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June 16, 2009
Reading at the Harvard Coop
That's right: this is me reading at the Harvard Coop, live from Harvard Square Cambridge. Check out this short video to see me read a good-sized chunk of JACK WAKES UP's first chapter. Enjoy! If you'd like to see a longer version of the reading, watch this video.
June 11, 2009
Gonzo Geek Review and Real Simple hits Podcasts
Two more hot ones this week, as I'm out on the road... when I get back I'll wrap these all up into a quick podcast AND tell you all about what I'm learing on "The Numbers."
Bruce from GonzoGeek.com reviewed JACK WAKES UP, saying: "Harwood writes some quality pulp.
The dialogue crackles. The action moves. The plot moves along quickly just like it should.
Some of the characters might have come across as stock written by a lesser talent, but even the black drug dealer, Junius, pops off the page.
Har
Open Culture: Writing in the digital age
Damn, time's a flying! Monday on the Open Culture Blog, I wrote on a new challenge for contemporary writers: getting your work onto as many potential reading platforms as possible to maximize your reach and market. I've been faced with this now as JACK WAKES UP hits print and I want to make sure I can get it onto iPhones, Audiobooks sections, and other tech gadgets. It's a battle, one I didn't expect.
Writing in the Digital Age: It’s All About the Platform
The number of ebook readers and reading d
June 10, 2009
Harwood hits New York!! (Redux!)
That's right, this is the new montage video of me hitting NYC for the 09 tour. Meet my agent and editor, see inside Random House, cuts from the reading and party after, and lots of goodness. Enjoy!
Thanks to Mysterious Bookshop, Ian and Otto for hosting the event (and for the FREE BEER!), all of the great Palms Peeps who showed up, and great authors Megan Abbott, Jonathan Santlofer, Jason Pinter, Dave White, the crew from The Lineup, and the esteemed Reed Farrel Coleman!
June 9, 2009
Check out Personal Effects: Dart Art by J.C. Hutchins
Today a major voice in the podcast world drops his first published book!
St. Martin's press releases J.C. Hutchins' debut Personal Effects: Dart Art today for all the world to read. Never before heard as a podcast, first time anywhere.
I had the good luck to read this baby a month or so back and it blew me away. Above you'll see a montage video of me and 10 other podcast authors spouting off on how much we liked this book. To read for yourself, go out and get the book here. I'm getting mine. No d
June 2, 2009
Fun, Sun, New and Highlights from Events
I'm learning that video-casting or vodcasting is harder than it looks. What kind of file extension do you guys prefer for me to put up into the feed? Confused.
But, maybe it's because I found out that Jack Wakes Up is "the literary equivalent of testosterone" or because I'm getting ready for a big trip, but either way, I'm juked up tonight, the sun was out here in Berkeley, and I've got a new video to drop (and .mov file here) on you with all new highlights from events, me with some serious bounc
JWU- "The Literary Equivalent of Testosterone!"
gridFile under: Keep this book away from Manny!
The Metro Newspapers (a free publication found on the subways of Boston, NYC, and Philly) feature a review piece on JACK WAKES UP this week by Dorothy Robinson, where she calls it "the literary equivalent of testosterone!"
No wonder it keeps failing all these damn drug tests!
Holla it out and spread it! (And three stars is their highest rank "Buy it!" in case you were wondering.)
June 1, 2009
Jeremy Robinson's PULSE
My great friend and the former editor of Breakneck Books (before he sold the company)--that's right, THE Breakneck Books that brought out JWU last year and gave me my first break--has just come out with a new thriller novel called PULSE.
HOW MANY PEOPLE WOULD YOU KILL TO LIVE FOREVER?
Imagine a world where soldiers regenerate and continue fighting without pause, where suicide bombers live to strike again and again. This is the dream of Richard Ridley, founder of Manifold Genetics, and he has just
LA Examiner Online covers JACK WAKES UP
Whoops! Sorry I missed this on the first go-round when it came out on May 5th, but here I am catching it now!
Frank Mundo at the LA Books Examiner covers my podcasting route and JACK WAKES UP's new release here:
Live from the Lab - 5/31/09
What can you say now? Whoo! Video for this week!
I'm a little tired, but ready to hit the road in a couple days to come to NYC, Boston, Cambridge, Somerville, Newton, all the goodness! I'm here today to show you a few highlights from the tour, bend your ear about the upcoming reading dates, a brief sense of the numbers and what work we still have to do... and you know, it's just me being myself and laying it all out with you guys for real.
Here's the link for the Free PDF to give your friends, you
