#747 Out of every book in the Kindle store, Light and Shadows is sitting in the top 1,000 today. #8 in Sibling Fiction. #8 in Literary Sagas. #14 in Coming of Age Fiction. Thanks to everyone who made this happen.
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Light and Shadows Hits #1 on Amazon!
Publication was a tremendous success! Light and Shadows hit #1 on Amazon. Thank you to everyone who reached out with their congratulations. If you haven’t purchased yet, the eBook is on sale for $0.99 for the rest of the week. Where to find it: Light and Shadows is available now in…
Publication Day: Light and Shadows by Darin Gibby Is Here
Today’s the day! My fifth book, Light and Shadows, is officially out. This one is a little different from anything I’ve written before. It’s a multigenerational family drama set beneath the wild Wyoming sky — a story about two estranged sisters, an experimental transfusion, and the secrets that won’t stay buried. At its heart, it’s…
Goodreads Giveaway for Light and Shadows
Publication day for Light and Shadows is August 18! To get ready, I’m giving away ten signed copies in a Goodreads Giveaway. Here are the details. I’d love to have you enter to win. Goodreads Book Giveaway Light and Shadows by Darin Gibby Giveaway ends August 16, 2026. See the giveaway details at…
Endorsement Blurbs for Light and Shadows
Thanks to Kristen Houghton and Margaret Coel for their wonderful endorsements of Light and Shadows. The publisher is working on adding them to the front cover. I have pasted them below. Darin Gibby is a master storyteller who weaves a tale of personal identity coupled with family drama that is compelling. Secrets combine with the…
Goodreads Giveaway for Light and Shadows
Goodreads is running a giveaway for ten free copies of Light and Shadows. Here is the link to the giveaway. I’d love you to enter. Goodreads Book Giveaway Light and Shadows by Darin Gibby Giveaway ends July 07, 2026. See the giveaway details at Goodreads. Enter Giveaway
Sea Glass Collection
A couple of years ago, our family caught the sea glass collecting bug. We usually get a piece or two a day during our morning walks along the beach in La Jolla. We’ve since discovered some really great places to collect on beaches all over the world. The Mediterranean has some great beaches for collecting.…
Cover Design and Digital ARC
Here is a quick update on Light and Shadows. I now have a new cover design and it looks awesome! I have posted it below. I also have the digital advanced reader copy (ARC). I am sending that out to authors to preview and provide a blurb that I can use on the front cover.…
Peer Review of The Gentlemen’s Bribe
Potomac Books requires a peer review of every manuscript that they publish. I was excited, and a bit relieved, when a highly positive review of my manuscript came back. Here are some of the comments. “The manuscript explores the intersection of law, politics, industrialization, and corruption in mid-19th century America—an era foundational to modern economic…
Announcing My New Book Contract: The Gentlemen’s Bribe. Coming 2027!
It’s Official! My agent just landed a deal with Potomac Books for my sixth book. The Gentleman’s Bribe: How Colt Revolvers Turned Congressmen into Racketeers is a true story about Sam Colt’s patent attorney, Edward Dickerson, who got caught bribing members of Congress to extend the term of Colt’s revolver patent. Though Congressional hearings were held,…