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Casting Call for The Price of Liberty

Why, I almost forgot: a couple of days ago, Marshal Zeringue posted my thoughts about casting the movie of The Price of Liberty over at his blog, My Book, the Movie. It's all purely theoretical at this point—film rights are still available!

If they made The Price of Liberty into a film, who would I like to play the lead roles? That's a tough question. When I write, I don't picture living people, so it's hard to imagine anyone personifying my characters onscreen. Not that I wouldn't want that...

If you can't come to the party tonight . . .

. . . then catch me on the radio! I'll be on Cherie Newman's show, "The Write Question," on Montana Public Radio tonight at 7:30 p.m. Mountain time. Thanks to the magic of the internet, you can listen to the show even if you don't live in broadcast range. Heck, you can even listen to it right now -- the perfect solution for those who want to hear the show and come to the party in person.

LAUNCH PARTY!

Thursday, September 9

5:30-7:30 p.m.

After-Words

23 E. Illinois

Chicago, IL 60611

312-464-1110

The Price of Liberty and the Sunday Papers

How was your Labor Day weekend? Mine was very pleasant, and not only because of my trip to Fermilab. I was enjoying a good conversation with the Chicago Tribune's Rick Kogan on WGN when he mentioned that I'd received a positive review in the Chicago Sun-Times—and encouraged listeners to buy a copy. (Of my book, of course, but also the rival newspaper!) The media landscape sure looks different than it used to, doesn't it?

The reviewer, Jeffrey Westhoff, misses the "paranoia" of the previous...

"a story about the two most powerful institutions in the United States . . . ganging up on an innocent man. It's Kafka."

Another chilling story of false accusation: that of Steven Hatfill, a suspect in the anthrax attacks. In "The Wrong Man" (The Atlantic), David Freed details the FBI's "detective myopia." Unable to find hard evidence or a better suspect, they leaned hard on Hatfill, hoping he'd screw up or confess. They nearly ruined his life without strengthening their case. And, when stronger evidence pointed toward Bruce Edward Ivins as the actual perpetrator, the resolution of the case hardly became cause ...

More Praise for The Price of Liberty

I just received an advance galley from ForeWord Reviews. Reviewer Mary Popham wrote so many nice sentences that I'm not sure which one is my favorite. To give you an idea of my problem:

"Keir Graff is an accomplished writer." (I mean, really, she had me at hello.)

"His book’s foundation is strong and reliable, firmly constructed with setting and character; it prepares the reader for the swift-moving plot."

"Graff’s story reads like current political and economic news."

"The author deftly...

Unfunny Foto Follies

Alert reader Carol in Chicago sent me a link to the New York Times article "Picture This, and Risk Arrest," by Jim Dwyer, noting a strong similarity to the opening chapters of My Fellow Americans:

One afternoon, Duane P. Kerzic was arrested by the Amtrak police while taking pictures of a train pulling into Pennsylvania Station. At first, the police asked him to delete the images from his camera, but he refused. He ended up handcuffed to the wall of a holding cell while an officer wrote a...

What am I reading?

Funny you should ask. I was just raving about that on Writers Read:

I'm reading One for Hell, by Jada M. Davis, and loving it. Originally published as a Gold Medal paperback, and soon to be reprinted by the wonderful Stark House Press, it's a dark, bare-knuckled brawler set in a West Texas oil boomtown.

Click here to read the rest.

Can The Price of Liberty pass the Page 69 Test?

It depends on who's grading, I guess. Marshal Zeringue asked me to take the exam, and I was happy to comply. He's very trusting—I didn't even have a proctor! You can see my report card at The Page 69 Test.

Hometown Press

As I pack my bags for Montana, it's nice to see some hometown press. In "Thrill Seeker," Jay Stevens reviews The Price of Liberty for the Missoula Independent:

" . . . the book is Graff's tautest yet. It's an almost seamless thriller, a page-turner. The best feature of the book is the villain, Shane Fetters. In a new move for Graff, the book is partly told from Fetters' point of view, which allows Graff to flex a talent also not yet seen in his previous novels: humor."

Despite those kind w...

Press Release: Author Keir Graff Writes Press Release

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact: Keir Graff

Phone: 773-793-6307

E-mail: keir@keirgraff.com

 

AUTHOR KEIR GRAFF WRITES PRESS RELEASE TO PROMOTE HIS THRILLER, THE PRICE OF LIBERTY

Calls the Experience "Rewarding"

CHICAGO, IL—To announce the promotional activities for his fourth novel, The Price of Liberty, Chicago author Keir Graff has written a press release. He has written the press release in third-person, hoping to create the illusion that he maintains the services of a publicist. Misspellings a...