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Elephants on Acid Publicity
I received a couple of emails this morning along the lines of: Hey, the Guardian just published a list of the top ten weirdest experiments of all time. It sounds a lot like your list of the top 20 most bizarre experiments. They're not ripping you off, are they?
It's nice that people are concerned, but there's no need to worry. I haven't been ripped off. After I posted my top 20 list back in September, New Scientist contacted me asking if I would like to create a shortened version of it for their magazine. I was more than happy to oblige, and the resulting article will appear in the Nov. 3 issue of New Scientist.
Apparently New Scientist circulated a pre-release version of this article to the media, and it's been picked up by a lot of British papers: The Daily Telegraph, The London Times, and the Daily Mail.
I've also found it in the South African Independent Online, the Sydney Morning Herald, and PhysOrg.com.
Here in America, the Hartford Courant had an article about my book, focusing on the creepy experiments to coincide with Halloween.
So there's been some good publicity. Hopefully it'll help sell a few books.
And speaking of publicity, I'll be doing a book signing at Dark Delicacies bookstore at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 18th. It's a bookstore that specializes in horror, so the first chapter of my book (the one with all the Frankenstein-style experiments) should hopefully find a receptive audience there. If you live in the L.A. area, come on by and say hello.
Update: My publisher also tells me that Playgirl magazine plans to review Elephants on Acid (probably because it has a chapter on weird sex experiments). Thankfully, they're not planning a photoshoot of the author to accompany the review. But I will be able to tell people that I've been featured in Playgirl.
It's nice that people are concerned, but there's no need to worry. I haven't been ripped off. After I posted my top 20 list back in September, New Scientist contacted me asking if I would like to create a shortened version of it for their magazine. I was more than happy to oblige, and the resulting article will appear in the Nov. 3 issue of New Scientist.
Apparently New Scientist circulated a pre-release version of this article to the media, and it's been picked up by a lot of British papers: The Daily Telegraph, The London Times, and the Daily Mail.
I've also found it in the South African Independent Online, the Sydney Morning Herald, and PhysOrg.com.
Here in America, the Hartford Courant had an article about my book, focusing on the creepy experiments to coincide with Halloween.
So there's been some good publicity. Hopefully it'll help sell a few books.
And speaking of publicity, I'll be doing a book signing at Dark Delicacies bookstore at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 18th. It's a bookstore that specializes in horror, so the first chapter of my book (the one with all the Frankenstein-style experiments) should hopefully find a receptive audience there. If you live in the L.A. area, come on by and say hello.
Update: My publisher also tells me that Playgirl magazine plans to review Elephants on Acid (probably because it has a chapter on weird sex experiments). Thankfully, they're not planning a photoshoot of the author to accompany the review. But I will be able to tell people that I've been featured in Playgirl.
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Categories: Miscellaneous Posted by Alex on Thu Nov 01, 2007 |
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kewl beans Alex
Posted by oppiejoe in Michigan - USA on Thu Nov 01, 2007 at 04:40 PM
Yay! Go Alex!
Posted by Nettie in Perth, Western Australia on Thu Nov 01, 2007 at 06:08 PM
Also in Italy on the online website for Corriere della Sera (the main italian newspaper)
http://www.corriere.it/scienze_e_tecnologie/07_novembre_01/esperimenti_assurdi.shtml
Posted by Al from Italy on Fri Nov 02, 2007 at 06:18 AM
http://www.corriere.it/scienze_e_tecnologie/07_novembre_01/esperimenti_assurdi.shtml
I've read the article in New Scientist. Good stuff! Hopefully all this publicity will shift copies as it is a good Christmas Present stocking filler idea.
Posted by Robert N in London, UK on Mon Nov 05, 2007 at 05:51 AM
Alex, is it possible to order autographed copies from you?
My scientist brother is hard to shop for.
Posted by Big Gary in Roswell, New Mexico on Wed Nov 07, 2007 at 10:51 AM
My scientist brother is hard to shop for.
Hi Alex,
One of the main French newspapers, le Figaro, has an article mentioning your book:
http://www.lefigaro.fr/sciences/2007/11/02/01008-20071102ARTFIG00102-le-pantheon-des-savants-fous.php
The title is "The pantheon of mad scientists".
Love your site, by the way.
Jean
Posted by Jean in Paris, France on Thu Nov 08, 2007 at 11:08 AM
One of the main French newspapers, le Figaro, has an article mentioning your book:
http://www.lefigaro.fr/sciences/2007/11/02/01008-20071102ARTFIG00102-le-pantheon-des-savants-fous.php
The title is "The pantheon of mad scientists".
Love your site, by the way.
Jean
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