Today is the Official Heroes in the Night Release Date!

A proud day for me-- October 1 is the official release date of my book Heroes in the Night: Inside the Real Life Superhero Movement, out now from Chicago Review Press. The paperback version has been circulating for the last couple weeks. Pre-orders have been shipping out and it has been making its way onto book store shelves, both of independent bookstores and chains like Barnes & Noble. If your local store doesn't have a copy, ask them to order one.

Starting today you can also purchase and download the e-book version for your devices as well!

Here's a couple things I'd like to share with you on this momentous day:

--Today I will be answering questions on the book throughout the day over at Goodreads. Sign in and join the group, post up a question, and I'll answer it. Here's the link: http://www.goodreads.com/group/show/110221-ask-tea-krulos

--Local newspaper and longtime supporters the Riverwest Currents gave me an opportunity to write about my experience of working on the book as well as an excerpt from Heroes in the Night, Chapter 10: Challengers, Assemble! They also have info on my upcoming Milwaukee appearance. Here's the link:
http://www.riverwestcurrents.org/20131001476/News/Articles/Super-Heroes.html

--Here's a fantastic article/ interview with me by Onmilwaukee.com's Molly Snyder that was posted Sunday: http://onmilwaukee.com/ent/articles/rlshbook.html

--I made a late night appearance on the Nick Digilio Show on Radio 720 in Chicago last night while I was stuck at the Charlotte airport. It was a fun talk and you can hear the my segment here:
http://wgnradio.com/2013/10/01/inside-the-real-life-superhero-movement/

--I have upcoming bookstore appearances 10/05 at Quimby's in Chicago, 10/11 at Boswell Books/ Stonefly Brewery in Milwaukee, 10/19 at Westfield Comics in Madison, 10/20 at Common Good Books in Saint Paul. More info here: http://heroesinthenight.blogspot.com/2013/08/heroes-in-night-midwest-tour.html

And below are online links to purchase pages for the book.

Thank you all for your support!
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HEROES IN THE NIGHT BOOK COVER!

Plus PRE-ORDER INFORMATION!

This is a proud day for me and I'm pleased to be able to release the cover of my book Heroes in the Night: Inside the Real Life Superhero Movement, a secret I've guarded as vigorously as a superhero's secret identity up until now. Here it is:

The photos, l-r, top-bottom: Seattle superhero Phoenix Jones (with myself in the background making an Alfred Hitchcock/ Stan Lee style cameo appearance) Milwaukee RLSH The Watchman, early RLSH prototype Terrifica, who patrolled bars in Manhattan, and Zetaman, of Portland, Oregon.

More book info:
Publication date: October 1, 2013, Chicago Review Press.
272 pages. 22 black and white photos, 25 color photos, 10 black and white illustrations.
Paperback: $16.95 (CAN $18.95)
E-pub/Adobe pdf/ Kindle: $13.99

Want to pre-order a copy?

Amazon link HERE

Barnes & Noble link HERE

Powell's link HERE

Independent Publishing Group link HERE (book description is up, but not pre-order option)

Information for Indiebound coming soon!

I've also set up my Goodreads author page, so please stop by. I'd be honored if you'd hit the "become a fan" button and add Heroes in the Night to your "to read" list. My Goodreads page is HERE

I'll be posting more updates as I get them and this summer the blog will swing back into action with some new Real Life Superhero profiles, a book excerpt, books news, and more!

Media Schmedia Quiz

Which of the following media outlets has contacted Heroes in the Night author Tea Krulos over the last week?

A. America's Got Talent
B. The Wall Street Journal
C. Japanese Public Television
D. British documentary developer that does stuff for the BBC, ITV, and Channel 4
E. www.superherostuff.com
F. Manager of development of a company that produces shows like Super Nanny, The Marriage Ref, and Who Do You Think You Are?
G. Some guy from a LA production company that wants to make a reality TV show
H. Some guy from a Pennsylvania company that wants to make a reality TV show (or documentary)
I. A German magazine called VIEW.
J. ALL OF THE ABOVE

The answer, of course, is J.


You might think this is great news for me, but it's not. Only one or two of the people on that list were actually interested in talking to me about me and my book (and no, sadly one of them wasn't America's Got Talent.)

The rest were hoping I could hook them up, or teach them the secret RLSH handshake or key card that would get them in- but most of all they wanted me to put them in contact with Phoenix Jones. Or if not Jones, someone near him, or a proxy in a rubber suit. And if you think that is a long, strange list, consider that word on the street is that inquires to Jones himself is probably close to ten times that.

I've just been forwarding these on and helping people when I can. Whatever.
My shrewd but sensible roommate, though, reminds me I have a book I need to promote. She thinks I'm being used.

"Krulos, every time any of these people ask you anything, mention your book. Don't talk about any other topic, answer every question with a tie in to your book," She told me sternly yesterday.

In the long run any sort of media with the RLSH is good for me and my book, Heroes in The Night: Inside the Real Life Superhero Movement. But I agree- I have put a lot of work writing this, so it is annoying when someone first hears about RLSH at 9AM this morning, does a Google search, and then decides you- Heroes in the Night author Tea Krulos- needs to do them a favor at 10AM instead of doing any research or work themselves.

So, to all you various media types, reality show developers, news agencies,and game show hosts- sure, we can talk. Drop me a line ( teakrulos@gmail.com )- but be prepared to talk about my book- Heroes in the Night. That's Heroes in the Night: Inside the Real Life Superhero Movement.

Now, I'm off to practice my tap dancing for my America's Got Talent audition.