In case you missed it, Dreadful Tales posted thier interview with me, Brian Keene, and J.F. Gonzalez and you can listen to it for free here.

Also, I’m working on phasing out my private FB page, so if you are friends with me on there and would like to continue to get updates and info about my books and other writing projects, please feel free to subscribe to this website, visit me on my Facebook Fan page, or follow me on Twitter. I also am now up and running with a new Google+ account, if you want to circle me. 🙂

Reviews of my novella For Emmy have been pleasingly good – people really seem to be enjoying the book and I’m glad.  A few highlights:

– I’ve made the Horror Mall’s August 2010 Bestseller List (the In-Stock books);

– Nick Cato referred to the book as “easily one of the best of 2011” and containing “more food for thought and downright eeriness than in just about all of the 60+ books (he’s) read so far this year”;

– Kevin Lucia’s SHROUD magazine review calls it “chilling, heartbreaking, and quietly terrifying” (potential spoilers);

– In his Dreadful Tales review, Column McKnight described it as “brilliant and terrifying…SanGiovanni’s masterpiece.”

If you’d like to pick up a copy, I understand there are about 20 copies left of the paperback, and even fewer left of the signed, limited edition hardcover, which features a bonus short story, “The Nurses of Haversham.” So if you’re going to get a copy, I’d suggest you don’t wait too long. 😉

I am very proud to announce that I am one of the Writer Guests of Honor next year at Mo*Con VII: Cinco de Mayo. The convention, presented by the Indiana Horror Writers, is focused on conversations revolving around horror literature and spirituality, and will run from May 4th-6th, 2012, in Indianapolis, IN. Membership is capped at 100 people, so be sure to get in by signing up with the early bird ($50, deadline March 1st).

So, as of this past weekend at Horrorfind, the last remaining nine hard cover limited edition copies of Thrall sold out.  Thanks to all of you who bought one — I hope you enjoy it!  For those folks who missed getting one but would still like to buy the book, I have been told the e-book version will be available this month, and it’s my understanding that the audiobook version is close to being ready for release as well.  The Works page will be updated with links as these versions become available.

A large number of soft cover copies of For Emmy sold this weekend as well (thanks, folks!), but you can still pick up a copy from Thunderstorm Books if you missed Horrorfind.  Later this month, I believe both the signed, limited edition hard cover of this novella, featuring the bonus story, “The Nurses of Haversham,”  and the e-book version will be available, as well.

Other projects are fast on the horizon: new novels and other fun stuff.  Check here for updates. 🙂

I’ll be a Special Guest at the Horrorfind Weekend these next few days, and if you’re attending, I certainly hope you’ll come out and say hello!  I will have copies on hand of Thrall and For Emmy, as well as bookplates and promo posters for the upcoming film version of “Goth & Crow.”  In case you missed it before, my schedule, updated, is as follows:

Friday
9:00pm – 10:00pm: Women in Horror – Authors Kelli Owen(moderator), Mary SanGiovanni, J.F. Gonzalez, James A. Moore, and Lesley Conner discuss the history and contributions of women in literary horror, and their future roles. (Reading Room)

Saturday
11:00am – Noon: James A. Moore and Mary SanGiovanni (Reading Room)
5:30pm – 7:00pm: Author Q&A panel – Authors Tim Lebbon, Christopher Golden, James A. Moore, Brian Keene, J. F. Gonzalez, Kelli Owen, Mary SanGiovanni, Chet Williamson, and Thomas F. Monteleone answer your questions about anything in this no-holds-barred Q&A. (Outside – Rear Carport)

Also, I’ll be in the celebrity autograph room all weekend signing books at a table with Brian Keene and Kelli Owen.

Speaking of For Emmy, if you won’t be able to attend Horrorfind and would still like to pick up this novella, thunderstorm Books is now taking orders for the soft cover (the hard cover limited edition will be out soon — details to follow).  To pick up a copy of For Emmy, go here.

Dreadful Tales’ Colum McKnight was kind enough to review For Emmy and had some great things to say about it:

“This story is brilliant and terrifying…For Emmy is a SanGiovanni’s masterpiece….”

If you’re interested in checking out the entire review, visit Dreadful Tales and leave your two cents.

A few quick updates:

1) If you want a good chuckle, check out an artistic interpretation of Thrall on Nightmaries, courtesy of Matt Blazi from Bamfer Productions.

2) The teaser promo poster for the short film version of “Goth & Crow,” due out 2012, is up on the Film Adaptations page, where you can get a little info about the story, and also in the post right below this one.

3) My new novella, For Emmy, part of Thunderstorm Books’ Elemental Series #10,  is debuting at Horrorfind, where I will have copies on hand for sale and signing. This book will be available in hard cover, which will also feature my short story, “The Nurses of Haversham,” or in trade paperback. Both are limited printings.

I will also have the last few remaining HC limited edition copies of Thrall with me – last chance to pick it up.

4) Writer’s block?  Check out Mark Arnzen’s Dark Promptings on gorelets.com, where he’s featuring various authors, including me, offering opening lines to help get your creative juices flowing.  Feel free to use any or all of them if they help you.

More book news coming up soon….

Coming in 2012….

Just wanted to let folks know that there are now only 9 copies of the signed, limited edition hard cover of Thrall left for sale. That’s it, and then this version is gone for good. I’ll have some of those copies with me at Horrorfind, though, if you want to get one there.

Just finished signing sig sheets for my new novella, For Emmy, which debuts at Horrorfind in a few weeks….