I get that many authors are introverts. I am too. But writing can be lonely work! That is why I always look forward to my annual summer book tour. Meeting my readers is what keeps me going and inspires me to create new Mike Bowditch adventures. If I happen to be visiting a bookstore in your neck of the woods while I'm promoting Pitch Dark, I would very much enjoy meeting you. Please introduce yourself!
You can find a constantly updated list of my events at my website. And note: I will be adding additional stops and dates for the late summer in the coming weeks.
How to Get Me to Come to Your City
“Would you ever come to [X] on one of your book tours?” I’m often asked by readers. The answer is yes. I love to travel. But there is a method to getting your city on my official itinerary. My publisher has a marketing budget and only adds stops where I’ve been enthusiastically invited by bookstores with histories of successful events. As a reader and customer, you can help by speaking directly with the manager or program coordinator of your local bookseller and being politely insistent that they need to reach out to the publicity department of St. Martin’s Press and request that they schedule an author event with me. I can’t promise anything, but it’s our best bet.
Talking DEAD MAN'S WAKE
Every year, when I have a new book out, I receive an invitation from the good people at Maine's NBC affiliate WCSH6 to appear on their popular "207" show. Here I am talking with Rob Caldwell about the just released DEAD MAN'S WAKE.
Meet Me on My Book Tour
In less than two weeks I'll be starting my national book tour for DEAD MAN'S WAKE. I'd enjoy meeting you if I'm in your neck of the woods. I'll be adding places and dates through the summer so keep checking my events page.
Win *ALL* of My Books
Now THIS is a giveaway. Want to win all 14 Mike Bowditch books, including an advance reader's copy of DEAD MAN'S WAKE (coming June 27)? Minotaur Books is making it happen. The contest runs through May 6. Enter here: https://read.macmillan.com/promo/mikebowditchseriessweeps/