Keir Graff

One Nation, Under God - Now in Paperback!

Sun, 08 Feb 2009 02:55:00 GMT

" . . . evokes such paranoid 1970s thrillers as The Parallax View and Six Days of the Condor." (Chicago Sun-Times) Greetings from a rapidly melting Chicago! <img class="alignright" style="float: right; margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 5px;" src="http://images.barnesandnoble.com/images/30170000/30178283.JPG" alt="" width="123" height="193" />My most recent book, <a title="One Nation, Under God" href="http://www.keirgraff.com/books/one-nation-under-god/">One Nation, Under God</a>, is now available in paperback. If you've been worried about the state of the beleaguered book-publishing industry, buying books is the perfect bailout: unlike your assistance to Wall Street, you'll actually get something in return for your money. Even better, I promise not to give myself a multi-million-dollar bonus at the end of the year. As always, I urge you to support your neighborhood bookstore. (<a title="After-Words" href="http://www.biblio.com/bookstores/afterwords.html">After-Words</a>, <a title="The Book Cellar" href="http://www.bookcellarinc.com/">The Book Cellar</a>, and <a title="Fact & Fiction" href="http://www.factandfictionbooks.com/NASApp/store/IndexJsp">Fact & Fiction</a> are three excellent choices.) If you're one of those unlucky people without a neighborhood bookstore, buy it from <a title="Amazon" href="http://www.amazon.com/One-Nation-Under-Keir-Graff/dp/1847510639/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1234027052&sr=1-1">Amazon</a>, <a title="Barnes & Noble" href="http://search.barnesandnoble.com/One-Nation-Under-God/Keir-Graff/e/9781847510631/?itm=7">Barnes & Noble</a>, or <a title="Powell's" href="http://www.powells.com/biblio/62-9781847510631-0">Powell's</a>. But please do buy it--your purchase is a vote of confidence for the continued production of quality Amer ican fiction. Thanks! Keir <a title="www.keirgraff.com" href="http://www.keirgraff.com">www.keirgraff.com</a> P.S. You should also buy Chris Ayres' hilarious Death by Leisure: A Cautionary Tale (Grove/Atlantic), although I wouldn't blame you if you waited for the paperback. Currently in paperback is Adam Davies' hilarious Mine All Mine (Riverhead).   Upcoming Events I'm pretty much sticking around the house until the lakes of melted ice dry up.   Recent News Last October, my short story, "<a title="Untitled" href="http://www.keirgraff.com/short-stories/untitled/">Untitled</a>," was the second runner-up in the Chicago Crime Writers Competition. (When they announced the first runner-up, we all started screaming and jumping up and down.)   Why You Are Receiving This E-mail You are receiving this e-mail because you are a friend, an acquaintance, a family member, a colleague, a classmate, or a business associate. If I've presumed incorrectly, please accept my apologies--and use the opt-out below.

One Nation, Under God: In the News, On the Air, and On the Road

Mon, 15 Sep 2008 03:03:00 GMT

One more blast of self-promotion before I go back into my writing cave . . . Kind words about One Nation, Under God from the Chicago Sun-Times, where Jeffrey Westhoff writes, "One Nation evokes such paranoid 1970s thrillers as The Parallax View and Six Days of the Condor." (Read the full review <a href="http://www.suntimes.com/entertainment/books/1137053,SHO-Books-graff31.article">here</a>.) Chicagoans who missed the party at After-Words can catch me at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, September 17 at the <a href="http://bookcellarinc.com/index.php?PHPSESSID=69f82cff357f8182aafebd09a6b88fa5">Book Cellar</a> (4736-38 N. Lincoln Ave.), where I'll be doing Local Author Night with <a href="http://www.dougmcummings.com/">Doug Cummings</a> (Every Secret Crime) and the red-hot <a href="http://www.randomhouse.com/author/results.pperl?authorid=36538">Michael Harvey</a> (The Fifth Floor). If you're not in Chicago, you can hear me read a couple of pages on the Time Out Chicago arts podcast, "Back of the Book," sometime this week. The pod has not yet been cast, but if you subscribe to it in iTunes, you'll know when it's out. Here's the <a href="http://www.timeout.com/chicago/blog/out-and-about/?p=7401">first installment</a>. And, on Sunday, September 28, I'll be chatting with WGN's Rick Kogan on "Sunday Papers," from 8:30-9 a.m. (CST--or is it CDT?). If News/Talk 720's powerful signal doesn't reach you, <a href="http://www.wgnradio.com/listen/index.htm">click here</a> for streaming audio. If you're in Montana, or will be soon, I hope to see you October 23-25 at the <a href="http://www.humanitiesmontana.org/BookFestival/bookfest.shtml">Montana Festival of the Book</a>. I can't wait! Since you asked, the cave is quite comfortable, thanks to cross-ventilation and an appealing view of rain-soaked trees. But the maniacally laughing little people do make it hard to concentrate. Very best, Keir P.S. It occurs to me that, for variety, it might be nice to say something about someone else's book, too--and the best book I've read lately is Nick Harkaway's The Gone-Away World. (Click <a href="http://www.booklistonline.com/default.aspx?page=show_product&pid=2883142">here</a> for raving.) As many of you know, I read books--well, I won't say "for a living"--but reading books is an essential component of my day job. If you ever want a recommendation, drop me a line, and I'll be happy to share my latest faves. And if you ever want to recommend a book to me, what's taking you so long?

My new book is out!

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 01:56:00 GMT

Hi, Everyone!<IMG height=193 hspace=5 src="http://images.barnesandnoble.com/images/26710000/26716080.JPG" width=123 align=right border=0> My new book, One Nation, Under God, has been published. The first review won't be out until next week, but why wait for Publishers Weekly's opinion? Read it yourself and tell someone your opinion! Please consider ordering it from your local <A class="" title="" href="http://www.indiebound.org/" target=_blank>independent bookseller</A>. Or, if you don't want to buy a copy, request it from your local library. (They may even have it already.) Or buy it from <A class="" title="" href="http://www.amazon.com/One-Nation-Under-Keir-Graff/dp/0727866230/ref=sr_11_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1216135463&sr=11-1" target=_blank>Amazon</A>. And remember, when it comes to books we've written, even professional book reviewers are crazy about Amazon reviews. Thanks in advance. Your support is invaluable. Keir   Upcoming Events Missoula, Montana: Wednesday, August 13, 7 p.m., at <A class="" title="" href="http://www.factandfictionbooks.com/" target=_blank>Fact & Fiction</A> (220 N. Higgins) Chicago, Illinois: Wednesday, September 17, 7 p.m., at <A class="" title="" href="http://www.bookcellarinc.com/" target=_blank>The Book Cellar</A> (4736-38 N. Lincoln) More dates coming soon. If you can help set something up, let me know!   Recent News <A class="" title="" href="http://www.amazon.com/My-Fellow-Americans-Keir-Graff/dp/1847510248/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1216135553&sr=1-1" target=_blank>My Fellow Americans</A> is out in paperback. If you prefer the portability of perfect binding, this is the format you've been waiting for. In June, William Taylor of Ingram Library Services interviewed me on the exhibit floor of the American Library Association's Annual Conference in Anaheim, California. You can listen to or download the podcast <A class="" title="" href="http://www2.ingramlibrary.com/Sites/Interact/singlepodcast.aspx?ID=71" target=_blank>here</A>. In May, Booklist published a short story for the first time in its 104-year history: "<A class="" title="" href="http://www.booklistonline.com/default.aspx?page=show_product&pid=2697422" target=_blank>Reading Is My Business</A>." It's about a hard-boiled book reviewer named . . . Keir Graff. In December, the Chicago Reader published my short story, "<A class="" title="" href="http://www.chicagoreader.com/features/stories/fiction07/graff/" target=_blank>If You Should Have Any Need at All</A>." In October, Time Out Chicago put a scare into its readers with my short short story, "<A class="" title="" href="http://www.timeout.com/chicago/articles/features/23674/ghost-stations" target=_blank>Ghost Stations</A>." Wikipedia now has an article for "<A class="" title="" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keir_Graff" target=_blank>Keir Graff</A>"--I think I've arrived! If you are a Wikipedian, and you know the title of my first book, please feel free to add it to the article . . . .   Why You Are Receiving This E-mail Because you are a friend, an acquaintance, a family member, a colleague, a classmate, a business associate--or because our paths have crossed in some way. In other words, we've probably e-mailed one another before. I promise not to clog your in-box with too many mailings, but if you don't want to receive any at all, please use the opt-out below.