Toronto based author Jim Munroe has launched his new novel, An Opening Act of Unspeakable Evil, via his No Media Kings web site and has already received $1000 in orders. Way to go Jim.
The novel is told through a series of blog entries, posted by a woman unsure if her roommate is a demon or just a goth gone bad. To coincide with the launch, the book is being rolled out in a series of blog posts over at roommatefromhell.net, which also features a “Is She or Isn’t She a Demon?” quiz.
Last month, I had the pleasure of sitting down with Jim and discussing his unique approach to book marketing for Canadian Bookseller Magazine. Unfortunately, and unlike Jim’s blog, that interview isn’t licenced under Creative Commons. So, unless you’re a Canadian bookstore owner and have a copy of the July/August issue lying around, you’ll have have to wait until next month to read the article when it’s posted on the CBA’s web site.
In the meantime subscribe to roommatefromhell.net and get a taste one day at a time or go old skool and buy the big papery thing wrapped in string.
Related: for more on the blurring line between blogs and books, check out this Guardian article.
