Publishing
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Paperback Now Available! (And Bonus Minisode!)
Here we go! I’m pleased to announce that the paperback of The Promotion is now for sale at Amazon.com! Kindle version is also available. Amazon’s currently running a sale on both The Race and The Promotion in honor of the new release. And now…a special bonus episode of The Promotion. Enjoy! Previously in The Promotion: Minisode #3: In… Continue reading
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Small Press Shout-Out: The New Press!
One of the most gratifying aspects of giving small presses a shout-out is that so many of them have a strong sense of purpose. Whether it’s becoming a B Corporation, or providing us with passports to international crime fiction, or building a community around works about identity, or helping to put more Asian and Pacific Island diaspora literature… Continue reading
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Free Fiction: The Promotion Minisode #3
As previously announced, The Promotion: A Novella is now available for sale from Amazon as an e-book. I just approved the print version, which should be available very soon. As usual, I’m trying to keep costs down for the reader by pricing the e-book at $2.99 and the paperback at $4.99, at least for now. I’m… Continue reading
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Free Fiction: The Promotion Minisode #2
As announced last week, The Promotion: A Novella is now available for sale from Amazon as an e-book, and the print version should be up very soon (i.e., in the next few days). I’m also releasing sections of the book in a series of minisodes. Enjoy! Previously in The Promotion: Minisode #1: In Which the Narrator… Continue reading
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Small Press Shout-Out: Les Figues Press!
Okay! We’re back from our foray into the world of B-Corporation small presses and are in the more familiar world of nonprofit small presses. This week: Les Figues Press! The first thing that jumped out at me on their website is that they have a link for membership. Become a member? Of a small press?… Continue reading
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Free Fiction: The Promotion Minisode #1
As announced last week, The Promotion: A Novella is now available for sale from Amazon as an e-book, and the print version should be up very soon (i.e., in the next few days). I’m also planning to release the book for you, the readers of the Jacke Blog, in a series of minisodes. Enjoy! The Promotion… Continue reading
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The Novella and the Tramp
Do you recognize this man? (Hint: He’s a genius.) If you guessed “Charlie Chaplin, film star,” you’re partially right. The correct answer is “Charlie Chaplin, film star and novella-ist. The Hollywood Reporter has the news: The only book Charlie Chaplin ever wrote has been restored and will soon be published by an Italian film restoration… Continue reading
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Small Press Shout-Out: Little Pickle Press!
Here we go, people. Ask and ye shall receive. We were looking for a small press brave and bold enough to venture into B Corporation* waters. *A fuller explanation of a B Corporation is here. The nutshell version is that it’s a legal entity that enables a company to adopt a broader mandate than the… Continue reading
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New Novella Release: The Promotion!
Another great day here on the Jacke Blog. I’m excited to announce the release of my new book, The Promotion: A Novella. Officially, The Promotion “is the deadpan cri de couer of a lawyer trapped inside a Kafkaesque firm, tasked with recruiting new attorneys even as he himself slides into obsession and madness.” Unofficially, it’s… Continue reading
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B Corporation Update: Any Small Presses?
I’m still glowing about the rise of the B Corporation—or at least the promise that this new legal entity might someday fulfill. Now that I’m immersed in the small press world (through my shout-outs and paperbacks), I’m wondering if there are any small presses out there that have qualified as B Corps? Not to disparage… Continue reading
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