My recent bestselling nonfiction book, ZOMBIE CSU: The Forensics of the Living Dead (Citadel Press) has been nominated for a DARK QUILL AWARD.  This is the second year the awards have been presented by Dark Scribe Magazine.  The full list of nominees is here: http://www.darkscribemagazine.com/current-nominees/

Anyone can vote…but you have to register at http://www.darkscribemagazine.com/registration/

Registration is free and easy.

So, cast your vote to support ZOMBIE CSU!

Jonathan Maberry

Zombie CSU website:  www.zombiecsu.com

Author Website:  www.jonathanmaberry.com

While raiding a terrorist cell at the start of this exciting thriller from Stoker-winner Maberry (Dead Man's Song), Baltimore PD Det. Joe Ledger shoots two .45 slugs into Javad Mustapha, killing him very dead. Four days later, while trying out for a secret government antiterrorist unit, Joe has to kill Javad all over again. It appears the terrorists have figured out a way to make zombies, and they're about to turn the legions of the undead loose on the world. Terrorist El Mujahid and his brilliant scientist wife, Amirah, who created the zombies, are working with villainous international businessman Sebastian Gault. That Sebastian and Amirah are having wild sex in the lab shows that loyalties within the group of conspirators aren't all they should be. Joe leads a team of elite fighters against the zombies, a job he performs with spectacular skill. Plenty of man-to-zombie combat, a team traitor and a doomsday scenario add up to a fast and furious read. (Mar.)

I'm getting near the end of my signing tour for ZOMBIE CSU.  Along the way I've hit several independent bookstores, and that's always a lot of fun.  Indie stores are different from the chains in a lot of important ways.

First, they really know their customers.  There's more of a conversational back-and-forth between Indie store owners & staff and their regular customers.  Which leads to a second and very important difference –since they know their customers they know what they like.  These stores often have a lot of specialty stuff on their shelves that you won't find anywhere else.

Good example… my second novel, DEAD MAN'S SONG, sold out of its first print run.  All of the major chains (including Amazon) are out of copies, but you can find new, signed copies at some of the indies, including:

DOYLESTOWN BOOKSHOP (Doylestown, PA) http://www.doylestownbookshop.com/NASApp/store/IndexJsp

BETWEEN BOOKS (Claymont, DE)  http://www.betweenbooks.com/

CLINTON BOOKSHOP (Clinton, NJ)  http://clinton.booksense.com/NASApp/store/IndexJsp

These stores support writers and their honor readers.  And as a writer AND a reader, I love 'em.

Check 'em out!   And…support your local independent book store.

-Jonathan
www.jonathanmaberry.com

Gearing up for my ZOMBIE CSU book signing at the Borders in Center City Philly at 12:30 pm on Thursday.  Stop on by!

1 S. Broad
Suite 100
Philadelphia, PA 19107
Phone: 215.568.7400

Jonathan Maberry
www.jonathanmaberry.com

Jonathan Maberry Book Signing Schedule for October

I'll be signing gobs o' copies of ZOMBIE CSU this month.  Some of these will include panel discussions on all things zombie.  Stop on by, grab a book, meet the experts, share your opinions and insights on the living dead.  Remember…this is the 40^th Anniversary of Night of the Living Dead…what better way to celebrate it than by snagging a copy of a book that explores the science and implications of George Romero's dark vision of the apocalypse.

Oct 3: Doylestown Bookshop 7-8:30pm

http://www.doylestownbookshop.com/NASApp/store/IndexJsp

Oct 4: Collingswood Book Festival (all day)

http://www.collingswoodbookfestival.com/

Oct 7: Doylestown Library 7-9pm

http://www.buckslib.org/libraries/Doylestown/index.htm

Oct 9: Borders Center City; 12:30

http://www.borders.com/online/store/EventView?city=&state=&zipCode=&within=&all_stores=&selectedStoreId=10568&eventId=261503&

Oct 11: Wilkes-Barre Barnes & Noble 2-5pm

http://storelocator.barnesandnoble.com/storedetail.do;jsessionid=B08A1FF24EA4D823308B7D85BFDE723B?store=2996

Oct 14: Hunterdon County Library 7-9

http://www.hclibrary.us/

Oct 17: Borders Express Willow Grove 7-9 pm

http://www.borders.com/online/store/StoreDetailView_1949

Oct 19: Between Books / Claymont Delaware 2-4 pm

http://www.betweenbooks.com/

Oct 23: Jenkintown Barnes & Noble 7-9 pm

http://storelocator.barnesandnoble.com/storedetail.do?store=1893

Oct 25-26: Zombie Fest / Monroeville Mall (Pittsburgh)

http://www.theitsaliveshow.com/zombiefest2008/home.htm

Oct 30: Clinton Books / 7-9 pm

http://clinton.booksense.com/NASApp/store/IndexJsp

Jonathan at MONSTER MANIA this weekend

Hey, guys…fellow Stoker-winner David Kramer and I will be at Monster Mania this weekend doing book signings in the dealers room.

Dave is the co-author of THE CRYPTOPEDIA: A Dictionary of the Weird, Strange and Downright Bizarre, which won the Bram Stoker Award for Best Nonfiction.

I'll also be signing copies of my Pine Deep Trilogy: GHOST ROAD BLUES (winner of the 2006 Stoker for Best First Novel), DEAD MAN'S SONG and BAD MOON RISING; along with VAMPIRE UNIVERSE (a nonfiction look at monsters in folklore and myth), and will be previewing ZOMBIE CSU: the Forensics of the Living Dead, which goes on sale Tuesday.

There will be goodies at the table along with free chances to win a signed copy of my next novel, PATIENT ZERO.

So…come on over to Cherry Hill, NJ and have some horrifying fun.

Here's the skinny on the event:

MONSTER-MANIA CON 11
AUGUST 22-24, 2008
CROWNE PLAZA HOTEL
(Formerly Hilton Hotel: Same hotel, different name)
Cherry Hill, NJ
(4 Miles past Exit 34B of I-295)
Special Guest: Robert Englund (Freddy Krueger himself!)
http://www.monstermania.net/Convention.htm 

-Jonathan
My website: www.jonathanmaberry.com
Pine Deep Trilogy: www.ghostroadblues.com
Zombie CSU: www.zombiecsu.com

When there's no more room in hell, the dead will walk the earth..... And law enforcement is ready to take them down!

In the tradition of bestsellers WORLD WAR Z and THE ZOMBIE SURVIVAL GUIDE, multiple Bram Stoker Award-winner JONATHAN MABERRY presents an irresistible, fully illustrated and fascinating guide to the forensic science of the walking dead.

ZOMBIE CSU: The Forensics of the Living Dead

Citadel Press, 2008  --   $16.95  --  ISBN 0-8065-2877x

Join us for our Two-Shot Aim for the Head Release Event

First Shot: Borders Books & Music – Warrington

Join us for a ZOMBIE CSU panel discussion & Zombie Costume Contest

Very cool prizes for the best zombie costume, including a shot at the Grand Prize: your very own zombie portrait by Rob Sacchetto.

Kicks off at 7pm!

1565 Main Street  (Route 611 and Street Road)

Warrington, PA 18976

In the Valley Square Shopping Center

(215) 491-8653‎

Second Shot:  DRAGON*CON

ZOMBIE CSU will be given the big push at Dragon*Con, the largest multi-media, popular culture convention focusing on science fiction and fantasy, gaming, comics, literature, art, music, and film in the US.

Dragon*Con 2008 will be held Labor Day weekend (August 29 - September 1, 2008) in Atlanta, GA)

http://www.dragoncon.org/

ABOUT THE BOOK:

ZOMBIE CSU: The Forensic Science of the Living Dead (Citadel Press, $16.95) is a nonfiction pop culture book that takes the methods of crime scene investigation and forensics and asks real-world experts how they would be applied to a zombie uprising.

ZOMBIE CSU includes over 250 interviews with real-world experts in LAW ENFORCEMENT, FORENSIC SCIENCE, MEDICINE, THE LAW, PSYCHOLOGY, THE MILITARY and PHILOSOPHY to present the first ever look at how our real world would react, research and respond to a zombie uprising.

***

Follow the case from the crime scene of the first zombie attack; collect evidence with the experts; go on a manhunt with the police; stand shoulder-to-shoulder with SWAT; go into the labs and morgue with top scientists; hunt the story with journalists; kick some undead ass with martial arts experts; and philosophize with psychologists and even the clergy!  ZOMBIE CSU taps experts from 911 operators to directors at Homeland Security.

ZOMBIE CSU: The Forensics of the Living Dead also includes interviews with

MAX BROOKS ** BRIAN KEENE ** DAVID WELLINGTON ** TONY TODD ** PATRICIA TALLMAN  ** RAMSEY CAMPBELL ** JOHN SKIPP **

GARY A. BRAUNBECK ** ROBERT KIRKMAN ** MORT CASTLE

BOB FINGERMAN ** BRUCE 'ANDY' BOHNE ** JAMES GUNN

MICHAEL 'CJ' KELLY ** BRINKE STEVENS ** KEVIN J. ANDERSON

KIM PAFFENROTH ** DOUG CLEGG **  ELLEN DATLOW

STEPHEN SUSCO ** JAMIE RUSSELL ** JOHN LUTZ ** JOHN PASSARELLA

SARAH LANGAN ** KATHERINE RAMSLAND **  L A BANKS ** ZOMBIE SQUAD

DAVID MOODY ** SCOTT A. JOHNSON ** YVONNE NAVARRAO

SCOTT NICHOLSON ** TIM WAGGONER ** TONY TIMPONE

AND MORE!

ZOMBIE CSU: The Forensics of the Living Dead includes eye-popping

artwork from top artists of the genre:

ROB SACCHETTO ** JASON BEAM ** ALAN F. BECK ** CHAD MICHAEL WARD PETER MIHAICHUK  ** KEN MEYER JR.  ** GEFF BETRAND ** PETER BROWN TOOTIE DETRICK ** FRANK DIETZ GEORGE MARTZOUKOS  ** KELLY EVERAERT ** ROB McCALLUM ** ZACH McCAIN  ** ROB '6' BAHR

BRIAN J. ORLOWSKI ** JACOB PARMENTIER ** ROBERT PAPP

GRAHAM PRATT ** DOUG SCHOONER ** JOHN C. WORSLEY….and MORE!!

THE ZOMBIES ARE COMING

BE READY

Thirteen Days Until the Dead Rise.....

In the tradition of bestsellers WORLD WAR Z and THE ZOMBIE .SURVIVAL GUIDE, multiple Bram Stoker Award-winner JONATHAN MABERRY presents an irresistible, fully illustrated and fascinating guide to the forensic science of the walking dead

ZOMBIE CSU includes over 250 interviews with real-world experts in LAW ENFORCEMENT, FORENSIC SCIENCE, MEDICINE, THE LAW, PSYCHOLOGY, THE MILITARY and PHILOSOPHY to present the first ever look at how our real world would react, research and respond to a zombie uprising.

Follow the case from the crime scene of the first zombie attack; collect evidence with the experts; go on a manhunt with the police; stand shoulder-to-shoulder with SWAT; go into the labs and morgue with top scientists; hunt the story with journalists; kick some undead ass with martial arts experts; and philosophize with psychologists and even the clergy!  ZOMBIE CSU taps experts from 911 operators to directors at Homeland Security. 

A MUST HAVE BOOK FOR ANYONE WHO LOVES ZOMBIES!

ZOMBIE CSU: The Forensics of the Living Dead also includes interviews with

MAX BROOKS ** BRIAN KEENE ** DAVID WELLINGTON ** TONY TODD ** PATRICIA TALLMAN **  RAMSEY CAMPBELL ** JOHN SKIPP ** GARY A. BRAUNBECK ** ROBERT KIRKMAN **BOB FINGERMAN ** BRUCE 'ANDY' BOHNE ** JAMES GUNN ** MICHAEL 'CJ' KELLY ** BRINKE STEVENS ** KEVIN J. ANDERSON ** STEVE ALTEN ** KIM PAFFENROTH ** DOUG CLEGG **ELLEN DATLOW ** STEPHEN SUSCO ** JAMIE RUSSELL ** JOHN LUTZ ** JOHN PASSARELLA **SARAH LANGAN ** KATHERINE RAMSLAND **  L A BANKS ** ZOMBIE SQUAD  ** MORT CASTLE**DAVID MOODY ** SCOTT A. JOHNSON ** YVONNE NAVARRAO ** SCOTT NICHOLSON **TIM WAGGONER ** TONY TIMPONE ** NICOLE BLESSING  ** And…DOZENS OF OTHERS!

ZOMBIE CSU: The Forensics of the Living Dead includes eye-popping artwork from top artists of the genre: ROB SACCHETTO ** JASON BEAM ** ALAN F. BECK ** CHAD MICHAEL WARD ** KEN MEYER JR. **PETER MIHAICHUK  ** GEFF BETRAND ** PETER BROWN ** TOOTIE DETRICK ** FRANK DIETZ GEORGE MARTZOUKOS  ** KELLY EVERAERT ** ROB McCALLUM ** ZACH McCAIN  ** BRIAN J. ORLOWSKI ** JACOB PARMENTIER ** ROBERT PAPP ** GRAHAM PRATT  ** DOUG SCHOONER ** JOHN C. WORSLEY….and MORE!!

ZOMBIE CSU: The Forensics of the Living Dead

Available August 26 Everywhere Books are Sold

Citadel Press, 2008; 0-8065-2877x

Okay guys…the official ZOMBIE CSU website is up and running (or, if you prefer the slow zombies, it's up and shambling.)

The site was designed and built by Rachael Lavin, a brilliant young web designer.  (A decaying round of applause for the young lady!)

We'll be adding a bunch of stuff to the site over the next few weeks as we count down to the August 26 release of the book.  More artwork, more links, more zombies!

But for now go take a peek.  It won't bite.  Much.

www.zombiecsu.com

While doing research for ZOMBIE CSU: The Forensics of the Living Dead I had the good fortune to have a frank discussion with bestselling author Douglass Clegg.

Pull up a chair and listen in….

JONATHAN: Doug, thanks for stopping by to share your views on pop culture and the walking dead.  Why is it about zombies that draws our attention?

DOUG CLEGG: We're fascinated by the physical body and what happens after death to it. Additionally, with zombies, there's the sense of the dumb, destructive crowd out there that's going to somehow drive us insane or destroy us — sort of like the guy in Munch's painting, The Scream, with the world all around him while he exists in his own nightmare.

Overall,  I really think it goes back to a kind of thrill about coming back from the grave. And eating brains and other organs. I suspect that would be a bit sloppier than the vampire, who drinks blood in a kind of erotic kiss. It's interesting that both the zombie and the vampire — in terms of the horror genre — have a cannibalistic hunger for the living.   It's not enough just to be killed, but to be eaten or drained of blood, that seems a wee bit more horrifying.

JONATHAN: What's the dumbest thing you've ever seen humans do in a zombie film?

CLEGG:  Trust each other to do the right thing.

JONATHAN: What's the smartest thing you've seen a human do in one of those flicks?

CLEGG: Keep running. Or else just shoot themselves in the head when surrounded by dozens of zombies. That's what I'd do — after all, I don't care what anyone does with my body after I'm dead. I just don't want to be around to watch it happen.

JONATHAN: Okay,, quick question: Zombies…fast or slow?

CLEGG: Slow. There is something so terrifying about the slow attack that is inescapable. Serial killers can be fast, jaguars can be fast, a train about to hit you on the tracks can be fast — but there is a more nightmarish quality to the shambling corpse whose only goal is to find the nearest living human to eat. There is something incredibly horrible about the idea of being taken down by a slow, dumb predator — we expect the smart ones to get us, but not those relentless brainless ones.

JONATHAN: What are your favorite zombies movies and books?

CLEGG: Night of the Living Dead (the original) really launched the sub-genre of zombie flicks, but Shaun of the Dead certainly made its mark — as did 28 Days Later. I also enjoyed The Serpent and the Rainbow, more in book form than movie form — but still, the movie was fun to watch. For camp, those Return of the Living Dead movies were fun, too.

JONATHAN: Have you ever written zombie fiction? 

CLEGG: I have an unpublished illustrated children's book for adults called The Saddest Little Zombie, with illustrations by Glenn Chadbourne. In it, a boy named Tommy is killed by his mother as she tries to dislodge a stew-bone caught in his throat. Later, a voodoo priestess raises him from the grave. He returns to his family for supper on Christmas Eve, but can't stop himself from eating people. There's even a Christmas tree made of bones in it. It's sort of a holiday book with the living dead, for adults who like scary kids' books. I have to admit, I'm not sure a kid should read it.

Visit Doug's website at: www.DouglasClegg.com

Look for ZOMBIE CSU: The Forensics of the Living Dead by Jonathan Maberry

Citadel Press – Fully Illustrated - $16.95

Available Everywhere August 26

Available for pre-order online at Borders, Amazon and Barnes & Noble