Monday

Still holding auditions for my next read but maybe I'll be able to make a decision tonight. Adding to the mix is Gabriel Hunt's HUNT AT THE WELL OF ETERNITY, an Indiana Jones-type pulp adventure and the new Caro Ramsay.

Today's Blog/Website of the Day is Hey, There's a Dead Guy in the Living Room found at http://heydeadguy.typepad.com/heydeadguy/. On Mondays, you'll find the author's viewpoint from Jeffrey Cohen. Tuesdays, you'll read about publishing from a literary agent's point of view, through Barbara Poelle of the Irene Goodman Agency. But this blog isn't just about the author's perspective: on Wednesdays, Lynne Patrick of Creme de la Crime, the U.K. publishing company specializing in debut crime fiction, gives us the publisher's perspective. On Thursdays, Sharon Wheeler, editor of the online review site Reviewing the Evidence, discusses new books, old books, and reviewing. Fridays see PJ Nunn, owner of BreakThrough Promotions, blog on publicity: how she does it and what it can do for you. Saturdays, Robin Agnew, owner of Aunt Agatha's mystery bookshop in Ann Arbor, Michigan, writes about her passion for selling books. And on Sundays, book editor Alison Janssen of Bleak House Books gives her views on what makes a book good, attractive and marketable.

I watched PBS's Mystery last night featuring Kenneth Branagh as Wallander. I have a low tolerance, unfortunately, for televised mysteries but I stuck with it for the sake of Branagh. The scenery in Sweden was beautiful. Branagh looked pretty suitably world weary. The pace...slow.

Tonight I only have Paranormal State, a half hour show, so I should be able to get some reading and journaling in the last couple hours of the evening.

I had a meeting this morning with a consultant (who will be providing me with a list of some reads) and Jody and I are having tea with a friend on Wednesday and another on Thursday. Meeting with the EDA on Friday. Social butterfly, eh.

Much love,

PK the Bookeemonster