now available for wireless download to your Amazon Kindle!
Click here to download the full text for only $9.99. All of By Light Unseen Media’s future catalog will be available as Kindle downloads as of their official release date. Check our website to stay informed about our forthcoming books.
Mortal Touch has had several online and print reviews in the past few weeks.
Mayra Calvani’s comprehensive review for her website, Dark Phantom Reviews, was selected for syndication and has appeared on Blogcritics.org, Slippery Book Blog, Boston.com’s online book section, and several other sites. Thank you, Mayra! Tom Elliott reviewed Mortal Touch for the November/December issue of Mensa Bulletin. Thank you, Tom! A great review of Mortal Touch by Vicky London has been posted to the Vampire Genre website. Thank you, Vicky! Love Vampires Reviews and Blog is listing Mortal Touch in its sidebar as a featured title for November, and Vampress.net is running our animated banner. Do take a look at these excellent websites! You can read excerpts of the reviews here.
