Tea Krulos A Nominee For "Best Milwaukee Author"

Every year, Milwaukee weekly alternative paper the Shepherd Express holds a "Best of Milwaukee" contest voted on by their readership.

I'm honored to say that this year I am one of the nominees in the "Best Milwaukee Author" category, along with historian John Gurda and children's book author Lois Ehlert. Voting is open now until October 27.

The voting rules and form can be found here: http://expressmilwaukee.com/bestofmke

Further showing off my exquisite tastes, I'm glad to report that quite a few people and places associated with my book release party on October 11 are also nominees. They are: Boswell Book Company (Best Bookstore)-- Stonefly Brewery (Best Brew Pub)--show MC Sir Pinkerton Xyloma (Best Magician/ Illusionist) and Nineteen Thirteen (Best Classical Music Ensemble). Way to go!

Details on that event can be found here: https://www.facebook.com/events/579074678797325/

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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 Trailer!

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Minneapolis RLSH Hit the Street!

Yesterday, a group of Minnesota RLSH hit the streets, handing out supplies to homeless people, patrolling, and making donations to Minneapolis shelters People Serving People and Higher Ground.

The group included Geist, Misery, Blue, and new recruits Murrica and Amethyst.

L-R: Murrica, Amethyst, Blue, Geist

The group with Misery, furthest right

I'm excited to see this crew and the fine folks of the Twin Cities when I make an in-store appearance on Sunday, October 20 at Common Good Books in Saint Paul at 4PM.

Here's the Facebook event page: https://www.facebook.com/events/467455183351314/

Hero Profile: Meet the German RLSH!

Meteor, of Offenbach, Germany

MITGLEID DER GERECHTIGKEITSLIDA...HEROES IN THE NIGHT GETS EXCLUSIVE SCOOP ON FIRST TEAM OF GERMAN REAL LIFE SUPERHEROES

Team: Die Gerechtigkeitsliga (Translation: Justice League)

Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Die-Gerechtigkeitsliga/225433034270362

City: Wide range of German cities, noted in parenthesis in next entry.

Members: Meteor (from Offenbach), Schattenschritt (Itzehoe), Shadow Cat (Heidelberg), Protector (Berlin), Ghost (Bremen), 2 unnamed prospects.

Activities: Public service, social and environmental activism, crime fighting.

Author's Note: I still get contacted by new RLSH all the time and I'm always interested to see what people have decided to make RLSH their new lifestyle choice. Most recently, I've been in contact with Meteor, who has been telling me about his team Die Gerechtigkeitsliga, the first team of German RLSH. Here are some of the members:

Shadow Cat, of Heidelberg, Germany

Protector, of Berlin

Schattenschritt (translation: Shadow Step) of Itzehoe, Germany

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We Got Books!

Mission: COMPLETE

If you pre-ordered a copy of the book, thank you. It should be in the mail soon. 

If you live in Milwaukee, Madison, Chicago, or the Twin Cities, please consider going to one of my in-store events and purchasing a copy in person. You'll not only be supporting me but some great independent bookstores as well.

Here's a list of Midwest appearances: http://heroesinthenight.blogspot.com/2013/08/heroes-in-night-midwest-tour.html

Everyone else-- the book is available at every online bookseller you can think of (see links below) or better yet, ask your local bookstore to order you a copy.

Last, if you're a bit pinched, ask your local library to order a copy. Most libraries have a simple request form for new material.

Thank you all, this is a pretty awesome day for me.

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HERO PROFILE #11: Dark Guardian

Operates out of: New York City

Team affiliation: New York Initiative (NYI)

Activities: Patrols, crime deterrence, homeless hand outs

Author's note: A founding figure of the modern RLSH movement, Dark Guardian has been patrolling the streets of various New York City boroughs for years. You can read more about him in a couple chapters of my book, Heroes in the Night.

Most recently, DG's been patrolling an area of Harlem with other members of his team where a transgender woman was beaten to death.

Here's a recent video message from DG:

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