We’re one week away from the official launch of Memento Mori: The Fathomless Shadows. I understand from Ross E. Lockhart of Word Horde, as well as from friends, that pre-ordered ebooks were delivered over the weekend, and pre-ordered paperbacks were shipped yesterday. Those of you who ordered from Word Horde should have your books soon, complete with hand-signed book plates!
It’s hard to describe just how exciting this time is. It’s an in-held breath, anticipating reader reactions. Initial reviews have been favorable, and that helps to make this a pleasing kind of excitement. I know that there are people out there (complete strangers!) who have already enjoyed the book. At the same time, I’ve been teaching long enough to know that not everyone will like a thing. Doesn’t matter what it is. So, I’m ready for some folks not to connect with it, too.
Once the book is officially launched, I’m going to start posting some blogs about the research I did for Memento Mori. I’ll do one on a handful of the North Country locations that inspired scenes in the novel, one on the Soviet Super 8 movie camera that Tina uses for her films, one on Riot Grrrl zines, and probably another one on underground film. I won’t inundate you; I’ll space them out. They’ll come with a host of links if you find yourself intrigued by some topic and feel like diving down a rabbit hole in search of a tea party.
Let me know when you get your copies. I’d love to see pics of the book in your hands, out there in the wild.