Adam M. Dean

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Got Copies of The New Books. 2/7/2010 *Last week, I got my shipment of copies of The Best Day of My Life, So Far . . . and Other Stories* from PublishAmerica:** Now, I'll start trying to arrange some book signings. I believe I'll try to do a couple signings down in Huntington and then try to schedule a couple for Charleston. So, the next time I'm down in Huntington, I'll stop at Empire Books at Pullman Square and see if I can't arrange a book signing for there. I'll let everyone know when it's going to be.

Now Available From Amazon And Barnes & Noble 1/13/2010 *I'd like to let everyone know that The Best Day of My* Life, So Far . . . and Other Stories is now available from Amazon and Barnes & Noble:** If you'd like to buy the book from Amazon, go to http://www.amazon.com/Best-Life-Far-Other-Stories/dp/1448982456/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1263440971&sr=8-6. If you prefer to purchase from Barnes & Noble, go to http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/ISBNInquiry.asp?EAN=9781448982455. Beginning next month, I hope to start having book siginings for The Best Day of My Life, So Far at local Huntington/Charleston area book stores. Also, I got a phone call from my mom tonight. She has finished the book. She said it was good and that it was my best book so far. I don't know about that, but I thank her for the compliament. Talk to you all later.

Article Ran On New Year's Eve 1/1/2010 *As it turned out, The Herald-Dispatch decided to run the story on The Best Day of My Life, So Far . . . and Other* Stories yesterday:** If you'd like to check the story out, go to http://www.herald-dispatch.com/life/x818843476/Author-s-latest-book-seeks-resolution-for-main-characters. I'd like to thank my friend Bethany Shoemaker Hendericks for doing another great write-up on me. She's a terrfic journalist. I'd also like to give a shout-out to Professor Ayala. She's the one who said she really really likes my books but that I'm only a good writer, not a great one. She is right. I was happy to mention what she said during my interview with Beth for the story. When I get some book signings for The Best Day of My Life, So Far . . . and Other Stories arranged, I'll let you all know. Thanks!

The Herald-Dispatch Will Run The Story In January 12/12/2009 *I found out from Beth this week that The Herald-Dispatch will run the story on The Best Day of My* Life, So Far . . . and Other Stories in January*: They've moved it up from February. Beth emailed me with the questions for the story Thursday evening, and I emailed her back with my answers just a little while ago. I hope they're good enough. But, if they aren't, Beth can just email me back with follow-up questions. As I've mentioned previously, she also did the stories on both Dawn, the Alpha Dog* and The Gate of Heavenly Peace. We work well together and enjoy doing so. In my email tonight, I also told Beth that if she wanted to use excerpts from The Best Day of My Life, So Far, she can use the ones at http://www.adammdean.com/The-Best-Day-Of-My-Life-So-Far/25/. I also attached the book's cover art so that the paper will have an image of the book if they want to use it. They ran a picture of the book when they did the story on Dawn, the Alpha Dog but not when they ran the story on The Gate of Heavenly Peace. Let's keep our fingers crossed that they'll run the cover art for the new book.

Press Release 12/8/2009 As everyone can see over in the *News Section, PublishAmerica has put out a press release about the publication of The Best Day of My Life, So Far . . . and Other Stories:* I asked PublishAmerica to send the press release to: (1) WCHS Channel 8 that did a t.v. news report about Dawn, the Alpha Dog when it came out; (2) The Huntington Herald-Dispatch which everyone knows is already going to run a story on The Best Day of My Life, So Far early next year (It also ran stories on both Dawn, the Alpha Dog and The Gate of Heavenly Peace when they each came out); (3) The Charleston Gazette which had a blurb about The Gate of Heavenly Peace when it came out last year; (4) The Charleston Daily Mail, the other daily paper here in Charleston; and (5) Marshall Magazine, an alumni publication of Marshall University, which makes sense since I'm a Marshal alum. I'll let everyone know of any of them, in addition toThe Huntington Herald-Dispatch, wants to do a story on The Best Day of My Life, So Far.

Got Copies of The New Books.

2/7/2010

Last week, I got my shipment of copies of The Best Day of My Life, So Far . . . and Other Stories from PublishAmerica: Now, I'll start trying to arrange some book signings. I believe I'll try to do a couple signings down in Huntington and then try to schedule a couple for Charleston. So, the next time I'm down in Huntington, I'll stop at Empire Books at Pullman Square and see if I can't arrange a book signing for there. I'll let everyone know when it's going to be.

Now Available From Amazon And Barnes & Noble

1/13/2010

I'd like to let everyone know that The Best Day of My Life, So Far . . . and Other Stories is now available from Amazon and Barnes & Noble: If you'd like to buy the book from Amazon, go to http://www.amazon.com/Best-Life-Far-Other-Stories/dp/1448982456/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1263440971&sr=8-6. If you prefer to purchase from Barnes & Noble, go to http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/ISBNInquiry.asp?EAN=9781448982455. Beginning next month, I hope to start having book siginings for The Best Day of My Life, So Far at local Huntington/Charleston area book stores. Also, I got a phone call from my mom tonight. She has finished the book. She said it was good and that it was my best book so far. I don't know about that, but I thank her for the compliament. Talk to you all later.

Article Ran On New Year's Eve

1/1/2010

As it turned out, The Herald-Dispatch decided to run the story on The Best Day of My Life, So Far . . . and Other Stories yesterday: If you'd like to check the story out, go to http://www.herald-dispatch.com/life/x818843476/Author-s-latest-book-seeks-resolution-for-main-characters. I'd like to thank my friend Bethany Shoemaker Hendericks for doing another great write-up on me. She's a terrfic journalist. I'd also like to give a shout-out to Professor Ayala. She's the one who said she really really likes my books but that I'm only a good writer, not a great one. She is right. I was happy to mention what she said during my interview with Beth for the story. When I get some book signings for The Best Day of My Life, So Far . . . and Other Stories arranged, I'll let you all know. Thanks!

The Herald-Dispatch Will Run The Story In January

12/12/2009

I found out from Beth this week that The Herald-Dispatch will run the story on The Best Day of My Life, So Far . . . and Other Stories in January: They've moved it up from February. Beth emailed me with the questions for the story Thursday evening, and I emailed her back with my answers just a little while ago. I hope they're good enough. But, if they aren't, Beth can just email me back with follow-up questions. As I've mentioned previously, she also did the stories on both Dawn, the Alpha Dog and The Gate of Heavenly Peace. We work well together and enjoy doing so. In my email tonight, I also told Beth that if she wanted to use excerpts from The Best Day of My Life, So Far, she can use the ones at http://www.adammdean.com/The-Best-Day-Of-My-Life-So-Far/25/. I also attached the book's cover art so that the paper will have an image of the book if they want to use it. They ran a picture of the book when they did the story on Dawn, the Alpha Dog but not when they ran the story on The Gate of Heavenly Peace. Let's keep our fingers crossed that they'll run the cover art for the new book.

Press Release

12/8/2009

As everyone can see over in the News Section, PublishAmerica has put out a press release about the publication of The Best Day of My Life, So Far . . . and Other Stories: I asked PublishAmerica to send the press release to: (1) WCHS Channel 8 that did a t.v. news report about Dawn, the Alpha Dog when it came out; (2) The Huntington Herald-Dispatch which everyone knows is already going to run a story on The Best Day of My Life, So Far early next year (It also ran stories on both Dawn, the Alpha Dog and The Gate of Heavenly Peace when they each came out); (3) The Charleston Gazette which had a blurb about The Gate of Heavenly Peace when it came out last year; (4) The Charleston Daily Mail, the other daily paper here in Charleston; and (5) Marshall Magazine, an alumni publication of Marshall University, which makes sense since I'm a Marshal alum. I'll let everyone know of any of them, in addition toThe Huntington Herald-Dispatch, wants to do a story on The Best Day of My Life, So Far.