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August 25, 2010
BOOK CLUB READER'S GUIDE—The trade paperback edition of FALSE MERMAID is in the works and will be out in March 2011. I've just finished a reader's guide for the book; those discussion questions will be printed in the larger paperback edition. They're designed to get book clubs thinking and talking about the characters, the ideas, the imagery in the novel. The full set of questions is here on the website. Let me know what you think!
July 14, 2010
AUDIOBOOK NEWS—I've been getting lots of inquiries about whether there will be an unabridged audiobook version of FALSE MERMAID. The answer is—yes! Audible.com just wrapped recording on the project, and the great news is that Jennifer McMahon, who read HAUNTED GROUND and LAKE OF SORROWS, is back again for FALSE MERMAID. 'Jennifer McMahon' is actually a stage name of Rosalyn Landor, a multi-talented actress with extensive theater, film, and television credits, who really brings the stories to life. (Mystery fans might be pleased to know that Roz has appeared in Rumpole of the Bailey and The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, starring Jeremy Brett. And for all you sci-fi fans, she was also in an episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation...)
May 18, 2010
FALSE MERMAID first editions have evidently flown off bookstores shelves, so it's going into a second printing—hooray!
May 2, 2010
Only eight places left on New Departures' September tour—Erin Hart's Hart of Ireland: Myths, Music and Mayhem.
April 28, 2010
Booklist includes FALSE MERMAID in the Top Ten Crime Novels of 2010!
March 1, 2010
FALSE MERMAID selected as an Indie Next Notable for March 2010.
February 15, 2010
Bill Ott from Booklist has been a fan since HAUNTED GROUND was published in 2003; he gives FALSE MERMAID a rave as well.
January 28, 2010
Finished hardcover copies of FALSE MERMAID arrive in the mail. It's finally real!
January 26, 2010
Advance reviews for FALSE MERMAID are starting to come in; see excerpts on my blog, ARTEFACTS.
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October 1, 2009
FALSE MERMAID galley proofs go out to bookstores nationwide.
September 19, 2009
The City of Lakeville selects HAUNTED GROUND for One Book, One Lakeville, kicking off the publicity and reading campaign at the Lakeville Art Festival.
September 10, 2009
New jacket design for FALSE MERMAID...
The moody picture looks exactly like the wild and craggy coast of southwest Donegal, where part of the latest story is set. I'm going to have lots of fun putting people in the frame of mind for this story, which involves shape-shifting and disguises, disturbing questions about truth and falsehood, and a really great song, An Mhaighdean Mhara/The Mermaid.
August 1, 2009
FALSE MERMAID will be published in France by Editions Payot & Rivage.
July 22, 2009
New way to connect with book clubs...
If you've got a fast Internet connection, I can join your book club discussion via Skype. One of these days, I'll break down and get a web camera, so we can do video chats. The only real downside is that everyone would see how disorganized my office usually is...
July 19, 2009
FALSE MERMAID will be published in Spain (and elsewhere the Spanish-speaking world) by Ediciones Destino.
June 29, 2009
Join the fan club...
You can now join an Erin Hart Fan Club at GoodReads—sort of an online book club about my work! Thanks a million to the wonderful Cassie for setting it up. I'll check in with the group as often as I can...
June 2, 2009
FALSE MERMAID Book Tour...
It's never too early to plan tour dates! Please contact Erin for information on setting up a FALSE MERMAID book tour event for March/April 2010—or any time, really...
June 2, 2009
New cover art for FALSE MERMAID...
Just saw the new cover and sample layout pages for FALSE MERMAID—will post images as soon as I can. It's looking great!
April 3, 2009
New ways to communicate...
I'm now on Facebook and Twitter, for those who'd like to keep up that way... Hope you'll bear with me while I figure all this out!
March 1, 2009
Scribner will publish FALSE MERMAID in March 2010...
It's been a long time, but Nora and Cormac will return next spring in FALSE MERMAID (#3 in the Nora Gavin/Cormac Maguire series). In the meantime, I'm already working on Book Four, set back in the Irish bogs.
