John Passarella Author Blog

Hi, Everyone –

I’m having a Bring Horror Home for the Holidays sale at the Passarella Book Store. Order any of my books, (autographed — and personalized, if you want) and pay either $0.01 (ONE PENNY) or nothing (FREE) for shipping via Media Mail. This offer is good only in the US. Shop from the convenience of your home, buy books for the horror-loving fans in your life (or for yourself), and pay virtually nothing to get them shipped to you.

Order the complete WITHER/Wendy Ward trilogy trilogy and pay $0.03 (3 CENTS!) to have them shipped your way. Order my latest novel, the paranormal thriller KINDRED SPIRIT and pay only $0.01 for shipping.

This offer also applies to the two anthologies at the store that feature my stories, MODERN MAGIC (with “Undead Air”) and DARK NOTES FROM NJ (which includes my Wendy Ward story, “Forces of Nature”). Actually, MODERN MAGIC ships for free, so you don’t even have to pay one cent for shipping and handling.

Check out the my HORROR FOR THE HOLIDAYS SALE!

Thanks for reading,
John Passarella
Visit Passarella.com — Be Afraid!

P.S. If you were hoping to see me there, sorry I didn’t make the second panel at Philcon. Yes, I grasp the irony, considering the topic of the panel.

If you are one of the many Brian Keene fans out there, check out what Brian had to say about KINDRED SPIRIT:

“Intense and atmospheric, John Passarella’s KINDRED SPIRIT is a stylish slow-build of page-turning suspense. A paranormal mystery-thriller guaranteed to leave you breathless.”
—BRIAN KEENE, best-selling author of THE CONQUEROR WORMS and GHOUL

That author blurb comes on the heels of a review by HorrorWorld.org, which had this to say about KINDRED SPIRIT:

“Kindred Spirit is an excellent offering by John Passarella… a believability that resonates well with the reader… the ending is cataclysmic but most satisfactory. Well written, fast paced and quite enjoyable, I highly recommend Kindred Spirit.”
—Horror World, HorrorWorld.org

Thanks for reading,
John “Jack” Passarella

Maybe you could explain it to me.

I can’t figure out why Amazon.com is discounting KINDRED SPIRIT by $0.01. $7.98 instead of $7.99. What kind of percent is $0.01 off of $7.99. Yeah, I could calculate it, but I mean, why bother? Is somebody going to view the book page and say, “I am not buying this book at the full cover price of $7.99… Oh, wait a minute. It’s discounted by a penny. I save $0.01. Hot damn, I need to get in on this penny-off action!”

I don’t know. It seems like the same kind of pretzel logic (with apologies to Steely Dan) that has them offer you two related books bundled together at a price equal to exactly the amount they would cost if it weren’t for the special bundle deal. Where’s the incentive?

Does a penny savings push your buying decision over the edge? Check it out here:

www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0743484800/jackpassareautho

Grumpy on a rainy Friday.

Thanks for reading,
Jack Passarella

I’ve possted a new author newsletter, the first one in about 9 weeks:

-new Wendy Ward story on the horizon
-Brian Keene speaks out on Kindred Spirit
-I’m back in random-prize-drawing mode
-two new signing dates
-and more

Check it out here:

http://www.passarella.com/newsletter/newsletter_09052006.htm

Thanks for reading!
-John “Jack” Passarella
http://www.passarella.com

HorrorWorld.org put up their reviews for August and the review of KINDRED SPIRIT is among them. Here’s a snippet of what they had to say about it:

“Kindred Spirit is an excellent offering by John Passarella… a believability that resonates well with the reader…. the ending is cataclysmic but most satisfactory. Well written, fast paced and quite enjoyable, I highly recommend Kindred Spirit.”

Read the whole review here: http://www.horrorworld.org/reviews.htm

Also today: an article about me and KINDRED SPIRIT appeared in our county newspapter, the Gloucester County Times. For those in the southern New Jersey area, you’ll find this article out in the “People” section (August 1, 2006), above the fold, titled Ghost Writer: Logan Township author John Passarella’s seventh novel is a paranormal thrill ride.
Though some of the facts got jumbled a bit, the gist of the article is very complimentary. Emma is the reason I’m smiling in the photograph. She was sneaking into the room where the photographer was taking my picture. Seeing her little face peek around the corner had me laughing, so the photographer had her come into the room and sit behind him, off to the side.

Thanks for reading,
-Jack