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Book Trailer for The Technologists
Introducing *The Technologists* book trailer! What's a book trailer? It's a recent trend in publishing in getting the word out about a new book. This is my first one, and I'm really excited to share it with you. Have your audio on to listen to the great accompanying music, too. I'll post a "behind the trailer" note soon to describe the process and cheer its talented creator, Jessi Esparza. Even sooner I should be able to direct you to our new website devoted to The Technologists, all in anticipation of the novel's publication on February 21, 2012.
Oh, and if you're at all inclined please Share this on Facebook, Twitter, or pass it along to anyone you think might be interested!
Here's the link!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zJHkUY...
Oh, and if you're at all inclined please Share this on Facebook, Twitter, or pass it along to anyone you think might be interested!
Here's the link!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zJHkUY...
Technologists website and The Professor's Assassin
The website is now up for The Technologists! Please visit when you have a chance:
The Technologists Official Website
The site for the novel has a bit of a different look and feel than the sites for my other novels, and I hope you'll enjoy it. Remember, the novel will be out February 21, 2012.
More news! As you'll see on the new website, "The Professor's Assassin" is now available for download as of today! This is an e-original prequel to The Technologists that I hope you'll consider reading.
In The Technologists, you'll meet William Barton Rogers, the determined visionary founder and president of M.I.T., as the class of 1868 prepares for the college's first graduation. In my shorter novella, "The Professor's Assassin," we find Rogers many years earlier, as a professor in his 30s at the University of Virginia, at a time when that and other Southern colleges are plagued with violence and riots. Rogers must confront an unexpected turn in his life when the dean of the college, his friend, is shot down in cold blood by a student--a real life murder case filled with twists and drama. As events unfold, we discover where Rogers receives some of his early inspiration for the creation of a new type of college.
Please download "The Professor's Assassin" today! Here is a page with links to download the prequel from your choice of sites. Hope you enjoy!The Technologists
The Technologists Official Website
The site for the novel has a bit of a different look and feel than the sites for my other novels, and I hope you'll enjoy it. Remember, the novel will be out February 21, 2012.
More news! As you'll see on the new website, "The Professor's Assassin" is now available for download as of today! This is an e-original prequel to The Technologists that I hope you'll consider reading.
In The Technologists, you'll meet William Barton Rogers, the determined visionary founder and president of M.I.T., as the class of 1868 prepares for the college's first graduation. In my shorter novella, "The Professor's Assassin," we find Rogers many years earlier, as a professor in his 30s at the University of Virginia, at a time when that and other Southern colleges are plagued with violence and riots. Rogers must confront an unexpected turn in his life when the dean of the college, his friend, is shot down in cold blood by a student--a real life murder case filled with twists and drama. As events unfold, we discover where Rogers receives some of his early inspiration for the creation of a new type of college.
Please download "The Professor's Assassin" today! Here is a page with links to download the prequel from your choice of sites. Hope you enjoy!The Technologists
My next book and another exciting project
Dear friends and readers,
I'm excited to share news of my next novel! But before we get to that:
I have a nonfiction story that is available to download starting today from the terrific storytelling online magazine, Atavist.com. My story is called "Company Eight." Though I have done a fair share of articles and essays in the past, this is my most extensive work of narrative nonfiction. It's a true story--and up until now an untold story--of a 19th century volunteer fire company in Boston that fought to overturn a corrupt and dangerous system. It was a kind of "Untouchables" for firefighters.
There are two ways to download "Company Eight."
The first comes with images and can be read on your computer, iPad or other tablet, phone:
download at The Atavist
The second way is text only for your Kindle:
download at Amazon
And of course the Goodreads entry: Company Eight
On to news of the next novel! It's called THE LAST BOOKANEER. It will be published in the US by Penguin Press on April 28, 2015, and around the same time in the UK by Harvill Secker. It's about literary thieves in the 19th century (fuller tease at the end of this blog entry). Because I like to keep my emailing to an average of 1-2 emails a year for those who prefer slim inboxes, please make sure to check back in on my site (www.matthewpearl.com) for further news, the cover, and also stay up to date by choosing to "like" my Facebook author page, ...and follow my Twitter feed
Want to be the first to get the book? Pre-order now! Here or your favorite book selling site.
And again, the Goodreads page:
The Last Bookaneer
As always, I'm honored to have you as readers.
THE LAST BOOKANEER
Mystery, celebrity, theft and a thrilling adventure set at the ends of the earth.
On the island of Samoa, in a house perched on a cliff beneath a smoldering volcano, a dying Robert Louis Stevenson labours over a new novel. It is rumored that this may be the author of Treasure Island's greatest masterpiece.
On the other side of the world this news fires the imaginations of the bookaneers, literary pirates who steal the latest manuscripts by famous writers to smuggle them to a hungry public. But a changing world means the bookaneers will soon become extinct.
Two adversaries set out for the south Pacific: Pen Davenport, a tortured criminal genius haunted by his past and Belial, his nemesis. Both dream of fortune and immortality with this last and most incredible heist.
THE LAST BOOKANEER thrillingly depicts the lost world of these doomed outlaws, a tropical island with a violent destiny, a brewing colonial war and a reclusive genius directing events from high in his mountain compound.
I'm excited to share news of my next novel! But before we get to that:
I have a nonfiction story that is available to download starting today from the terrific storytelling online magazine, Atavist.com. My story is called "Company Eight." Though I have done a fair share of articles and essays in the past, this is my most extensive work of narrative nonfiction. It's a true story--and up until now an untold story--of a 19th century volunteer fire company in Boston that fought to overturn a corrupt and dangerous system. It was a kind of "Untouchables" for firefighters.
There are two ways to download "Company Eight."
The first comes with images and can be read on your computer, iPad or other tablet, phone:
download at The Atavist
The second way is text only for your Kindle:
download at Amazon
And of course the Goodreads entry: Company Eight
On to news of the next novel! It's called THE LAST BOOKANEER. It will be published in the US by Penguin Press on April 28, 2015, and around the same time in the UK by Harvill Secker. It's about literary thieves in the 19th century (fuller tease at the end of this blog entry). Because I like to keep my emailing to an average of 1-2 emails a year for those who prefer slim inboxes, please make sure to check back in on my site (www.matthewpearl.com) for further news, the cover, and also stay up to date by choosing to "like" my Facebook author page, ...and follow my Twitter feed
Want to be the first to get the book? Pre-order now! Here or your favorite book selling site.
And again, the Goodreads page:
The Last Bookaneer
As always, I'm honored to have you as readers.
THE LAST BOOKANEER
Mystery, celebrity, theft and a thrilling adventure set at the ends of the earth.
On the island of Samoa, in a house perched on a cliff beneath a smoldering volcano, a dying Robert Louis Stevenson labours over a new novel. It is rumored that this may be the author of Treasure Island's greatest masterpiece.
On the other side of the world this news fires the imaginations of the bookaneers, literary pirates who steal the latest manuscripts by famous writers to smuggle them to a hungry public. But a changing world means the bookaneers will soon become extinct.
Two adversaries set out for the south Pacific: Pen Davenport, a tortured criminal genius haunted by his past and Belial, his nemesis. Both dream of fortune and immortality with this last and most incredible heist.
THE LAST BOOKANEER thrillingly depicts the lost world of these doomed outlaws, a tropical island with a violent destiny, a brewing colonial war and a reclusive genius directing events from high in his mountain compound.
The Last Bookaneer website and book tour dates
The website and book tour guide for THE LAST BOOKANEER is up and running! We'll probably still be tweaking it and correcting errors. You can read the synopsis and see some images relating to the novel.
www.lastbookaneer.com
(of course, also accessible from www.matthewpearl.com)
In the weeks and months to come, I'll be sharing some posts here and elsewhere on the story behind our cover design, choosing the title of the novel, some strange facts I found on Robert Louis Stevenson, and how I came to write about literary pirates or "bookaneers."
As for the book tour in May: If you are in or near one of these places, or have long lost relatives you want to visit, please mark your calendar now! (I'll be reminding as we get closer, too)
Friday 5/1: BOSTON, MA—Harvard Bookstore, 7pm... Monday 5/4: SEATTLE, WA—Elliott Bay, 7pm... Tuesday 5/5: LOS ANGELES, CA—Vroman’s, 7pm... Wednesday 5/6: SAN DIEGO, CA—Warwick’s, 7:30pm... Thursday 5/7: DANVILLE, CA—Rakestraw Books, 7pm... Friday 5/8: CORTE MADERA, CA—Book Passage, 7pm... Monday 5/11: HOUSTON, TX—Murder by the Book, 7pm... Tuesday 5/12: ST. LOUIS, MO—Left Bank Books, 7pm... Wednesday 5/13: NAPERVILLE, IL—Anderson’s Bookshop, 7pm... Thursday 5/14: CINCINNATI, OH—Joseph-Beth Booksellers, 7pm
I'm so glad to have Goodreads, Facebook and Twitter (@matthewpearl) as a way of staying in touch with you. This is a good time to ask that if you aren't also on my email list, please join by adding your email here. I am very conscious of inbox fatigue, so I keep this to really one or two emails *per year*. Mostly a reminder when a new book comes out or I'm coming to your neck of the woods.
www.lastbookaneer.com
(of course, also accessible from www.matthewpearl.com)
In the weeks and months to come, I'll be sharing some posts here and elsewhere on the story behind our cover design, choosing the title of the novel, some strange facts I found on Robert Louis Stevenson, and how I came to write about literary pirates or "bookaneers."
As for the book tour in May: If you are in or near one of these places, or have long lost relatives you want to visit, please mark your calendar now! (I'll be reminding as we get closer, too)
Friday 5/1: BOSTON, MA—Harvard Bookstore, 7pm... Monday 5/4: SEATTLE, WA—Elliott Bay, 7pm... Tuesday 5/5: LOS ANGELES, CA—Vroman’s, 7pm... Wednesday 5/6: SAN DIEGO, CA—Warwick’s, 7:30pm... Thursday 5/7: DANVILLE, CA—Rakestraw Books, 7pm... Friday 5/8: CORTE MADERA, CA—Book Passage, 7pm... Monday 5/11: HOUSTON, TX—Murder by the Book, 7pm... Tuesday 5/12: ST. LOUIS, MO—Left Bank Books, 7pm... Wednesday 5/13: NAPERVILLE, IL—Anderson’s Bookshop, 7pm... Thursday 5/14: CINCINNATI, OH—Joseph-Beth Booksellers, 7pm
I'm so glad to have Goodreads, Facebook and Twitter (@matthewpearl) as a way of staying in touch with you. This is a good time to ask that if you aren't also on my email list, please join by adding your email here. I am very conscious of inbox fatigue, so I keep this to really one or two emails *per year*. Mostly a reminder when a new book comes out or I'm coming to your neck of the woods.
Kirkus Review of The Last Bookaneer
Wanted to share the first advance review of the new novel, a really nice, starred review in Kirkus:
https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-re...
https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-re...
