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NEW KELLER NOVEL AND LB
BOOKSTORE SPECIALS!

The new Keller novel is available
June 24!
As you might know, Keller is a stamp collector. He
returned to the hobby of his boyhood in the final chapters of
HIT MAN, when he was contemplating
retirement and figured he'd need a hobby. But stamp collecting ate
up much of his retirement fund, so he's gone on working. But killing
people is just what he does for a living. Stamp collecting is his
life!
LB'S BOOKSTORE SPECIALS!
To celebrate, we're offering a couple of specials in our bookstore.
First, there is a special limited edition of
the new Keller novel, consisting of a serially-numbered copy of
the hardcover first edition with a special imprint on the flyleaf or
title page, and bearing a custom Hit and Run postage stamp, with a
dated cancellation, and the author's signature.
ALSO:
A set of the first three Keller novels to
complement the philatelic edition of Hit and Run.
These are signed,
and will include a philatelic enhancement; each book
will bear the appropriate stamp (1¢, 2¢, or 3¢) from the 1938
Presidential series, each canceled by a special Keller cancellation.
To order your copies,
click here to enter the bookstore
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A DIET OF TREACLE
Now Available!
"Reprinted for the first time since its pseudonymous publication nearly 50 years ago, this
tour of the 1950s Manhattan underworld begins with Anita, a good college girl with a bright but
predictable future, who comes to Greenwich Village to find what else is out there. Block’s New York
is a noir wonderland, populated with junkies and beatsters spouting angular tough-guy dialogue...
Block effortlessly immerses himself in [their] world of drugs, sex and disaffection with a
matter-of-factness that hits hard, all the more convincing because Block never makes an overt
effort to convince. A potboiler morality play at its finest... the slow build will give readers
the delicious (and all-too-rare) feeling that anything could happen." - Publishers Weekly
Click here for more info,
reviews, and an excerpt.
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THE
BURGLAR WHO SMELLED SMOKE.
This Bernie Rhodenbarr short story, by Lynne
Wood Block and Lawrence Block, was written
for the anthology Till Death Do Us Part, and
first published in Mary Higgins Clark's
Mystery Magazine, where it appeared as a
special pamphlet bound into the magazine.
The editors were kind enough to send us the
overrun of the pamphlets, and we are now
making them available to collectors, signed
by both of the co-authors. "Unique" is an
overused and often misused word, but it
might actually apply here! Check it out at
LB's BOOKSTORE. |
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TELLING LIES SPECIAL! |
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Writers and non-writers alike find
TELLING LIES FOR FUN & PROFIT
chockful of sage advice with insight into how authors do what they
do so well. Check out the latest rave review
here.
Now at a special new price, grab both the trade paperback
and the audiobook for a total price of $20 in
LB's Bookstore. |
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NOW in the US & the UK in paperback!

HIT PARADE
Keller's Back!
"If you think Larry Block is just writing about crime, then you
probably thought Herman Melville was just writing about fish."
- TV's Craig Ferguson
Didn't make one of LB's appearances? You still can, via the web!
Visit our LINKS page for audio/video clips from
LB's bookstore & tv appearances from coast to coast.
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E-LB ON WRITING LB's extensive seminar on the how-to's of great writing was a big hit, and his
book version of the same was long out-of-print (and very sought-after) until PerfectBound brought
WRITE FOR YOUR LIFE back in e-book format. Go to HarperCollins' PerfectBound website
to purchase, or for more info. |
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LB ON DVD LB's short story, CLEVELAND IN MY DREAMS, has been brought to
life by Mark & Olive Sullivan in a 29-minute film which was named
Best Comedy Film at the
2005 Route 66 Film Festival. Get your hands on a DVD at:
LB's BOOKSTORE. |
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I SUPPOSE YOU'RE WONDERING. . .
. . .why I summoned you all here. You're not alone. I wonder myself.
I mean, is this proper behavior for a writer? Did Cervantes have
a web site? Did Tolstoi have a web site? How about Dickens?
Well, no, nor did they tap keyboards and watch words appear magically
on a screen. Cervantes and Tolstoi might have had web sites, if
they'd had the option. And Dickens would have been on the Internet
like a pike on a minnow. (Remember, he was the originator of the
Book Tour. Unless you want to count St. Paul.)
And what is all this, anyway, but the E-quivalent of a book tour?
There's a lot of information here, and no end of opportunities
for you to buy some books---through links to internet booksellers
and right here. (Autographed copies, and we take credit cards. Is
that a deal or what?) My travel schedule's here, along with my latest
newsletter, and whatever else seemed worth including. And I'll be
updating the site with some regularity, so bookmark this page and
visit when you can.
As my southern relatives say, now that you know your way here,
don't be a stranger. . .
LB
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