Black Blade Blues launch day.
It’s finally arrived. Today, I’ll be at the UW bookstore reading and signing my new book. I’ve wanted to say that for a very long time. Come out and visit. 7pm. Parking in the back. 
If I haven’t mentioned it, I have great folks in my camp. My first readers are amazing, and pull no punches. My agent is top notch. And my editors at Tor are fabulous.
Most importantly, my family have been very supportive and I couldn’t have gotten where I am today without them. You’ll get to meet them tonight as well.
Thanks everyone. I hope you find Black Blade Blues entertaining.
John
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Comments
Libby WApril/27th/2010 7:55 am
Congrats John! I’m looking forward to being there tonight!
SaraApril/27th/2010 4:14 pm
Congratulations! I’m hoping to make your Portland date!
David PittsApril/27th/2010 8:33 pm
I was || this close to flying out there for your signing. I am very very happy for you. My love to the whole family!!
David
David PittsApril/28th/2010 11:02 pm
http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/448716-Fiction_Book_Reviews_2_15_2010.php?q=%22j+a+pitts%22
Black Blade Blues J.A. Pitts. Tor, $25.99 (400p) ISBN 978-0-7653-2467-2
Pitts brings Norse mythology into the modern world in this amusing debut. Blacksmith, props master, and semicloseted ex-Christian lesbian Sarah Beauhall is struggling to master her craft, push aside her self-loathing, and make time for her girlfriend. Unfortunately for Sarah, not only is her favorite sword actually Gram, the fabled blade that once slew the dragon Fafnir, but an affably evil shape-shifting dragon and the semisenile Corpse Gnawer are coming to take it from her. Sarah soon finds her romantic life in shambles and her jobs under siege as she struggles to comprehend the responsibility that she has been handed. The final battle is twice as long as it should be and some of the coincidences are painfully contrived, but there’s enough entertainment and romantic tension to keep readers interested in the planned sequels. (Apr.)