This Thursday, February 3rd, 2011, the Grove Family Library in Chambersburg, PA, will be hosting an Author’s Night from from 6-8 PM to celebrate the library’s 5th anniversary. On hand will be me, fellow SusquehannaWriters Cate Masters & Ken Gibble, Dody Meyers, Eileen Graham, and that great lady who always has a recipe for a good mystery, Valerie Malmont.

Stop in for our panel on how to get published. Feel free to chat with the authors, and pick up that next great book to warm you up on these cold winter nights.

See you there!!!

Aaron’s Bookstore in Lititz hosts an Author’s Night on Friday, November 12,  2010 from 6-8 PM. Author Mike will be on hand to sign The Gospel of Matthias Kent, It Came From Beyond the Sun, and Bark of the Tree. He’ll be appearing with Listen for the Whispers author Kim Kluxen Meredith, Towering Pines author Bruce Sarte, and Secrets of My Heart author Mary Margaret Snyder.

Author Mike will be on hand in the Mechanicsburg Mystery Book Shop’s stall #45 from 11:30 AM until 1:00 PM at the Celebrate the Book event held at the Carlisle Exo Center. This day-long event benefits the Bosler Library and boasts such glitteratti as John Grogan of Marley and Me fame. In addtion, there will be dozens of authors and publishers on hand. Please be advised that this event carries a $5 admission fee.

I had my first opportunity to meet with a formal group of readers who’ve adopted The Gospel of Matthias Kent as their monthly selection.

Their verdict? Unanimous approval.

The discussion with the Camp Hill Barnes & Noble Mystery Group ranged from their favorite parts of the book, to their own personal viewpoints about religion, government, and business in the world of today. It was quite the discussion, and I felt fortunate to be a part of this very well-read group.

Thanks to George Hamm for organizing the event and to Betsy, Marilyn, Sandy, Liz, Mary Beth and Al for sharing their thoughts!

September 1st marks the Official Launch Date of The Gospel of Matthias Kent. While advance copies of the book have been available via Mechanicsburg Mystery Book Shop, the doors now swing open wide to the likes of Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and Borders. (Mech. Mystery STILL leads this competitive pack by having the lowest price!!!) The eBook is also available in ePub and Kindle formats for Kindle, Nook, Kobo, and Sony readers.

I’ve got to admit that it’s VERY cool to see the cover art and synopsis appearing all over the web. Add to that a newly constructed Amazon Author Page complete with video trailer, and Gospel is on its way.  

Signing dates for the fall are filling in fast with events happening at Aaron’s in Lititz, Borders Camp Hill on Black Friday, and the Celebrate the Book Literary Event (at the Mechanicsburg Mystery Book Shop Pavilion) to benefit Bosler Library in Mechanicsburg. Plus more signing events are in the works, so keep your eye on the Events Page to get your signed copy of The Gospel of Matthias Kent.

Author Mike wishes to thank Mechanicsburg Mystery Book Shop owner Deb and her trusty sidekick Jay for hosting her annual Ice Cream Social and Author Booksigning. Deb’s devoted readers literally filled EVERY seat in the room and were a wonderful group to talk with. Authors Dave, John, Dennis, and Author Mike had a grand time chatting up their latest releases and sampling some cool treats on a scorching day.

Cheers to Deb and Jay!!!

Okay, what’s better than settling down on a summer’s eve to read a book to the accompaniement of cicadas? The answer is settling down with that book and having ice cream!!!

That’s exactly what the Mechanicsburg Mystery Book Shop has in store on Sunday, August 8th, 2010 beginning at 2:00 PM. Five authors will be on hand to discuss and sign their works. Among them are Author Mike who’ll be signing The Gospel of Matthias Kent, Dennis Royer, author of the Perry County Mystery series, David Stewart, author of the Doyle series, Thomas Kaufman, author of Drink the Tea, and John Vaszko, author of A Mystery at the  Inn. 

So come on out for the best of summer treats - books and ice cream!!!

Due to a death in the family, Author Mike will not be attending the AuthorChat at the New Cumberland Public Library this Thursday. He will, however, be attending the WordArt reading on Saturday.

The best authors are transparent, their phrasing and word use as deft as an artist’s brush. Their art paints the lives of their characters, while we, the readers, follow the flow of their work in silence.
But I do wonder sometimes just how the author might phrase their work aloud, what they’d emphasize, how they’d punctuate. Public readings used to be commonplace. Now, they’re much less so.
But that’s about to change next Saturday night at Gallerie 13 in Mechanicsburg where six authors will be reading their works aloud. Two of them are SuquehannaWriters — Lori Myers and yours truly, Mike Silvestri.
The event is called “WordArt” and it was was dreamt up by Ally Bishop. Ally is a MFA student who wanted to bring the wordsmith’s art into the same venue as the visual arts. She gathered us together; poets, essayists, humorists, fiction, and non-fiction writers alike, to lend our voices to our prose. It promises to be a thoughtful, humorous, and enjoyable evening. Best of all, it’s free. There’s even refreshments.
So, come on out and listen to how the wordsmith’s paint at Gallerie 13 on 13 East Main Street in Mechanicsburg, PA beginning at 7:00 PM on Saturday, July 31st.
See you there.

The buzz over The Gospel of Matthias Kent grows stronger every day. Case in point is the Mechanicsburg Mystery Book Shop, who’s placed Gospel on its homepage as “This Month’s Special.”

This comes on top of greatly positive reviews from fellow authors and readers from CentralPA, Atlanta, Memphis, and, now, Chicago.

Take the journey with Matthias Kent and you’ll understand why this book is generating so much attention. Click on the Mechanicsburg Mystery Book Shop link above to purchase a copy for only $16!!! (While supplies last.)