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April 18, 2019
Crime Reads lists August Norman’s Come and Get Me as one of April’s Best Debut Thrillers
Crimereads.com included COME AND GET ME: A Caitlin Bergman Novel on its list of April’s Best Debut Thrillers and Crime Novels.
August Norman’s thrilling debut is the latest addition to the giant genre of academic mysteries, but this one feels as immersed in contemporary debates about rights and safety on campus as it is evocative of the ivory tower’s ancient reputation as a place of secrets. In perhaps a nod to the structure of Dorothy Sayer’s seminal college mystery Gaudy Night, a journalist returns to her alma mater to receive an honorary award only to spot dark deeds a-brewin’ after an undergrad’s mysterious disappearance brings underlying issues to a head.
For the full article, and to learn about the other 6, click HERE.
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April 17, 2019
Thriller author August Norman applies Marshal Zeringue’s Page 69 Test to Come and Get Me
As part of the publishing process, I’ve met a lot of other authors, bookstagrammers, and bloggers.
Marshal Zeringue runs (at least) three wonderful blogs that discuss the writing process, and was good enough to invite me to apply his Page 69 test (essentially a look at the importance of a single page in comparison to the overall work) to COME AND GET ME.
You can find my answer, and those of many other authors with hot new releases, here:
https://page69test.blogspot.com/2019/04/come-and-get-me.html
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April 4, 2019
April 1, 2019
Author PJ Bodnar interviews August Norman about the debut thriller Come and Get Me for The Big Thrill
PJ Bodnar interviews debut thriller author August Norman regarding Come and Get Me: A Caitlin Bergman novel for the April 2019 issue of The Big Thrill magazine.
Writer, photographer, retired police officer, and editor PJ Bodnar interviewed August for the April issue of The Big Thrill, the official magazine of the International Thriller Writers.
The article touches on August’s writing style and process, and delves into the themes present in COME AND GET ME: A Caitlin Bergman Novel, a thriller set for release on 4/9/19 by Crooked Lane Books..
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March 13, 2019
March 1, 2019
Author Gwen Florio interviews August Norman about the debut novel Come and Get Me for The Thrill Begins
Journalist and Mystery/Thriller novelist Gwen Florio interviewed August for the March issue of The Thrill Begins, the International Thriller Writers resource for aspiring and debut thriller writers.
The interview touches on August’s entry into the world of publishing, the origin of Caitlin Bergman – the hero of COME AND GET ME, a thriller set for release on 4/9/19 by Crooked Lane Books.
Here’s the article, and here’s a link to Gwen Florio’s website.
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February 20, 2019
Publishers Weekly calls August Norman’s Come and Get Me “Chilling” and “full of page-turning action.”
Publishers Weekly posted their review of COME AND GET ME: A Caitlin Bergman Novel.
When journalist Caitlin Bergman, the heroine of Norman’s chilling first novel and series launch, returns to her hometown of Bloomington, Ind., to receive an honorary degree, she’s approached by a reporter for the student newspaper, who asks her whether she’s going to look into the disappearance of Angela Chapman. Angela vanished after a night of drugs and debauchery two years earlier. Caitlin reluctantly decides that writing about Angela might help her finally face her own 20-year-old trauma over a rape in which her assailant left her for dead. She exposes a series of mistakes, indifference, incompetence, and lies about the night Angela went missing, which doesn’t endear her to the local police or to Angela’s friends. Indeed, Caitlin’s relentless probing and abrasive manner alienates everyone in Bloomington who might help her. Meanwhile, a serial killer lurks in the wings. The skillfully rendered plot is full of page-turning action, but readers should be prepared for graphic depictions of physical and psychological violence. Norman is off to a solid start.
For the review as it appears: https://www.publishersweekly.com/978-1-68331-975-7
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February 12, 2019
Book Signing & Launch Event – Come and Get Me by August Norman – Mystery Ink Bookstore
Thriller author August Norman will read from and sign the debut COME AND GET ME: A Caitlin Bergman Novel at Mystery Ink Bookstore. This Orange County launch event at a great independent bookstore will include wine, cheese, cake, and murder! Bring a book bag, there are too many great crime novels on these shelves!
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January 21, 2019
Reading/Salon – LIT UP Orange County
Thriller author August Norman will join other writers (and readers) at Bardot Bars & Coffee in Tustin, CA, to discuss COME AND GET ME: A Caitlin Bergman novel & the world of fiction!
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December 31, 2018
Reading/Signing – Barnes and Noble – Burbank, CA
Thriller author August Norman will sign and read from his debut novel COME AND GET ME at the Barnes and Noble in Burbank, California on April 13, 2019 at 2 PM.
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