Writers Tricks of the Trade Issue 3, Volume 8 | Page 32

Publisher: Coffee House Press
coma, Wash.; launch event at New York Comic Con
2018 with giveaways..
In the first book from Naval Institute Press’s new graph-
ic novel imprint, Sgt. Brent Dulak, an Army medic in
Afghanistan, writes about what it was like to be in the
military.
Publisher: Graywolf Press
Photo: Lisbeth Salas
After the Winter
Guadalupe Nettel, translated from Spanish
by Rosalind Harvey
First printing: 10,000
Publicity & marketing plans: Four-city au-
thor tour; giveaways on Instagram, Goodreads, and
Twitter.
An engrossing examination of what happens before and
after a brief affair.” The parallel and entwined stories of
Claudio and Cecilia move from Havana to Paris to New
York City.
Publisher: Dead Reckoning
Photo: Yoni Levy
She Would Be King
Wayétu Moore
Announced first printing: 30,000
Publicity & marketing plans: Multicity author
tour; Goodreads giveaway; targeted advertising; so-
cial media promotion; BookExpo Buzz Selection; #1
Indie Next Pick.
“Wayétu Moore’s debut novel is an incredible, mythical
story of the founding of Liberia, as told through three
unique and unforgettable characters: “Moore weaves in
history, magical realism, spirituality, and just beautiful
writing to create a real epic that is unlike any other
book.”
Publisher: Haymarket Books
Machete Squad
Authors: Brent Dulak, Kevin Knodell, David
Axe
Illustrator: Per Darwin Berg
First printing: 7,500
Publicity & marketing plans: Author tour,
including book launch at Destiny City Comics in Ta-
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Photo: Adrian Mendoza
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