One of the joys of joining the gang of authors who podcast their work is discovering writers whose books you normally would not be able to find in the local book shop. A great find for me has been the stories of Mike Bennett who I first stumbled upon via his podcast for One Among the Sleepless. It’s a very gritty, yet quite funny book and Mike’s reading of it instantly grabs you.

Mike has just launched his new audiobook podcast, Hall of Mirrors, a short story collection featuring tales of horror, the grotesque and people in ‘unusual’ circumstances.’ If you were a fan of “Taking the Happy Bus On Home” or “On Time” from my podcast for The Love Book, then you’ll really dig Mike’s work.

You can subscribe to Mike’s podcasts here:
Hall of Mirrors | One Among the Sleepless.

I’m happy to say that The Love Book, my new short story collection, cracked the iTunes Top 100 Literature Podcasts list this week. It jumped up to #76 as of Tuesday, October 2nd (click on the image to enlarge the listing).

It’s great news and nice to see that more and more people are discovering the audiobook podcast. If you haven’t given it a listen yet, here is what a few readers have already said about the collection:

“This is very dark and has highly amusing moments. Deep and somewhat thought provoking.”

“Quirky, darkly entertaining stories. The fab ohmar might be my favorite story as well. Some of the imagery in there was just too good.”

“This kept my attention and was very visual even the implied references to abuse. My hat goes off to Mr. Wohlrob.”

“Loved the first installment of the fab ohmar. Can’t wait to hear the next one.”

So if you still haven’t checked out the audiobook podcast of The Love Book, what in the bloody ‘ell are you waitin’ for? You can subscribe to the audiobook podcast via:
   

Once again, I had a blast appearing on the Meet the Authors show in Second Life. Adele Ward (aka Jilly Kidd) and I had a great Q&A about short stories, influences, and my writing style. I read excerpts from “Taking the Happy Bus on Home” and “The Fabulous Omar,” both of which are part of my new collection of stories, The Love Book. Not only could the people who showed up enjoy the event, but it was broadcast throughout Second Life by SLCN.

Here are several videos from the event, including the reading of “Taking the Happy Bus On Home”. You can view the entire event footage on SLCN’s site.

Q&A Part 1

Here are some photos from the event:

A special “DVD Extra” bonus episode for my new short story collection, The Love Book, is now live.

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In this special bonus episode you’ll hear a drunk (i.e. the author) wax poetic about the stories behind the stories, the arcane sub-references no one will ever get, and other such nonsense. Extra points if you can hear the cat scratching in her litter box.

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The Love Book is being released by Podiobooks.

The final episode of my new short story collection, The Love Book, is now live.

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Episode 15 is the conclusion of “Taking the Happy Bus On Home.” It is zero hour for Bebe and Elluel. It is time to make the decision of their lives.

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The Love Book is being released by Podiobooks.

Only two more episodes to go! The next installment of mayhem, self-destruction, and no redemption from my new short story collection, The Love Book, is now live.

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Episode 14 is Part II of “Taking the Happy Bus On Home.” A wave of suicide has hit the supercentenarian retirement community of Sunset Estates as Bebe suddenly finds herself all alone.

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The Love Book is being released by Podiobooks.

We’re in the home stretch now as I begin the last story of my new audiobook podcast, The Love Book.

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Episode 13 is the first installment of “Taking the Happy Bus On Home.”It is the near future. Science has made great strides in extending our life span. People are living to be 125 years old and beyond. That’s just the beginning of their problems…

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The Love Book is being released by Podiobooks.

Another gritty chapter from my new short story collection, The Love Book, is now live.

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Episode 12 is the conclusion of “On Time.” In this last chapter of the tale, the clocks are still ticking and Daniel comes face-to-face with the source of his nightmares.

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The Love Book is being released by Podiobooks.

A brand new batch of mayhem, self-destruction, and no redemption from my new short story collection, The Love Book, is now live.

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Episode 11 is Part II of “On Time.” Meet Daniel, a man obsessed. He is always checking his watch and the clocks on the wall. He constantly dreams of being late. But those dreams have a macabre undertone to them.

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The Love Book is being released by Podiobooks.

If you haven’t checked out my new short story collection, The Love Book, get on it. The latest episode is now live and kicks off the fourth short story, a very a dark and eerie tale if I do say so myself.

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Episode 10 is Part I of “On Time,” the story of a man obsessed with time. He is always checking his watch and the clocks on the wall. He constantly dreams of being late. But those dreams have an eerie undertone to them.

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The Love Book is being released by Podiobooks.

What the hell is a podcast?
Think of it as radio-on-demand. You subscribe to the audiobook podcast and then each week you’ll receive a free episode that you can listen to on your computer or portable MP3 player. Did I mention it was free.