While many of you much appreciated pre-orderers will have already received your copies of Creatures of Want and Ruin, today is the official release date of the book!
The book has been getting a pleasing number of thumbs-up, from Publishers Weekly, from Booklist, from io9, from Barnes & Noble (who were kind enough to call me “one of the most distinct voices in contemporary SFF”), and lastly from Apple Books, who also named it one of their Best Books of November. And a few little birds have told me some other accolades are forthcoming, too!
Even so, if you’d like to, you can help Creatures of Want and Ruin find its audience. If you like the book, or think it’s worthy of attention, please consider helping it (and me!) out with one of the following direct actions:
- Talk about it. Word of mouth is still the most effective form of advertising. If you think about it, chances are a large percentage of the books you read every year were personally recommended to you, so please let people know if they ask what you’re reading!
- Signal boost online. Social media is also very effective at promoting works of art and literature. Please let your social media contacts know about the book’s release and if you enjoyed it!
- Tell your local library. Even if you already bought a personal copy, please mention the book to your local librarian to get it on the shelf there next time you go in.
- Leave a review. Reviews matter to authors. Amazon in particular relies on review volume to decide which books to promote to their readers. A brief but enthusiastic review on any review site, be it a seller like Amazon or B&N.com, or Goodreads and other places like your own blog, will definitely help!
But really, the book is meant to be read and enjoyed, and if you’re doing that, that’s wonderful. Thank you, and happy page-turning!
