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Dear all,
Hello and welcome to the fourth
(no, I can’t believe it either!) Mike Gayle newsletter. First of all I’d like
to say a huge thank you to everyone who bought The To Do List in Hardback at the beginning of 2009 and made it
such a success. It really has been great hearing how much you’ve all enjoyed
the book and about all our own To Do Lists. Secondly, a huge thank you to
everyone who bought The Life and Soul of
The Party when it came out in paperback. Again it’s been a real thrill
hearing how much you all enjoyed it.
2009
has been a really great year for me and aside from writing and editing book 10
(more on that later) and doing a lot of thinking about book 11 (more on that
even later!) I also managed to squeeze in a few other projects too. In July I
headed up north to the Arvon Foundation’s Lumb Bank residence to in my role as
guest speaker for the Commercial Fiction writing course, which I enjoyed immensely.
In September I finally completed a quick read that I’d been working on (http://www.quickreads.org.uk) entitled Men at Work, which should be published
May 2011. And I’ve been continuing in my role as patron of The Six Book
Challenge (http://www.sixbookchallenge.org.uk
).
Anyway, here is pretty
much all the Mike Gayle related news I’ve got plus a very special competition,
which will see five readers, win copies of the To Do List, which will be signed
directly to the winners with a personal message from me!
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1. The To Do List
The To Do List ('Brilliantly
funny'—Daily Mail ) is due out in
paperback Christmas Eve! As very few retailers ever stick to the publication
date the chances are that you’ll be able to get hold of a copy some time around
now, which will be handy for anyone who still has “Do Christmas Shopping” on
their To Do List!
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Online you can get hold of copies
at the following retailers:
Tesco.com
http://www.tesco.com/books/product.aspx?R=9780340936757&bci=4294875363|Mike%20Gayle
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Play.com
http://www.play.com/Books/Books/4-/11639596/The-To-Do-List/Product.html
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Waterstones.com
http://www.waterstones.com/waterstonesweb/products/mike+gayle/the+to-do+list/6588137/
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Amazon.co.uk
http://www.amazon.co.uk/do-List-Mike-Gayle/dp/0340936754/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1261040635&sr=1-1
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Amazon.com
http://www.amazon.com/Do-List-Mike-Gayle/dp/0340936754/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1261040681&sr=8-1
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2. Book 10
For any of you that might have
missed it just a quick note to let you know that my next novel The Importance
of Being a Bachelor now has an official release date of 13th May
2010. And for those of you desperate for a little teaser here’s the official
blurb from the book:
George and Joan Bachelor are the proud albeit slightly
disappointed parents of three grown-up
boys whose lives have turned out any way other than what they had hoped for… ....
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Adam the eldest has a problem with women…he
can’t resist them; middle brother Luke is still coping with the scars of his savage divorce; and Russell
is head over heels in love with someone he shouldn’t have fallen in love with. ....
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But when months shy of his 40th wedding anniversary George
Bachelor announces he’s leaving the family home to try his hand at the single
life everything the boys have ever taken for granted is thrown into turmoil.
And now as well sorting out their own love lives they’ve now got out to sort
out their mum and dad’s too…....
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3. Mike Gayle Audio Books
Great news for those of you that
like to hear books instead of reading them! Unabridged audio books of The Life
and Soul of The Party and The To Do List are now available to buy at http://www.wholestoryaudio.co.uk/catalogue/artist/author/mike_gayle/459
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4. Book 11
Yes, it’s finally official. Ten
years down the line Turning Thirty is
finally getting a sequel. I’m nowhere near finished writing it but I have to
say I really am enjoying being back in the company of Matt, Ginny and the rest
of the gang. Hope to have it written, edited and ready for your consumption by
the early part of 2011.
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5. Twitter and Facebook etc
Not so much news more a huge thank
you to everyone who has added me on FB or MS, joined the group or is following
me on Twitter. Life as a writer can be pretty isolated so to be able to
interact with you all is fantastic and like having my own virtual office where
there’s always someone to chat to about last night’s TV!
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Myspace: www.myspace/mikegayle
Twitter: www.twitter.com/mikegayle
Facebook group: www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2422702591&ref=ts
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6. To Do List Competition
Want to win one of 5 copies of the
paperback of The To Do List and have it personally inscribed by yours truly?
Then all you have to do is email me at: todolistcompetition@googlemail.com
and tell me which is your favourite Mike Gayle book and why. This is a
world-wide competition and will run from now until midday on Christmas Eve (UK
time). The winners providing the best five answers as deemed by me will be announced
live in Twitter and Facebook on Christmas day.
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So that’s pretty much it. Thanks
for reading this far, any comments or observations on this newsletter or
anything else you have on your mind please feel free to drop me a line at the
usual address mike.gayle@gmail.com
Have a great Christmas
Cheers
Mike Gayle
Author of: My Legendary Girlfriend, Mr. Commitment, Turning Thirty, Dinner for
Two, His 'n' Hers, Brand New Friend, Wish You Were Here, The Life & Soul of
The Party and The To Do List.
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PS. Date for your diaries if you
live in or near Essex: Thursday 11 March at 8pm
I’ll be appearing at Loughton Library. For more details see:http://www.essexbookfestival.org.uk/EBF/
PPS. No other author appearances
confirmed yet for 2010 but do check the website and of course sign up for the
newsletter (if you haven’t done already) for updates throughout the year.
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