I’ve become hooked on another BBC mystery series aired on PBS: Case Histories, set in modern Scotland. The protagonist is an Iraq war veteran, ex-cop, now private eye who is a magnet for trouble. So far, there have been a lot of coincidences in the episodes I’ve seen. Other than that, it is excellent. The stories are grim, leavened a bit by dry humor. The main cast members were vaguely familiar. In researching their credits at IMDb, I found that they have appeared in several films and TV shows with which I’m familiar. Several of the episodes are based on the novels of Kate Atkinson. Others are original scripts she supervises. PBS has seamlessly combined several two-part episodes that run nearly two hours without commercial interruption.
I just received an email from Bob Rubenstein, who I steered toward All Things That Matter Press, which published his novels Ghost Runners and The White Bridge. Several years ago he suggested the publishers go into the audio format market. Now that they have, he is miffed that his books have not been selected for it and he’s trying to get out of his contract. He has threatened litigation. He believes someone is suppressing the Jewish voice. I doubt that’s the case, especially in the case of ATTMP, which is an honorable enterprise. I always follow the money. The audio book publisher is probably interested only in those books they think will sell. It’s not an exact science. They will make errors. A Hitch in Twilight hasn’t been selected, either. Am I disappointed? To a degree, although I’m not a fan of the format and don’t like the prices charged for such "books." Given the paltry web sales of Hitch, I’m grateful ATTMP hasn’t dropped it. I'm disappointed I've not brought in more income for them. If they decide to terminate Hitch at contract’s end, I will buy a bunch of copies for sale on the street. It generates the most positive responses of all my books. Bob hopes to get his novels into audio format on his own. Good luck, my friend, although I think you’re making a mistake.
Speaking of A Hitch in Twilight, my thanks to lovely, red-haired Teo, Georgian, not Russian, who purchased a copy today. She is trying to improve her English - hooray! Thanks also to Marie, another redhead, who donated five more DVDs, and to Captain Spaulding, who looks nothing like Groucho Marx but who dresses like an African explorer, and who purchased the Hollywood Moms pictorial for his wife; and to the woman who bought two books and to the one who donated two.
Vic's 4th Novel: http://tinyurl.com/bszwlxh
Vic's 3rd Novel: http://tinyurl.com/7e9jty3
Vic's Website: http://members.tripod.com/vic_fortezza/Literature/
Vic's Short Story Collection (Print or Kindle): http://www.tiny.cc/Oycgb
Vic's 2nd Novel: http://tinyurl.com/6b86st6
Vic's 1st Novel: http://tiny.cc/94t5h
Vic's Screenplay on Kindle: http://tinyurl.com/cyckn3
Vic’s Short Story on Kindle: http://tinyurl.com/k95k3nx
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