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Here's How You Buy Your Way Onto The New York Times Bestsellers List

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Denver Post Reviews Helsinki Blood, by James Thompson

http://www.denverpost.com/books/ci_22...

Interview with Finnish Ministry for Foreign Affairs

Interview with Finnish Ministry for Foreign Affairs, with Tapani Bagge and Leena Lehtolainen.
http://finland.fi/Public/default.aspx...

Goodreads Giveaway. Hurry!

Giving away 15 copies of Lucifer's Tears. Ends tomorrow. Hurry!
http://www.goodreads.com/giveaway/sho...

New Friends and Book List

I sent out some new friend requests last weekend. I used the standard GR "Check out my new books," text. I wish I had written my own text, because that's a little misleading. There are a few new books that I reviewed for publication, but I haven't added any besides them in some time.
The story behind it:
I went to a Helsinki library and visited their pop fiction room. A few thousand books. I noticed I had read close to half of them, and I thought, I should rate all these on GR. I made a handwritten list of a couple hundred authors. I spent a few hours rating books, which is why most books on my list are by a few authors, and had fun doing it. Then, there never seemed to be another few hours to continue. The list still sits on my desk. So, one of these days, when some time free appears, hopefully before retirement, I will rate them all. It's become one of those compulsive 'I must do this before I die' things. Maybe not completing it will make me live longer?

New Friends and Book List

I sent out some new friend requests last weekend. I used the standard GR "Check out my new books," text. I wish I had written my own text, because that's a little misleading. There are a few new books that I reviewed for publication, but I haven't added any besides them in some time.
The story behind it:
I went to a Helsinki library and visited their pop fiction room. A few thousand books. I noticed I had read close to half of them, and I thought, I should rate all these on GR. I made a handwritten list of a couple hundred authors. I spent a few hours rating books, which is why most books on my list are by a few authors, and had fun doing it. Then, there never seemed to be another few hours to continue. The list still sits on my desk. So, one of these days, when some time free appears, hopefully before retirement, I will rate them all. It's become one of those compulsive 'I must do this before I die' things. Maybe not completing it will make me live longer?

New Friends and Book List

I sent out some new friend requests last weekend. I used the standard GR "Check out my new books," text. I wish I had written my own text, because that's a little misleading. There are a few new books that I reviewed for publication, but I haven't added any besides them in some time.
The story behind it:
I went to a Helsinki library and visited their pop fiction room. A few thousand books. I noticed I had read close to half of them, and I thought, I should rate all these on GR. I made a handwritten list of a couple hundred authors. I spent a few hours rating books, which is why most books on my list are by a few authors, and had fun doing it. Then, there never seemed to be another few hours to continue. The list still sits on my desk. So, one of these days, when some time free appears, hopefully before retirement, I will rate them all. It's become one of those compulsive 'I must do this before I die' things. Maybe not completing it will make me live longer?

Spiritualism, Modernism, and the Holocaust.

Spiritualism, Modernism, and the Holocaust. by James Thompson
http://www.internationalcrimeauthors....

Lucifer's Tears is now out in paperback. Available just about everywhere.

Snow Angels in Holland
http://www.karakteruitgevers.nl/boeke...
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Gone Baby Gone. Gone Viral!

Criminality and virality. The black market and millions of web hits.

http://www.jamesthompsonauthor.com/bl...

Blood Money, by James Grippando-review

See my review of Blood Money, by James Grippando, on New York Journal of Books
http://www.nyjournalofbooks.com/revie...