Please take note:

I have completed an inordinately large amount of work in the last couple of months, and am about to start on an even larger agenda later in September,  and a National Book Tour in October and November.

So.

I am going to go away for around ten days or so, and I am not taking a computer. Or a phone. Or telegraph wires. It may even be difficult to reach me by Post.

I am doing little to no work on this trip, the first actual vacation that meets the definition (as in, not going to LA after Comicon; not an extra sightseeing day after a signing; etc…)

I am going to read for fun. (Books by Terry Brooks, Tom DeHaven, and Gilbert and Jaime Hernandez, to be precise).

And then, rested and recharged, I’m coming back, and switching into high gear.

I thought all things considered, a warning was only fair.

…and counting until the release of HERE, THERE BE DRAGONS.

We have a week-plus launch event happening in NYC, followed by the National Tour. I’ll be posting dates and times around the middle of September. Already confirmed for NY are signings at Jim Hanley’s Universe; Books of Wonder; and as of this morning, a Barnes & Noble in Brooklyn.

As part of our promotions for the book, we’re offering a free, oversized, full color, signed (by me) postcard of the cover. All you need to do to get one is email me your address with ‘DRAGONS POSTCARD’ in the subject line. Plus, the return address on the card will be that of a local (to you) independent book or comics store where you can go to buy a copy.

How’s that for a good use of the bookshop locator service? 

(Added to make it easier to email: coppervale@frontiernet.net)