It’s this website’s fourth birthday! What did y’all get me? (Hopefully, picking up my books.😊) Truth be told, I missed my official anniversary by a week, but I’ve been swamped, guys. It’s not easy writing, editing, AND promoting your books, especially when you also have a full-time job and a family. I know: first world problems. As is tradition, at least as far as this site is concerned, I like to look back at my favorite blogs of the past year to mark the occasion, because I am nothing if not nostalgic—and self-congratulatory? Here, in no order, are my five favorite blogs of the past year, with one Honorable Mention. And speaking of being honorable, you’ll notice that not one of these blogs is promoting me or any of my books (with the possible exception of my blog on book signings). You get enough of my self-promotion posts the rest of the year! So, as Casey Kasem used to intone, “Now on with the countdown!”
(This one was actually updated with a few more terms since I first posted it.)
HONORABLE MENTION:
Enjoy your stroll down memory lane, and, as always, thank you for being here and still reading my crazy, little thoughts every few weeks all these years later. Your support means everything, because without readers, writers are just shouting into the void.
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In other MTP news, I’ve added a few more appearances to my calendar, and don’t forget I’ll be signing books at Pine Grove Inn in East Patchogue this Saturday from 1 to 4 p.m. (with free food!) Here’s the full list of events (all of these are book signings except where noted):
Saturday, March 14: Pine Grove Inn, East Patchogue, NY, 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Wednesday, March 25: Fire Island Vines, Bay Shore, NY, 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Saturday, March 28: St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Church, Lake Ronkonkoma, NY, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Spring Art Fair
Tuesday, April 14: Sachem Public Library, Holbrook, NY, 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Saturday, April 25: NYC Big Book Awards, DoubleTree Hilton Hotel, Newark, NJ, 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. (awards ceremony)
Saturday, May 2: East Islip Spring Craft Fair, East Islip, NY, Time TBA
Saturday, June 20: Kings Park Day, Kings Park, NY, Time TBA
Saturday, September 26: Old Bethpage Restoration Craft Fair, Old Bethpage Village, Bethpage, NY, Time TBA
Sunday, October 4: Bethpage, NY, Place and time TBA
As usual, you can also see these dates on this site’s homepage. Hope to see you guys on Saturday!
MTP
P.S.: Next blog: Taking a break!
P.P.S.: The Danger Peak audiobook is now available!
P.P.P.S.: The new edition of The Electric God and Other Shorts is available on Amazon and Barnes & Noble:
Michael Thomas Perone 