Jonathan Maberry's BAD MOON RISING Now in Stores

For the people of Pine Deep, Pennsylvania, things started going bad a month from Halloween when serial killer Karl Ruger cut a bloody swath throw town in the Bram Stoker Award-winning GHOST ROAD BLUES.

"Reminiscent of Stephen King.  This is horror on a grand scale."

Publishers Weekly

"This is haunting, complex, terrifying and deeply humane novel

is a heady feast for those who've been looking for something new

lyrical in horror."

-Gary A. Braunbeck, author of Prodigal Blues and Mr. Hands

In DEAD MAN'S SONG, the mystery deepened as Crow and his friends probed deep into Pine Deep's violent and haunted history, ending in a horrifying and deadly battle on Friday the 13^th.

"This is an immensely entertaining American horror

saga in the tradition of Stephen King or Robert McCammon.

Just open the book and it's Halloween."

-Fangoria

"A fabulously written novel that grips you from its first line to its last."

-Yvonne Navarro, author of Hellboy and Aliens: Music of the Spears

Now Halloween is finally here and as a bloody moon rises above the town, an ancient evil launches a red wave of murder and destruction against Pine Deep.  BAD MOON RISING is the ultimate battle between the dwindling forces of good and an army of the dead.

"One of the best supernatural thrillers of recent years."

-John Connolly, author of The Unquiet

Multiple Stoker Award winner Jonathan Maberry pulls off the near impossible

in his latest novel, Bad Moon Rising (Pinnacle, 6 May 2008), the last

in the Pine Deep trilogy: a truly satisfying ending to a horror epic.

Rocky Wood, author of the Stephen King: The Non-Fiction

and Stephen King: Uncollected, Unpublished

BAD MOON RISING features `guest appearances' by real-world celebrities from the horror industry: Ken Foree (star of the original Dawn of the Dead), Tom Savini (makeup effects master for Night of the Living Dead), Stephen Susco (screenwriter of The Grudge and The Grudge 2), James Gunn (screenwriter for the remake of Dawn of the Dead and writer/director of Slither), scream queens Brinke Stevens and Debbie Rochon, Jim O'Rear (horror film actor and stuntman), Joe Bob Briggs (drive-in movie critic), and blues guitar legend Mem Shannon!  It's their bad luck to be in Pine Deep with the Halloween Festival turns into a bloodbath!

BAD MOON RISING

(Pinnacle Books, $6.99; ISBN 0-7860-1817-8)

IN STORES NOW!

Also available in Kindle format from Amazon

http://www.amazon.com/Bad-Moon-Rising/dp/B00186Z0LE/ref=sr_1_13?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1210161375&sr=8-13

BAD MOON RISING Movie Cast Contest           

Hey guys….just for fun I'm holding a new contest for the fans of GHOST ROAD BLUES, DEAD MAN'S SONG and BAD MOON RISING –the Pine Deep Trilogy. 

CONTEST: Come up with your wish list of actors/actresses to play the main characters of the trilogy.  Who knows….maybe some casting wizard in Hollywood will get inspired.

PRIZES:      

 **********  1^st PRIZE: Signed 8x10 photo of BRINKE STEVENS (the sexy scream queen who appears in BAD MOON RISING).

**********  2^nd PRIZE:  Ultra, ultra rare signed copy of VAMPIRE SLAYERS' FIELD GUIDE TO THE UNDEAD, the vampire folklore book I wrote under the pen name of Shane MacDougall (now out of print)

**********  3^rd PRIZE: Signed Copy of a limited edition ADVANCED READING COPY of the Bram Stoker Award Winning GHOST ROAD BLUES

DEADLINE: May 10, 2008

HOW TO SUBMIT: Send your casting choices via email to ghostroadblues@...

So send in your casting choices for the following characters:

THE GOOD GUYS:

Crow

Val Guthrie

Mike Sweeney

The Bone Man

Dr. Weinstock

Willard Fowler Newton

Jonatha Corbiel

Det. Sgt. Frank Ferro

Det. Vince LaMastra

Terry Wolfe

THE BAD GUYS

Karl Ruger

Vic Wingate

Tow-Truck Eddie

Ubel Griswold

Lois Sweeney

Kenneth Boyd

Visit the Official Website at www.ghostroadblues.com

Visit my author website at www.jonathanmaberry.com

Visit Career Doctor for Writers at www.careerdoctorforwriters.com

Join Jonathan Maberry for signings, readings, and lectures at the following locations:

MAY

PENNWRITERS CONFERENCE

DATE: May 16-18, 2008

Pennwriters 21st Annual Conference
A Writer's Smorgasbord
Host Resort
2300 Lincoln Highway East (rt. 30)
Lancaster PA 17602
http://www.lancasterhost.com

PROGRAM: Jonathan will be giving a two-part workshop on THE ART OF THE      BOOK PITCH

~Part 1: Saturday 9:15 to 10:15

 ~Part 2: Sunday 10:30 to 11:30

Jonathan will also be signing copies of his new book BAD MOON RISING

***This is the first official book signing for this exciting new supernatural thriller!

SPECIAL NOTE: The keynote speaker for this event is JOYCE CAROL OATES!

PHILLY FANTASTIC hosted by the Philadelphia Science Fiction Society

DATE:  Friday, May 23; 7:30 pm

Robin's Bookstore

108 S. 13th Street

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on the second floor

~This event will be podcast.

PROGRAM: Jonathan will be reading from his novel BAD MOON RISING and giving a special preview of PATIENT ZERO (due in 2009 from St Martins Press)

JUNE

NORTH WILDWOOD BEACH WRITERS CONFERENCE

DATE: Thursday June 5, 11:45 am

http://www.nwbeachwriters.net/

PROGRAM: THE ART OF THE BOOK PITCH

NATIONAL WRITERS UNION presents JONATHAN MABERRY

DATE: Thursday June 5, 6:30 – 9 pm

The Solidarity Center

PROGRAM: "THE NUTS AND BOLTS OF THE WRITING BUSINESS"

THE LIARS CLUB at DOYLESTOWN BOOKSHOP

DATE: Friday June 6; 7 pm

Jonathan Maberry, Jon McGoran (aka D H Dublin) and Gregory Frost will be signing their latest novels during Doylestown First Friday celebration.  Jonathan, Jon and Greg are founding members of THE LIARS CLUB –a group of ten professional writers that includes NY Times bestsellers L A Banks and William Lashner; crime novelist and Marvel comics writer Duane Swierczynski; women's contemporary fiction author Kelly Simmons; book reviewer and Edgar Allen Poe scholar Ed Pettit; and Emmy Award-winning TV producer Laura Schrock).

The Doylestown Bookshop

16 South Main Street

Doylestown, PA 18901

Tel: 215-230-7610

Fax: 215-230-7613

doylestownbooks@...

NEW BOOKS: 

********BAD MOON RISING (Pinnacle Books) by Jonathan Maberry

********FREEZER BURN (Penguin) by D H Dublin

********LORD TOPHET (Random House) by Gregory Frost

THE LIARS CLUB at BETWEEN BOOKS

DATE: Sunday June 7; 2-4 pm

2703 Philadelphia Pike Claymont

Delaware 19703

Phone: (302)798-3378

http://www.betweenbooks.com/

Email: BetweenBooks@...

BORDERS EXPRESS – Oxford Valley Mall

DATE: Sunday June 8; 12 – 3pm

Borders Express

263 Oxford Valley Mall

Langhorne, PA 19047

Phone: 215.752.0847

PROGRAM: Jonathan will be signing copies of BAD MOON RISING and his other award-winning books.

THE LIARS CLUB at Barnes & Noble Rittenhouse Square

DATE: Thursday June 12, 7 pm

Barnes & Noble, Inc.

1805 Walnut Street

Philadelphia, PA 19103

PROGRAM: Come join five members of THE LIARS CLUB for a reading and signing in Center City Philly.

LIARS CLUB LINE-UP:

******** L A BANKS –signing THE DARKNESS and BAD BLOOD

********D H DUBLIN signing FREEZER BURN

********GREGORY FROST signing SHADOWBRIDGE and LORD TOPHET

********JONATHAN MABERRY signing BAD MOON RISING and CRYPTOPEDIA

********KELLY SIMMONS signing STANDING STILL

BORDERS EXPRESS – WILLOW GROVE

DATE: Friday June 13, 6:30-8:30 pm

Willow Grove Borders Express

2500 Moreland Rd.

Willow Grove, PA 19090

PROGRAM: Jonathan will be signing copies of BAD MOON RISING and his other award-winning books.

THE LIARS CLUB at CLINTON BOOK SHOP

DATE: Friday June 20; 7 pm

Clinton Book Shop

33 Main Street

Clinton, NJ 08809

Tel: 908-735-8811

http://clinton.booksense.com/NASApp/store/IndexJsp

********D H DUBLIN signing FREEZER BURN

********GREGORY FROST signing SHADOWBRIDGE and LORD TOPHET

********JONATHAN MABERRY signing BAD MOON RISING and CRYPTOPEDIA

NO WRITERS CORNER COFFEEHOUSE THIS MONTH

DUE TO THE HOLIDAY THIS WEEKEND WE WILL NOT BE HOLDING OUR MONTHLY COFFEEHOUSE AT THE WRITERS CORNER USA.

We may also be changing the venue for the Coffeehouse, so if you want info on new times, locations, events (including salons and guest appearances), please let me know via email at: CareerDoc4Writers@...

Lots of exciting things are happening in the world of publishing…let's talk about it!

-Jonathan Maberry

Executive Director, Career Doctor for Writers

www.careerdoctorforwriters.com

JONATHAN MABERRY'S

BIG SCARY NEWSLETTER

www.jonathanmaberry.com

www.careerdoctorforwriters.com

Hello all and welcome to the newest edition of the Big Scary Newsletter… there's lot of wild stuff to catch you up on!

MEN OF HORROR

2009 CALENDAR

Just as I turn 50 years old I get to be a calendar boy.  (Don't panic, no Speedos were involved).  This calendar features twelve horror writers and their books.  A portion of the proceeds will be donated to ecological nonprofit organizations.

Also appearing are J F Gonzalez, Michael Laimo, Gareth Evans, Joe McKinney, CJ West, Roy Hollar, Anthony Marr, Michael West, Martin Treanor, Gregory Frost,  and "The Host" Robert Johnathan Skullduggery

The calendar retails for $22.45 each.  Check it out here: http://www.zazzle.com/men_of_horror_calendar-158129048981495941

ON THE SLAB

Buckle up…it's about to get weird.  ABC/Disney Stage 9 has just picked up ON THE SLAB, a brand new horror/SF entertainment news show I co-created with Emmy Award-winner Laura Schrock.  This Internet-based show will hit in October and it'll be a dark ride through strange territory.  I'll post new details as I get `em.

CRYPTOPEDIA SOLD TO TRANSYLVANIA

THE CRYPTOPEDIA: A Dictionary of the Weird, Strange and Downright Bizarre (Citadel Press, ISBN-10: 0806528192; $16.95) which won the 2007 Bram Stoker Award for Best Nonfiction Book will now be available in the homeland of the real Dracula: Transylvania.

The reprint rights have just been sold to a Romanian publisher which means that the book will be for sale in Transylvania.  How delicious is that?

BAD MOON RISING

 www.ghostroadblues.com

I've been dazzled by the overwhelmingly positive reception that BAD MOON RISING, the final book of the Pine Deep Trilogy, has been getting.  I've had tons of fan mail, 5-star Amazon reviews, and lots of blog postings from fans who are all saying that this is the best book of the trilogy.

Folks are also pretty jazzed about all of the `guest stars'.  Yeah, I know guest stars aren't a very common thing in novels, but since Pine Deep celebrates Halloween as the center of its tourism I thought it would be fun to have a number of real folks from the horror movie industry appear as themselves: celebrities visiting Pine Deep just at the wrong time. So, expect to see actor Ken Foree (star of the original Dawn of the Dead); actor/director and make-up effects wizard Tom Savini; screenwriters James Gunn (Dawn of the Dead; Slither) and Stephen Susco (The Grudge); scream queens Brinke Stevens and Debbie Rochon; drive-in movie critic Joe Bob Briggs; and actor/stuntman and haunted attraction consultant Jim O'Rear.

Also appearing is Louisiana's 2007 Blues Guitarist of the Year Mem Shannon!

BAD MOON RISING is available everywhere books are sold.

Pinnacle Books; $6.99

Also check out the first two books of the Pine Deep Trilogy: GHOST ROAD BLUES and DEAD MAN'S SONG

SIGNINGS, READING AND APPEARANCES

PHILLY FANTASTIC hosted by the Philadelphia Science Fiction Society

DATE:  Friday, May 23; 7:30 pm

Robin's Bookstore

108 S. 13th Street

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on the second floor

~This event will be podcast.

PROGRAM: I'll will be reading from my novel BAD MOON RISING and giving a special preview of PATIENT ZERO (due in 2009 from St Martins Press)

JUNE

NORTH WILDWOOD BEACH WRITERS CONFERENCE

DATE: Thursday June 5, 11:45 am

http://www.nwbeachwriters.net/

PROGRAM: THE ART OF THE BOOK PITCH

NATIONAL WRITERS UNION presents JONATHAN MABERRY

DATE: Thursday June 5, 6:30 – 9 pm

The Solidarity Center

55 West 17th Street

5th Floor, between 6th and 7th Avenues

PROGRAM: "THE NUTS AND BOLTS OF THE WRITING BUSINESS"

THE LIARS CLUB at DOYLESTOWN BOOKSHOP

DATE: Friday June 6; 7 pm

Jonathan Maberry, Jon McGoran (aka D H Dublin) and Gregory Frost will be signing their latest novels during Doylestown First Friday celebration.  Jonathan, Jon and Greg are founding members of THE LIARS CLUB –a group of ten professional writers that includes NY Times bestsellers L A Banks and William Lashner; crime novelist and Marvel comics writer Duane Swierczynski; women's contemporary fiction author Kelly Simmons; book reviewer and Edgar Allen Poe scholar Ed Pettit; and Emmy Award-winning TV producer Laura Schrock).

The Doylestown Bookshop

16 South Main Street

Doylestown, PA 18901

Tel: 215-230-7610

Fax: 215-230-7613

doylestownbooks@...

NEW BOOKS:

********BAD MOON RISING (Pinnacle Books) by Jonathan Maberry

********FREEZER BURN (Penguin) by D H Dublin

********LORD TOPHET (Random House) by Gregory Frost

BORDERS EXPRESS – Oxford Valley Mall

DATE: Sunday June 8; 12 – 3pm

Borders Express

263 Oxford Valley Mall

Langhorne, PA 19047

Phone: 215.752.0847

PROGRAM: Jonathan will be signing copies of BAD MOON RISING and his other award-winning books.

THE LIARS CLUB at Barnes & Noble Rittenhouse Square

DATE: Thursday June 12, 7 pm

Barnes & Noble, Inc.

1805 Walnut Street

Philadelphia, PA 19103

PROGRAM: Come join five members of THE LIARS CLUB for a reading and signing in Center City Philly.

LIARS CLUB LINE-UP:

******** L A BANKS –signing THE DARKNESS and BAD BLOOD

********D H DUBLIN signing FREEZER BURN

********GREGORY FROST signing SHADOWBRIDGE and LORD TOPHET

********JONATHAN MABERRY signing BAD MOON RISING and CRYPTOPEDIA

********KELLY SIMMONS signing STANDING STILL

BORDERS EXPRESS – WILLOW GROVE

DATE: Friday June 13, 6:30-8:30 pm

Willow Grove Borders Express

2500 Moreland Rd.

Willow Grove, PA 19090

PROGRAM: Jonathan will be signing copies of BAD MOON RISING and his other award-winning books.

THE LIARS CLUB at CLINTON BOOK SHOP

DATE: Friday June 20; 7 pm

Clinton Book Shop

33 Main Street

Clinton, NJ 08809

Tel: 908-735-8811

http://clinton.booksense.com/NASApp/store/IndexJsp

********D H DUBLIN signing FREEZER BURN

********GREGORY FROST signing SHADOWBRIDGE and LORD TOPHET

********JONATHAN MABERRY signing BAD MOON RISING and CRYPTOPEDIA

THE LIARS CLUB at BETWEEN BOOKS

DATE: Sunday June 28; 2-4 pm

2703 Philadelphia Pike Claymont

Delaware 19703

Phone: (302)798-3378

http://www.betweenbooks.com/

Email: BetweenBooks@...

Jonathan Maberry Classes PLEASE READ NOW

If you are in one of my classes, or plan to enroll in an upcoming program, please read this:

As part of the expansion of Career Doctor for Writers and the launch of Writer Corner USA - Global I will no longer be based solely in Doylestown.  Classes will now be divided between the new Borders Bookstore in Warrington (Route 611 and Street Road in Valley Square), the Bucks County Coffeehouse, and several other venues.  We will also be starting a new series of online classes and chats.  None of my classes will meet at the Writers Corner location at Oakland and Main Streets.

This is an exciting new direction for Career Doctor and Writers Corner USA – Global programs.  We'll be interacting with a variety of bookstores, libraries, coffeeshops and other places where writers meet.  In short, we'll be spreading out into the community, but it will be a much larger community.

The Writers Corner USA – Doylestown location will be home base for the Wild River Review and Creative Kids programs run by Brian O'Connell and Joy Stocke.

The Writers Corner USA website (www.writerscornerusa.com) is undergoing a complete overhaul and soon visitors will be able to get updates on both the Global and Doylestown divisions.

For now, any questions about Career Doctor for Writers or Writers Corner USA – Global should be sent to me at careerdoc4writers@... or jonathan_maberry@...

We will be having more classes, including brand new programs on marketing, computers for writers, craft of writing, and specialty events!

-Jonathan

The new and very elegant Career Doctor for Writers free message forum is now operational at http://www.careerdoctorforwriters.com/forum/

It's free and open to all writers, no matter what skill level, genre, or degree of success.

The new forum offers separate discussion areas for general topics,  introductions, market news, pitches, etc. 

I began a couple of threads just to get us started, but please come on over and join me in building this new utility for the writing community!

-Jonathan

Jonathan Maberry's WRITE YOUR NOVEL IN NINE MONTHS

DATE/TIME: Begins Thursday, June  19; 6:30 – 8:30 pm

Nine 2-hour sessions meeting once per month, plus reserved monthly peer critique group

FEE: $325.00  (ask about our Friends and Family Discount)

LOCATION: The class will meet in the coffee shop at the Borders Bookstore in Valley Square Shopping Center (on Route 611 just north of Street Road/132 in Warrington).  The store is in the center of the mall.

DESCRIPTION: This writing-intensive program takes that idea that's been knocking around in your head all these years and gets it onto the page. This 9-month course covers every aspect of writing and developing the novel, including: Building your platform; Creating a flexible book outline; Creating Real Characters; Developing the story idea; Developing various versions of the storyline synopsis; Writing and Finishing the First Draft; Identifying Your Market; Insider tips on the writing business; Learning how to find an agent and/or publisher Outline the Novel; Preparing for Revisions; Preparing for Revisions; Publicity; Searching for Agents and Publishers; Setting a Practical and Possible Daily Word Count; The writing contract step-by-step; Time management for writers Working the markets; and much more.

BONUS is that both a literary agent and a film agent will be scouting the finished books for potential clients!

INSTRUCTOR: Jonathan Maberry is a multiple Bram Stoker Award-winning author.  He is a professional writer and writing teacher and since 1979 has sold more than 1100 articles, eighteen nonfiction books, six novels, as well as short stories, poetry, song lyrics, video scripts, greeting cards, and two plays.  His fiction includes the Pine Deep Trilogy, which began with GHOST ROAD BLUES (winner of the Stoker Award for Best First Novel in 2006), and includes DEAD MAN'S SONG (2007) and BAD MOON RISING (due May 2008).  In March 2009 St. Martins Press will release PATIENT ZERO, the first of a new series of bio-terrorism thrillers that has already received enthusiastic support from bestselling authors Peter Straub, James Rollins, Joe Lansdale, L A Banks, David Morrell and Joseph Finder.

Jonathan is the co-creator (with Laura Schrock) of ON THE SLAB, an entertainment news show for ABC Disney Stage 9, to be released on the Internet in October 2008.

Jonathan is a speaker for the National Writers Union, and an active member of HWA (Horror Writers Association), ITW (International Thriller Writers), SFWA (Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America) and the MWA (Mystery Writers of America). 

TO REGISTER FOR THIS PROGRAM: Contact Jonathan via e-mail at jonathan_maberry@..., or via phone at 215-808-0945 to reserve your spot today. If responding by e-mail include the name of the program in the subject line, and provide us with your contact information.

CHECK/MONEY ORDER: Payable to: Career Doctor for Writers — PO Box 84 — Southampton, PA 18966

PAYPAL payments can be made to cryptopedia07@...

CASH: During class only; please don't send cash via mail.

JONATHAN MABERRY – TWO SIGNINGS ON FRIDAY

Friday's going to be an exciting day, with two book signings on the menu.

First up is FANGORIA WEEKEND in Secaucus, NJ.  http://www.creationent.com/cal/fangocon/fangonj.htm

I'll be signing copies of all five of my current books:

GHOST ROAD BLUES

DEAD MAN'S SONG

BAD MOON RISING

VAMPIRE UNIVERSE

THE CRYPTOPEDIA

I'm sharing a booth with fellow Bram Stoker winner Kim Paffenroth, author of the nonfiction book THE GOSPEL OF THE LIVING DEAD and the novel DYING 2 LIVE.  I'll be there from 1pm until 4:30 or 5 and then I'm outta there to head to….

CLINTON BOOK SHOP for another slightly weird but always fun night with THE LIARS CLUB.  http://clinton.booksense.com/NASApp/store/IndexJsp;jsessionid=bacJLLJbL7gAUasqYBIQr?s=storeevents&eventId=377258

I'll be signing books with fantasy author Gregory Frost and forensic thriller author D H Dublin (aka Jon McGoran).  Clinton Book Shop is one of those great independent bookstores where real book-lovers can find stuff you'll never see in the chain stores.

See you there!
Jonathan
www.jonathanmaberry.com

So…this week is ThrillerFest 2008, a great big mutha of a convention for the thriller genre that will be a who's who of the genre.  Here's the website link: http://www.thrillerwriters.org/

Expect to see James Rollins, Clive Cussler, James Patterson, David Morrell, MJ Rose, F. Paul Wilson, Steve Berry, Lee Child, Heather Graham, Joseph Finder, Barry Eisler, Gayle Lynds, Brad Thor, Jason Pinter, C. J. Lyons, Michael Palmer, and everybody else.  It's going to be insane.

I'll be there to do a couple of panels and generally network and hobnob.  Should be a blast.

My first panel will be THE THRILL OF THE FIGHT on Friday at 10 a.m.  Mark T. Sullivan and I will be giving a talk & demonstration on the realities of unarmed combat and how that can be worked realistically into thriller novels.  I'll be able to tap into my 40-plus years in jujutsu and the work I did as a bouncer and a bodyguard in the entertainment industry.

Here's Mark's website… check him out.  http://www.marktsullivan.com/

I'm scheduled to do a signing for BAD MOON RISING (Pinnacle Books) from 12 – 12:30 on Friday. 

And I'll be chatting up PATIENT ZERO (due from St. Martins Press in March 2009).

Saturday I've just been added to the panel DOWN THESE MEAN STREETS: Noir Thrillers, along with Tim Maleeny, Con Lehane, Pat Mullen, Mark Schorr, Cody McFadye and Joe Kolman.  That's rolls out at 4pm on Saturday and should be a terrific discussion.

If you're at the event, look me up.  If not, I'll give you the skinny when I get back.

Keep it fun, kids.

-Jonathan

www.jonathanmaberry.com

DEAD MAN'S SONG sells out its first print run

Hey guys…for everyone who has been asking why it's so darn hard to
snag a copy of the middle book of the Pine Deep Trilogy, the news is
that DEAD MAN'S SONG has SOLD OUT!

DEAD MAN'S SONG links the first book GHOST ROAD BLUES (winner of the
2006 Bram Stoker Award) and the concluding volume BAD MOON RISING
(2008).  It gives the creepy back-story to the whole Pine Deep
mystery.

Bookstores (real world and online) are taking orders now so that
when the new print run is ready the copies can be sent out right
away.

So….go order your copy now!

THE PINE DEEP TRILOGY:

Ghost Road Blues (Pinnacle Books; ISBN # 0786018151)
Dead Man's Song (Pinnacle Books; ISBN # 078601816X)
Bad Moon Rising (Pinnacle Books; ISBN # 0786018178)


http://www.amazon.com
http://www.BarnesandNoble.com

The Writers Coffeehouse is BACK!

Come and join us on Sunday, August 10, from noon to 3pm at the Bucks
County Coffeehouse in Doylestown PA for a free networking session.
It's a bunch of writers sitting around talking about writing…with
coffee.

No agenda…just chat about the latest trends in the industry, about
markets, about pitching and selling, about frustration, about
keeping the inner fires alight, about dealing with our families,
about how damn tough it is to make it as a writer at the best of
times and what writers can do to stay afloat in these troubled
economic waters.

This is stuff that writers can't really talk about with someone who
isn't a writer.  Writers get other writers: they're of a species.

We used to hold these coffeehouses at the Writers Corner USA, but
with that closing we moved to a nice comfy new home at Bucks County
Coffee.

Now we're back and everyone is pretty jazzed that there's at least
one place each month where they can go and be themselves around
other people who understand them: WRITERS.

No previous publishing experience necessary…the Writers Coffeehouse
attracts everyone from absolute beginner to award-winners and
bestsellers.  We're all writers.

So come on out and join us.  This will be a monthly event.  Grab a
cup of coffee and head on downstairs to the Conference Room.

See you Sunday.

-Jonathan

For more information, drop me a line at jonathan_maberry@...
Bucks County Coffee Company
22 N. Main Street
Doylestown, PA 18901
(215) 345-0795
http://www.buckscountycoffee.com/ourstores/ourstores.html
Click here for directions

When there's no more room in hell, the dead will walk the earth...

And law enforcement is ready to take them down!

In the tradition of bestsellers WORLD WAR Z and THE ZOMBIE SURVIVAL GUIDE, multiple Bram Stoker Award-winner JONATHAN MABERRY presents an irresistible, fully illustrated and fascinating guide to the forensic science of the walking dead.

ZOMBIE CSU: The Forensics of the Living Dead

Citadel Press, 2008  --   $16.95  --  ISBN 0-8065-2877x

Join us for our Two-Shot Aim for the Head Release Event

First Shot: Borders Books & Music – Warrington

            Join us for a ZOMBIE CSU panel discussion & Zombie Costume Contest

Very cool prizes for the best zombie costume, including a shot at the Grand Prize: your very own zombie portrait by Rob Sacchetto.   

            Kicks off at 7pm!

1565 Main Street  (Route 611 and Street Road)

Warrington, PA 18976

            In the Valley Square Shopping Center

(215) 491-8653ý

Second Shot:  DRAGON*CON

ZOMBIE CSU will be given the big push at Dragon*Con, the largest multi-media, popular culture convention focusing on science fiction and fantasy, gaming, comics, literature, art, music, and film in the US.

Dragon*Con 2008 will be held Labor Day weekend (August 29 - September 1, 2008) in Atlanta, GA)

http://www.dragoncon.org/

ABOUT THE BOOK:

ZOMBIE CSU: The Forensic Science of the Living Dead (Citadel Press, $16.95) is a nonfiction pop culture book that takes the methods of crime scene investigation and forensics and asks real-world experts how they would be applied to a zombie uprising.

ZOMBIE CSU includes over 250 interviews with real-world experts in LAW ENFORCEMENT, FORENSIC SCIENCE, MEDICINE, THE LAW, PSYCHOLOGY, THE MILITARY and PHILOSOPHY to present the first ever look at how our real world would react, research and respond to a zombie uprising.

***

Follow the case from the crime scene of the first zombie attack; collect evidence with the experts; go on a manhunt with the police; stand shoulder-to-shoulder with SWAT; go into the labs and morgue with top scientists; hunt the story with journalists; kick some undead ass with martial arts experts; and philosophize with psychologists and even the clergy!  ZOMBIE CSU taps experts from 911 operators to directors at Homeland Security. 

ZOMBIE CSU: The Forensics of the Living Dead also includes interviews with

MAX BROOKS ** BRIAN KEENE ** DAVID WELLINGTON ** TONY TODD ** PATRICIA TALLMAN  ** RAMSEY CAMPBELL ** JOHN SKIPP **

GARY A. BRAUNBECK ** ROBERT KIRKMAN ** MORT CASTLE

BOB FINGERMAN ** BRUCE `ANDY' BOHNE ** JAMES GUNN

MICHAEL `CJ' KELLY ** BRINKE STEVENS ** KEVIN J. ANDERSON

 KIM PAFFENROTH ** DOUG CLEGG **  ELLEN DATLOW

 STEPHEN SUSCO ** JAMIE RUSSELL ** JOHN LUTZ ** JOHN PASSARELLA

SARAH LANGAN ** KATHERINE RAMSLAND **  L A BANKS ** ZOMBIE SQUAD 

DAVID MOODY ** SCOTT A. JOHNSON ** YVONNE NAVARRAO

SCOTT NICHOLSON ** TIM WAGGONER ** TONY TIMPONE

AND MORE!

ZOMBIE CSU: The Forensics of the Living Dead includes eye-popping

artwork from top artists of the genre:

ROB SACCHETTO ** JASON BEAM ** ALAN F. BECK ** CHAD MICHAEL WARD PETER MIHAICHUK  ** KEN MEYER JR.  ** GEFF BETRAND ** PETER BROWN TOOTIE DETRICK ** FRANK DIETZ GEORGE MARTZOUKOS  ** KELLY EVERAERT ** ROB McCALLUM ** ZACH McCAIN  ** ROB `6' BAHR

BRIAN J. ORLOWSKI ** JACOB PARMENTIER ** ROBERT PAPP

GRAHAM PRATT ** DOUG SCHOONER ** JOHN C. WORSLEY….and MORE!!

THE ZOMBIES ARE COMING

BE READY

In the tradition of bestsellers WORLD WAR Z and THE ZOMBIE SURVIVAL GUIDE, multiple Bram Stoker Award-winner JONATHAN MABERRY presents an irresistible, fully illustrated and fascinating guide to the forensic science of the walking dead.

ZOMBIE CSU: The Forensics of the Living Dead

Available August 26 Everywhere Books are Sold

Citadel Press, 2008; 0-8065-2877x

Official Website: www.zombiecsu.com

 ZOMBIE CSU includes over 250 interviews with real-world experts in LAW ENFORCEMENT, FORENSIC SCIENCE, MEDICINE, THE LAW, PSYCHOLOGY, THE MILITARY and PHILOSOPHY to present the first ever look at how our real world would react, research and respond to a zombie uprising.

***

Follow the case from the crime scene of the first zombie attack; collect evidence with the experts; go on a manhunt with the police; stand shoulder-to-shoulder with SWAT; go into the labs and morgue with top scientists; hunt the story with journalists; kick some undead ass with martial arts experts; and philosophize with psychologists and even the clergy!  ZOMBIE CSU taps experts from 911 operators to directors at Homeland Security. 

A MUST HAVE BOOK FOR ANYONE WHO LOVES ZOMBIES!

ZOMBIE CSU: The Forensics of the Living Dead also includes interviews with

MAX BROOKS ** BRIAN KEENE ** DAVID WELLINGTON ** TONY TODD ** PATRICIA TALLMAN ** RAMSEY CAMPBELL ** JOHN SKIPP ** GARY A. BRAUNBECK ** ROBERT KIRKMAN ** BOB FINGERMAN ** BRUCE `ANDY' BOHNE ** JAMES GUNN ** MICHAEL `CJ' KELLY  ** BRINKE STEVENS ** KEVIN J. ANDERSON ** STEVE ALTEN ** KIM PAFFENROTH ** DOUG CLEGG

ELLEN DATLOW ** STEPHEN SUSCO ** JAMIE RUSSELL ** JOHN LUTZ ** JOHN PASSARELLA  ** SARAH LANGAN ** KATHERINE RAMSLAND **  L A BANKS ** ZOMBIE SQUAD  ** MORT CASTLE  ** DAVID MOODY ** SCOTT A. JOHNSON ** YVONNE NAVARRAO ** SCOTT NICHOLSON  **

TIM WAGGONER ** TONY TIMPONE ** NICOLE BLESSING

ZOMBIE CSU: The Forensics of the Living Dead includes eye-popping artwork from top artists of the genre:

ROB SACCHETTO ** JASON BEAM ** ALAN F. BECK ** CHAD MICHAEL WARD ** KEN MEYER JR. ** PETER MIHAICHUK  ** GEFF BERTRAND ** PETER BROWN ** TOOTIE DETRICK ** FRANK DIETZ GEORGE MARTZOUKOS  ** KELLY EVERAERT ** ROB McCALLUM ** ZACH McCAIN  ** BRIAN J. ORLOWSKI ** JACOB PARMENTIER ** ROBERT PAPP ** GRAHAM PRATT

DOUG SCHOONER ** JOHN C. WORSLEY….and MORE!!

Jonathan Maberry Book Signing Schedule for October

I'll be signing gobs o' copies of ZOMBIE CSU this month.  Some of these will include panel discussions on all things zombie.  Stop on by, grab a book, meet the experts, share your opinions and insights on the living dead.  Remember…this is the 40th Anniversary of Night of the Living Dead…what better way to celebrate it than by snagging a copy of a book that explores the science and implications of George Romero's dark vision of the apocalypse...:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />

Oct 3: Doylestown Bookshop ..:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" />7-8:30pm

http://www.doylestownbookshop.com/NASApp/store/IndexJsp

Oct 4: Collingswood Book Festival (all day)

http://www.collingswoodbookfestival.com/

Oct 7: Doylestown Library 7-9pm

http://www.buckslib.org/libraries/Doylestown/index.htm

Oct 9: Borders Center City; 12:30

http://www.borders.com/online/store/EventView?city=&state=&zipCode=&within=&all_stores=&selectedStoreId=10568&eventId=261503&

Oct 11: Wilkes-Barre Barnes & Noble 2-5pm

http://storelocator.barnesandnoble.com/storedetail.do;jsessionid=B08A1FF24EA4D823308B7D85BFDE723B?store=2996

Oct 14: Hunterdon County Library 7-9

http://www.hclibrary.us/

Oct 17: Borders Express Willow Grove 7-9 pm

http://www.borders.com/online/store/StoreDetailView_1949

Oct 19: Between Books / Claymont Delaware 2-4 pm

http://www.betweenbooks.com/

Oct 23: Jenkintown Barnes & Noble 7-9 pm

http://storelocator.barnesandnoble.com/storedetail.do?store=1893

Oct 25-26: Zombie Fest / Monroeville Mall (Pittsburgh)

http://www.theitsaliveshow.com/zombiefest2008/home.htm

Oct 30: Clinton Books / 7-9 pm

http://clinton.booksense.com/NASApp/store/IndexJsp

WRITERS COFFEEHOUSE THIS SUNDAY

Come and join us on Sunday, November 26, from noon to 3pm at the Bucks County Coffeehouse in Doylestown PA for a free networking session.  It's a bunch of writers sitting around talking about writing…with coffee. 

No agenda…just chat about the latest trends in the industry, about markets, about pitching and selling, about frustration, about keeping the inner fires alight, about dealing with our families, about how damn tough it is to make it as a writer at the best of times and what writers can do to stay afloat in these troubled economic waters. 

This is stuff that writers can't really talk about with someone who isn't a writer.  Writers get other writers: they're of a species. 

No previous publishing experience necessary…the Writers Coffeehouse attracts everyone from absolute beginner to award-winners and bestsellers.  We're all writers.

So come on out and join us.  This will be a monthly event.  Grab a cup of coffee and head on downstairs to the Conference Room. 

See you Sunday.

-Jonathan Maberry

www.jonathanmaberry.com  

For more information, drop me a line at jonathan_maberry@...

Bucks County Coffee Company

22 N. Main Street

Doylestown , PA 18901

(215) 345-0795

http://www.buckscountycoffee.com/ourstores/ourstores.html

Come join Jonathan Maberry as he reads from his forthcoming bio-tech thriller PATIENT ZERO (due from St. Martins Press in March 2009) tonight at NOIR AT THE BAR at the Tritone (15th & South in Philly) at 6pm.

Here's a link to the event info: http://detectivesbeyondborders.blogspot.com/2008/10/noir-at-bar-with-jonathan-maberry-this.html

WRITERS COFFEEHOUSE THIS SUNDAY

Come and join us on Sunday, November 30, from noon to 3pm at the SAXBY COFFEE (formerly Bucks County Coffeehouse in Doylestown PA for a free networking session.  It's a bunch of writers sitting around talking about writing…with coffee. 

No agenda…just chat about the latest trends in the industry, about markets, about pitching and selling, about frustration, about keeping the inner fires alight, about dealing with our families, about how damn tough it is to make it as a writer at the best of times and what writers can do to stay afloat in these troubled economic waters. 

This is stuff that writers can't really talk about with someone who isn't a writer.  Writers get other writers: they're of a species. 

No previous publishing experience necessary…the Writers Coffeehouse attracts everyone from absolute beginner to award-winners and bestsellers.  We're all writers.

So come on out and join us.  This will be a monthly event.  Grab a cup of coffee and head on downstairs to the Conference Room. 

See you Sunday.

-Jonathan Maberry

www.jonathanmaberry.com  

For more information, drop me a line at jonathan_maberry@...

SAXBY COFFEE

22 N. Main Street

Doylestown , PA 18901

(215) 345-0795

Cast Your Vote for Jonathan Maberry's latest bestseller

My recent bestselling nonfiction book, ZOMBIE CSU: The Forensics of the Living Dead (Citadel Press) has been nominated for a DARK QUILL AWARD.  This is the second year the awards have been presented by Dark Scribe Magazine.  The full list of nominees is here: http://www.darkscribemagazine.com/current-nominees/

Anyone can vote…but you have to register at http://www.darkscribemagazine.com/registration/

Registration is free and easy.

So, cast your vote to support ZOMBIE CSU!

Jonathan Maberry

Zombie CSU website:  www.zombiecsu.com

Author Website:  www.jonathanmaberry.com

The HWA (Horror Writers Association) has released its preliminary
ballot for the Stoker Awards. This is NOT the final ballot...but
it's the next to last phase. I'm proud and delighted to have two of
my books included: BAD MOON RISING (Best Novel category) and ZOMBIE
CSU (Best Nonfiction Book).

Here's the full list. Lots of my good friends on here, too...and a
hell of a lot of good reading for horror fans:

SUPERIOR ACHIEVEMENT IN A NOVEL
Coffin County by Gary Braunbeck (Leisure)
The Shadow Year by Jeffrey Ford (William Morrow)
Ghost Walk by Brian Keene (Leisure)
The Reach by Nate Kenyon (Leisure)
Duma Key by Stephen King (Scribner)
Johnny Gruesome by Gregory Lamberson (Bad Moon/Medallion)
Water Witch by Deborah Leblanc (Dorchester/Leisure)
Bad Moon Rising by Jonathan Maberry (Pinnacle)
Dead and Gone by Harry Shannon (Delirium Books)
The Price by Alexandra Sokoloff (St. Martins)
The Man on the Ceiling by Steve Rasnic Tem and Melanie Tem (Wizards
of the Coast)

SUPERIOR ACHIEVEMENT IN A FIRST NOVEL
Bestial: Werewolf Apocalypse by William D. Carl (Permuted Press)
Apricot Brandy by Lynn César (Juno Books)
Midnight On Mourn Street by Christopher Conlon (Earthling
Publications)
Veins by Lawrence C. Connolly (Fantasist Enterprises)
Eternal Vigilance by Gabrielle S. Faust (Immanion Press)
The Gentling Box by Lisa Mannetti (Dark Hart Press)
Monster Behind the Wheel by Michael McCarty and Mark McLaughlin
(Delirium Books)
Frozen Blood by Joel A. Sutherland (Lachesis Publishing)
Crimson Orgy by Austin Williams (Borderlands Press)

SUPERIOR ACHIEVEMENT IN LONG FICTION
"The Lagerstatte" by Laird Barron (The Del Rey Book of Science
Fiction and Fantasy)
The Shallow End of the Pool by Adam-Troy Castro (Creeping Hemlock)
Miranda by John R. Little (Bad Moon Books)
Redemption Roadshow by Weston Ochse (Burning Effigy)
The Confessions of St. Zach by Gene O'Neill (Bad Moon Books)
Orpheus and the Pearl by Kim Paffenroth (Magus Press)
"Behold the Child" by Harry Shannon (Brimstone Turnpike)
Just Like Hell by Nate Southard (Thunderstorm Books)
Population Zero by Wrath James White (Cargo Cult Press)
Orgy of Souls by Wrath James White, and Maurice Broaddus (Apex Book
Company)


SUPERIOR ACHIEVEMENT IN SHORT FICTION
"The Last Word" by Maria Alexander (Sins of the Sirens)
"Mama Strangelove's Remedies for Afterlife Disorders, or How I
Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Mother Death" by C. Dean Andersson
(Brutarian)
"Consumed" by Michael Louis Calvillo (Horror Library Volume 3)
"Petrified" by Scott Edelman (Desolate Souls)
"Mechanix" by Christopher Fulbright (Bound for Evil)
The Lost by Sarah Langan (Cemetery Dance Publications)
"The Dude Who Collected Lovecraft" by Nick Mamatas, and Tim Pratt
(Chizine)
"The Haven" by John Palisano (Horror Library Vol. 3)
"Turtle" by Lee Thomas (Doorways)
"The Blog at the End of the World" by Paul Tremblay (Chizine)
"Those Eyes" by Mark W. Worthen (Thinner Than Mist)

SUPERIOR ACHIEVEMENT IN AN ANTHOLOGY
The Undead: Headshot Quartet edited by Christina Bivins and Lane
Adamson (Permuted Press)
Like a Chinese Tattoo edited by Bill Breedlove (Dark Arts Books)
Horror Library, Vol. 3 edited by R. J. Cavender (Cutting Block Press)
Abominations edited by Tim Deal (Shroud Publishing)
Beneath the Surface edited by Tim Deal (Shroud Publishing)
Unspeakable Horrors edited by Vince A. Liaguno and Chad Helder (Dark
Scribe Press)

SUPERIOR ACHIEVEMENT IN A COLLECTION
The Number 121 to Pennsylvania by Kealan Patrick Burke (Cemetery
Dance Publications)
Mama's Boy and Other Dark Tales by Fran Friel (Apex Publications)
Just After Sunset by Stephen King (Scribner)
Little Creatures by Michael McCarty (Sam's Dot Publishing)
Other Gods by Stephen Mark Rainey (Dark Regions Press)
The Autopsy and Other Tales by Michael Shea (Centipede)
Sheep and Wolves by Jeremy C. Shipp (Raw Dog Screaming Press)
Fourtold by Michael Stone (Baysgarth Publications)
Gleefully Macabre Tales by Jeff Strand (Delirium)
Ennui and Other States of Madness by David Niall Wilson (Dark
Regions Press)

SUPERIOR ACHIEVEMENT IN NONFICTION
Shadows Over New England by David Goudsward, and Scott T. Goudsward
(BearManor Media)
Bram Stoker's Notes for Dracula by Robert Eighteen-Bisang and
Elizabeth Miller (McFarland)
Spirits and Death in Niagara by Marcy Italiano (Schiffer Publishing)
The New Annotated Dracula by Leslie S. Klinger (W. W. Norton)
Beauty and Dynamite by Alethea Kontis (Apex Publications)
Cheap Scares by Gregory Lamberson (McFarland)
Zombie CSU by Jonathan Maberry (Citadel)
Modern Mythmakers by Michael McCarty (McFarland)
A Hallowe'en Anthology by Lisa Morton (McFarland)
The Book of Lists: Horror by Amy Wallace, Del Howison, and Scott
Bradley (Harper)

SUPERIOR ACHIEVEMENT IN A POETRY COLLECTION
The Nightmare Collection by Bruce Boston (Dark Regions Press)
The Phantom World by Gary William Crawford (Sam's Dot)
Virgin of the Apocalypse by Corrine De Winter (Sam's Dot Publishing)
The Flayed Man and Other Poems by Phillip A. Ellis (Gothic Press)
Attack Of The Two-Headed Poetry Monster by Mark McLaughlin and
Michael McCarty (Skullvines Press)
Ghosts of Past and Future by Darrell Schweitzer (Borgo)

WRITERS COFFEEHOUSE THIS SUNDAY

Come and join us on Sunday, January 25, from noon to 3pm at the SAXBY COFFEE (formerly Bucks County Coffeehouse in Doylestown PA for a free writers networking session. 

It's a bunch of writers sitting around talking about writing…with coffee.  No agenda…just chat about the latest trends in the industry, about markets, about pitching and selling, about frustration, about keeping the inner fires alight, about dealing with our families, about how damn tough it is to make it as a writer at the best of times and what writers can do to stay afloat in these troubled economic waters.   

No previous publishing experience necessary…the Writers Coffeehouse attracts everyone from absolute beginner to award-winners and bestsellers.  We're all writers. 

So come on out and join us.  This is a regular event that meets on the last Sunday of every month). 

Grab a cup of coffee and head on downstairs to the Conference Room.    See you Sunday.

-Jonathan Maberry

www.jonathanmaberry.com  

For more information, drop me a line at jonathan_maberry@...

And join our free online community: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TheWritersCoffeehouseOnline/

SAXBY COFFEE

22 N. Main Street

Doylestown , PA 18901

(215) 345-0795 

PATIENT ZERO – Signing Free Copies at NY COMIC CON

Join me at New York Comic Con for the first-ever signing of PATIENT ZERO (St. Martins Press).  I'll be giving away 250 copies of the first in my new series featuring Joe Ledger –a Baltimore cop recruited by a secret government agency to stop terrorists from releasing a plague that turns people into murderous zombies.

PATIENT ZERO will be released in bookstores everywhere March 3.

Get a FREE autographed copy at NY Comic Con on Saturday, Feb 7 from noon to 1pm.

Here's a link to the NY Comic Con website: www.nycomiccon.com

WHAT IS NEW YORK COMIC CON?

New York Comic Con is the East Coast's biggest and most exciting popular culture convention. Our show floor plays host to the latest and greatest in comics, graphic novels, anime, manga, video games, toys, movies, and television. Our panels and autograph sessions give fans a chance to interact with their favorite creators. Our screening rooms feature sneak peeks at films and television shows months before they hit either big or small screens. And with dedicated professional hours, New York Comic Con is a market place, bringing together the major players in the entertainment industry. New York Comic Con is the second largest pop culture convention in America and the only one that takes place in the comic book, publishing, media, and licensing capital of the world -- Gotham City.

WHEN IS NEW YORK COMIC CON?

Professional Only Hours:

Friday, February 6 -- 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM

Open to the Public:

Friday, February 6 -- 1:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Saturday, February 7 -- 10:00 AM - 7:00 PM

Sunday, February 8 -- 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

WHERE IS NEW YORK COMIC CON?

New York Comic Con is held at the Jacob K. Javits Center in Midtown Manhattan. The Javits Center is located at 655 West 34th Street. See our Travel page for directions and information about New York City 's buses and subways.

Hey guys, my new novel comes out on Tuesday.  Here's the skinny…

PATIENT ZERO by Jonathan Maberry (St. Martins Griffin; trade
paperback)

DESCRIPTION:

When you have to kill the same terrorist twice in one week there's
either something wrong with your world or something wrong with your
skills... and there's nothing wrong with Joe Ledger's skills.  And
that's both a good, and a bad thing.  It's good because he's a
Baltimore detective that has just been secretly recruited by the
government to lead a new taskforce created to deal with the problems
that Homeland Security can't handle. This rapid response group is
called the Department of Military Sciences or the DMS for short. It's
bad because his first mission is to help stop a group of terrorists
from releasing a dreadful bio-weapon that can turn ordinary people
into zombies. The fate of the world hangs in the balance....

REVIEWS:

PUBLISHERS WEEKLY:  "Plenty of man-to-zombie combat, a team traitor
and a doomsday scenario add up to a fast and furious read.

KIRKUS: "The book is as fun and funny as it is chilling and thrill-
packed. Joe is a fantastic character, full of compassion, real
vulnerabilities and a deliciously dark sense of humor."

COVER QUOTES:

"I had a fine old time reading PATIENT ZERO. Jonathan Maberry has
found a delightful voice for this adventure of Joe Ledger and his
crew: while the action is heated, violent, and furious, the writing
remains cool, steady, and low-key, framing all the wildness and
exuberance in a calm rationality (given an almost comic edge) that
renders it as palatable as your favorite flavor of ice cream. This is
a lovely feat, and Maberry has written a memorable book."  - PETER
STRAUB

"A fast-paced, creepy thriller that as prickly as a hospital needle
and sounds a little too convincing. This guy is good." –JOE R.
LANSDALE

"Brilliant, shocking, horrifying, it puts the terror back in
terrorist." – JAMES ROLLINS, New York Times bestselling author of The
Judas Strain

"PATIENT ZERO is a first-rate thriller with a bioterror angle that is
as horrific as it is plausible. Maberry's prose sears, his dialog
cuts like a knife, and his characters crackle with life. Joe Ledger
rules."–DOUGLAS PRESTON, co-author of The Wheel of Darkness and The
Book of the Dead A dark, chilling and funny thriller about zombies

"Patient Zero is high-octane excitement from beginning to end, and
the start of a fabulous new series.  Joe Ledger and the DMS have my
vote as the team to beat when combating terrorist threats on a grand
scale." - DAVID MORRELL, New York Times bestselling author of FIRST
BLOOD and CREEPERS

"Scary, creepy, and gripping--PATIENT ZERO is 'Night of the Living
Dead' meets Michael Crichton."--JOSEPH FINDER, New York Times
bestselling author of Power Play

"Brutal action, insanely intelligent, and so real that the hair on
the back of your neck stands up!" -- L.A. BANKS, The Vampire Huntress
Legends Series, New York Times Best-selling Author

FREE PREQUEL SHORT STORY: Download a free prequel story to Jonathan
Maberry's exciting new bio-terrorism thrill, PATIENT ZERO (St.
Martins Press).

COUNTDOWN:  download a free prequel to PATIENT ZERO. Go to
http://us.macmillan.com/static/stmartinspress/exacttarget/jonathanmabe
rryform.html

Or you can link to it from my website: www.jonathanmaberry.com

PATIENT ZERO by Jonathan Maberry - In Stores TODAY

Hey guys, my new novel comes out Today. Here's the skinny…

PATIENT ZERO by Jonathan Maberry (St. Martins Griffin; trade

Paperback; $14.95)

DESCRIPTION:

When you have to kill the same terrorist twice in one week there's either something wrong with your world or something wrong with your skills... and there's nothing wrong with Joe Ledger's skills. And that's both a good, and a bad thing. It's good because he's a Baltimore detective that has just been secretly recruited by the government to lead a new taskforce created to deal with the problems that Homeland Security can't handle. This rapid response group is called the Department of Military Sciences or the DMS for short. It's bad because his first mission is to help stop a group of terrorists from releasing a dreadful bio-weapon that can turn ordinary people into zombies. The fate of the world hangs in the balance....

REVIEWS:

PUBLISHERS WEEKLY: "Plenty of man-to-zombie combat, a team traitor and a doomsday scenario add up to a fast and furious read.

KIRKUS: "The book is as fun and funny as it is chilling and thrill-packed. Joe is a fantastic character, full of compassion, real vulnerabilities and a deliciously dark sense of humor."

COVER QUOTES:

"I had a fine old time reading PATIENT ZERO. Jonathan Maberry has found a delightful voice for this adventure of Joe Ledger and his crew: while the action is heated, violent, and furious, the writing remains cool, steady, and low-key, framing all the wildness and exuberance in a calm rationality (given an almost comic edge) that renders it as palatable as your favorite flavor of ice cream. This is a lovely feat, and Maberry has written a memorable book." - PETER STRAUB

"A fast-paced, creepy thriller that as prickly as a hospital needle and sounds a little too convincing. This guy is good." –JOE R. LANSDALE

"Brilliant, shocking, horrifying, it puts the terror back in terrorist." – JAMES ROLLINS, New York Times bestselling author of The Judas Strain

"PATIENT ZERO is a first-rate thriller with a bioterror angle that is as horrific as it is plausible. Maberry's prose sears, his dialog cuts like a knife, and his characters crackle with life. Joe Ledger rules."–DOUGLAS PRESTON , co-author of The Wheel of Darkness and The Book of the Dead A dark, chilling and funny thriller about zombies

"Patient Zero is high-octane excitement from beginning to end, and the start of a fabulous new series. Joe Ledger and the DMS have my vote as the team to beat when combating terrorist threats on a grand scale." - DAVID MORRELL, New York Times bestselling author of FIRST BLOOD and CREEPERS

"Scary, creepy, and gripping--PATIENT ZERO is 'Night of the Living Dead' meets Michael Crichton."-- JOSEPH FINDER, New York Times bestselling author of Power Play

"Brutal action, insanely intelligent, and so real that the hair on the back of your neck stands up!" -- L.A. BANKS, The Vampire Huntress Legends Series, New York Times Best-selling Author

FREE PREQUEL SHORT STORY: Download a free prequel story to Jonathan Maberry's exciting new bio-terrorism thrill, PATIENT ZERO (St. Martins Press).

COUNTDOWN: download a free prequel to PATIENT ZERO. Go to http://us.macmillan.com/static/stmartinspress/exacttarget/jonathanmaberryform.html

Or you can link to it from my website: www.jonathanmaberry .com

Jonathan Maberry hosts a ZOMBIE MOVIE DOUBLE-FEATURE

The County Theater is teaming up with the Doylestown Bookshop to present a zombie-filled evening featuring award-winning horror author Jonathan Maberry. Following a book signing of his new zombie thriller, PATIENT ZERO (St Martins Griffin) at the Doylestown Bookshop, Maberry will come to the County to introduce two zombie films: 28 DAYS LATER and SHAUN OF THE DEAD.

DATE: Friday, March 20  / Book signing: 7-8:30  /  Movies at 9:30  

Tickets are $10 or $5 with purchase of one of Maberry's books at the Bookshop.

COUNTY THEATER                        DOYLESTOWN BOOKSHOP 

20 E. State Street                               16 S Main St

Doylestown PA 18901                        Doylestown, PA 18901

(215) 345-789                                     (215) 230-7610

http://www.countytheater.org/           www.doylestownbookshop.com

Download COUNTDOWN --a free prequel to PATIENT ZERO. Go to http://us.macmillan.com/AuthorExtras.aspx?AuthorKey=8138810&m_type=4&m_contentid=10875  

My first comic for Marvel hits stores today:  WOLVERINE: THE ANNIVERSARY features two stories --a kick-ass lead story by William Harms, and my 8-page backup.

My piece is a surreal tale called GHOSTS, with mind-blowing art by Tomm Coker.

Here's a link to an interview with Harms and Me: http://tinyurl.com/d4pw6h

Next up: Punisher: Naked Kill (June 3).  And lots more after that!

I'm looking forward to hearing what you guys think of my first outing.  It's a whole new ballgame for me.

-Jonathan Maberry

www.jonathanmaberry.com

SATURDAY 2-4pm join the LIARS CLUB for a book signing and party at the Doylestown Bookshop.

The line-up includes:

• L. A. Banks: New York Times best-selling author of paranormal romances
• Kelly Simmons, author of the celebrated women's contemporary novel, STANDING STILL
• Dennis Tafoya, author of the new gritty crime novel, DOPE THIEF
• Keith Strunk, playwright, dactor, director, historian and author
• DH Dublin (aka Jon McGoran) forensic thriller author
• Gregory Frost, Hugo and Nebula Award-nominated author and writing teacher
• Merry Jones, best-selling humor and crime writer
• Laura Schrock, Emmy Award-winning producer of IT'S TODD'S SHOW 
• Ed Pettit, noted Edgar Allen Poe scholar
• Don Lafferty, publicist and consultant on Social Media for writers
• Jonathan Maberry, multiple Bram Stoker Award-winning author and Marvel Comics writer

Games, general wackiness and prizes.  For one of the grand prizes I'll use the winner's name in one of the comics I'm writing for MARVEL.

This event supports independent bookstores and kicks off a series of monthly events.  Next month we'll be in Clinton, NJ, after that we'll descend on Between Books in Claymont, DE.

So...let you TIVO watch TV for you and come join the Liars Club Saturday from 2-4 pm.  Here's a link with info: http://liarsclubphilly.com/

-Jonathan Maberry
www.jonathanmaberry.com