Josh’s Comments (group member since Jun 17, 2010)

Josh’s comments from the Q&A with Josh Lanyon group.

Lynn wrote: "Still can’t respond to specific comments on the app - but again thank you for the recommendations . I’ve read a couple of isobel starling and Lisa Henry and could not get into them. Not sure why. I..."

I think you'll enjoy Gregory Ashe's work quite a bit.

Jordan wrote: "I think I need to know which came first: Deputy Haskell or Deputy Hassle? LOL"

LOL

The hardcover is going to be insanely expensive. As in just about $60.00 (GULP). And that's with me earning less than a dollar a book.

I'm hoping the soft cover will be a bit more reasonable. But jeez. Who knows?

Antonella wrote: "Josh is kicking off her MEGA BOX SET AND COLLECTIONS SALE over at Smashwords: all collections and box sets are 50% off thru March 7th. (There's a code, but you don't actually need it because the sa..."

Thank you so much, Antonella!

It's now running on Google Play and Amazon as well.

Unfortunately, it doesn't start on Barnes and Noble until the 23rd. It has to do with the limitations of their website interface. It's very unfortunate because B&N readers lose almost a week of the sale.

Jordan wrote: "That sounds great for promoting your books when we reread them! This place had been hoping lately with the reread! I’m hoping this will bring in more folks!"

Excellent! It's a plan.

Trio wrote: "Some groups are doing it in their newsletters..."

Well, that's another something I have no idea how to do! Maybe it would be useful to explore...

LET'S PUT THAT ON THE NEVER-ENDING LIST OF THINGS TO DO!

Hey guys,

We've run into a little problem in that when Goodreads changed their policy so that only "friends," could message each other, I lost the ability to welcome new members to the group and share our group guidelines.

Maybe there's another way to do that? Does anyone know?

I'm not sure the group still needs to remain private, though I do hate spammers with a deep and abiding passion.

Thoughts?

Ije the Devourer of Books wrote: "This is interesting. I just think there are many different kinds of love but the love that is most hyped is romantic love. I am single and I rely on love from family and friends. This is really wha..."

Absolutely!

One of the best and healthiest changes in recent memory is the societal recognition that romantic love isn't the only or even the most important varietal in the very large garden of life.

Karen wrote: "Fresh Air (NPR) 2/11/2022 on Joseph Hansen
https://www.npr.org/2022/02/11/107986..."

Oh very cool!

Jordan wrote: "This is a reminder to nominate titles for our April BOM by Thursday so I can put a poll together.

FUTURE NOMINATING
We haven't been getting many nominations lately (nor have we had much particip..."

I don't think I previously mentioned how much I love this idea!

I'm going to try to coordinate with whatever youse guys choose. Each quarter, I'll reformat the chosen book, promote it on my social media, and run a giveaway here.

Jordan wrote: "It's a Saturday. I'm at work. We've had anti-maskers in the building filming their protest (it's required by the city that you must wear a mask in the library at all times, no matter what.) since 1..."

Jesus. Who would have dreamed being a librarian was such a perilous occupation? What the hell is the matter with the world?

I mean, besides the obvious things.

Antonella wrote: "Nature is what we see by Emily Dickinson

“Nature” is what we see—
The Hill—the Afternoon—
Squirrel—Eclipse—the Bumble bee—
Nay—Nature is Heaven—
Nature is what we hear—
The Bobolink—..."

Lovely.

Antonella wrote: "Meena* was an Afghan revolutionary political activist, feminist, women's rights activist and founder of Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan (RAWA)**. She was assassinated by funda..."

That was gut-wrenching.

Gabi wrote: "Hi, quick question.
Is there a book that focuses on the Roadside Ripper investigation. It is mentioned in The Art of Murder series and in Winter Kill that there is a task force, but I have not read..."

There is not.

However, oddly enough, the Ripper investigation becomes relevant again in The Movie-Town Murders. ;-)

Jordan wrote: "Josh wrote: "Best thing about today...

Well, I'm shaking off my aggravation. The final proofs to Fatal Shadows The Collector's Edition were supposed to be in my dropbox, but YET AGAIN, the wrong (..."

We're now on the 9th round of edits. LOL. But we're SO close. Like within a day or two of going live (fingers crossed).

Calathea wrote: "Josh wrote: "Hey, stranger!"

Hey, you! Fancy seeing you here. :-) I trust you're doing well?"

I have to admit the new year is off to a rocky start health-wise. I just got over four days of food poisoning! UGH. I mean, it's kind of nuts. I've been sick for all but two weeks of the new year.

And yet I remain weirdly cheerful and optimistic. I don't know what THAT'S about!

Calathea wrote: "So, I put on Winter Kill last night and went to the kitchen to prepare dinner. Let's just say, handling pork cutlets and a morgue scene on audio aren't going together as well as one might expect......"

GULP. LOL

Averin wrote: "I re-read this and was pleasantly shocked by how funny it is. Like laugh out loud annoy the SO. How could I forget?"

I've always thought of it as pretty dark, but then when I was preparing the file to list on NetGalley, I glanced through it, and it does have some unexpectedly funny bits.

It really is weird looking at your own work from the perspective of distance.

Trio wrote: "My absolutely favorite part is that first sex scene when Rob jumps on the bed in the cabin and breaks it.

And again, the scene in Rob's house - when he runs upstairs to get supplies and then dive ..."

I was thinking the other day I should re-read those All's Fair books and see what I think. I never reread those.

Marge wrote: "Trio wrote: "It's so much fun when characters pop up from other stories!"

Speaking of which, don't Rob and Adam show up in one of the Murder Mystery series? Or maybe I'm thinking of a coda for Win..."

There's a coda, yes!