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Axel Howerton is a former entertainment journalist, and the author of the Arthur Ellis Award nominated detective caper "Hot Sinatra", the modern gothic fairytale "Furr", and the forthcoming "Wolf & Devil" urban fantasy series. His work, including short stories, columns, poetry and essays, have appeared the world over, in no fewer than five languages. Axel is the Prairies director of the Crime Writers of Canada, and a member of the Canadian Science Fiction and Fantasy Association, the Calgary Crime Writers, and the Kintsugi Poets. He is also the editor of the books "Death by Drive-In", "AB Negative", and "Tall Tales of the Weird West", and is the organizer behind one of Canada's first recurring "Noir At The Bar" events, #NoirBarYYC. Visit Axel online at www.axelhow.com to sign up for the GotHow? email list and receive free exclusive ebook collections, sneak peeks, and more.#AxelHow #GotHow
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But What Are They Eating? #HotSinatra Edition

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I did a little guest post over on Shelley Workinger’s But What Are They Eating? blog (www.bookfare.blogspot.com)

It’s basically a rambling monologue from Mossimo Cole’s neighbour (Ooops. They live in L.A… Neighbor) all about Mossy’s favorite type of caffeinated beverage – which just so happens to be my own current brew of choice – the indomitable Flat White.

Go check that stuff out! And be sure to follow the blog. Also be sure to check out Shelley’s books in the SOLID series.

If you somehow stumbled onto this site and have absolutely no idea what the hell I’m rambling about, Mossimo Cole is the main schlub in my darkly funny (and Arthur Ellis Award-nominated) detective novel HOT SINATRA, which “reinvigorates the hardboiled genre” and is “filled with music and love and coffee and music and adventure and music and pain and hookers and drugs and I think there was a bit in there about a Frank Sinatra record…” It’s available all over hell’s half-acre, including Audible  audiobook! GET ON THE GOOD FOOT!

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#Spreadtheword “A Rewording Life” and help fight Alzheimers!

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Here’s a spectacular project that I am very honoured to have been included in, alongside fellow Canadians like Margaret Atwood, Atom Egoyan, Robert Bateman, Yann Martel, and a thousand or so more. A book full of fun twists on big words, obscure words, magnificent words. A book that promotes literacy, increased vocabulary, and will hopefully redeem the intrinsic value of sesquipedalian loquaciousness! All proceeds benefit Alzheimers research. Sheryl Gordon, the progenitor of this illustrious endeavor, has a little challenge for you all.

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Creating A Rewording Life has taken two-plus years of unflagging, laborious, and arduous work. TODAY, I’m asking for a little help from you to help me spread the word. To raise money for the Alzheimer Society of Canada (the raison d’être for this book), here’s how you can help.

* Buy the book via amazon.ca: http://amzn.to/1XeQ7yt
* Write a review on amazon.ca.
* Share a picture of A Rewording Life (or you holding the book).
* Like and share any/all ‪#‎spreadtheword‬ posts.

#spreadtheword Contest
Two free books will be given to the person with the most promethean post today.

Full details here: www.arewordinglife.com

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#Furr news! and special deal for GotHow crew!

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Spells Spirits 200x300Mere moments ago, I signed the contract for a full release of FURR, my werewolf-strippers-mad-magicians-and-boozehound-heroes novel, currently available for a very short time in Cornucopia Press’ spectacular box set SPELLS & SPIRITS

Scheduled for sometime in late 2016 to early 2017, Tyche Books will be doing a paperback, ebook and possibly audio release for a new bigger, badder, and wolfier version of this “Supernatural meets Twin Peaks in the Canadian Rockies” book.

That being said, if you want to get your hands on it now, in the original form, best get it while the gettin’s good! The box set will only be available for a short time! One whole dollar for SEVEN books!

AND!!! If you are a member of the GotHow? crew (the official Axel Howerton newsletter and unofficial support group for previously mentioned werewolf strippers) I’ll be announcing something extra-special later today directly relating to the announcement about FURR. Just click HERE to join. You’ll immediately get a FREE eBook AxelHow’s HowDeeDoo, and you’ll be first on the list for new announcements, special deals, more FREE eBooks (like Uno Moss coming next month! You get it before it goes up for sale anywhere!)

Just sign up for my once every (hang on, let me just check this… yep) three or four months at best, email newsletter.

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Make your choice. Sneak peek of #Furr – red pill, blue pill… werewolf stripper, or pie?

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Spells&Spirits-lg (1)Howdy-ho, my little droogies and droogettes.

If you’ve been around the last couple of weeks, you are probably well-aware that my newest novel FURR has been released by Tyche Books. FURR is alternately described as a “Modern gothic werewolf fantasy” and “Twin Peaks meets Supernatural in the Canadian Rockies… with werewolf strippers.”

While a full-meal-deal release of my furry book baby is imminent, why wait?

Tyche has released the book, under their Cornucopia imprint, as part of a tremendous box set called SPELLS AND SPIRITS, which is available only for a limited time, and is priced at an unbelievable 99C for seven, count ’em, SEVEN books including:

* SPIRITS RISING (Spirit Caller: Book One) – Krista D. Ball

* DARK WHISPERS (Spirit Caller: Book Two) – Krista D. Ball

* MUCH ADO ABOUT MACBETH – Randy McCharles

* SEEING THE LIGHT (A Marie Jenner Mystery: Book One) – E.C. Bell

* FURR – Axel Howerton

* BLOODLINES (Demons of Oblivion: Book One) – Skyla Dawn Cameron

* MEMORY AND DREAM – Charles de Lint

And we are currently sitting just under the top 10 on Amazon in both #Paranormal and #UrbanFantasy. We hit #2 last week. Let’s kick it up to Number One With A Silver Bullet, shall we?

In any case, today is my day to shine in the land of limited-availability, shared-author box sets. Promo Day!

So I’ve got a little treat for you.

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Choose the BLUE PILL and you get to meet Mary-Ellen, proprietor of Pitamont’s weirdest little roadside pie shop. A weird, fun, but mostly PG-13 slice of #Furr that will give you a taste of that Damn Fine Fiction.

Choose the RED PILL and you are going straight to the seediest part of town to meet Jules. Werewolf stripper. ‘Nuff said?

Once you’re done there, slide on over to the FURR page to see the links to pick up this amazing box set.

And don’t forget to sign up for the GotHow? Newsletter. You get a free ebook (which will be updated with new FURR-related stories in the next couple of weeks), as well as a free advance copy of the collection of HOT SINATRA (my first, and Ellis Award-nominated, novel) stories that is also due in December!

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