Date: 2009-06-30 17:25 Subject: Endeavor Award News Security: Public

Space Magic by David D. Levine is a finalist for the Endeavor Award!



And would you look at the company he keeps...

FINALISTS FOR 2009
Anathem by Neal Stephenson
Ill Met in the Arena by Dave Duncan
Long Walks, Last Flights and Other Stories by Ken Scholes
Space Magic by David D. Levine
A World Too Near: Book Two of the Entire and the Rose by Kay Kenyon

Congratulations, David!

In case you missed it, you can get yours here: http://www.wheatlandpress.com and take advantage of the big summer sale (buy two, get one free!).

Date: 2009-06-30 12:53 Subject: Books for sale! Security: Public

Let's try that summer sale thing...

Starting right now and ending on July 31, 2009 at midnight (Pacific Time), buy any two Wheatland Press titles and get a third title absolutely free. Just specify the title of your free book choice in the comment box of the PayPal form.

As always, if you prefer not to use Paypal, you may email your order to me directly (inquiries(at)wheatlandpress.com).

http://www.wheatlandpress.com

Thank you for your support!

Date: 2009-06-23 10:59 Subject: PSA for Buckeyes, Past and Present Security: Public

The Columbus Public Libraries are in trouble. Facing massive state budget cuts, many branches are in danger of closing. They've set up a website to try to rally support:

http://www.columbuslibrary.org/save_our_library

There's an email form.

Date: 2009-06-20 07:47 Subject: You've been warned Security: Public

To whom it may concern:

I'm usually pretty polite in responding to queries*, but after seven years I'm tired of people who can't be bothered to read anything on the website except the "Contact" link.

Henceforth, if you send me a brain-damaged query which indicates you've read absolutely nothing on the website and have no idea what is appropriate to pitch to Wheatland Press, I will swat you like a fly.

Also, that hiatus notice? Yeah, it's real. No new books. Don't bother with the queries. Especially don't bother with queries for your rehab memoir.



*Or, in the case of the really stupid ones, I don't respond at all.

Date: 2009-06-17 11:20 Subject: Fast Break To Reading Security: Public

Any bored youngsters out there? Here's a fun thing. Track your reading hours on the WNBA Fast Break to Reading tracker and get bookmarks signed by WNBA players.

http://www.wnba.com/fbtr/

I might lie about my age so I can get a bookmark signed by Janel McCarville or Diana Taurasi. Shhh. Don't tell anyone.


ETA: Over lunch I told Nicholas all the above.

N: So, you're saying that you're going to imitate a 10-year-old on the WNBA website just so you can get bookmarks signed by players?

Me: Well... uh... yes.

N: We're having a Web Comic moment here. You know that.

Date: 2009-06-12 09:03 Subject: Too busy for anything but a meme... the 15 books meme Security: Public

15 books meme: Don't take too long to think about it. List 15 books you've read that will always stick with you -- The first 15 you can recall in 15 minutes.

I used the criteria of books that I've read multiple times throughout my life and liked or was moved by or something or other every single time. Books I keep nearby even now.

The Swing in the Summer House, Jane Langton
From the Earth to the Moon, Jules Verne
Journey to the Center of the Earth, Jules Verne
A Tale of Two Cities, Charles Dickens
Breakfast of Champions, Kurt Vonnegut
Gone With the Wind, Margaret Mitchell
The Maltese Falcon, Dashell Hammett
Farewell My Lovely, Raymond Chandler
The Big Sleep, Raymond Chandler
Early Autumn, Robert B Parker
Lincoln's Dreams, Connie Willis
The Sun Also Rises, Hemingway
The Great Gatsby, Fitzgerald
The Year the Yankees Lost the Pennant, Douglas Wallop
Woman on the Edge of Time, Marge Piercy

Date: 2009-05-31 14:00 Subject: Gotta Catch 'Em All! Security: Public

Now you can own the first six volumes of the critically acclaimed Polyphony anthology series for one low price...

http://www.wheatlandpress.com

The complete set, Polyphony 1 - 6, is now available for $80 (plus $8 shipping and handling). Shipping is via US Postal Service Priority Mail.

Date: 2009-05-26 13:22 Subject: Back from Wiscon Security: Public

It was a very good con. I'm full of ideas and happiness!

Especially enjoyed: watching the Cavs-Magic games with John Joseph Adams and his friend Rob, the Scribe party where I learned a new skill ("mixing" and serving the Bacontini*), having the best reading ever from Barth, many good meals (food-wise as well as company-wise), meeting Robert Wexler's wife and baby, having the table next to Small Beer Press with Dave Schwartz as fill-in proprietor, our annual projects over dinner at Kabul dinner with Forrest, walking around Madison (love that town!) and too much other fun stuff to mention!

Read about half of Mark Teppo's new book Lightbreaker on the plane on the way home. It's a butt-kicker, it is. Available from Night Shade Books.

Tired. But it's a good kind of tired!

Date: 2009-05-04 11:11 Subject: Woo Hoo!!! Security: Public Music: Cleveland Rocks - Ian Hunter

LeBron is MVP!!!

Date: 2009-04-27 09:27 Subject: Monday Music:Tinted Windows Security: Public

I love Taylor Hanson. And Bun E. Carlos? Whoa.

Date: 2009-04-15 11:06 Subject: Heavier Than Metal -- Hey Josh! You out there? Security: Public

This is for Josh Rountree:

http://www.myspace.com/FreeReign

Cowboys O-linemen in metal band.

Not for the faint of heart.

Oh, and, Happy tax day to all o' y'all! I plan to spend it driving on the interstate highway system and appreciating the police and fire services provided to me at no extra charge... well, other than the limbs we had to send in, I mean.

Date: 2009-04-03 08:02 Subject: Internet Free Weekend Security: Public Music: Pork and Beans - Weezer

Starts now!

Date: 2009-03-16 10:32 Subject: MK Hobson: Friend to Procrastinators Everywhere Security: Public Music: 3s and 7s - Queens of the Stone Age

Email Amnesty? I'll take it!

http://mkhobson.livejournal.com/534972.html

Thank you, thank you, thank you.

Date: 2009-03-10 20:54 Subject: Influential Anthologies Security: Public

John Klima posted a list of his personal Ten Most Influential Anthos/Antho Series over at TOR.com

http://www.tor.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=blog&id=17022

He gives a mighty nice shout out to Polyphony for which I am grateful.

Interesting post and comments there.

Date: 2009-03-09 10:02 Subject: Aristotle for a Snowy Monday Security: Public Music: Love of the Common Man - Todd Rundgren

Excellence is an art won by training and habituation.
We do not act rightly because we have virtue or
excellence, but we rather have those because we have
acted rightly. We are what we repeatedly do.
Excellence, then, is not an act but a habit.

Aristotle

Date: 2009-02-17 09:50 Subject: February Sale! Security: Public

Hey, I'm still selling books here!

Let's have an "Inventory Reduction" Sale*.

Buy any two titles and get a third one of your choosing absolutely free!!

Specify your FREE selection in the Paypal comment box.

http://www.wheatlandpress.com

Sale offer is good through March 15, 2009.


*Like all good "Inventory Reduction" sales, that means I need to pay off those Cardinals-win-the-Super-Bowl bets and save up for the Pitt-in-the-Final-Four bets**.


**Not really. Gambling on sports is illegal in Oregon. I know that.

Date: 2009-02-02 20:16 Subject: The Heart Truth Security: Public Music: Stop Dragging My Heart Around - SN and TP

Heart disease is the #1 killer of women.

The National Institutes of Health created the The Heart Truth campaign and the Red Dress symbol to raise awareness among women.

Doing my part:

On Friday February 6 (from 12:00am until 11:59 pm) buy any title from the Wheatland Press website and I will include a Red Dress pin with your order. It's a lovely little pin. I wear one myself quite often.

Date: 2009-01-30 10:13 Subject: Many thanks Security: Public

Thank you all for your kind words and good wishes yesterday. This was a tough decision and all the support I've received has eased the sting.

I'll be updating my website to reflect the new reality soon.

The Polyphony 7 authors have rallied and agreed to wait it out. That volume may very well see print by the end of the year. Stay tuned.

Date: 2009-01-29 10:34 Subject: Wheatland Press News Security: Public

I have emailed a more detailed announcement of this to authors and others affected by the news, but I thought I had better post it here myself before it hits the blogosphere from some other source.


Due to current financial uncertainties, I have made the decision to place Wheatland Press on hiatus for 2009.

What this means is that I will publish no new books during 2009 (including Polyphony 7). I will continue to fill orders on existing titles and will keep those titles available through Amazon and Barnes & Noble.com.

The exception to that is if authors of existing titles wish to reclaim their rights and ask me to pull their titles from inventory. I am willing to do that.

In the mean time, I will explore ways to put Wheatland Press on a firmer financial footing including, but not limited to, seeking external funding via arts councils, seeking partnerships with other presses, etc. I hope the break will allow me to return to a regular publishing schedule in 2010.

I do plan to be at Wiscon and Armadillocon (and possibly WFC) with copies from the current Wheatland Press catalogue in the dealer rooms.

Thank you for your support.

Date: 2009-01-12 10:55 Subject: Laughin' Boy Security: Public Music: Parallel Universe - RHCP

Just learned that Laughin' Boy by Bradley Denton has been chosen for the Revolution SF "What Is Best in Life 2008" list.

Go look:
http://www.revolutionsf.com/article.php?id=4381

And there was much rejoicing!

What do you mean you haven't read it yet? Here, let me help you with that...
http://www.wheatlandpress.com

Hey, while I'm here, let me just mention a few other updatey things...

I'm very far behind on everything. But I'm catching up. I should have some book anouncements and release dates and everything sorted out by the end of the week. Watch this space. Your patience will be rewarded.