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Votes is still #1 new release in the category

Worked on my in-progress novel at the Chicago Public Library today, and paid a visit to its copies of my newest release, Votes of Confidence 3rd Edition. As of today, it’s still the #1 new release in category at Amazon, and available just about anywhere you buy books.

Votes of Confidence 3rd Edition out now

The first of three 2024 books is out now! Votes of Confidence 3rd Edition for 2024 came out on March 5 and is available wherever you buy books (from your local bookstore via Bookshop.org, plus Barnes & Noble, Amazon, Target, Walmart, etc.). It’s available in hardcover, paperback, and ebook format. On release day, thanks in […]

“Sealing Wax” appears in Straylight

Books have taken up a lot of time lately, but I also have a new fiction piece published (well, an old piece published for the first time). My first medieval story, “Sealing Wax,” is out today in the new issue of Straylight. An excerpt: Squires did not receive letters addressed to them by the king. […]

Contact form issue fixed

We were having some issues with the contact form on the site; short version is a bunch of spam triggered a filter that sent a lot of messages into a spam folder undated and never sent notifications that those messages came in. Therefore, for more than a year, not all messages were forwarded correctly (enough […]

All three 2024 books available for preorder

The upcoming year is going to be a big one on the author front. I spent much of 2023 getting three books through the publishing process and ready to go, and all three are currently available for preorder wherever you buy books. Votes of Confidence: A Young Person’s Guide to American Elections 3rd Edition (March […]

Zest Books spring promo

My publisher, Zest Books, an imprint of Lerner Books, has lots of interesting books coming out in spring 2024, including the third edition of Votes of Confidence. Here’s a neat promo video featuring some of the top releases. Check it out, and then you can preorder Votes wherever you buy books: Bookshop.org, Amazon, Barnes and […]

Votes ARCs are ready

The new 2024 edition of Votes of Confidence arrives in bookstores on March 5, which means review copies for publications are out in uncorrected proof (aka ARC) form. If your magazine or newspaper needs a copy, you can reach out to me via the contact page or contact Zest Books/Lerner Books for a copy.