Thursday’s Pre-Publication Post: First Review Copies Out!

The big news this week is that there are tangible copies of Quiet Americans out there in the world.

There had to be.

You see, in order to be considered for pre-publication reviews in trade pubs like Publishers Weekly, you have to get copies in as early as four months ahead of publication. In the case of Publishers Weekly, for instance: “”Submissions must be sent (3) months–preferably (4)–prior to the 1st day of the month of publication.” For Quiet Americans, “preferably (4)–prior to the 1st day of the month of publication” was yesterday.

Galleys could have been made, but fortunately, finished copies are also acceptable. I say “fortunately” because galleys would have added another layer of expense that would have posed a significant strain given the newness and size of the press with which I’m working. And there’s no guarantee that any of the trade pubs we’ve contacted will review Quiet Americans, anyway.

In any case, there is now a (small) inventory of copies, most of which will be distributed to other review outlets in the near future. (Alas, everyone else will still have to wait until January!)
It’s a bit surreal to imagine my book showing up at Publishers Weekly, Booklist, Library Journal, and Kirkus. Surreal—and a little scary.

4 thoughts on “Thursday’s Pre-Publication Post: First Review Copies Out!

  1. Susan Bauer says:

    Erika, what a thrilling time for you! It’s been such a pleasure to follow your writing career develop during the 5 or 6 years we’ve been acquainted.

  2. Erika Dreifus says:

    Thank you so much, Susan!

    1. Chloe says:

      Congratulations!

      1. Erika Dreifus says:

        Thanks, Chloe’!

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