{"id":1914,"date":"2011-01-01T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2011-01-01T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alexdemille.com\/nelson\/newsletter-0111\/"},"modified":"2026-11-03T17:57:03","modified_gmt":"2026-11-03T17:57:03","slug":"newsletter-0111","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alexdemille.com\/nelson\/newsletter-0111\/","title":{"rendered":"January 2011"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"nl-banner\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/alexdemille.com\/nelson\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/a-note-from-nelson-banner.jpg\" alt=\"A Note from Nelson\" \/><\/p>\n<p><!--NEWSLETTER--><\/p>\n<p>Happy New Year!<\/p>\n<p>In my\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/alexdemille.com\/nelson\/newsletters\/\" target=\"_blank\">December archived Newsletter<\/a> I inaccurately reported that the end of the world was a year away. No, it\u2019s two years away\u2014December 21, 2012, the Winter Solstice. Coming up fast. Mark your calendar. You don\u2019t want to miss this.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, I\u2019m happy to announce that I will make an appearance at The Southwest\u00a0Florida Reading Festival in Fort Myers on Saturday, March 19. I\u2019ll be doing a\u00a0presentation with bestselling author Ted Bell at 12:30 pm, followed by a\u00a0booksigning, then a presentation with Scott Brick at 2:15 pm, followed by\u00a0another booksigning. Scott, as you may know, is the narrator of many of my\u00a0Audiobooks. For more information on this event, \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.readfest.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">click here<\/a>. Hope you can be there.<\/p>\n<p>Also, I was invited to be the editor of the 2011 Mystery Writers of America Annual Anthology, titled <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hachettebookgroup.com\/books_9780446555876.htm\" target=\"_blank\"> The Rich and the Dead<\/a>, to be published on May 2 by Grand Central Publishing. I\u2019ve collected short stories from twenty of the most outstanding mystery writers in the country, myself included, and in my unbiased opinion, this is a superb collection of new and original stories. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hachettebookgroup.com\/books_9780446555876_WhereToBuy.htm\" target=\"_blank\"> Pre-order it now online<\/a> or through your bookstore. The proceeds support the Mystery Writers of America, a great organization that is dedicated to bringing you the finest mystery stories by the best writers in America, myself again included. I was honored to be president of the MWA in 2007 and I served a full year without incident or impeachment, so I like them. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mysterywriters.org\/\" target=\"_blank\"> Check out their website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>My last novel, <a href=\"https:\/\/alexdemille.com\/nelson\/the-lion\/\" target=\"_blank\"> The Lion<\/a>, continues to sell well in hardcover, thanks to you\u2014unless you haven\u2019t bought a copy yet, in which case, thanks for nothing. But you have a chance to purchase the trade paperback edition which will be published on June 7. All proceeds go to the Internal Revenue Service.<\/p>\n<p>Also in June, three of my earlier novels\u2014<a href=\"https:\/\/alexdemille.com\/nelson\/mayday\/\" target=\"_blank\">Mayday<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/alexdemille.com\/nelson\/cathedral\/\" target=\"_blank\"> Cathedral<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/alexdemille.com\/nelson\/by-the-rivers-of-babylon\/\" target=\"_blank\"> By the Rivers of Babylon<\/a>\u2014will be published in the trade paperback edition for the first time, with a Foreword by the author, me. The trade paperback is a nice format; larger than the mass market paperbacks and therefore easier to read, unless you don\u2019t read English, in which case it doesn\u2019t matter how big the type is.<\/p>\n<p>And don\u2019t forget, all of my novels are available as Audiobooks, eBooks, and in various print editions. Also don\u2019t forget that Federal law makes it a crime to loan or borrow a book. In this country, you have the right to buy your own book, so exercise that right.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m currently working on my newest John Corey novel, which is still untitled. This is the book I mentioned where John and Kate are assigned to Yemen to investigate the <em>USS Cole<\/em> bombing. I\u2019m scheduled to go to Yemen for research at the end of this month. A popular pastime in Yemen is kidnapping Westerners and holding them for ransom. So if you don\u2019t hear from me for awhile, you\u2019ll know why. The Nelson DeMille Ransom Fund will contact you. Be generous. I need to be back for my Florida booksigning.<\/p>\n<p>In conclusion, I wish everyone a New Year of health, happiness, peace, and prosperity.<\/p>\n<p><!--END NEWSLETTER--><\/p>\n<p class=\"nl-signature\">Sincerely,<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/alexdemille.com\/nelson\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/nelson-demille-signature.png\" alt=\"Nelson DeMille signature\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Happy New Year! In my\u00a0December archived Newsletter I inaccurately reported that the end of the world was a year away. No, it\u2019s two years away\u2014December 21, 2012, the Winter Solstice. Coming up fast. Mark your calendar. You don\u2019t want to miss this. 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