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It should be no secret to anyone who reads my stuff that I’m a big fan of the late, great Philip José Farmer.  Apparently I’m not the only one.  I’m not even the biggest one.  There are people like Michael Croteau and Win Scott Eckert who are going above and beyond when it comes to keeping his torches lit and burnishing his legacy.

They’ve created this limited edition book, THE WORLDS OF PHILIP JOSÉ FARMER 1: PROTEAN DIMENSIONS, the first in an annual series dedicated to keeping his name and works alive.  They extended me a great honor by inviting me to write the foreword for this first edition.   I get to publicly thank PJF for his inspirations for the first time.   I hope you’ll add it to your collection.  Pre-orders are being taken now so get yourself one for reading and one for keeping.

To be sure you get a copy of this book, send an email to mike @ pjfarmer.com and reserve your copy today. The release date is June 26th, during FarmerCon V.

In the 75+ years history of the character, Doc Savage, only a handful of writers have been able to step into the mighty big shoes of Lester Dent, writing as Kenneth Robeson, and take a crack at him.  I’ve literally dreamed about being one of those since I was a kid.  I’ve also dreamed about writing a comic book.  Today, I get to cross off both those dreams in one fell swoop.  DC Comics has released the first issue of my “Lord of Lightning” supersaga, part of the new First Wave universe.
Now I need your help.  I’m asking you to walk into your local comic book store and buy a copy.  For some of you, this will be no more of a big deal than walking into your local bar right afterwards.  But for those of you who haven’t been in a comic book store in years – or ever, give it a shot.  Don’t do it for me, do it for Doc–so that this fantastic pulp character can survive into a new era.  He was born of an era of tough economic times long ago, and I believe he’s the perfect hero for ours.  Find out for yourself.  Today.

These things aren’t going to sell themselves.

See you in the funny pages!

…I started writing The Astounding, the Amazing, and the Unknown. Oh, well.  That’s what rewrites are for.  Let’s see if I can work in a mention of the “electric Jesus!”

Did you read Sebastian Junger’s review of Karl Marlantes’ new Vietnam novel, Matterhorn, in last weekend’s New York Times?

If you missed his rave, click here to read it.  I’ll wait for you to come back.

Sounds like an amazing book, right?  Thanks to Karl, we now have to cases of his book to send to troops in Afghanistan. 

We’ve started collecting books for spring so if you’re an author or publisher, please get in touch with Operation Warrior Library and let us know if you’d like to be included. 

If you’d like to support the authors who are donating their books, then, y’know, buy their books in the OWL bookstore.  Any proceeds from sales there go to help us ship books over.

Enjoy the article about my new Doc Savage series from DC!

These audio books, and books, are ready to go to our troops recovering in Germany, and in the field in Afghanistan, as well as their wives and families here at home. They’ll begin their journey on Saturday. But it never would have happened had not these wonderful people stepped up to donate. Here’s wishing them all, and you, and America’s troops, a Happy Thanksgiving!

• Patton Oswalt
• Julia Sweeney
• Alice Sebold
• Tess Gerritsen
• Meg Gardiner
• Vince Flynn
• Glenn David Gold
• George Mastras
• Jon Guenther
• James Landis
• M. Glenn Taylor
• Guy Fieri
• Mark Stevens
• Karin Slaughter
• Eddie Stack
• Kim Barnes
• Alfred Martino for books by Jim Wheeler, Donna Hanover, David Kushner
• Marysue Rucci and Simon & Schuster for books by Dan Brown, Carrie Fisher, Stephen King, Steve Martin, Ted Kennedy, Chelsea Handler, Jeffrey Deaver (also thanks to Jennifer Smith and Sophie Epstein at S&S!)
• Sheial Emerson at Recorded Books for audio books by John Ferling, Margaret Macmillan, Jane Smiley, Ian McEwan, Hunter S. Thompson, Ivan Doig, Lee & Bob Woodruff, James Frey, Jeff Lindsay, Cormac McCarthy, Edward Lengel, Stephen Mitchell, Mark Helprin,
  Doug Fine, Philip Roth, Charles Baxter, Chuck Palahniuk, Andrew Meier, Kris Radish.
• Brilliance Audio for books by Suzanne Brockman, Stephan White, Daniel Siwa, Jayne Anne Krentz.
• Jofie Ferrari-Adler at Grove/Atlantic for books by Bill Heavy, Bob Drury and Tom Clavin, Ed Macy, P.J. O’Rourke, Sam Sheridan, Arkady Babchenko.
• And last but not least, Colonel George Reynolds and his wife, Kate, Major Robert Davis, our good friend Yvette Manessis Corporon.

Our great friend Yvette at EXTRA told DINERS, DRIVE-INS AND DIVES host Guy Fieri about Operation Warrior Library. Not only is he sending us copies of his latest DVD to send to the troops, but he recorded a great message for them, as well.

You can support OWL contributors like Guy by purchasing copies of their books, CDs and DVDs in the OWL Store.

Thanks, Guy!

And thanks, Yvette!

This morning I spent some time being interviewed by Jason Boog of Galleycat and Matt Van Hoven of AgencySpy about Operation Warrior Library.

You can catch the Galleycat post here.

You can catch the AgencySpy post here.

You can actually listen to the interview here.

As a reminder to everyone who wants to help but may not have books or audiobooks to donate – you can support the authors who are donating their books to us by buying copies of their books in the OWL STORE. You’ll find all their books there. Proceeds from these sales also help us continue to deliver great books to our troops.

Jon Guenther’s been a supporter of OWL almost since it began. As a veteran himself, he knows how far a good book can go in helping a soldier pass some time. Now, as we’re trying to come up with audiobooks for wounded soldiers in Germany, Jon has stepped up again to offer us some audio productions of his Mack Bolan and Stony Man series. These pulp adventures are going to be just what the doctor ordered and we can’t wait to deliver them.

Jon has a new novel out, SOUL RUNNER, and it sounds like a great thriller:

The year is 1988. As a former Hasidic Jew raised in the Bronx, Dr. Bram Aronsfeld is no stranger to trouble.

Now the secret organization known as ARK is sending him into Communist-controlled Romania to rescue the beautiful Ileana Tarus, a Christian Gypsy woman who possesses information vital to ARK’s intelligence operations. Spearheading the subjugation of her people is the evil Drago Profis, a despot backed by the current regime.

When Bram realizes it’s not just Ileana but her whole village that need rescuing, the two will embark on a perilous adventure from which only their foolhardy courage and Almighty God can save them all!