news & notes

 

e-Readers

After a long wait, I'm happy to announce that all of the Aunt Dimity books are now available as eBooks on
both Kindle and Nook eReaders. At last! Your patience (and mine) has been rewarded! I will point out,
however, that it's impossible to sign eBooks, so if  you're keen on having a book autographed, you might
be better off buying . . . a book!

 

Aunt Dimity's Death, Large Print.

Many of you have asked whether or not AUNT DIMITY'S DEATH is available in a large print edition. The simple answer is: Not yet.

The longer answer is: Penguin (my publisher) controls the large print rights to my books, and while most of the books are available in large print, Penguin was never able to secure an offer from a large print publisher for AUNT DIMITY'S DEATH.

My literary agent and I hope that, when Penguin sells the large print rights for AUNT DIMITY AND THE VILLAGE WITCH (the next book in the series), they will add AUNT DIMITY'S DEATH to the deal.

If and when AUNT DIMITY'S DEATH becomes available in large print, you can be sure I'll post the news prominently on my website.

 

Bestseller . . . Again!

Nearly twenty years after it was first published (in 1992), AUNT DIMITY'S DEATH came in at #7 on the August Mass Market Bestseller list at the Seattle Mystery Bookshop. Thank you, Seattle! Aunt Dimity is delighted!

http://www.mysterybooksellers.com/IMBA-Bestsellers

 

New Aunt Dimity Book 

AUNT DIMITY AND THE VILLAGE WITCH, the seventeenth book in the Aunt Dimity mystery series, will be published in April 2012. I hope you like it!

 

Aunt Dimity on Cafepress.com

       Jerry Lofaro, the original cover artist for the Aunt Dimity series, is offering a variety of Aunt Dimity souvenirs in his Cafepress.com shop. Although I make no money from the sales, I'm delighted to know that my readers now have these lovely gifts available to buy or to collect. To view the full line of Aunt Dimity collectibles, click on:  http://www.cafepress.com/jerrylofaro

 

Cover Art

Many thanks to everyone who took the time to express an opinion on the new cover art. To those of you who don't care for the new art: I'm immensely grateful to you for your loyalty to the series. As one faithful reader put it, "Your publisher could put a solid black cover on the book and I'd still read it." Thank you, thank you! To those of you who do like the new art: You'll be pleased to know that Penguin is continuing with the new style. Thanks again for your contributions. I loved hearing from you.

 

Jerry Lofaro, Aunt Dimity's Original Cover Artist 

I'm delighted to announce that Jerry Lofaro, the artist who created the beautiful cover art for the first eleven Aunt Dimity novels, is selling fine-art prints of those covers via his website. Jerry captured the unique spirit of every book from AUNT DIMITY'S DEATH to AUNT DIMITY AND THE DEEP BLUE SEA, and I'm hugely pleased to know that his inspired images are now available to the public. The artwork can be purchased framed or unframed and the quality of the prints is superb.

 

Even if you have no intention of buying, I urge you to feast your eyes on Jerry Lofaro's wonderful work by clicking here: http://jerrylofaro.com/    When you reach Jerry's website, click on <Purchase High Quality Prints> at the top of the page to get to the Aunt Dimity Gallery. I think you'll love what you see!