The Vintage Club has now been out two weeks and the reviews are starting to come in. It’s kind of nerve wracking waiting to see how people are going to react. So far, the reviews have been great. I’ve posted some of them from Amazon below. You may have noticed there was a little debate on…
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Results of Giveaway
My giveaway of The Vintage Club on Goodreads ended today. I was thrilled to see that 921people entered to win. Congratulations to the 20 winners! They reside in the United States, Great Britain, Canada and Australia. I was surprised to see how many international readers are members of Goodreads. Your books will be shipping soon. Since…
Book Signing at the Bookbar
I will be doing a book signging at reading at the bookbar in Denver. Click here to see a notice of the event Author Event Reading and book signing with Darin Gibby Dec. 21st 5-7 pm A thriller about wine! The Vintage Club is a group of scientists who work secretly to uncover the elixir…
Extended Warranties for Media
With the year-end holidays approaching, I’ve been inundated with a barrage of the typical, “You should purchase our extended warranty” sales pitches. These have always bothered me. Either the product is reliable or it isn’t. Why should I have to pay extra to ensure the product is going to work? Why doesn’t the manufacturer have…
Christmas Around the World
During my travels, I like to search for fun gifts to bring home. In addition to collecting paintings, I’ve come across some great nativity scenes. We like to scatter these throughout our home during the month of December. Below is a sampling of some I have collected. Unfortunately, I wasn’t able to find any in…
Release Date is Here!
The Vintage Club Has Arrived! It didn’t seem like it would ever come, but December 1st finally arrived. My first novel, The Vintage Club, officially released today. Click here to see a press release with the annoucement for The Vintage Club, along with the other books also published this month. I’m excited to be on the list…
Reminder for Goodreads Giveaway
Just a quick reminder to enter the contest for a free copy of The Vintage Club. The contest ends December 11. Click on this title to this post to get a direct link to the Goodreads sign-up page.
Book Launching Party
We had a great time last night at the book launching party for The Vintage Club. Thanks to everyone who came. The party was held at the Tallyn’s Reach Clubhouse, and Robin put on a great spread. We chose an Italian theme. We imported grape juice from a Napa Valley vineyard. I’ve posted some photos of…
Tam Coc and Hoa Lu My trip to Tam Coc was one of my most memorable in Vietnam. It’s about a two hour bus ride outside of Hanoi is one of the most beautiful places in Vietnam. In the city of Van Lam the Ngo Dong river passes through a series of paddy fields where…
Fair Use May Not Be So Fair
This week, an appellate judge on the Second Circuit rendered a long awaited decision stating a project to scan books to provide digital searching of the contents of those books is a fair use. In other words, companies are now free scan copyright books, allow others to search them, and view the results on the…