Best books on Shepherd

 

I was recently invited by Shepherd, a wonderful book discovery site, to recommend 5 of my favourite books around a topic, theme or mood, that might in some way be reflected in my crime mystery novel Night-night, Sleep Tight. The title I came up with for my topic was 'The best crime mysteries with an extra twist of character' because that's one of the things I look for in a good novel. And what a fascinating challenge it was. You can read my selection here.

Shepherd is a great way of discovering book recommendations based on books that you might have already read. I love browsing the various lists and letting the themes lead me from one set of recommendations to another. For a broader sweep, I love browsing the bookshelves, especially the Crime bookshelf.

In the words of Shepherd:
"7,000+ authors have shared five of their favorite books around a topic, theme, or mood. And we make it easy to find the books they recommend through a book you already love, an author you adore, or a Wikipedia topic that interests you." 

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New edition - The Snowing and Greening of Thomas Passmore

Whoopee! A brand new, fully revised edition (with chapter head-piece illustrations) of The Snowing and Greening of Thomas Passmore has been published by Windeye Publishing and is now available around the world. This shiny, re-edited edition is released for sale today. You can also buy it from the Windeye website with free postage.

The Snowing and Greening of Thomas Passmore (2018 edition)

Chapter One - text and head-piece illustration

Travel to the dark side with Night-night, Sleep Tight

Now offering free delivery to more of the planet! France, Netherlands, Germany, Spain, Italy, Denmark, UK, New Zealand, Canada, USA, as well as Australia. See Windeye Publishing for details.

Night-night, Sleep Tight giveaway!

Goodreads Book Giveaway

Night-Night, Sleep Tight

by Paul Burman

Giveaway ends July 27, 2017.

See the giveaway details at Goodreads.

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Thanks and Word of Mouth

Thanks so much to everyone who helped launch Night-night-Sleep Tight and everyone who's bought the book. Crime mystery/suspense novels seem to go down well. Also thanks to those lovely people who've let me know how much they enjoyed getting to know Meg Dapsy and reading her story. Feedback like this makes writing worthwhile.

Word of mouth is certainly what sells books - newspaper reviews have little impact - so if you feel like posting a review on Goodreads and/or Amazon, etc that'd be a tremendous help in reaching a wider audience and selling a few more copies (available with free delivery in Australia from https://www.windeyepublishing.com or from online sellers/bookstores around the world).
Cheers.

'Night-night, Sleep Tight' launching this evening at Blarney Books

Psychological thriller Night-night, Sleep Tight will be launched tonight (6:00pm onward) at Blarney Books as part of the Port Fairy Winter Weekends Festival and Blarney's wonderful 2017 Biblio-Art Opening & Awards night. Looking forward to seeing everyone who can make it, but know that time and distance will make it impossible for some. If you can't get there and would like a copy, https://www.windeyepublishing.com will give free delivery in Australia and online shops around the world are also selling if you're outside of Oz.

I always get a kick out of seeing my books for sale on foreign websites, and particularly on Japanese ones, so here's a slice of Amazon.jp's page page.

'Laundrette' performed this weekend in Port Fairy

Members of the Port Fairy Theatre Group rehearsing my short comedy, Laundrette, which is one of seven plays being performed this weekend, as part of the Port Fairy Winter Weekends festival.

Night-night, Sleep Tight - in the wild!

Yes, it's out there! It's been released! Into the wild! Today is publication day and Night-night, Sleep Tight is now available from booksellers around the world, and with free delivery in Australia direct from Windeye Publishing (see their website for details). O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!

Back cover and spine reveal for 'Night-night, Sleep Tight'

Night-night, Sleep Tight - a psychological thriller

Back cover and spine reveal for 'Night-night, Sleep Tight'. Released by Windeye Publishing this coming Thursday - 1st June, 2017.

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New book, new publisher!

Night-night, Sleep Tight is a psychological thriller set against the backdrop of a vast, forested wilderness, and will be released for publication on 1st June, 2017 by Windeye Publishing.

Meg Dapsy’s family home has been destroyed in an arson attack. Her mother is dead and her father is missing, but Stella, the younger sister she’s always taken care of, has one secret too many… and it involves an old boyfriend.

With suspicion falling on a group of militant Animal Rights activists, Meg has no doubt where the blame really lies.  

It's been a while between novels, but having decided to say goodbye to my British publisher, I've followed much good advice and spent several months setting up my own independent publishing company: Windeye Publishing.

Wanting to get things absolutely right - in terms of interior book design, cover design, etc - and not wanting to risk another author's book on the first run, I decided to launch with Night-night, Sleep Tight. And I'm delighted with the result: it's everything I wished for.

It's already available for pre-order as an ebook in the global marketplace (Amazon, Kobo, Apple, etc) and should be available for pre-order as a paperback before long.

If you live in Australia, you can buy it direct from Windeye with free delivery, or, if you live in this part of Victoria, I'd love to see you at the launch, which will take place at Blarney Books & Art in Port Fairy on 10th June, 2017, from 6:00pm, as part of the 2017 Biblio-Art Opening and Awards night.

Across that same long, winter weekend in Port Fairy, my short play, Laundrette, will also be performed (premiered even) by the Port Fairy Theatre Group, along with 6 other plays. So it's tripleBig news really, I guess.

Night-night, Sleep Tight