Putting my Hackenbush where my mouth is. Or someting

I will be donating $10 to First Book for every four copies of any Hackenbush novel sold. That’s a book for a book.

I’ll also be keeping a tally on the sidebar.

Getting books to kids who don’t have any is a wonderful thing to do and I salute First Book for doing it. Now, if there was only a way to get a ukulele to every kid…

Hackenbush hits New York

Oh, shocking! Wapshott goes retail in NYC!

“The address has now been confirmed: Word Up will be at 4157 Broadway, at 175 Street, across the street from the United Palace Theater, on the same block as Malecon, diagonal from El Floridita, across the street from La Rosa, down the road from Manolo . . . my mouth is watering thinking of the month ahead.”
Address has been confirmed – please and thanks for spreading the word (up)!, WordUp blog, June 8, 2011

Hackenbush hits the Nook!

Dr. Hackenbush Gets a Job: ePub; Kindle; Nook.

Hackenbush hits the bookstore

Well, actually a bookstore and only for a limited time and in Pittsburgh. Nevertheless, if your out Pittsburgh way, stop by for a look.

Fleeting Pages Bookstore will be open from May 7 until June 7, 2011 at the former Borders in the East Liberty neighborhood of Pittsburgh. Location: 5986 Penn Circle South, Pittsburgh, PA.
Fleeting Pages Bookstore, FleetingPages, April 22, 2011

If you’ve ever wanted to find Wapshott titles in a bookstore and you’re in or near Pittsburgh, well, this is your chance from May 7 to June 7.

Please cross-post and spread the word. It’s one thing to have a bookstore; it’s another to have customers.

Dr. Hackenbush gets reviewed

“A delightful, fast-paced romp through money – and the lack of it – and ignorant men who need to be put in their place. And Hackenbush does it with style.

“Ms. Mayerson’s writing is contemporary, offbeat and engaging. I’ve never listened to jazz but my interest has been sparked. Mable Hackenbush is my new hero!”
Amitty, LibraryThing, January 13, 2011

All LibraryThing reviews

Dr. Hackenbush Gets a Job in Splash Magazine

“Dr. Hackenbush Gets a Job… One of the Best Indie Published Book Titles of the Year! is listed. You can now see Dr. Hackenbush Gets a Job… One of the Best Indie Published Book Titles of the Year! in this guide Valentine’s Day Entertainment Gifts and Valentine’s Day Entertainment Gift Guide Under $10 for 2011″
Valentine’s Day Entertainment Gifts – Valentine’s Day Entertainment Gift Guide From $10 to $15 2011, Splash Magazine, February 2011

They’re sorted by price, highest to lowest, so scroll down. Hackenbush in the the cheap and cheerful section.

Another Mayerson Interview

Another interview, not another Mayerson.

“How long did it take to write the book?

“Six months. It was fun.

“What inspired you to write the book?

“My life, music, and Reaganomics.

“Talk about the writing process. Did you have a writing routine? Did you do any research, and if so, what did that involve?

“I wrote after work from 7pm until 1am as much as I could. Yes, I had no life, but now I have a book.

“What do you hope your readers come away with after reading your book?

“A better idea of good jazz and bad politics.”
Ginger Mayerson – Dr. Hackenbush Gets a Job, TheIndieSpotlight.com, September 14, 2010

I did some research for Dr. Hackenbush Gets a Job, mostly to keep my head in the 80s. My bibliography is here. I wrote Dr. Hackenbush Gets a Job in 2001, if you’re wondering what the comment at the top it about.

A new Mayerson interview (the interview, not Mayerson)

“What inspired you to write this book?

“Music and Reaganomics for Hackenbush. Iraq, Chechnya, and the Bush junta’s war-n-terror machine for Electriland.”
Ginger Mayerson interviewed at SellingBooks.com, August 23, 2010

Linda Robinson makes my week at Amazon.com

“‘Direct from the middle class, the fabulous Dr. Hackenbush…’ Baritone ukulele-playing bandleader, singer, dancer, dictaphone temp, Mabel Hackenbush stands easily with everyday heroes in favorite books. William Gibson’s Chevette Washington, Martin Amis’ Mike Hoolihan, Robert Heinlein’s Star from Glory Road. Strong female leads are rare; thoughtful, unapologetically opinionated, get it done women are rarer still. Dr. Hackenbush has moxie enough to thwart a bus driver trying to speed away from a late boarder, to perform a little dance for the unseen homeless warming in the building lobby, to do what’s necessary when it’s critical, and to stay the hell away from another woman’s man. She can snatch the limelight from an arrogant boss with a microphone and a good high-heeled sprint, wear sensible shoes or spandex with equal ease, and balance her checkbook. Hackenbush is smart, savvy, sexy and sensible. She can carefully skim ‘along the safer part of the truth,’ and knows it’s ‘never good to owe anybody too much.’ Mayerson’s book chronicles a life like any other, without the falling down, whiny, “why me” frailties wedged in to move a typical plot along. Dr. Hackenbush can carry a tune and a novel, thank you very much, and I’m glad to know her.”
Dr. Hackenbush Gets a Job, review by Linda Robinson, Amazon.com

This review was VERY helpful to me. Thanks, Linda!

Midwest Book Review

“Employment is one of the most frightening things that can happen. ‘Dr. Hackenbush Gets a Job’ is the story of Jazz singer Mabel Hackenbush as she faces her situation of being a secretary as her ideal life is derailed. Not without her adventures in spite of this delve into the status-quo, ‘Dr. Hackenbush Gets a Job’ is a fine read that is well worth considering.”
MBR: Small Press Bookwatch, July 2010

Right to the point and spot on, too. Yay!