Monday, September 15

LKH Bit 09/15/08

So what is shorter than a bit? A bite? A nibble? Either way here is a quick note on things happening. I was going to wait until we had the Dance St. Louis Dracula info and info on the next Wolf Howl, but I will make that a separate bite in a couple of days.
This Week In Geek has their interview up from DragonCon!
http://www.thisweekingeek.net/node/159

In celebration of the next Merry book, we will be offering the Frost t-shirt until tomorrow morning for $15.00
http://www.laurellkhamilton.org/Merchandise/FullMoonSale1.html

Darla

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Monday, September 8

LKH Bit 09/08/08

Dracula – Dance St. Louis, Wolf Howl, Votes needed!, New French Publisher, Anthology, DragonCon Photos


We are going to ask you to do something new this time. You can vote at the forum – forum.laurellkhamilton.org, by email to accounts@laurellkhamilton.org and via the messaging system at MySpace.

So what are we asking about?

Dance St. Louis is opening with Dracula. See below for more info. They have asked Laurell to do a 45 minute talk beforehand and a meet and greet afterwards. What we need are dates that work for everyone who would be willing to come.

So here are your choices:
Thursday October 23 Talk begins at 5:15, Ballet at 6PM to be followed by the meet and greet.

Friday October 24 Talk begins at 5:15, Ballet at 6PM to be followed by the meet and greet.

Saturday October 25 Talk begins at 1:15, Ballet at 2PM to be followed by the meet and greet.

Sunday October 26 Talk begins at 1:15, Ballet at 2PM to be followed by the meet and greet.

On the meet and greet. It would be limited admission not everyone attending will get to go. So you need to vote on that too.

Snacks and mingling? Or a signing with Laurell?

So you have two things to choose here. Which date and how to do the after party show.

The next thing I need to know from everyone is a Wolf Howl. We are looking at Wednesday October 29 or Thursday October 30. It will still be limited to 100 people. Which day if you could choose would you prefer?

Poll on forum can be found in the Questions For Fans section.


WOLF HOWL
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Please do not call the Sanctuary yet! We haven’t set a date. See above for info.

Once we set a date, we will also set a date for the start of ticket sales and I will give everyone enough notice to get theirs.


DRACULA
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Dance St. Louis, and this October 23-26 we are opening our 43rd season of bringing great dance of the world to St. Louis with BalletMet Columbus in their full-length "Dracula." Choreographed in 1999 by the company's former artistic director, David Nixon, this treatment of the story is not camp but serious--frightening, ambiguous, and erotic. One reviewer said "the dances are made of horror, romance and sex". The unsettling musical score is mostly by Alfred Schnittke, a 20th-century classical composer that the Post-Dispatch's Sarah Bryan Miller described as sounding "like Bach on acid."


NEW FRENCH PUBLISHER
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Bragelonne is going to publish the AB series in France!


ANTHOLOGY
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The Living Dead - a horror anthology will be out September 29, 2008. It will feature the short story "Those Who Seek Forgiveness" from Laurell, in addition to short stories by: by Stephen King (Author), Joe Hill (Author), George R. R. Martin (Author), Clive Barker (Author), Neil Gaiman (Author), Laurell K. Hamilton (Author), Joe R. Lansdale (Author), Poppy Z. Brite (Author), Harlan Ellison (Author), John Joseph Adams (Editor)
Publisher: Night Shade Books (September 29, 2008)
ISBN-10: 1597801437
ISBN-13: 978-1597801430

Those That Seek Forgiveness was in the Strange Candy story collection.

DRAGONCON PHOTOS
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If you want to see some great photos check out the Travel Tales section of the forum or just click here:
http://forum.laurellkhamilton.org/showthread.php?t=31887

That's it for this bit!

Darla

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Thursday, August 21

DragonCon Parade Info

This year's parade will be our largest ever, with the potential to top 2000 costumed participants marching on Peachtree Street. Getting every one staged and ready to step off at 10:00AM is, as you can imagine, a major production. Walk-ups on parade morning are always discouraged.

Fans planning to march with Laurell K Hamilton however should sign-up for the parade so we can get critical logistical information to them.

We'll have a parade check-in table in the Hyatt Regency just outside badge pick-up (Grand Hall, Exhibit Level) on Thursday (4-9:30PM) and Friday (9:30AM-9:30PM). Anyone who didn't sign-up for the parade by August 13 should come by our table once they get to Dragon*Con.

All parade participants must be Dragon*Con members and are required to wear their badges during the event. The parade is a costumed event and as such all participants (exceptions being honored guests like Laurell) must be in costume. Vampires and vampire hunters are welcome in the parade!

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Tuesday, August 19

LKH Bit 08/18/08

Full MoonSale, DragonCon Update, Swallowing Darkness New Cover and Banners, Café Press, Laughing Corpse Comic Special Offer, Falcata Times Interview, Screensavers





FULL MOON SALE

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Apparently some of the email services truncated the bit. So we are going to extend the sale on the Brett Booth Jean-Claude shirts thru the 20th to give everyone a chance.


Here's a link:

http://www.laurellkhamilton.org/Merchandise/FullMoonSale1.html


If it doesn't work for you, you can go to www.laurellkhamilton.org and click on the Store tab on the menu. It is last on the drop down menu.






DRAGONCON UPDATE

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I do not know how they are handling the signing. Ask when you register.


Laurell does not require a purchase to get her autograph. Nor does she charge for autographs.


DragonCon is in Atlanta Georgia August 29- Sept 1.

http://www.dragoncon.org/


Title: Dragon*AutoGraph
Description:
Time: Fri 02:30 pm
Length: 1 Hour

Title: Dragon*Con Opening Ceremonies
Description: Come join us for the hatching of the Dragon and celebrate the beginning of a spectacular convention.
Time: Fri 06:30 pm
Length: 0.5

Title: Night Bites
Description: Join some of the most influential authors of vampire fiction and learn the many ways the undead continue to enthrall readers.
Time: Fri 07:00 pm
Length: 1 Hour

Title: She Did What?!
Description: Sex in science fiction. Is it necessary? Does too much of it cross the line from sf/fantasy into...other things?
Time: Fri 10:00 pm
Length: 1 Hour

Title: 7th Annual Dragon*Con Parade
Description: Gather your costume and muster at 9:30 AM sharp in Woodruff Park and join our Grand Marshalls for the parade.
Time: Sat 10:00 am
Length: 2.5 Hours


Laurell will be riding in the parade. There will be a section for fans to march in. We will also have a banner to march behind. I don't know how this works exactly as we have never done this before. So please be at the parade meeting spot and look for the banner.

Title: Dragon*AutoGraph
Description:
Time: Sat 02:30 pm
Length: 1 Hour

Title: Awards Banquet
Description: Join us and Master of Ceremonies John Ringo for our Awards Banquet. We'll honor our 2008 Guests of Honor and present the Julie and Georgia Fandom Awards. With performances by Ghost Project and Robert Picardo!
Time: Sat 07:00 pm
Length: 2.5 Hours

Title: Should I Kiss Him or Kill Him?
Description: With todays very strong heroines, the question arises: What does the heroine do with the bad guy? Or--the ante-hero--or the hero? What's expected of these female protagonists and how can you break those traditions--or adhere to them in new ways?
Time: Sun 10:00 am
Length: 1 Hour

Title: Dragon*AutoGraph
Description:
Time: Sun 01:00 pm
Length: 1 Hour

Title: Wait Until Dark
Description: The sun dips below the horizon...what creeps out of the darkness towards the tantalizing flesh of the human population?
Time: Sun 02:30 pm
Length: 1 Hour

Title: Laurell K. Hamilton
Description: A one-hour look into the dark and sensual worlds of Laurell K. Hamilton - author of the "Anita Blake" and "Merry Gentry" series.
Time: Sun 05:30 pm
Length: 1 Hour

Title: Dragon*AutoGraph
Description:
Time: Mon 11:30 am
Length: 1 Hour


The fan club will be present selling t-shirts and stuff and giving away goodies!


Wear an Anita or Merry shirt, one you bought or one you made and get a free t-shirt. While supplies last!


Don't have one? Don't worry, we will have free stuff for anyone who stops by to say hi. You can find us International Hall at the Marriott Marquis booth A-55





SWALLOWING DARKNESS NEW COVER AND BANNERS

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The cover for Swallowing Darkness has been redone. It comes out November 4, 2008.

Here is the new cover and a link to the banners. There are now 3 banner styles and 2 sizes for each:


http://www.laurellkhamilton.org/Merr...nessUS2008.jpg



Sorry, still don't have the first chapter up, but hope to soonest!





CAFÉ PRESS

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Cafe Press has added a ceramic travel mug to their collection. We are offering a variety of designs on it.

http://www.cafepress.com/lkhprem






LAUGHING COPRSE COMIC SPECIAL OFFER

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For a limited time, get your beloved vampire hunter delivered right to your door! You'll receive all 15 issues of Marvel's comic adaptation of Laurell K. Hamilton's Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter: The Laughing Corpse for just $29.97! Save 50% Off Newsstand! All orders must be placed by September 9th, 2008. Don't delay, subscribe today!

http://subscriptions.marvel.com/combo/Anita_Blake:_The_Laughing_Corpse




FALACATA TIMES INTERVIEW

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Falacata Times Interview is online!


http://members.lycos.co.uk/falcatatimes


SCREENSAVERS
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Screen Savers can be downloaded for free at the links below. But if you would rather have them on CD you can order them for $10 for both at
http://www.laurellkhamilton.org/Merchandise/OtherStuff.htm


SCREEN SAVER 1 - Mixed:
Mixed screen saver with Merry and Anita artwork and some photos of Laurell.
File name: LaurellScreenSaverSetup.exe
Click here or http://www.laurellkhamilton.org/ScreenSaver/LaurellScreenSaverSetup.exe


SCREEN SAVER 2 - Anita Quotes:
Quotes from the Anita Blake Vampire Hunter Series.
File name: AnitaQuotesScreensaverSetUp.exe
Click Here or http://www.laurellkhamilton.org/ScreenSaver/AnitaQuotesScreensaverSetUp.exe

This is a autoinstall program. Standard disclaimer applies


That's it for this bit! Hope to see you soon at DragonCon.


Darla

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Tuesday, June 17

LKH Bit 06/17/08

Wolf Howl Reminder, Full Moon Sale (Wednesday), Blue Moon Hardback, Guilty Pleasures Comic Issue 12, LKH Interview, Blood Noir News




Wolf Howl Reminder


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The Wolf Howl with Laurell and SJ Tucker is tonight! June 17. If you didn't get tickets, you might still be able to if you call Pam and ask. Sometimes, folks who cannot come will turn their tickets in. You can get tickets from Pam Rout at (636) 938-5900.



The gates will be locked at 7PM. So be there a bit before please!





FULL MOON SALE - Wednesday


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Full Moon Sale Item - Doyle Shirt - 20% or more off regular price!

Normally priced $20-$25 on sale for $15

Prices Shown are sale prices. Also, buy a Doyle shirt and get a Comic Con Anita Shirt for One Cent! Be sure to order that below!

Offer good until we run out!




BLUE MOON HARDBACK


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Blue Moon will be available in hardback for the first time on December 2, 2008.




COMIC NEWS

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Guilty Pleasures Issue 12 will be out June 18, 2008. Try your favorite comic retailer or any of these:

www.lightspeedhobbies.com

www.comicfusion.com

www.jetpackcomics.com




NON-US COVERS


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We have some new Non-US covers up!

Guilty Pleasures Brazil

Blue Moon Italy

Caress Of Twilight Italy



LKH INTERVIEW

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If you missed the live broadcast of Laurell on the John Carney Show, they now have it available to listen on the net,

http://www.kmox.com/The-Carney-Show/1670961

Go down to 5/27/08 to find the interview




BLOOD NOIR NEWS

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Thanks to everyone who bought this one! Here are the numbers for it.

1 NEW YORK TIMES FICTION LIST BESTSELLER!

2 at USA Today overall

1 at The Wall Street Journal

1 at Barnes And Noble

1 at Publishers Weekly Fiction List



That's it for this bit!

Darla

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Wednesday, May 28

Announcements

Okay, got some things to share that were announced last night at the signing. So drum roll please!

Press Release from Berkley:
At Berkley, Editorial Director Susan Allison signed up three more Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter novels from Laurell K. Hamilton—the 1 bestselling author credited with starting the genre of paranormal fiction. North American hard/soft rights were brokered by Merrilee Heifetz at Writers House in a major 7-figure deal. The first of the three books-the sixteenth hardcover in the popular series, following the latest installment Blood Noir-will be published in 2009.

Wolf Howl Update!
For those with tickets (we understand there are a few left). SJ Tucker, aka Skinny White Chick will be gracing us with song too! So you will get to hear Laurell read, the wolves howl and SJ sing! What a great evening!

Barnes And Noble Interview:
Audio interview:

http://media.barnesandnoble.com/index.jsp?fr_story=67cacb1a515b055581c38be3361f123006d9d91c&sourceid=L000000141

Darla

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Thursday, May 22

Laurell Radio Interview

Hosted By: The John Carney Show and KMOX AM Radio
When: Monday May 26, 2008
at 8:15 PM CST
Where: John Carney Show
SAINT LOUIS, Missouri
United States
Description:
Laurell Hamilton Interview


You may listen over the Internet at: http://www.kmox.com/The-Carney-Show/1670961 or click here: Click here!

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Tuesday, April 29

The Harlequin

The Harlequin: Anita Blake Vampire Hunter #15 is out today in paperback.

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