Maybe you wouldn’t expect to find a couple of gunslingers holed out in a library. However, in a town taken over by the Red Stripe Gang, the library might just be the best place to plot one’s next moves.
That’s a scene from my dystopian western novel, The Wanderer and the New West. You can read a piece of it in the picture above.
I’ve always loved libraries, that temple-like space where one can find a new book and–gasp–take it home for free! Growing up in Bucks County, PA, my favorite section was the 741s. I assume you’re up on your Dewey Decimal System? See, that’s where they kept all the comic book collections, including ancient tomes like Superman: From the ’30s to the ’70s (for the record, I read this in the late ’90s).
That’s why it’s so awesome to see my novel popping up in various libraries across the country. It’s thanks to the great Kirkus review (a favorite mag among librarians), my book’s distribution on library platforms like Overdrive, and most recently, an appearance at the 2018 American Library Association conference in New Orleans, courtesy of Booklife by Publishers Weekly.
As an indie author trying to get noticed, my hope is that readers will find my novels in libraries (eBook and print!) and give ’em a try. If they love one of my books, maybe they’ll recommend it to a friend! Sales are great, but I’d much rather know that more readers are getting a chance to enjoy the words I’ve written.
If you can’t find my novels in your library, please request them! You can refer librarians to this post or the official page for The Wanderer and the New West if they need more information. Please let me know in the comments below if you found my books in yours!
