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At long last, here's the book cover for "The First Phone Call from Heaven"! Covers are important. I try to pick them carefully. It's pretty different from my past covers, but this is such a special story to me and so magical we wanted to give it something unique. If you'd like to, you could let us know what you think in the comments below. Also want to encourage you to sign up by July 10th for my new newsletter--you'll automatically be entered in a drawing to receive 1 of 10 advance editions of the book--months before its release on 11/12/13. Sign up at http://mitchalbom.com/d/shelved right now so you won't miss out!

From the Detroit Free Press: Heartfelt lesson as father looks for son

One week ago, I got into a taxi. It was a hot and humid Sunday morning in Bristol, Conn. I was heading to the airport.

"How you doing?" I said, sliding in.

The man behind the wheel only nodded. He was foreign looking with balding black hair and heavy jowls.

We drove in silence for half a minute. Then, without turning around, he spoke.

"My son is missing. He fall into river. Nobody find him."

At first, I thought I misheard him.

"Your son fell into a river?"

"Yes. They no find him. I look for him today, after I take you."

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From the Detroit Free Press: The awful sadness of losing a funny friend

Here's to the lunatics. The dreamers. The yellers. The people who see life as a crazy fun-house ride. Steve Nickerson was one of those people. You knew it the moment you met him - whether it was 20 years ago, when he looked like Meat Loaf, shooting photos for the Free Press with his long stringy hair and giant hulking frame, or three weeks ago, when he was thin and stumbling, hooked to two tanks of oxygen, his head shaved, his legs in funky pajama bottoms and colorful socks.

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From the Detroit Free Press: Game 7 to show who's toughest of all

Because they could not do the simplest of things, the San Antonio Spurs must now do the most difficult: overcome themselves. If they succeed tonight, in Game 7, on the road, against the mighty Miami Heat, you will have witnessed one of the greatest displays of mental toughness ever seen in sports.

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From the Detroit Free Press: Father, friend says final farewell

Father, friend says final farewell

Mitch Albom inspired by author's lessons

Fathers are often bad at good-byes. Some find them awkward. Some find them silly. Some just figure, in their work-focused way, that there will always be time for one later.

Mark Weber was an exception. He had a long chance to say good-bye. He was a career soldier, a lieutenant colonel in the Minnesota National Guard, awarded the Bronze Star for heroism. In 2010, he was on his way to a high-level position in Afghanistan, under personal request from Gen. David Petraeus.

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FINITO! At 10:24 p.m., I wrote the last line to the new novel, "The First Phone Call From Heaven." Feels like giving birth (I imagine!) Coming 11/12/13!

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