Dear backers, readers and friends of Trekonomics,

This is the cover of Trekonomics.

All my gratitude goes to Jennifer Bostic for her amazing design, and to John Powers for his sculpture. Please note that this is not the final design. There will be a few last-minutes tweaks.

As you may guess from the cover, Prof. Brad DeLong, the great economist and Star Trek fan extraordinaire, is honoring Trekonomics with an original foreword. 

Let us know what you think! Your feedback is most appreciated.

In the meantime, with all my thanks,

Live Long, and Prosper,

Manu 

By now you will have received your notification that "Nowhere Else I Want to Be" has reached the 750 pre-order mark and is in production. 

Whew.

Thank you to all of you who pre-ordered this memoir, who either believed in me or the story or the women I write about enough to take a chance.

You can still pre-order. There is no longer a ten-book limit, and bulk orders over five cost $10.00 per book instead of $14.99.

The January 2016 promotion is still on: pre-order this month and you'll receive a gift mug when the book publishes.

Thanks again! We're on our way. 

You’re getting books! I know, because I’m seeing posts on Facebook and receiving very kind notes from readers...

Since Chuck Mitchell and I truly feel that Encounters with Rikki can be a tool for change – to allow children across the country to have the comfort of a therapy dog when they need it most – we’re asking… 

Would you please consider reviewing this book on official channels? 

Two measures of a book’s worth in today’s world come in the form of reviews on Amazon and Goodreads. These determine a book’s fate – will it be read by the masses or wind up on the dreaded “remainders” list, nine months after pub date? 

Here are the two channels that can change that for Encounters with Rikki: Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Encounters-Rikki-Hurricane-Katrina-Exceptional/dp/1941758533 

Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/26783429-encounters-with-rikki 

It’s as simple as clicking on those links and giving “stars,” or adding comments. If you don’t use the site regularly, they’ll have to verify you’re “real” of course. But we hope that you’ll take just a few minutes TODAY to tell other readers about this book. Booksellers will be looking beginning next Tuesday, Encounters’ official pub date, and your review will make the difference! 

Finally, if you haven’t yet gotten your books “pawtographed,” or need to buy more books, catch us at the signing later today at the Bookshelf in Thomasville or this Saturday at Hearth & Soul in Tallahassee. It’s “drop in,” so not a big time commitment. 

 Hope to see you there!