CORONA, AUTHORS, INDIES, and YOU

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CORONA, AUTHORS, INDIES, and YOU

Unless you are living under a rock (and if you are, it’s probably because you are self-isolating there) then you’ve heard about this pandemic called ~~Corona~~ ~~Coronavirus~~ COVID-19, which I will lovingly refer to as “Bad Ugly Germs” or BUG, for short.

Some of your schools have shut down thanks to the BUG, or they will soon. They’ll open again soon, I hope, but in the meantime, WASH YOUR HANDS.

Seriously, go wash them right now. I’ll wait…

Okay, now that you’re back, let’s talk about how the world is shutting down for business. This has some real-world impacts on indie booksellers, authors, and on you.

INDIE BOOKSHOPS: It was already tough to be an indie bookseller, but the BUG presents a serious threat to their survival. Please order from your local indie wherever possible – they will mail the book out to you, and the money will stay in your community. Trust me, you want your money to stay in your community right now. You just do. I’ll put in some links below of how to find the nearest indie to you.

As always, if you order any of my books from The King’s English Bookshop in Salt Lake City, I will sign them and personalize them if you want, and they will mail them out to you. If you’re a local type, they even have some innovative ways of safely getting books into your hands.

And honestly, what better way to wait out the BUG than by devouring a great story? More on that below…

AUTHORS: For teachers, librarians, and readers who were planning to attend conferences and festivals this spring, please believe that we as authors are just as disappointed not to meet YOU! It also means we miss the chance to share our new releases, our ARCs, and our enthusiasm.

Hopefully they’ll be back for the next event!

YOU: For most of us, school is still in session, or work is still a thing, and we continue to do whatever it is we do – in small groups, of course. By the way, if you haven’t washed your hands in a few minutes, feel free to do so now.

Anyway, if when you do have to self-quarantine, consider grabbing a book. There are so many great books and authors out there to discover. If you’d like to read one of my books, then the links below are all to The King’s English Bookshop.

THE FALSE PRINCE

THE RUNAWAY KING

THE SHADOW THRONE

THE CAPTIVE KINGDOM (the BUG had better be long gone by then, but you can still pre-order)