Millard Filmore died to make this possible

I recently did a Boroughs of the Dead giveaway on Goodreads and was surprised to see I got over 700 entrants. Needless to say, there were many more people who did not end up with a book than who did. So I decided that, in a sort of Presidents' Day Sale, I'd sell, for one week only (wait for it), the Kindle edition of BotD for a mere 99 cents! 99 cents! You can't get anything for 99 cents! Well, you can get a small plastic cat wearing an apron that says "I Love Grandma" at the Ansonia Pharmacy on 7th Avenue, but that's it. Other than that you really, honestly can't get anything for 99 cents. Not even Boroughs of the Dead on Kindle. Except for the next week, during which I tear a hole through the fabric of space and time to make this possible for you, my loyal readers.

You're welcome, America.

BotD Book Giveaway!

Yes, friends, you read that right! Enter to win your own copy of Boroughs of the Dead! Details below.

Goodreads Book Giveaway

Boroughs of the Dead

by Andrea Janes

Giveaway ends February 13, 2012.

See the giveaway details
at Goodreads.

Enter to win

More reviews for Boroughs of the Dead!

Two great new reviews for BotD just came out in the past week, from Fangoria and The Horror Zine respectively. Here are some choice words:

"Janes can write—and this package is not [just] a zombie book. Sure, it has the odd ghoul, but also a few choice ghosts and other dead things. BOROUGHS contains 10 tales of Gothic, Penny Dreadful-esque dread and classic terror, some set in contemporary times, some in the haunted past, all taking place in different neighborhoods in New York City. Like the best of the pulps, the narratives are creepy, darkly comical and elegantly composed, with lovingly detailed descriptions of place and an ample whiff of lurid decay." - Chris Alexander, Fangoria

"[These] stories end entirely differently than what the reader expects. And that is the brilliance of Andrea Janes’ work: she doesn’t play by the rules. She teases you with one idea and then twists the knife, sometimes literally, into an entirely different direction. There is nothing sub-standard in Boroughs of the Dead. Each story is unique and exciting, and her writing style is absorbing." - Jeani Rector, The Horror Zine

Thirteen Days of Halloween (pt. 3) -- Book giveaway!

First of all, I am happy to announce that Boroughs of the Dead is now available at St. Mark's Bookshop and Babbo's Books in Manhattan and Brooklyn respectively. If you live in or near NYC please do try to buy your copy at one of these bookstores. Popping into St. Mark's yesterday was so fun. Browsing was amazing. The kindly old man behind the counter was adorable. Walking through the neighborhood, by Grace Church's elegant spires, on a crisp, refreshing autumn day was everything you imagine it would be from the way I phrased that sentence. There's nothing quite like going to a real bookstore.

Now! Speaking of books.... I am going to give away one free copy of Boroughs of the Dead between now and Halloween. Contest rules are simple: tell me what you think is the scariest thing about New York City and why. It can be anything at all, from the jokey/mundane (Broadway musicals) to the I-really-do-find-it-very-frightening (Willowbrook). The best answer will be selected on Halloween. You can submit answers here in the comments section, or to @SpinsterAunt on Twitter.

Boroughs of the Dead now available on Amazon.com

Hello friends and readers!

I am pleased to announce that my collection of short stories is now available in trade paperback on Amazon.com.

I am working on getting it listed on Amazon.ca as well (for you Canucks out there) and in e-reader editions. It is already available for Kindle, with a slightly different cover.

Thanks for all your support!

SA

BotD Funded and Ready to Go!

Another update: I just now finished uploading my cover art and manuscript to CreateSpace and am awaiting approval. It looks like I'm on track to have this thing done in early October, as was my goal. Speaking of goals, my Kickstarter campaign has been fully funded, which is awesome. Thanks to my incredible family and friends it was funded in less than four hours! This entire process has been so rewarding... I can't believe that some software and a major corporation are making me this happy, but, well, here we are. I'm hot and sweaty and my eyes are blurry but I can't say I've felt such a sense of a job well done since I finished my last screenplay. The only difference is, this time round, it won't just be sitting around in my hard drive with no one to read it.

Boroughs of the Dead Update

The people have spoken: the skeleton-attacking-the-Statue-of-Liberty cover has won! Thanks to all who emailed and posted their votes.

In other news, my Kickstarter campaign has launched! Please visit: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/724877501/boroughs-of-the-dead for more info or to make a donation.

Thank you!