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March 2008
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POWER PLAY in Paperback This Week!
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It's the first week of March, and POWER PLAY should be showing up in paperback almost everywhere -- not just in bookstores but in supermarkets, drugstores, and other places as well. If you're getting this newsletter, you may already have read POWER PLAY...but if you haven't, or if you're recruiting new readers, here's your chance. It's the story of Jake, a junior executive with a major aerospace company, who finds himself a fish out of water at a high-level corporate planning retreat. When armed men take the group hostage, Jake is the only one with the skills they need to survive. POWER PLAY made national bestseller lists around the country in hardcover, and I can only hope it succeeds as well in paperback. Thanks to all of you for your support and your word-of-mouth, which sells more books than any review or promotion...but if you want reviews, you can read all you want here. I especially appreciate the kind words from fellow authors (such as Tess Gerritsen, who said, "I dare you to read the first page. You won't be able to stop," and Lee Child, who said POWER PLAY "moves like a bullet out of a gun").
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Joe's British Invasion |
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It was great to get such kind words from a British author, because I've just gotten back from a week in England, visiting my new British publishers, Headline UK. They were terrific hosts, and I'm excited about their plans to bring me to a new level of readership throughout the U.K. In the U.K. this month, POWER PLAY is: • Crime Book of the Month at Waterstone's
• Crime Thriller of the Month at Borders
• discounted at all Asda supermarkets
• displayed at all checkout lines at Woolworths stores
• prominently featured and discounted in front of store at all W.H. Smith stores
• featured in posters throughout the London Underground starting March 10 Talk about arriving with a bang...you can read more about POWER PLAY's U.K. publication here. I also spoke with David Freeman about my books for his Meet the Author web series -- you can watch interviews about POWER PLAY, KILLER INSTINCT, NO HIDING PLACE (the U.K. title for COMPANY MAN) and HIGH CRIMES at Meet the Author. I didn't do any formal signing events, but I did sign stock at several Borders and Waterstone's in and around London. I also had a great time with the BBC's Simon Mayo and a panel of critics on Radio 5's Simon Mayo Book Club; for the next few days, you can download the interview here. A week in London was hardly enough time, so I'll be going back in July for the Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival, better known as Harrogate. It's scheduled for July 17-20 at the Crown Hotel, Harrogate, Yorkshire; the guest list includes Robert Crais, Jeffery Deaver, Tess Gerritsen and Peter Robinson. I've never been, so I'm excited at the prospect; if you're attending, make sure to say hello.
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POWER PLAY on the WDEN Book Club
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WDEN-FM, out of Macon, Georgia, is one of the biggest country music stations in the U.S. -- and I’m just thrilled that morning DJ Laura Starling has picked POWER PLAY as her book club selection for March. I’ll be talking to Laura live on Tuesday, March 25 at 9:15 a.m. Eastern time; if you’re not in WDEN’s broadcast area, you can listen online at www.wden.com. Laura will be giving away copies of the book, and I may drop a few hints about what I’m working on now. Which leads me to…
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The Big Question
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The question I’m getting most often these days is some version of this one: Are you writing another book? When’s it coming out? The answer to the first question is yes. I’ve had my head down the last couple of months trying to make the deadline on the next book, which will launch a new series. It’ll be out around the end of this year, but I don’t have a publication date yet -- and I can’t tell you much more than that. It’s about high-level corporate security consultant Nick Heller and his colleagues. Launching a series is a new challenge for me, and it’s important that this first book sets the stage for many more to come. I’ll share more details in the months ahead, and let you know a publication date as soon as I have one. If you have other questions, feel free to send them on to Joe@josephfinder.com. I read all the e-mails, and while I don’t always have time to answer right away, Webmistress Clair often knows the answer, and will respond promptly.
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Contest Winners -- And Another Giveaway!
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The most recent trivia question was both a trick question and a spoiler -- in fact, we're not even going to repeat it here, in case some people haven't yet read PARANOIA. Since it wasn't entirely fair, we put everyone who submitted one of two possible answers into the drawing for a free signed copy of KILLER INSTINCT -- and we congratulate Stephen Book of Lubbock, TX; Anna Sutherland of Danville, VA; and Carla Nyquist of Boulder, CO. The new trivia contest, which runs until the end of April, is a little more straightforward. What is the name of the Conover family dog in COMPANY MAN? The answer is not only in the book, but also somewhere on the website. Submit your answer by April 30 to Claire@josephfinder.com, with the subject title "Trivia contest." We’ll draw three winners at random. Unfortunately, we can only send books to U.S. addresses, and we ask that you not enter if you’ve already won something from us in the last 12 months. We’ve also given away some signed copies of the POWER PLAY paperback, and we plan to give away a few more. Congratulations to Johnny Wright of Carlsbad, NM; Michael Spencer of Orem, UT; Tracey Gates of Mount Orab, OH; Tom Babcock of Anaheim, CA; and Annette Kalkhoff of Spirit Lake, IA. If you have a U.S. mailing address and have not won a signed book in the last 12 months, send your complete name and mailing address to Claire@josephfinder.com between now and March 31. Use “PP Paperback Giveaway” as your subject line. We’ll draw five names at random to win signed copies of the POWER PLAY paperback. Good luck!
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Upcoming Appearances
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Not much touring coming up in the months ahead, but I’ll be at a couple of conferences and special events: Saturday, March 29, 2008 at 7:00 p.m.
"Spring Fling," A Library Lovers' Evening with Joseph Finder and others
A fundraiser for the Newton Free Library
Tickets $100.00
330 Homer Street
Newton, MA 02459
617-796-1407
http://www.ci.newton.ma.us/library/ July 9-12, 2008
Thrillerfest (registration required)
The Grand Hyatt
New York, NY
http://www.thrillerwriters.org/thrillerfest/index.html July 17-20, 2008
Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival (registration required)
The Crown Hotel
Harrogate, Yorkshire
England
http://www.harrogate-festival.org.uk/crime/index.html As new events come up, I post them here and on my MySpace calendar. I’m delighted to meet readers in person, and really appreciate everyone who takes the time to come out and say hello.
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Thanks!
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Thanks again for your support, keep reading, and I hope every day's a Power Play!
All the best,
Joseph Finder
Joe@josephfinder.com
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| JosephFinder.com Newsletter |
December 2007
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Happy
Holidays!
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The
calendar’s running out of pages, but I couldn’t let 2007
end without wishing you all happy holidays and a
thrilling New Year — and sending out
one more heartfelt “Thank you” to everyone who came to a
book signing, befriended me on MySpace, left a comment on my message board, or picked up a copy of
one of my books.
I’ve
been writing full-blast — not just on the new book
(which should be out either late next year or the
beginning of ’09), but also signing my name on thousands
of holiday cards to all of you who’ve sent me your
snail-mail address. And for those of
you who want to hear about the new novel before it comes
out, make sure to check up on my online forum, my website, or my MySpace page.
It’s
the time of year for “Best of” lists, and I’m delighted
to see POWER PLAY showing up on a few of them
(including Michael W. Rogers’ Star Talk blog – but my favorite
mention of POWER PLAY lately was by Myles Knapp
in the Contra Costa Times, who
listed POWER PLAY among his suggested gifts for
“Manly Men.” I’m waiting to hear from
Old Spice about that product endorsement
deal…
Seriously, at this time of year I’m
especially grateful to have the world’s best job, and
it’s your support that makes that possible.
I wish all of you the best for 2008, and look
forward to hearing from you.
Thanks, especially, to all those of you who
wrote in with comments and reactions to POWER
PLAY (and my other novels). I
love hearing from you, and as you’ve found, I answer
every e-mail. Sometimes it takes me a
while, but I do answer them. I’m
convinced that hearing from you makes me a better
writer. This has been an amazing year
— POWER PLAY hit Top Ten bestseller lists
around the country, sold far more copies than any of my
previous books — and for that I’m grateful most of all
to you, my newsletter readers, for spreading the word.
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The Next Book...a hint
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The
new book doesn’t have a title yet – that’s one of the
last things I do – but it’s well underway, and due to my
publishers early next year. It will
be the first in a new series, featuring international
security consultant Nick Heller.
I
can’t tell you much about the plot, but the research has
taken a lot of my time lately – and here’s a hint:
a picture of me at Logan Airport in Boston in the
middle of the night with Dom Deleto, Regional
Maintenance Manager for ASTAR Air
Cargo.
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POWER PLAY: Signed
Copies Still
Available!
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Time’s
running out for Christmas delivery, but if you hurry,
you can still buy signed copies of POWER PLAY
from these fine bookstores:
Brookline Booksmith
279 Harvard
St.
Brookline, MA
617-566-6660
russ@brooklinebooksmith.com
M is for Mystery
86 E. Third Ave.
San
Mateo, CA 94401
650-401-8077
www.mformystery.com
info@mformystery.com
Mysteries to Die For
2940 Thousand Oaks
Blvd.
Thousand Oaks, CA 91362
805-374-0084
www.mysteriestodiefor.com
The
Mystery Bookstore
1036-C Broxton Ave.
Los Angeles,
CA 90024
800-821-9017
www.mystery-bookstore.com
orders@mystery-bookstore.com
The
Poisoned Pen
4014 N. Goldwater Blvd., Suite
101
Scottsdale, AZ 85251
480-947-2974
www.poisonedpen.com
sales@poisonedpen.com
Rainy Day
Books
2706 W. 53rd St.
Fairway, KS
66205
913-384-3126
mailbox@rainydaybooks.com
Saturn Booksellers
133 W. Main
St.
Gaylord, MI 49735
989-732-8899
www.saturnbooksellers.com
Saturn_booksellers@hotmail.com
Schuler Books and Music
2660 28th St.
SE
Grand Rapids, MI 49512
616-942-2561
www.schulerbooks.com
info@schulerbooks.com
Seattle
Mystery Bookshop
117 Cherry St.(Pioneer
Square)
Seattle, WA 98104
206-587-5737
www.seattlemystery.com
staff@seattlemystery.com
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THE CHOPIN MANUSCRIPT
on Audible
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Earlier this year I had the honor of being part
of a unique experience – a serial novel, written by some
of the top names in the genre, that would be published
originally in audiobook format.
Audible
started publishing THE CHOPIN MANUSCRIPT: A Serial
Thriller in September, two chapters at a time, and
now the entire book is available here. Jim Fusilli edited the
book, which includes chapters by Jeffery Deaver, Lee
Child, Lisa Scottoline, and P. J. Parrish, among others;
Alfred Molina does the reading. It’s
the story of a previously unknown score by the composer
Frederic Chopin (naturally) that holds a deadly
secret.
JANUARY magazine called it one of the best
crime novels of 2007: “an extrarordinary and
entertaining achievement…a bravura
performance.”
If
you’re an audiobook fan, check it out – and let me know
what you
think!
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Contest Winners -- And More
Giveaways!
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Congratulations to the winners of our last
trivia contest -- Sarah Thompson of Littleton, CO;
Zachary Urisman of Glenview, IL; and Jim Chee of
Houston, TX, who received signed first editions of
POWER PLAY for knowing that Nick Conover's
children in COMPANY MAN were named Lucas and
Julia. You still have a few days left to answer the
current trivia question for a chance at a signed first
edition of KILLER INSTINCT; click here for
details!
Cassandra Farrar of San Antonio, TX, Sandy
Le of Glendale, AZ and David Lehrman of Boca Raton, FL
won audiobooks in the last newsletter, so
congratulations to them as well.
And now, just for the holidays, one last
contest…if you have not yet won anything from
JosephFinder.com in 2007, and your mailing address is in
the United States, send your complete name and mailing
address to Claire@josephfinder.com with the
subject heading KILLER INSTINCT giveaway
between now and December 31. We’ll draw
five names to win signed copies.
And remember, all newsletter subscribers
are entered in a monthly drawing for a free book just
for signing up for the newsletter. Happy
holidays!
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2008
Appearances
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Since
I’m working so hard on the new book, I’ve turned down
most public appearances. But there
are two on the calendar already.
Check my website for updates and new
events as they’re scheduled.
Thursday, January 17, 2008 at 7:00
p.m.
Book discussion and signing
Marymount
Manhattan College
221 E. 71st Street
New York, NY
10021
Admission is free, but reservations are
required; call 212-774-4810 or 212-774-0780 and book
your place with Selma, Juliana, or
Jessica.
Saturday, March 29, 2008 at 7:00
p.m.
"Spring Fling," A Library Lovers' Evening
with Joseph Finder
A fundraiser for the Newton Free
Library
330 Homer Street
Newton, MA
02459
617-796-1407
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Thanks again for your support – hope the
new year brings everything you wish
for!
Best wishes,
Joseph Finder
Joe@josephfinder.com
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And please -- spread the word by forwarding
this newsletter to friends you think might be
interested.
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| JosephFinder.com Newsletter |
September 2007
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Thanks to You --- POWER PLAY Hits
the Top
Ten!
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Well,
I’m just back from a book tour that took me from
Philadelphia to Mississippi, with stops in Memphis and
Decatur (GA) and Cherokee, North Carolina. Twelve
cities, or 14, depending on how you’re counting.
One speeding ticket (from a sheriff in rural North
Carolina) and one warning (from a Georgia State Trooper,
for an expired plate on an Avis rental car). You
can read all about my adventures here, on my travel blog.
The
big news is that after less than one week on sale,
POWER PLAY debuted at #7 on the New
York Times bestseller list --- my first time in the
Top Ten, and by far my strongest selling book.
(The first week’s sales were up 87% over KILLER
INSTINCT, according to my editor --- but who’s
counting?) It also hit #7 on the Publishers
Weekly bestseller list, and #10
on the Wall Street Journal list, and #9 on the
Washington Post list --- so
top ten everywhere.
And
for that I’m grateful most of all to you, my core
readers, the subscribers to this newsletter.
Thanks for reading so enthusiastically, for telling
others, for helping spread the word. And for
showing up at bookstores for signing events during the
very busy back-to-school time of year. It was
great to meet so many of you.
Like all writers, I sit there in a room
alone, making up stories and only imagining the effect
on my (theoretical) readers. That’s why it’s so
helpful, and in some ways so moving, to meet the people
who actually read the books, to see what you like (or
don’t), to find out what else you enjoy reading.
After all, a novelist is nothing more than a
storyteller: without an audience, you’re nothing.
I’m delighted that so many of you seem to like
POWER PLAY (and Jake) so
much.
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The Bookstop in Houston, TX Put Me
on Its
Marquee!
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Thanks to
my cousin, Ashley Segal, for taking the
picture.
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Upcoming Appearances
--- and Signed
Books
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Although the tour is officially over, I’ll be
making a few more appearances between now and the end
for the year. If you’re in the area, please come
out and say hello!
If I
didn’t make it to an event near you, you can still buy
signed books from one of the fine booksellers listed here.
Friday, September 7, 2007 at 7:00
p.m.
POWER
PLAY discussion and signing
Jabberwocky Books
50 Water
Street
Newburyport, MA
01950
978-465-9359
Monday, October 22 at 7:00
p.m.
POWER
PLAY discussion
and signing
R. J. Julia
768 Boston Post
Rd.
Madison, CT
06448
203-245-3959
Thursday, November 1, 2007 at 12:00
noon
"Books Are Fun" Signing
Event
Brigham and Women's Hospital, Main Lobby
75
Francis Street
Boston, MA 02115
Saturday, November 10, 2007 (Time
TBA)
Miami Book Fair
International
Miami, Florida
www.miamibookfair.com
Sunday, November 11, 2007 at 9:55
a.m.
"Framing Exits and
Entrances," a panel discussion with Joe, Chuck Hogan and
Roberta Isleib, moderated by Hallie Ephron
New England Crime Bake ---
registration required
Dedham,
MA
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POWER PLAY on Buoyant
Display at Rainy Day Books
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Vivien
Jennings and Roger Doeren of Rainy Day Books were as
hospitable as can be, and they created a great display
for POWER PLAY --- helium POWER
PLAY balloons and
all.
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In the
News
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If you
haven’t already done so, there’s still time for you to
read and comment on the interactive case study I wrote
for the Harvard Business
Review. This case study describes CEO
Cheryl Tobin’s first day at work, and sets the stage for
the situation Jake Landry walks into in POWER
PLAY. (As I've mentioned before, this is
the first time the Harvard Business Review ever asked a
fiction writer to do a case study for them --- an
admitted fiction writer,
anyway.)
The Economist magazine highlighted this
case study in an incredibly nice article about me in its
August 25 issue; you can read it here. POWER PLAY’s
gotten some terrific reviews, I’m delighted to
say. Check out a sample here.
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In Praise of Audiobooks
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POWER PLAY’s a hit not only in
hardcover, but also on audiobook. Audible.com just announced that the
audio recording of POWER PLAY (read by
Dennis Boutsikaris) was their #9 hit for the entire
summer --- even though it didn’t come out until August
21!
I’m a
fan of audiobooks, especially on long car trips.
Audible.com asked for a list of my
favorites, which is online --- but I’ll share them
with you here:
ANGELA'S ASHES by
Frank McCourt, read by the author.
Hilarious, heartbreaking, and what
better narrator than McCourt himself?
THE COUNT OF MONTE
CRISTO by Alexandre Dumas, read by David
Case. One of the all-time
great stories, and a wonderful
rendition.
THE POSTMAN ALWAYS RINGS
TWICE by James M. Cain, read by Stanley
Tucci. Short, sharp,
classic.
THE THIRTY-NINE STEPS
by John Buchan. A classic
thriller, brooding and paranoid.
THE INVISIBLE MAN by
H.G. Wells, read by Scott Brick.
This story enthralled me as a kid,
and Scott Brick's reading of it still
does.
A CHRISTMAS CAROL by
Charles Dickens, read by Jim Dale.
A story meant to be read aloud,
and Dale's one of the greatest British
narrators.
FREAKONOMICS by Steven
Levitt and Stephen Dubner.
Kept my family totally entranced
on a long car ride, and talking about it for miles
afterward.
CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE
FACTORY by Roald Dahl, read by Eric
Idle. I love Roald Dahl's
stories and have always loved this one, which is
allegedly for kids but really for adults, and the
reading is wonderful.
ME TALK PRETTY ONE DAY
by David Sedaris. Hard to go
wrong with David Sedaris reading David Sedaris. Even
comes as part of a boxed set along with NAKED and DRESS
YOUR FAMILY IN CORDUROY AND DENIM.
What are some of your favorite
audiobooks? Leave your recommendations on my new
discussion forum --- and if you’re not already a member
of the discussion forum, keep
reading…
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Join the
Forum!
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I have
been so pleased and touched by all the e-mails about
POWER PLAY, and I’m tremendously
grateful to all my MySpace friends. But it’s time
for me to get back to work on the next book --- and that
means less time for individual e-mails, and less time on
the social networking sites. As an
alternative, I’ve set up a message board at http://forum.josephfinder.com.
You can discuss my books, argue about the ending to
PARANOIA, even talk about “24” or “The
Office” with other Finder Fans. Webmistress
Clair will serve as your moderator, and I’ll be online
as often as I can to answer questions, settle
disagreements, and drop hints about works in
progress.
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An Offer You Can't
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Do me
a favor? E-mail us your mailing (snail-mail)
address. That way, we can send you a postcard to
let you know when I’m going to be in your
hometown. We always offer newsletter subscribers
freebies when you come to one of my appearances --- this
year, everyone who showed up with the coupon from the
Joseph Finder newsletter got a free POWER
PLAY miniature flashlight, not for sale in
stores! (Or even on eBay.) Click here and give us your mailing address,
and in return we’ll send you a pad of POWER
PLAY Post-Its (at least, until we run
out).
And
don’t forget to e-mail us pictures of your pet (your
dog or cat or even pet iguana) with one of my books, so
we can put it on the front page of JosephFinder.com!
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Mia Meets a
Lobster
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We introduced Mia to a lobster this summer
for the first time at our house on Cape Cod. It
was interesting, to say the least. At first, she
was terrified (she's not a brave dog, alas). She
backed away, nails skidding on the floor, then
tentatively approached it, and every time the lobster
raised his claws, she skittered away with a frightened
whine. Eventually she got closer and closer and
decided this might be a new pal --- she even licked the
lobster's head, seeming to enjoy the salty taste ---
until the lobster raised both claws menacingly, and Mia
raced away in sheer terror. This
approach-and-avoidance game continued until everyone
started getting hungry and it was time to put the
lobster in a very warm
bath.
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| More Winners, and More
Prizes...
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Just
by signing up for this e-mail newsletter, you’re entered
into a monthly drawing for a free
signed book. Congratulations to this month’s
winners: Marcia Pullin of Paradise,
CA; Trevor Gooding of Newton, IA;
Hank Kallio of Los Angeles, CA;
Michelle Knight of Dawson, PA; and
Chris Rhea of Albany, OR. They
all win a free signed first edition of POWER
PLAY!
Congratulations, too, to the most recent winners
of our trivia contest: Sam
Kesler, Bobby
Mangahas, and Anne Gallick,
who all knew that my golden retriever’s name is
Mia. Click here for the
next trivia contest! This
month, in addition to the other contests, something
special for the audiobook lovers: we’ll give away three
copies of the audiobook CD of
POWER PLAY to listeners whose names are
drawn from entries received between now and September
30. To enter, send your full name and mailing
address to Claire@josephfinder.com before
September 30, with the subject heading “Audiobook
Drawing.” Because of international postal
requirements, we regret that we must limit this giveaway
to U.S. mailing addresses only --- and please, don’t
enter if you’ve already won a book or another major
prize in this calendar year. Thanks, and good
luck!
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Thanks to all of you for your
support. Make today your
POWER PLAY!
Best wishes,
Joseph Finder
Joe@josephfinder.com
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And please --- spread the word by forwarding
this newsletter to friends you think might be
interested.
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August 21, 2007
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POWER PLAY On Sale TODAY!
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The day’s finally arrived: POWER PLAY is on sale all in the U.S., Canada, and the U.K. today! We’ll launch the book officially tonight at Borders in Boston’s Back Bay, and if you’re anywhere in the area, I hope you’ll join us. The party starts at 7:00 PM and the address is 511 Boylston St.; call 617-236-1444 for directions. POWER PLAY is the story of Jake Landry, a junior manager with an aerospace firm who winds up at his company’s planning retreat. He’s there as a last-minute substitute for his own boss, and he feels like a fish out of water –- particularly since the only other person he knows there is his ex-girlfriend, who’s now executive assistant to the new CEO. But when armed men take the group hostage –- and seem to know way too much about the company –- Jake is the only one who can save them. If you need another excerpt to tide you over until you get to a bookstore, click here for one that’s just for newsletter subscribers…
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Reviewers Love POWER PLAY!
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Reviewers have been saying nice things about POWER PLAY. The New York Times’ Janet Maslin thought POWER PLAY was something special: “Its premise is enough to send chills through corporate boardrooms, and through civilian readers too,” she wrote. Jon Land at The Providence Journal called it “the best hostage-taking tale in years, if not ever,” and The New York Times Book Review praised its “inspired problem solving.” Library Journal called it a “nail biter of a read;” Publishers Weekly praised its “tight, fluid writing;” and Larry Gandle at Tampa Bay Online said it was “easily the most entertaining read I’ve had this summer.” In the end, though, the only opinion that matters is yours – so please pick up a copy, if you haven’t already, and let me know what you think!
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See blurbs from all the POWER PLAY reviews here.
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POWER PLAY Behind the Scenes - A Harvard Business Review Case Study
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One of the best pieces of advice I got, early in my writing career, was to start the story at the last possible moment -– meaning, in the middle of the action. In POWER PLAY, Jake walks into a tense situation: executives reacting to a new female CEO who’s been hired to clean house. I was fascinated with the idea of dropping this woman CEO, Cheryl Tobin, into a “boys’ club” environment like the aerospace industry. But since POWER PLAY is about Jake and the offsite-turned-hostage situation, not about Cheryl’s career, I didn’t get to spend as much time with her as I’d have liked. So I wrote up Cheryl’s story as a case study for the Harvard Business Review. It’s the first time a novelist has written a case study for the HBR, and I was thrilled to be asked. Several really big names from the business world, including the CFO and General Counsel of Lockheed-Martin, gave their takes on the case study in this week’s issue, which is online here. In more firsts, HBR produced a podcast and a video about the case study, which are also available on the HBR website. The case study’s available to everyone as part of HBR’s new Interactive Case Study; everyone is welcome to comment and offer a solution. HBR’s editors will choose the best response, and highlights of the strongest responses will be featured online. Check it out – I’ll be interested to hear what you think!
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The Travel Blog, Interviews and More
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It’s hard for me to keep a blog going when I’m trying to write, but it’s a welcome way for me to let off steam while I’m touring. The Travel Blog goes live again later today; check it out and leave your comments here.
Lots of interviews lately and in the weeks to come, as I talk about POWER PLAY to anyone who’s interested. Check some of these out: I recently spoke with Stephanie Padilla at New Mystery Reader about POWER PLAY, stand-alones vs. series, and the prospects of turning more of my books into movies. Read the interview here. Richmond Life Magazine published an interview with me earlier this month, taking a broader look at my writing career.
John Dent, a blogger known as the BookieMonster, interviewed me about the industries of aerospace and publishing; read it here. I’m the Author of the Week over at 52Books.org, a wonderful program run by the Bensenville (IL) Public Library. And last but not least, I did a long and fascinating (well, the questions were fascinating – make your own judgment about the answers) interview with Nikki Duncan at the Romantic Realm of Shadows, here.
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Join the Forum!
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And once you’ve left your comments on the HBR site, come on over to www.josephfinder.com and talk about it on my new discussion forum. All are welcome to post questions for me, thoughts about the books, and more. Be one of the first 50 members to join the Forum, and we’ll give you a special gift to honor your status as a Founding Member! Webmistress Clair will serve as your moderator, and I’ll be online as often as I can to answer questions, settle disagreements, and drop hints about works in progress. Over time, as the forum evolves, we’ll schedule some live chats, and see about organizing some events for forum members even when I’m not officially touring.
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Guido Says....
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Guido says, “Make me an offer I can’t refuse.” Thanks to Sharon Berger for the photo!
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