Psst… guess what?

NO MEMES OF ESCAPE is almost here!

I don’t mean to alarm you, but…

If you’re not in the publishing industry, you may not realize that things are Really Bad right now. It’s the perfect storm of not having enough boxes, trucks, truckers, tires, paper, ink, printers …. You get the picture. It’s kinda like how it was at the beginning of pandemic with widespread toilet paper and hand sanitizer outages, but this time with books.

Seriously. I wish I was joking. Schedules are slipping. Backorders and reprints are piling up. Right now, NO MEMES OF ESCAPE is on track to release Oct 5, 2021 as planned, and my fingers are crossed that it stays that way. I’m always talking about the importance of preorders but it’s never been more vital than it is right now. Reserve your copy of NO MEMES OF ESCAPE today to stay ahead of the curve.

And, as always, please be patient and please be kind. We’re all doing everything we can to get back to normal. Hang in there, we’ll get there together!

Time is running out to get your signed copy of NO MEMES OF ESCAPE.

Preorder NO MEMES OF ESCAPE from One More Page Books if you want a personalized, autographed copy. One More Page Books is a fabulous indie bookseller that is near and dear to my heart, and they can also arrange for you to get an autographed copy of KILLER CONTENT if you ask nicely!

But that’s not all! One More Page Books is hosting a launch party on Oct 5, 2021 for me and cozy author Kate Lansing (MULLED TO DEATH) coming up. Details will be in the next newsletter, as well as on my Twitter (@OliviaBlacke), Facebook (@AuthorOliviaBlacke), and Instagram (@OliviaBlackeAuthor) pages. (Link is here for those of you who like to plan ahead) (APPEARANCE ARCHIVED HERE)

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Be Bookish with Berkley sweepstakes

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Happy September! NO MEMES OF ESCAPE is featured in the Be Bookish with Berkley sweepstakes!

Be Bookish with Berkley sweepstakes – one winner will receive copies of each of the following fantastic books:

• No Memes Of Escape by Olivia Blacke (Cozy Mystery)
• Femlandia by Christina Dalcher (Women’s Fiction/Suspense & Thriller)
• Doctors & Friends by Kimmery Martin (Women’s Fiction)
• The Way We Weren’t by Phoebe Fox (Women’s Fiction/Contemporary Romance)
• Well Matched by Jen DeLuca (Contemporary Romance)
• A Plus One for Murder by Laura Bradford (Cozy Mystery)
• The Woman at the Front by Lecia Cornwall (Historical Romance/Women’s Fiction)
• The Wedding Ringer by Kerry Rea (Contemporary Romance/Women’s Fiction).

Special note to all my fellow Renn Faire geeks: You’re gonna love Well Matched by Jen DeLuca! I know I do!

The Be Bookish with Berkley sweeps runs September 15 – September 30, 2021. Enter here: https://bit.ly/37LGrVs

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Detective Starter Pack sweepstakes

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Giveaway alert! NO MEMES OF ESCAPE is featured in the mystery-themed Detective Starter Pack sweepstakes! The sweeps runs September 15, 2021 to September 25, 2021. One lucky winner will be selected to win these featured books, as well as a murder mystery game!

• Murder Always Barks Twice by Jennifer Hawkins
• No Memes of Escape by Olivia Blacke
• Mimi Lee Cracks the Code by Jennifer J. Chow
• Killer Research by Jenn McKinlay

In honor of this fun Detective Starter Pack sweepstakes, the Jennifers and myself (I really felt like the odd woman out here!) got together and swapped questions. I asked “How would you describe a cozy mystery without using the words mystery, dead/death, kill, or murder?” and I got these replies:

• Jennifer Hawkins: An individual or a community works to discover the truth behind a life-threatening crime, with or without the help of the police.
• Jenn McKinlay: An amateur sleuth with quirky sidekicks puzzles out the suspicious demise of an unlikable victim.
• Jennifer J. Chow: A unique amateur sleuth ensures that justice gets served, with minimal gore and maximal cozy vibes.

….and more!

Keep your eyes on Twitter (@OliviaBlacke), Facebook (@AuthorOliviaBlacke), and Instagram (@OliviaBlackeAuthor) for the Stack Your Shelves sweepstakes from Sept 27 – October 5, 2021 ***THIS SWEEPSTAKES HAS ENDED ***; more details about the NO MEMES OF ESCAPE launch party on Oct 5, 2021 (APPEARANCE ARCHIVED HERE); and a Very Special Announcement coming soon.