"Here Comes the Night Again": the story behind Blood Groove’s dedication

Sometime in the early 80s, I was prowling the 99-cent cassette bin at Old Hickory Mall (the only one) in Jackson, TN. These were always crap shoots: aside from the total unknowns, many tapes by known artists had no songs you’d ever heard of. This time, though, in the midst of the tightly-packed rows of rectangular plastic spines, I spotted … Read More

This Saturday is Vampire Day at Westgate Mall

If you’re in the Madison, WI area this Saturday, May 2, come join us for Vampire Day at Ravenworks in Westgate Mall, on the corner of Odana Road and Whitney Way. At 12:30 I’ll be reading from Blood Groove, and signing copies as well. There’s also tarot readings, a “Makeup of the Macabre” session, and a costume contest. Hope to … Read More

Blood Groove Release Day!

Today the “suave, creepy” (Publishers Weekly) vampires of my “edgy, enthralling, entertaining” (Library Journal) novel Blood Groove are released on an unsuspecting public. Pick up a copy and journey back to 1975 Memphis when the King still lived, Parliament was in session and the undead wore stacks, bell-bottoms and polyester. Get a sneak peek of Chapter 1 over at Flames … Read More

Goodies from OddCon

This weekend I attended Odyssey Con IX here in Madison, WI. I met noted SF and fantasy author Emma Bull, who was as excited about Blood Groove as I was about her historical fantasy western novel Territory. I also got to hang out again with Patrick Rothfuss, author of the best-selling fantasy novel The Name of the Wind, and got … Read More

Blood Groove video trailer

As promised last week, here’s the short film based on my novel Blood Groove. Written and directed by Lisa Stock. Featuring Catherine Mancuso. Music: “Bottle of Jack” by Colleen Grace, used by permission.

Guest blogging at Magical Musings

Today I’m guest-blogging at Magical Musings on finding the essential core quality for my vampire characters. Stop by and say hi!

First review in on Blood Groove

The first pre-publication review of Blood Groove has hit the Net. Read Patricia Altner’s comments here; she calls it, “an intoxicating brew of mystery, humor, and horror.”

JUST IN: New cover art for Blood Groove

So the good people at Tor have completely redone the cover for my upcoming vampire novel Blood Groove. And while I liked the original art (at posting time still visible on Amazon), this new cover does a much better job capturing the book’s atmosphere: So what does everyone think?