It’s official: MOUSE has “launched”! Yesterday, MOUSE—a novel about an autistic teen and his friends who’re given the unenviable task of Saving The World™—went live on Amazon (US and UK), Barnes and Noble (US), Chapters/Indigo (CAN), and through many independent local stores who use the Ingram distribution network. If you pre-ordered it, it should arrive […]
Author: Richard Ford Burley
You Can Preorder Mouse!
You can now preorder MOUSE in (at least) three countries! USA Prospective Press (use code FSMOUSE for free US shipping!) Amazon.com (hardcover and kindle editions) Barnes & Noble CANADA Indigo Amazon.ca (just kindle edition, so far) UK Amazon.co.uk (hardcover and kindle edition) I’ll update this page as more ways to order pop up!
In Which People Say Very Nice Things About Mouse
So my editor published some “advance praise” for Mouse, and I just wanted to share it all in one spot. I might also want to keep it in one place so I can periodically check back to remind myself while writing the next project that complete despair is probably unwarranted. And now: people saying nice things […]
A Poem and a Mouse Update
Welcome back! First I wanted to share a poem I wrote, “I Fight Monsters,” that came out a couple of weeks ago over at Strange Horizons. It’s somewhere between spoken word poetry and Beowulf fanfic, so go check that out if you have the chance. I’m told it sounds pretty cool if you read it […]
Mouse Gets A Cover and a Release Date!
Mouse wouldn’t be your first choice to stop the apocalypse. He wouldn’t even be his own. “Primarily non-verbal,” his file says, “anxiety and communication difficulty, nevertheless considerably bright.” The world’s too loud for Mouse, all his dials are set to eleven, and just talking—let alone making friends—presents a very real challenge. But for reasons he […]
Coming Soon: Mouse Cover Reveal!
Not The Cover | Photo: angeladellatorre, CC BY 2.0 I’m excited to announce that the cover jacket design for Mouse will be revealed this coming Tuesday! The good folks over at Prospective Press will be revealing the cover design for the initial, hardcover printing of Mouse on May 2, so watch this space for more! In other news, you can […]
Further Bulletins As Events Warrant
It’s been a little while since I’ve posted anything, so just in case anyone’s reading this, here’s a few updates from the trenches.
Hello, World!
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