A Little Reminder to Pre-order

It's time to do the obligatory reminder that pre-ordering books (ordering your copy in advance of publication) is very helpful to the author, the publisher, and to bookstores. Pre-orders show that readers are eager to get that book, and if you've ever wondered how something can be a bestseller on its first day in print, pre-orders are how that happens! Lots of people pre-ordered those bestsellers (whether they were individual people or bookstores ordering to stock shelves).

And you, of course, can help In Search of the Magic Theater by pre-ordering. You can order via anyplace that sells books, but I especially recommend ordering direct from the publisher. So if you haven't yet ordered your copy of In Search of the the Magic Theater, you can get it in paperback or special edition hardcover from the Regal House website! There is also an e-book edition.

Why, the rather staid young cellist Sarah wonders, should her aunt rent their spare room to the perhaps unstable Kari Zilke? Like the nephew in Hermann Hesse’s Steppenwolf, Sarah finds herself taking an unexpected interest in the lodger, but she is unable to stop at providing a mere introduction to Kari’s narrative of mid-life crisis and self-discovery, and develops her own more troubled tale of personal angst and growth, entwined with the account Kari herself purportedly left behind. Generational tensions, artistic collaborations, and even a romance steeped in Greek myth follow as Kari and Sarah pursue their very different creative paths in theater and music. And while Kari seems to blossom, Sarah must grapple with the question of what the role of mothers, fathers, aunts, mentors, and male collaborators should be in her life as a young musician.