Seth Harwood Audiobooks

Forum for your pics with In Broad Daylight

seth@sethharwood.com (Seth Harwood) — Thu, 09 May 2013 05:03:55 +0000

Matthew McRoberts with IBDThanks to Matthew McRoberts (see right), we now have a Fanspace Forum to share your pics of yourself with the new book IN BROAD DAYLIGHT. It's called In Broad Daylight and You and now all it needs is... that's right: YOU!

So get on over, add your picture, and join the goodness. We'll get all the pics into a block soon to rotate on the front page.

If you haven't already gotten your copy of In Broad Daylight, you can get it here from Amazon or pick up a signed copy from Borderlands Books here. Doesn't even have to be a paperback: show your Kindle Love!

THAT is the goods. Still want a free copy? Enter the contest ==> Get yourself to this post and drop a comment to join in the ranks!

In Broad Daylight - Now in Print!

seth@sethharwood.com (Seth Harwood) — Mon, 06 May 2013 23:34:11 +0000

IN BROAD DAYLIGHT is out today! Listen here for my Short Audio Missive about the new release!

You can get it online from Amazon in Paperback and eBook, as well as signed copies at Borderlands Books (info here). I hope you'll pick up a copy!

There are THREE WAYS you can help me make this a big release:

1) Pick up a copy! Go ahead, for Kindle it's just five bucks!

2) Drop a sweet review of In Broad Daylight on Amazon or Goodreads. Do this only if you've already listened to the podcast or read a preview.

3) Help spread the word on social media! Spread links on Facebook, Goodreads, Twitter, etc. Rock and roll with me! Tell one person or fifty!

What else? Well, I'm holding a contest here all week (at least). Comment below to let me know which main character you'd like to see in the next book I write and/or tell me why YOU deserve a free, autographed copy of In Broad Daylight on your shelf. I'll be picking 3-5 winners soon!

Your spot for signed copies: Borderlands Books!

seth@sethharwood.com (Seth Harwood) — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 20:50:51 +0000

Hello Palms Family! As we have in the past, I'll be setting up a go-to spot again for you to order SIGNED COPIES of the latest release. This time, IN BROAD DAYLIGHT from Thomas & Mercer Press is available in signed, inscribed or lipstick-kissed paperback copies from Borderlands Books!

Here's how you can order, thanks to Borderlands' own Jude Feldman.

Borderlands would be happy to set up your order for IN BROAD DAYLIGHT. The book is a trade paperback, and costs $14.95. Typically, an "autographed" book just has the author's signature, and an "inscribed" book is personalized in whatever fashion you wish and then signed by the author. (The price is the same for an unsigned, signed, or inscribed book, and Seth is happy to do inscriptions.) We will ship out copies just as soon as they've arrived and Seth has had a chance to sign them.

We just need to know the following from you: [READ ON]

*what (if anything) you would like the inscription to say,
*the address you'd like the book sent to,
*whether you'd like media mail ($3.75) or Priority Mail ($8.95) shipping, (assuming you're in the US -- if we'll be shipping internationally, please let me know where you're located so I can provide a shipping quote),
*and how you would like to pay for your order. You can call, fax, or email your Visa or Mastercard information (card number, expiration date, and billing address if it is different from your shipping address) to us, or you can send a check or money order made out to Borderlands Books to the address below. If you choose to give us credit card info, we won't charge your card until the book ships, and we'll include a receipt with the book.

Please let me know if you need any more information, or if there is any other way I can assist.
Jude Feldman
Borderlands Books
866 Valencia St.
San Francisco CA 94110
Phone 415 824-8203
Fax 415 824-8543
orders@borderlands-books.com"

You can also contact Jude directly either by phone (888 893-4008) or email (jfeldman@borderlands-books.com) with additional questions.

In Broad Daylight - Coming May 7th!

seth@sethharwood.com (Seth Harwood) — Sat, 27 Apr 2013 01:31:18 +0000

Booklist on In Broad Daylight

seth@sethharwood.com (Seth Harwood) — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 06:18:54 +0000

This one leans pretty heavily toward plot summary, with a silent but violent kick at the end. See what you think of it:

Booklist Online Exclusive

In Broad Daylight - Seth Harwood - Thomas & Mercer, May 7th

FBI agent Jess Harding is called back to Anchorage when the savage serial killer she tracked five years ago resurfaces. The killer only strikes during Alaska’s light-filled summer nights, writing messages for all to see in the victims’ blood. The killer tips his hand this time, hiring a local thug to slash Harding’s palm in the same way that an isolated community of Russian Old Believers mark the wrongdoers in their clan. Harding gains the trust of one young woman who believes the killer may have been exiled from their village years ago. From a local sketch artist to the Interpol database, Harding races to identify a killer who has already set his sights on her. Harwood (Young Junius, 2010) has created a driven and believable protagonist. Unfortunately, the killer’s motivation is never adequately revealed, leaving the reader a little let down at the end of the pulse-pounding, climactic chase scene.

For some reason, they bolded the bold part themselves. So I guess that's the takeaway. I just tell everyone: "Harwood has created a drivenn and belivable protagonist." --Booklist and then leave it at that, right?

Hope you're ready to give it a kick-butt review once it's live on Amazon here on 5/7. Rocka! Preorders open now and autograph copy ordering coming SOON!

New CrimeWAV and IBD arc winners announced!

seth@sethharwood.com (Seth Harwood) — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 04:57:20 +0000

Hey hey hey!! Check it out: I've got a new episode of the CrimeWAV up here featuring longtime friend of the podcast Jedidiah Ayres (host of Noir at the Bar) and his story "Mahogany and Monogamy." I swear this is one of the best stories I've heard in a while! Also reason to listen: I announce the winners of the new In Broad Daylight ARC contest from the entries here.

Jed's newest publication is the novella Fierce Bitches, available here.

Check it out, give a listen, and enjoy! -yer boy, out.

Junkie Winners & PW on In Broad Daylight

seth@sethharwood.com (Seth Harwood) — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 23:09:59 +0000

IBD Cover-click to enlargeHave I shown you the new cover for In Broad Daylight? No, well damn! Here it is! What do you think? Comment below and you'll be entered to win an ARC of the book way before it comes out on May 7th!! That's right!

You can also drop by the book's Amazon page to Like it, Preorder, or have your way with it in any way you see fit. "Enjoy" both the Paperback page AND the Kindle version's.

But let's talk truth: today I'm here to announce the winner's of the Scott Sigler Royal MVP Turkey Text Free Book Giveaway for March 2013! On last week's episode of The MVP (you can check in at 4 min and 30 min if you want to jump right to him talking about me), No. 21, Scott talked up the new Thomas & Mercer releases of Young Junius and This Is Life, even offering up free copies of em in print! A bunch of folks entered by commenting there and... the winners are:

Jeepyster, Nimbus Jen and murle_the_girl!! Free copies go out to them very soon!

In other news, Publishers Weekly, the omnipresent trade mag of the review world, has weighed in on In Broad Daylight! "Diverting" they called it. See the full review after the break. -- And don't forget to comment here to be entered to win one copy of the IBD ARC! (who loves ya, baby?)

In Broad Daylight

Seth Harwood. Amazon/Thomas & Mercer, $14.95 trade paper (280p) ISBN 978-1-61109-972-0

At the outset of this diverting crime thriller from Harwood (Jack Wakes Up), FBI agent Jess Harding travels from San Francisco to Anchorage, Alaska, to investigate the murder of law clerk Samantha Parker, a U.S. senator’s daughter. All signs indicate that Parker’s death has the trademark of a serial killer whom Harding chased five years earlier. Harding’s hunt brings her to an isolated community of Russian Old Believers (“an old sect of the Russian Orthodoxy that split from the main strand in the seventeenth century”), who are displeased and distrustful, to say the least, when her questions wrench them out of their insular way of life. In the bewildering Alaskan wilderness, Harding has to rely on her colleague Oscar Linstrom, whose intentions, romantic or otherwise, are unclear. While the secrecy and remoteness of the bewitching Russian Old Believer community overshadows the mystery of the serial killer’s identity at times, readers will enjoy the ride through the land of the endless sun. (May 7)

New Editions AND the NEW ADDITION!

seth@sethharwood.com (Seth Harwood) — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 00:53:13 +0000

That's Willa Evelyn Harwood in the middle.

Lately I've been spending a fair amount of time pondering the difference between the words "edition" and "addition." Today they come into play like never before as Thomas & Mercer publishing releases new editions of both THIS IS LIFE and YOUNG JUNIUS. In no small part this is due to your support! I thank you once again for all your patronage and assistance in making my writing career a reality. I'm super excited about working together and the new opportunities this partnership involves--basically, Thomas & Mercer is a publishing wing of Amazon and they'll be using powers of the mighty sales site to promot and merchandize the book.

On the other hand, there's an addition that I'm even more proud of: that's my little girl, Willa Evelyn Harwood, who was three weeks old yesterday! (Her birthday is 1/28.) She's gaining weight, healthy as any parent could ask for and seems *very* advanced for her age (not my words)! I'm pretty sure she'll be reading within the month. (Kidding.)

If I may be so bold as to ask you for another favor, please help me to spread the word about This Is LIfe and Young Junius. You've likely bought them before. Now a good review, a Fb "Like" or a word to your friends can do so much! I'll be announcing new giveaways in the days and weeks to come. I look forward to your participation. As always, I'm also happy to sign your copies. Just drop a line and ask me.

More audio, CrimeWAV stories and dispatches from Palms Nation to come. As always, I'm yer boy.

One Week to New Releases, Palms Baby Addition AND new CrimeWAV now!

seth@sethharwood.com (Seth Harwood) — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 04:50:10 +0000

First things first: here in the Palms Universe, there is a new addition -- a Palms Baby! Little Willa Evelyn Harwood has arrived. You can see some pics of her and geek out with me here on Facebook. Fatherhood? It's absolutely awesome and amazing. You already knew that? Yeah, I know you did.

What's more, in less than a week, Thomas & Mercer releases YOUNG JUNIUS and THIS IS LIFE -- both on Feb 19. Depending on how you look at it, either your faves are now out for you to read, share with your friends and review online, OR they're back from a new publisher to jump all over the Amazon charts. Either way, they'll be here soon! Snap 'em up, tell your friends, review, all that goodness!

I'll be back on Tuesday to give you more news and touch base, but for now here is Richie Narvaez giving you his new story "Ibarra Goes Down" from CrimeWAV! Click here to download or listen to "Ibarra Goes Down." Enjoy it!

If you'd like to enter on Goodreads to win a copy of THIS IS LIFE, follow this link. Good luck!

Please tell your friends about the new releases and help to spread the word however you can. Thank you for helping to make it all a reality! --yer boy!

Back to the WAV! Jed Ayres reads "Hoosier Daddy!"

seth@sethharwood.com (Seth Harwood) — Sat, 01 Dec 2012 19:29:08 +0000

The CrimeWAV and therefore your boy Seth Harwood are both BACK!!

As Rakim says, "it's been a long time." And it has.

Apologies about that fade-ish-ness. But here things are again: me (Your friendly neighborhood Future Urban Crime Kingpin), a story (in this case Hoosier Daddy by Jed Ayres), and You. The three of us together at long last.

So grab your ear buds, pop 'em in that iPhone which now likely streams our stuff without any troublesome downloading and... click on the following link:

Jedidiah Ayres reads "Hoosier Daddy." -- Click here to listen or download.

Jedidiah Ayres is the author of the collection A F*ckload of Shorts and Fierce Bitches (due in early 2013). He is also co-editor of the anthologies Noir at the Bar volumes 1 & 2 and D*CKED: Dark Fiction Inspired By Dick Cheney. Find him at his blog Hardboiled Wonderland.

Or you can buy A F*ckload of Shorts on Kindle Nook or Paperback

How 'bout all that? See his cover art below, visit his blog and tell him he's the balls, and here we are again... rolling and criminal! Stay tuned for more stories, news and upcoming releases from yours truly and other authors in our midst.

The CrimeWAV will now be a monthly event. Stay tuned for more stories, news and upcoming releases.