The Puller launches in Germany

I’m extremely pleased to announce that my debut ‪novel‬, THE PULLER has officially launched in Germany today. It’s always been a dream of mine to get a book into the German public.

Thanks to Steffen Janssen, Andreas Schiffmann, and the staff at Luzifer Verlag for their hard work.

By the way, the reason for the title change is that “Puller” is slang in German, lol.

I’m digging the new cover, too:

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The Montana Book Festival

The ‪Montana‬ Book Festival is approaching, and I’m pleased to be joining top writers from across the country. I’ll be on a panel with Bruce Holsinger (The Invention of Fire), Gavin Kovite (War of the Encyclopaedists), and Christopher Robinson (War of the Encyclopaedists, Salon). The panel is titled, “Raising the Pulse: Writing Violence and Creating Suspense”.

The moderated event takes place Friday, September 11th, 1:30 – 3:00 pm. It’s being held at the Missoula Art Museum.

Stay tuned for “The Puller” movie news, and new novel news.

Best,

– Michael

Adjustment to August touring schedule

The swing through the Pacific Northwest has been postponed until late September. Instead, I’ll be heading to Chicago for a local TV appearance regarding The Puller. There’s also personal business as well.

The Puller is also being featured at the Montana Book Festival from September 9-12, and I’ll be involved with some of the activities there. Can’t wait!

-Michael

THE PULLER and IT

I remember blowing off two days of school at Naperville Central High just to read Stephen King’s IT. And like many of you, I was haunted by Pennywise the clown for quite some time. I remember telling myself that someday I wanted to write a story as entertaining as IT. I’m not sure if I accomplished that, but The Puller had interesting company last night on Amazon’s best seller list….

The Puller and IT