 Last week was a great week for Bleak House Books. Though we didn’t win any Edgar Awards, it was truly a pleasure to spend so much time with the mystery community (and to take phony Prom pictures while gussied up). There are so many wonderful authors, reviewers, publishers, and most importantly, readers, that remind us on a regular basis why we do what we do. Congratulations to all of the winners. Congratulations to all of our nominees.
We’ll be at Book Expo America in a few weeks. Feel free to stop by our booth to say “hi.” We’re going to have a party on the Thursday before BEA and as details spring up, we’ll pass them on to you. Like we said before, this is a great community and we’re glad to be a part of it.
Also, we’re on the cover of this week’s Publishers Weekly. PW is doing a great series on 50 Under 40, highlighting the work, roles, and accomplishments of people under 40 years old in the industry. We’re thrilled to be in such great company.
Over and out.
Alison and Ben
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but the town isn’t out of us.
The Wisconsin State Journal did a nice piece today on Bleak House and the three Edgar nominations. The actual banquet is only twenty hours away (as of me writing this). Please keep your fingers crossed for us, but know that if we don’t win, we’re just excited to be here.
The article can be read here.
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Craig McDonald, author of the Edgar Award nominated novel Head Games, takes part in a SHOTS e-zine interview here. Plenty of insights, laughs, and biographical notes.
Need proof? Here’s Craig being asked about his experiences interviewing authors.
You’re also a journalist and you’ve interviewed some interesting writers yourself, who sticks out?
Ellroy has been a good subject because he’s tended to open up to me in a different way than with most interviewers. I think that might be because I made it clear up front the first time how deep my reading of his novels goes and I never quizzed him about his mother’s murder, a subject he’s tired to death of. Crumley was great to interview…Really, most of the crime writers I’ve interviewed have been terrific and very forthcoming. The only exception might be a certain author of a cat mystery series who I agreed to interview to my own continuing surprise. I read two of her cat novels. The interview was a kind of train wreck and one of the few I never fully transcribed. I don’t even think I have the tape anymore. At one point, she began answering my questions in the persona of her cat.
You’re kidding …
Not all. It makes for a good story now, but in the moment, it was fairly skin-crawling. After this monologue by the “cat” went on a bit, I asked that the “cat” put her friend “x” back on the line. The interview pretty much went even further downhill from there…
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 Tasha Alexander, author of And Only to Deceive, A Poisoned Season, and the forthcoming A Fatal Waltz (May 2008 from William Morrow) joins us for another late night and spontaneous podcast. We discuss her books, her writing process, and what she learned along the way going from unpublished writer to critically acclaimed author.
Biography of Tasha Alexander–
Tasha Alexander attended the University of Notre Dame, where she signed on as an English major in order to have a legitimate excuse for spending all her time reading. Following graduation, she played nomad for several years, eventually settling with her family in Tennessee. When not reading, she can be found hard at work on her next book.
Go here to listen.
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 We’ve got Yellow Medicine ready to ship. In the mood for a crime novel that moves at 100 mph AND has all the literary merit that you’ve come to expect from Bleak House? This will cure what ails you.
The FDA hasn’t approved it, but Booklist had this to say, “Smith has a powerful voice and delivers quite a romp, offering along the way a sort of Tony Hillerman glimpse into a part of the country that is not often the subject of crime fiction.”
Click here to fill your prescription.
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All around top shelf cat Lee Lofland invited us to guest blog over at his place. So that’s what we’re doing. If you’ve got questions about publishing or Bleak House Books stop on by and ask ‘em. We’ll see what we can do to answer them.
Here.
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Bill Cameron joins us on the Future is Bleak. Bill’s next novel, Chasing Smoke is scheduled for fall publication from Bleak House Books.
Learn more about him and the book right here.
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 Didn’t get your fill of voting in the last month? Want one more crack at making a difference in the world? Now is your chance.
Mary Logue, author of the critically acclaimed Maiden Rock is up for a Minnesota Book Award. The Reader’s Choice Award allows you to vote for Mary in the Genre Fiction category. To do so, go here, and cast your vote.
Hurry! Polls close on the last day of March. Winners will be announced on April 12th at the Minnesota Book Awards gala.
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Thank you to everybody who voted in our first ever book club election. As has been widely reported, Randall Peffer and his novel OLD SCHOOL BONES were elected.
We have notified the first ten respondents to our call for free books. If you did not receive the Golden Email, we’d still love to have you. We’ll ship you an autographed copy of the book at a 50% discount. Send an email to publicity AT bleakhousebooks.com with your request.
Thank you again to everybody who participated. We were blown away by the support and interest.
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There’s a nice write up about Bleak House in this week’s issue of Publishers Weekly. Here’s an excerpt–
Publisher Ben LeRoy calls himself a “traditionalist,” insisting he’ll never read an e-book, and that he’s committed to acquiring mysteries and literary fiction for Bleak House Books that will last though they may not become bestsellers. “Say I have 10 books that stand the test of time. If two fail [in terms of sales], I still feel I’ve succeeded,” LeRoy explains. “I want to put out books I can be proud of.”
But in the next breath, LeRoy also calls himself a realist and maintains that technology can be used to both enhance the reader’s experience and, at the same time, effectively promote new releases in a “choked” marketplace. “It’s a matter of combining emerging technologies and traditional methods,” LeRoy says…
Read the whole article here.
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