Unfortunately, my novel, Pandora’s Box, did not make it into the top ten for the Alberta Readers’ Choice Award. However, Cinco de Mayo by Michael J. Martineck, which was published by Absolute XPress’ main imprint, Edge Science Fiction and Fantasy, did make it. He’s also, as far as I can tell, the only American author to make it through. Godspeed to him!
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Book signing today!
LAST MINUTE REMINDER: I’m having a book signing for Pandora’s Box today at the Peabody Public Library in Columbia City! It’ll be from 4pm-6pm. Be there, or be square!
‘Pandora’s Box’ in contention for readers’ choice award!
I just read on the Absolute XPress blog that my novel, Pandora’s Box, is one of 30 books on the “long list” of nominees for the 2011 Alberta Readers’ Choice Award. According to its website, “The Alberta Readers’ Choice Award (ARC) is an annual award for adult fiction and narrative non-fiction titles. Narrative non-fiction is defined as a work of non-fiction which lends itself to a public reading.” The list of 30 will now be read by librarians throughout Alberta, Canada, and narrowed to 10 nominees. After that, from then until April, “noted Albertans” will read the 10 nominees and whittle them down to five. Then throughout May, online voting will be conducted to pick the winner from those five nominees. The award will be given June 11. The grand prize is $10,000.
Yes, you read that right–I have a one in 30 chance of winning ten-grand!
I will be sure to keep you updated on this.
New poem – ‘Never Christmas’
It’s been a long time since I posted any new material on this website. It’s been mostly news these last few months. So I decided to post a poem. It’s entitled “Never Christmas.” I posted it because it will soon be Christmas, but I must tell you it is a sad poem at worst, or a melancholy one at best. I do hope you will appreciate it for what it is, perhaps even identify with it in some way.
You can read it below or click the title in the above paragraph. Pleas enjoy.
Never Christmas
Never Christmas
By Nathan Marchand
I walked down the empty street,
And along trotted a horse pulling an open sleigh,
Wherein rode two lovers, lost in each other,
Bathed in a rainbow of Christmas lights.
Cheeks met in a snuggle,
Snowflakes were brushed away by a caress,
Ears were tickled by whispered sweet nothings,
Lips were warmed with a kiss like fire.
I watched, and my heart was frozen
By the icy winds of loneliness,
Yet it wasn’t numb to the pang of longing,
Where Lost Love had pierced with dagger.
I’ve no one to warm my heart,
Where it’s never Christmas, only winter.
I’d trade all my gifts for a sweetheart!
A Transformer for a hand to hold!
A Blu-Ray for a sweet nothing!
A Playstation 3 for a kiss!
A plasma TV for a pledge of undying love.
Alas, it is all for naught.
So I watched as the lovers, horse, and sleigh
Vanished into the mists of the winter night.
I was again, as usual, cold and alone.
For me, it’s never Christmas, only winter.
Noble County Library signing delayed again
Due to nasty winter weather, my signing at the Noble County Public Library in Albion, Indiana, has been delayed once more. I am truly sorry. I will let you know when a new date has been selected as soon as it is decided.
Interviewed by the News-Sun
It’s been over a week, but I was interviewed by The News-Sun, a Noble County newspaper located in Kendallville, Indiana, and that interview was published in their weekend edition last week. You can read the piece online here (though you’ll have to log into the paper’s website to read it). The reporter, Bob Braley, I think has written the best interview I’ve had yet.
Overdue book signing announcement
I’ve been meaning to post this for a while, but better late than never.
I will be having a second book signing in Kendallville, Indiana, this time at the Kendallville Public Library. The signing will be held Wednesday, December 8, from 3pm to 5pm. You’re all invited!
‘Pandora’s Box’ reiewed on Natasha’s Shelf
My friend Natasha had the honor of being the first to review my first novel, Pandora’s Box. She posted her review on her website, Natasha’s Shelf, where she reviews many books, movies, and TV shows. I was very happy withy what she said. You can read it here. Be sure to subsribe to her site as she has many great insights in her reviews (and I don’t just say that because she’s my friend).
Photo gallery added
I have finally made my new photo gallery plug-in work, and now you can view the pictures from my first book signing at Summer’s Stories in my new photo gallery page. I’ll be posting photos from subsequent signings both here and on the Facebook page for Pandora’s Box, so be sure to check out it out again and again.