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Literary Foreplay: How the Pros Get You in the Mood!

Posted on March 3, 2022March 3, 2022 by Michael Kahn
While out in Phoenix last week I had the pleasure of spending a delightful afternoon with two of my book publishing heroes: Barbara Peters and Rob Rosenwald, the founders of Poison Pen Press.  While sipping Rob’s amazing limoncello, which he creates with fruit from the lemon tree in their backyard, our conversation drifted, as you…
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An Author Event in the Era of COVID-19

Posted on April 26, 2020April 26, 2020 by Michael Kahn
I now have my own sequel to one of my favorite novels by the great Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Love in the Time of Cholera. While I concede my sequel may not have the same poetic charm as the title of the Marquez novel, I can now say that have presided over a Book Signing in…
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Cover Reveals: The Good, the Bad, and, well . . .

Posted on March 4, 2020March 4, 2020 by Michael Kahn
Most authors have little say in the design of our book covers, and thus arrives that anxious moment when the publisher reveals its proposed cover for your novel. You hope for the best. This time I got lucky. For my next Rachel Gold novel, Bad Trust, due in April of this year, I can state…
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What’s in a name? More than you imagine!

Posted on May 8, 2017June 27, 2018 by Michael Kahn
“Mike, I have a better idea for your book title.” I’ve heard that from my editor three times over the years. All three times she was right. But first, some background: While you can’t tell a book by its cover, you might consider reading a book by its title. Nevertheless, the history of literature reveals…
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A Shout-Out to Poisoned Pen Press

Posted on July 6, 2015 by Michael Kahn
On this, the day after Independence Day Weekend, I pause to give a shout-out to my publisher and its support of independent bookstores–the ones who still have bookshelves with books on them. Like most mid-list writers, each of my first seven novels eventually went out of print and were available only as eBooks. But then…
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The Cover Reveal

Posted on September 30, 2014 by Michael Kahn
Coming this Friday, October 3rd: Poisoned Pen Press reveals the cover of my next novel, The Sirena Quest. (This will not be a Rachel Gold mystery.)  
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