Hello backers! I am so thrilled to give you the exclusive first look at the final "Dracula vs. Hitler" cover!

The artists and editors at Inkshares perfectly capture my vision for the book, I am incredibly grateful for their attention to detail and know this design will help the book stand out on shelves and in your homes. I hope you will agree. 

Stay tuned for future publishing details, release dates, events and more!

Patrick

I honestly didn’t think I would have a reader update so quickly, but here I am. In 24 hours, I’ve had 26 preorders and while it is upsetting I didn’t hit 250 immediately... THANK YOU!

I attempted to record a new video for TSM homepage on Inkshares, and, well, you should just see what I had to work with. In the video I attempt to tell people that I have already finished the book and am currently working on the second draft right now. That means when we hit the funding goal, the book will follow shortly after.

I’m planning to get this done before November 2016 because I will be stationed to a ship out of San Diego and deployed who-knows-where doing who-knows-what (I’m an IT Technician, so it will be a lot of, "Have you tried turning it off and back on again in a classified way?").

So many people have already recommended and shared on Twitter, Facebook, and Inkshares, it has made my day. I need everyone’s help getting the book out to the people I don’t know. For my part, I will continue to comb Inkshares, leave reviews, pre-order when I can, and keep working, but if the first 24 hours are any indication, this is going to be no problem.

Sweet Dreams,

Stephen Carignan

P.S. If you saw the video, Emma says hi.

The LARB review is in! Late last week, Robert Foyle Hunwick, an editor-at-large for Beijing Cream, posted the following write-up about UMDC to the site’s China blog:

http://blog.lareviewofbooks.org/chinablog/great-american-china-novel/

He referred to Alec Ash’s quote, which I mentioned in the previous Reader Update, about "a nondescript, borderline-alcoholic English teacher" and dubbed UMDC "probably as close to [the China equivalent to The Sun Also Rises] as we’re likely to get, or want."

Thank you! Your financial and moral support have gotten the book to this point. I still can’t believe it. This is a HUGE step up in terms of publicity. I couldn’t have done it without you. Now, let’s spread this $#!+ like wildfire!

Gratefully,

Quincy