Now That The New Book is On the Shelves ...

It's interesting - with my first two novels, the actual pub date was ... shall we say ... anti-climactic. Just another day. The buzz about the books built slowly. Three must be a magic number, however, because yesterday (official day) there were four - count 'em, four - new reviews published by some of my favourite book bloggers: Midnight Bloom, Booknerd, Reeder Reads, and Fabbity-Fab. I love these faithful bloggers and their passion for novels. 

Also yesterday, I discovered that "The Reluctant Journal" was already on the Kidsbooks' bestseller wall! Where? I will show you: 

 

Check out # 1 ... then check out # 7. :-) Yeah, yeah, I know - it's just one moment in time - I doubt Suzanne Collins is crying into her coffee! How did it hit #1 on the day it was published, you ask? Well, I don't know how Kidsbooks does it, but they always seem to get books a good week earlier ... and I guess they immediately started hand-selling to all those back-to-school librarians. 

Then, this morning, I got some super-cool news: "The Reluctant Journal" has been picked as Apple's iBook of the week! 

So, if you own an iPad ... this is a handy way to buy the book ... I hope to add an excerpt of the novel soon.