Month: October 2022

From adrants.com, October 17, 2005:

Book Promoted With Coffin

by Steve Hall

gargoyle1864.jpgTo promote the first Italian edition of Robert McCammon’s book, “They Thirst,” a coffin full of books was carried through the streets of downtown Rome. A street team, which carried the coffin on their shoulders, offered everyone a coupon of sorts for a free coffin in case they found themselves facing death by vampire. The stunt was created by guerrigliamarketing.it for Gargoyle Books and induced smiles, curiosity and various odd religious rituals among onlookers.

Click on the images to view larger versions. There’s also video on YouTube below.


Lividian Publications released the following announcement:

The King of Shadows by Robert McCammon
Signed Copies of the 1st Printing!

We’re very pleased to announce a surprise bonus for The King of Shadows trade hardcover edition, which will be published on December 6.

Earlier this year, Robert McCammon generously agreed to sign signature sheets for this edition, which means that any copies ordered directly from Lividian Publications or one the retailers below will be a 1st printing signed by the author. This includes copies already ordered, you do not need to order again.

Bad Moon Books * Camelot Books * Cemetery Dance Publications * Dark Regions * Kathmandu Books * Overlook Connection * SST Publications (UK Store!) * Subterranean Press * Ziesings

The Alabama Booksmith is also receiving 1st printing copies, but without the signed tip sheet because Robert McCammon will be visiting their store for a launch event and personally signing all of their copies. If you cannot attend this signing, you can also preorder a copy through their website.

Please Note: We’ve received a surge of orders over the last six weeks and we’ve reached the point where Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and the other bigger retailers will not be getting first printings. Given the current supply chain problems with the printers, there is no way to rush a second printing in time for pub day, so we will also be publishing this title as a print-on-demand hardcover using the same printer Cemetery Dance used for Gwendy’s Final Task. If you order from a bigger retailer, the odds are good that is what you will receive. They’re still very nice books, and a huge leap forward from where POD was just five years ago, but we wanted to be clear that those copies wouldn’t be part of the offset 1st printing we’re talking about above.

Read more or reserve your copy today!

If you haven’t read this incredible series yet, please visit the The Matthew Corbett Trade Paperback SIGNED First Printing Bundle product page for more information about how you can order the new trade paperbacks including one SIGNED by Robert McCammon.

The Polish book site Booklips has published a new interview with Robert McCammon to promote the releases of the Polish editions of Speaks the Nightbird and Boy’s Life.

Read the interview in Polish on Booklips |  Read the interview in English

Lots more interviews from 1981 to now can be found on the Robert McCammon Interviews page!

Robert McCammon is participating in Monsters vs Madness: A Benefit Auction for Planned Parenthood. From their website:

In response to the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, we’re auctioning off movie monster figurines hand-painted by some amazing artists including Richard Taylor of Weta Workshop, Don Maitz, Greg Nicotero and Howard Berger from KNB Effects, Chris Walas, Mitch O’Connell, Steve Wang, Joseph Michael Linsner, Tom Taggart, Kirk Thatcher, Bob Eggleton, David Fisher, and many more!

Robert McCammon painted a figure of the Mummy, which can be seen below. The website hasn’t been updated yet, but photos of some of the other figures can be found on the Facebook page for the auction.

The auction takes place November 11–27. Register to bid on the Monsters vs Madness website.