Welcome to the home of Boomerang. It is a comic novel of international intrigue played out by characters operating way outside their comfort zones. Available in paperback or ebook. You can get the paperback right here by clicking on the Paypal link to the left for an autographed copy or through Amazon or Barnes and Noble The ebook edition is currently available only from Amazon, or Amazon UK, for just $2.99 or £1.95 and Amazon Prime members can even read it for free!
May 15, 2012: Help Me Support Public Radio!
Now through the officially declared end of the summer monsoon season here in Arizona every copy of Boomerang sold means a dollar for the two splendid public radio stations here in Phoenix.
Classical KBAQ and News/Talk/Jazz KJZZ.
The weather can be more than a bit discouraging this time of year, what with the triple digit heat that just won't quit and the dust storms, thunderstorms, downpours or spits of rain followed by blowing dust that are inescapable during our own unique monsoon season. These two radio stations certainly help me stay sane and I know they do the same for thousands of other listeners throughout the metro Phoenix area and all of Arizona. And since a record setting heatwave and thunderous monsoon storm figure pretty prominently in Boomerang, it seems like a good match.
So if you're a fan of public radio like me, or know someone who is, and you'd like to have a fun read for the summer, now is a great time to pick up a copy of Boomerang.
Are you a member of Amazon Prime? Terrific! Just borrow Boomerang from the Kindle Lending Library for free and public radio still benefits. Half of the KLL share Boomerang receives during this promotion will be donated and previous months have seen shares over two dollars per loan.
Thanks,
Alan
The Paperback is Back!
Reports of the demise of the paperback edition of Boomerang have seemingly been exaggerated. After the exchange of a few friendly emails, New Generations Publishing has given the book another year. Amazon or Barnes and Noble can also supply you with a fresh copy. Then you can stop by the house, we can have a glass of a nice cabernet (or whatever you bring!, but I like cabs) and I will gladly deface the title page however you wish.
Or...you can save a few dollars and get a personally autographed copy directly from the author himself! Check out the Paypal link to your left. Limited (very limited) supplies.
Update: February 19, 2012. The price of the Kindle edition of Boomerang will be changing to a whopping $2.99. Still less than most beverages at your local/national/galaxy-wide coffee vendor, and quite possibly more entertaining than a half-caf, mocha soy latte.
Update: February 4, 2012. For at least the next three months, the ebook version of Boomerang will be available exclusively through Amazon. I am not entirely happy about this, as it seems to me a shame to purposely exclude any potential readers, but my short time so far in the Amazon Select program has quite frankly been encouraging and from a Get New Readers perspective I can't walk away from it. Sales in the first four days of February selling exclusively through Amazon have exceeded the total number of sales at all other retailers for the entire year of 2011. As a matter of fact they are more than double that total and growing by the hour.
I will post here if and when Boomerang goes back to more widespread distribution, and I hope you will understand that a Return on Investment is important to a writer just as it is to any other person.
Thanks,
Alan
Here is what Boomerang is all about:
Ted Hogwood's beloved Sarah, a jazz guitar, is in the window of Topp Dollar Pawn. The only way he can get the money to rescue her is to accept an assignment from the AABC, a not nearly official branch of the United States Intelligence community. He is partnered with Jerry Kwiatkowski, master of the Hammond B-3 organ and chronic flatulence sufferer, to steal a boomerang containing secrets that should have died with J. Edgar Hoover over thirty years ago. It would be a simple job if only they knew what they were doing. And if a crossbow wielding assassin, two unemployed Australian women, the Director of Central Intelligence and a clothing optional ex-cheerleader were not also hot on the boomerang's trail.
January 13, 2012: One left
If you've always wanted to own a rare book, well now's the time. I have one left in Ye Olde Vast Warehouse that I can personally dedicate to you. After that it's whatever Amazon or Barnes and Noble can scrounge since the dear thing is going out of print at the end of January.
But for all of you with e-book capability, fear not. The e-book edition will be around forever. Or at least a very long time.
January 9, 2012: Three left
That's it, just three copies left in Ye Olde Vast Warehouse that is my den closet. So, if $9.99 including shipping seems like a reasonable price to pay for a really fun read and quite possibly a true collector's item (heck, Laura Lakey's cover art is sure to be in demand by future generations), click on that ol' Paypal link to claim yours. I'll post right here when they are gone.
January 5, 2012: Still just $9.99 Until Supplies Run Out
Purchase your copy of Boomerang directly from the author (that would be me) and save four dollars over the price at either Amazon or Barnes and Noble. Not that I don't love those bookselling folks, but heck, why not save the money? Especially with no additional shipping fee for orders going anywhere in the continental US of A. Just click on that Paypal link to the left and tell me what you'd like me to scribble on the inside and I'll send you one of the very last paperback copies of what one UK reader called "A wonderful, quirky caper".
November 1, 2011: Thank you for a great October!
October was by far the best month Boomerang has had in terms of US sales*. And it couldn't have happened at a better time since all royalties between October 8th (the day I came up with the idea) and Thanksgiving are going to the Life is good Playmakers Foundation. So thank you to everyone who has gotten their copy these past few weeks, whether an ebook or paperback (check out the special paperback pricing detailed in the following entries.)
If you have read and enjoyed Boomerang, now is a great time to help spread the word!
*It would be absolutely amazing if we could match the top month of UK sales, but we're making progress!
October 17, 2011: Autographed Copies of Boomerang on Sale. Free Shipping!
Now through Thanksgiving, November 24th, 2011, you can get an autographed copy of Boomerang perfect for gift giving, for just $9.99 and free US shipping. That is a savings of four dollars off the regular price at Amazon and Barnes and Noble and even two dollars off the standard direct from author price. Plus for this limited time there is no shipping charge, saving you an additional $2.95. I have a pretty good supply in, but this is a while supplies last offer. Just click on the Paypal link to the side to order yours today!
October 8, 2011: Royalties to Life is good Playmakers Foundation.
Royalties on all sales of Boomerang from October 8th, 2011 through Thanksgiving, November 24th, 2011 will be donated to the Life is good Playmakers Foundation. These folks do great work with kids who are dealing with situations kids should never have to face, but do every day, in every corner of our nation. I learned about the foundation when I saw a video of the presentation their founder Bert Jacobs made to a gathering of folks at the headquarters of the beneficent company I work for.
My goal is to raise at least seventy-five dollars. I know, doesn't seem like a lot, but that would represent approximately 150 to 160 copies sold if the percent of sales between Kindle/nook/other ebook retailers/paperbacks stays about the same as what I've been seeing lately. And believe me, 150 copies is no small achievement.
So, if you have already got your copy and you read it and liked it, now is a grand time to pass the word.
Check out the Life is Good Playmakers foundation website to learn more about this great organization and the work they do.
Thanks!
August 16, 2011: The first batch of paperbacks with the amazing cover art by Laura Lakey has finally arrived! I will be sending out the orders today. Still a few copies left from this shipment, so now is a good time to place your order! Just $11.95 plus $2.95 shipping. Click on the PayPal link and be sure to include whatever personalized message you would like me to put inside!
All the best,
Alan
And while you're in the mood for exploring new and exciting authors, please check out Remix by my London friend Lexi Revellian. I guarantee the story will draw you in and keep you turning the pages.
May 15, 2012: Help Me Support Public Radio!
Now through the officially declared end of the summer monsoon season here in Arizona every copy of Boomerang sold means a dollar for the two splendid public radio stations here in Phoenix.
Classical KBAQ and News/Talk/Jazz KJZZ.
The weather can be more than a bit discouraging this time of year, what with the triple digit heat that just won't quit and the dust storms, thunderstorms, downpours or spits of rain followed by blowing dust that are inescapable during our own unique monsoon season. These two radio stations certainly help me stay sane and I know they do the same for thousands of other listeners throughout the metro Phoenix area and all of Arizona. And since a record setting heatwave and thunderous monsoon storm figure pretty prominently in Boomerang, it seems like a good match.
So if you're a fan of public radio like me, or know someone who is, and you'd like to have a fun read for the summer, now is a great time to pick up a copy of Boomerang.
Are you a member of Amazon Prime? Terrific! Just borrow Boomerang from the Kindle Lending Library for free and public radio still benefits. Half of the KLL share Boomerang receives during this promotion will be donated and previous months have seen shares over two dollars per loan.
Thanks,
Alan
The Paperback is Back!
Reports of the demise of the paperback edition of Boomerang have seemingly been exaggerated. After the exchange of a few friendly emails, New Generations Publishing has given the book another year. Amazon or Barnes and Noble can also supply you with a fresh copy. Then you can stop by the house, we can have a glass of a nice cabernet (or whatever you bring!, but I like cabs) and I will gladly deface the title page however you wish.
Or...you can save a few dollars and get a personally autographed copy directly from the author himself! Check out the Paypal link to your left. Limited (very limited) supplies.
Update: February 19, 2012. The price of the Kindle edition of Boomerang will be changing to a whopping $2.99. Still less than most beverages at your local/national/galaxy-wide coffee vendor, and quite possibly more entertaining than a half-caf, mocha soy latte.
Update: February 4, 2012. For at least the next three months, the ebook version of Boomerang will be available exclusively through Amazon. I am not entirely happy about this, as it seems to me a shame to purposely exclude any potential readers, but my short time so far in the Amazon Select program has quite frankly been encouraging and from a Get New Readers perspective I can't walk away from it. Sales in the first four days of February selling exclusively through Amazon have exceeded the total number of sales at all other retailers for the entire year of 2011. As a matter of fact they are more than double that total and growing by the hour.
I will post here if and when Boomerang goes back to more widespread distribution, and I hope you will understand that a Return on Investment is important to a writer just as it is to any other person.
Thanks,
Alan
Here is what Boomerang is all about:
Ted Hogwood's beloved Sarah, a jazz guitar, is in the window of Topp Dollar Pawn. The only way he can get the money to rescue her is to accept an assignment from the AABC, a not nearly official branch of the United States Intelligence community. He is partnered with Jerry Kwiatkowski, master of the Hammond B-3 organ and chronic flatulence sufferer, to steal a boomerang containing secrets that should have died with J. Edgar Hoover over thirty years ago. It would be a simple job if only they knew what they were doing. And if a crossbow wielding assassin, two unemployed Australian women, the Director of Central Intelligence and a clothing optional ex-cheerleader were not also hot on the boomerang's trail.
January 13, 2012: One left
If you've always wanted to own a rare book, well now's the time. I have one left in Ye Olde Vast Warehouse that I can personally dedicate to you. After that it's whatever Amazon or Barnes and Noble can scrounge since the dear thing is going out of print at the end of January.
But for all of you with e-book capability, fear not. The e-book edition will be around forever. Or at least a very long time.
January 9, 2012: Three left
That's it, just three copies left in Ye Olde Vast Warehouse that is my den closet. So, if $9.99 including shipping seems like a reasonable price to pay for a really fun read and quite possibly a true collector's item (heck, Laura Lakey's cover art is sure to be in demand by future generations), click on that ol' Paypal link to claim yours. I'll post right here when they are gone.
January 5, 2012: Still just $9.99 Until Supplies Run Out
Purchase your copy of Boomerang directly from the author (that would be me) and save four dollars over the price at either Amazon or Barnes and Noble. Not that I don't love those bookselling folks, but heck, why not save the money? Especially with no additional shipping fee for orders going anywhere in the continental US of A. Just click on that Paypal link to the left and tell me what you'd like me to scribble on the inside and I'll send you one of the very last paperback copies of what one UK reader called "A wonderful, quirky caper".
November 1, 2011: Thank you for a great October!
October was by far the best month Boomerang has had in terms of US sales*. And it couldn't have happened at a better time since all royalties between October 8th (the day I came up with the idea) and Thanksgiving are going to the Life is good Playmakers Foundation. So thank you to everyone who has gotten their copy these past few weeks, whether an ebook or paperback (check out the special paperback pricing detailed in the following entries.)
If you have read and enjoyed Boomerang, now is a great time to help spread the word!
*It would be absolutely amazing if we could match the top month of UK sales, but we're making progress!
October 17, 2011: Autographed Copies of Boomerang on Sale. Free Shipping!
Now through Thanksgiving, November 24th, 2011, you can get an autographed copy of Boomerang perfect for gift giving, for just $9.99 and free US shipping. That is a savings of four dollars off the regular price at Amazon and Barnes and Noble and even two dollars off the standard direct from author price. Plus for this limited time there is no shipping charge, saving you an additional $2.95. I have a pretty good supply in, but this is a while supplies last offer. Just click on the Paypal link to the side to order yours today!
October 8, 2011: Royalties to Life is good Playmakers Foundation.
Royalties on all sales of Boomerang from October 8th, 2011 through Thanksgiving, November 24th, 2011 will be donated to the Life is good Playmakers Foundation. These folks do great work with kids who are dealing with situations kids should never have to face, but do every day, in every corner of our nation. I learned about the foundation when I saw a video of the presentation their founder Bert Jacobs made to a gathering of folks at the headquarters of the beneficent company I work for.
My goal is to raise at least seventy-five dollars. I know, doesn't seem like a lot, but that would represent approximately 150 to 160 copies sold if the percent of sales between Kindle/nook/other ebook retailers/paperbacks stays about the same as what I've been seeing lately. And believe me, 150 copies is no small achievement.
So, if you have already got your copy and you read it and liked it, now is a grand time to pass the word.
Check out the Life is Good Playmakers foundation website to learn more about this great organization and the work they do.
Thanks!
August 16, 2011: The first batch of paperbacks with the amazing cover art by Laura Lakey has finally arrived! I will be sending out the orders today. Still a few copies left from this shipment, so now is a good time to place your order! Just $11.95 plus $2.95 shipping. Click on the PayPal link and be sure to include whatever personalized message you would like me to put inside!
All the best,
Alan
And while you're in the mood for exploring new and exciting authors, please check out Remix by my London friend Lexi Revellian. I guarantee the story will draw you in and keep you turning the pages.
