Over the past few weeks, I’ve been posting a few hints about my upcoming book launch: Hot Scenes, available for preorder before its May 7 publication.
Anyone familiar with my work most likely knows I have some humor in most of my books. However, this launch marks the first time I have something broadly in the Satire and Humor categories. In short, it’s not a stretch.
The 2020s Version of Book Launches
Of course, things change constantly in the book biz, so a launch in 2026 looks much different than it did in 2019 when Whizzers came out.
These days, everyone’s using QR codes, even—well, especially—my lovely wife, who uses them for everything from ordering food to paying for items at the mall.
I’m still a Luddite, but I figured I’d best get with the program. Thus explains today’s blog post illustration, which should be scannable and take you right to Amazon. Fingers crossed!
Not Just Jokes
Of course, this book isn’t just jokes. It’s a story about a man at midlife facing his own mortality and striving—like a madman, you might say—to not only leave his mark on the world, but also to have as much fun as possible in the process.
I’ll leave it to readers to decide whether he’s an arrogant blowhard or just an unlikely antihero. My main warning is to buckle up before diving in: this novel is NOT for kids, and requires a dark, one might even say, twisted sense of humor.
I just proofread the paperback version, and I must say: I still laughed out loud a couple more times, even after reading, rereading, editing, and proofreading it. I hope you do, too.
