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First Photos of the The Mailman Special Limited Edition by Bentley Little

Continuing my tradition of posting slightly blurry or out of focus photos of some of our cool new releases at Cemetery Dance Publications, here are the first photos of The Mailman Special Limited Edition by Bentley Little, which will begin shipping late next week. These photos include the optional slipcase that collectors could add to their order when the book was a preorder if they wanted a slipcase. As always, these quick shots really don't convey the size of the book. Collectors who...

Update on The Exorcist: The 40th Anniversary Revised Limited Edition by William Peter Blatty

Here is the latest update on The Exorcist: The 40th Anniversary Revised Limited Edition by William Peter Blatty that Lonely Road Books will be publishing later this year:

The book is now designed and being proofread, and we're still right on track for a summer publication date.

As I mentioned last time, I originally planned on printing 6 color artwork plates in this special edition, but Caniglia went overboard and turned in 13 (!) color pieces, so I'm breaking the budget and adding all of them ...

Scenes from the Cemetery Dance office: Stephen King 11/22/63 Stamping Die

This is the "stamping die" from our special slipcase for the Scribner hardcover edition of 11/22/63 by Stephen King.  The stamping die is used to press the hot foil stamping design onto a slipcase or book binding:

Here is what the actual stamping on the slipcase looks like:

Scenes from the Cemetery Dance office: Signature Sheets from the UK

One of our favorite UK authors used some very special packing material when he returned a huge box of signature sheets last week:

Scenes from the Cemetery Dance office: Glenn Chadbourne's The Dark Tower t-shirts have arrived

In a new feature I may or may not actually keep up with (probably not given how good I am at this whole blogging thing), I thought I would post a photo from the office every now and then.

To get things started, Glenn Chadbourne's The Dark Tower t-shirts have arrived and will be shipping soon:

Lorraine Garland (Assistant to Neil Gaiman) Speaks About Her Work, Her Bengal Cats, Roller Derby, and More!

Many of you have probably heard of Lorraine Garland, aka Fabulous Lorraine, who works as an assistant to Neil Gaiman. That means she's responsible for making sure Neil Gaiman actually has time to write at some point in his work day, which I'm pretty sure makes her a national treasure.

Brian James Freeman: I think the first question most people have is: how did you land a job working for Neil Gaiman?

Photo credit: Kyle Cassidy

Lorraine Garland: I was working as a nuclear scientist at NASA, and I ...

Signed Trade Paperback of The Painted Darkness for Just $9.99

I've had a lot of readers asking about a paperback edition of The Painted Darkness because they missed out on the hardcover or they're not eBook readers, so I'm pleased to report that a trade paperback is on the way — and the retail price will only be $9.99! In addition, if you like your books signed, please note that all of the preorders that Cemetery Dance sells for the next 10 days will be SIGNED by Brian Keene and myself — plus the book qualifies for FREE US SHIPPING for a very limited...

Behind the Scenes: The 25th Anniversary Edition of IT Limited Edition Artwork Portfolio

When it comes to my day job at Cemetery Dance Publications, I'm often tossing out random ideas for new projects, just to see what everyone else likes and to keep things interesting.

Last year, I suggested that we put together a Limited Edition Artwork Portfolio featuring all of the artwork from the The 25th Anniversary Edition of It by Stephen King that Cemetery Dance published in December. This was based on something I had done the previous year at Lonely Road Books for the Lettered Edition o...

Photos of the Deluxe Limited Edition of The Strain by Guillermo del Toro & Chuck Hogan

Here are a few photos of the Deluxe Limited Edition of The Strain by Guillermo del Toro and Chuck Hogan, which I'm publishing over at Lonely Road Books. Mindy took most of these photos for me because I was having a really tough time with how shiny the book and slipcase material is. The Limited Edition, which sold out within 36 hours of being announced, will begin shipping by the end of the week. The Lettered Edition is waiting on the traycases, which should be completed in the next two...

Dueling Minds Anthology Sales Update

Just a quick update that my anthology Dueling Minds, which features stories by Brian Keene, Gary A. Braunbeck, Tom Piccirilli, Tim Lebbon, Jenny Orosel, and Gerard Houarner, is selling out very quickly and there are no other editions planned at this time.

Even though the book was just announced on Friday, 85% of the signed Limited Edition copies are now spoken for and there are only 3 copies of the Deluxe Signed & Traycased Lettered Edition remaining. Be sure to click on the cover below and...