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From author Kealan Patrick Burke:

The latest entry in my interview series THE SEVEN is now live. Today’s guest is the legendary Robert McCammon. Stop by and leave a comment to be in with a chance to win a deluxe hardcover copy of The Providence Rider, the fourth book in the Matthew Corbett series, courtesy of Subterranean Press.

Visit Kealan’s site to read THE SEVEN: ROBERT MCCAMMON

SF Signal has posted two new interviews with Robert McCammon:

Polish blog site Clevera has posted a great new review of Magiczne Lata, the new Polish release of Boy’s Life.  Click here for an English translation via Google Translate.

The cover for the limited edition of Shadow Show has been added to the Book Cover Gallery.  Shadow Show is a new anthology of short stories by authors paying tribute to Ray Bradbury. It includes a brand-new story by Robert McCammon entitled “The Children of the Bedtime Machine.” The limited edition is a joint publication of Gauntlet Press and Borderlands Press. For more information, visit the Gauntlet Press site.  HarperCollins will release a trade paperback edition of Shadow Show on July 17, 2012. You can pre-order it from Amazon U.S. here.

Finally, a vintage interview with Robert McCammon from The Morning Call on June 8, 1990, has been added to the Interviews page.


Robert McCammon will be signing copies of The Providence Rider (and other books) at the Alabama Booksmith in Birmingham, AL, on Wednesday, May 30, 2012, at 4 PM.

If you can’t make the signing but would like a signed copy of the book, visit the Alabama Booksmith website for details on how you can reserve a signed copy. They will also have copies of all of the in-print McCammon titles available for sale.

May is National Short Story Month! Did you know that there are more than a dozen Robert McCammon short stories that you can read for free right here on this site? Check out the Robert McCammon Fiction page for links to such great stories as “Night Calls the Green Falcon,” “Nightcrawlers,” the award-winning “The Deep End,” and many more. Most of the stories are uncollected, which means they appeared in various anthologies and haven’t been reprinted in Blue World.

There are a couple of new international editions of Robert McCammon’s work coming out. A few vintage editions have also been added to the Book Cover Gallery, along with the cover of the ARC for the upcoming Bradbury tribute Shadow Show; it’ll be out in July 2012. Click on an image below for a larger version of the image.

  • Polish publisher Wydawnictwo Papierowy Księżyc is releasing a new translation of Boy’s Life, which sports some fantastic new cover art. A website has been created to promote the release: robertmccammon.pl
  • Russian publisher Eksmo has released a new hardcover edition of Usher’s Passing.
  • A 1997 French book, La Grande Anthologie du Fantastique (Tome 2), included McCammon’s “Yellowjacket Summer”.
  • A 1996 Czech anthology, Hlas Kvre (Voices of Blood), included McCammon’s “Nightcrawlers”.
  • A 1997 Czech magazine, Ikarie, included McCammon’s “The Miracle Mile”.
  • The HarperCollins trade edition of Shadow Show includes McCammon’s new story, “Children of the Bedtime Machine”.

And finally, a few recent McCammon-related links:

 




 

From Subterranean Press:

We have a number of happenings regarding Robert McCammon’s new historical thriller, The Providence Rider, to highlight for you.

  • The trade hardcover edition is done, and shipping to our large online and retail accounts.
  • Rick will be in our warehouse from June 19-21 to sign/inscribe copies for customers. Those copies will ship immediately thereafter.
  • The ebook edition (Amazon|BN.com|Kobo) is out in the wild, and available to order.

Rick’s new one is well on its way to being another success. Thanks to each and every one of you for making that possible.

Also now available, the ebook edition of Robert McCammon’s 1980 novel, Bethany’s Sin.

The Signed, Limited Edition of Bethany’s Sin, one of Robert McCammon’s early novels, is on schedule to be released this fall. In the meantime, the ebook is already out there in the wild (Amazon|BN.com|Kobo).

Subterranean Press has announced the trade hardcover edition of The Hunter from the Woods, which will be available in Fall 2012. You can pre-order the trade hardcover edition from Subterranean here.

Subterranean Press has also published the final part of their 3-part interview with Robert McCammon by Gwenda Bond. She and Robert talk about Matthew, his favorite research finds, the challenges of writing historical fiction, and the exclusive new Matthew Corbett novella that will be included with the limited edition. Robert also shares a tip about something to look for the books that fans of the series won’t want to miss.  You can read part all three parts of the interview on the Subterranean site: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3.

Finally, a few reviews have popped up around the ‘net in recent days:

Finally, Lou Pendergrast has created a Robert McCammon group on GoodReads. The goal is to read one Robert McCammon novel each month and discuss it.

Robert McCammon attended the 2012 Bram Stoker Awards Banquet, held in conjunction with the 2012 World Horror Convention in Salt Lake City, UT, from March 29 through April 1, 2012. There was a group talk and signing held at Columbus Library on March 29, a mass signing on March 30, a “Robert McCammon Q&A” on March 31, and the Stoker Awards the evening of March 31.

I’ve been told that the Robert McCammon Q&A Session was video recorded and will be posted soon on the HWA YouTube channel. I’ll post it as soon as it’s available. You can watch the entire Bram Stoker Awards Ceremony on Ustream.

Here are links to various reports and videos from the event, followed by various photos.  Special thanks to Darlene Dineen of Columbus Library for arranging the signing and sending me her photos.

Click on an image to view a larger version.

Columbus Library signing, March 29, 2012 – Photos by Darlene Dineen

Sherrilyn Kenyon, Jeff Strand, Joe Lansdale, Robert McCammon
Sherrilyn Kenyon, Jeff Strand, Joe Lansdale, Robert McCammon

The fans
The fans

Sherrilyn Kenyon, Jeff Strand, Joe Lansdale, Robert McCammon
Sherrilyn Kenyon, Jeff Strand, Joe Lansdale, Robert McCammon, Joe McKinney

The fans
Jeff Strand, Joe McKinney

Sherrilyn Kenyon
Robert McCammon

McCammon signing line
Photos by Ryan Daley

Sherrilyn Kenyon, Jeff Strand, Joe Lansdale, Robert McCammon, Joe McKinney
Sherrilyn Kenyon, Jeff Strand, Joe Lansdale, Robert McCammon
WHC 2012 Photos by various

Robert McCammon and Mort Castle
Robert McCammon, Bob Meracle, Joe Lansdale

Robert McCammon Q&A
Robert McCammon signing

Robert McCammon and Eric Guignard
Fans Eric and Jeanette Guignard