Welcome to the Wild Blue Yonder Newsletter!
Thank you for all your support and encouragement, and for sticking with me on this weirdly awesome carnival ride that transforms ideas into books.
It’s finally getting real. I have a BAGHDADDY Preorder offer for you, galleys in my hand, and an update on endorsements and advanced reviews.
I’ve been busy.
It’s a new year and BAGHDADDY is marching smartly to a store near you. It should arrive on 7 May 2019 but if you preorder now you can receive 20% off of all U. S. domestic orders. Just click on the cover or ORDER HERE.
International readers, please use Amazon or your preferred bookseller.
My website has a new look, check it out and say hi to me on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram. More updates and events are coming soon!
I can’t begin to even say how exciting it was to hold the first galley (marketing copy) of the book in my hands. You can hear my voice quiver in my UNBOXING VIDEO.
Endorsements are already to coming in. We’re still early in the book review process but every review carries so much weight. I’m grateful to everyone who offered to read BAGHDADDY, and I’m humbled by what they’ve had to say.
Dr. Jim Nicholson has agreed to endorse BAGHDADDY!
Jim, also known as Nick the BAR man, is a natural-born storyteller and medical doctor. As a marine infantryman during the Korean War, he belongs to the small group of men who carried a Browning Automatic Rifle through five major campaigns and lived to tell the story.
He wrote George-3-7th Marines one of the definitive books on the Korean War, and I’m honored to have his endorsement for BAGHDADDY. You can see a sample of his work by CLICKING HERE.
I’d also like to highlight two of the Advanced Readers posting reviews over the next few months:
Tammy Seley Elliott, Air Force Chief Master Sergeant (Retired).
She’s the author of The Unlikely Savior Trilogy, and she just finished stumping as Chief of Staff for the Idaho Lieutenant Governor’s election. She’s a dynamic public speaker and she covered some of the same ground I talk about in BAGHDADDY while she was on active duty.
Hope Manna, amazing writer and documentary producer.
You’ve probably seen her work on HBO First Look, and if you have kids you’ve watched the behind the scenes shorts that accompanied Shrek 2, Shark Tale, and Madagascar. She also produced and wrote the investigative documentary Keeping the Promise Alive (2013). A story about young love, brotherly love and one family’s unwavering commitment to uncover the truth and answer the question – what became of, Korean War pilot, Captain Harry Cecil Moore? She’s also the proprietor of Olive and Vyne specialty olive oils and balsamic vinegars in Eagle Idaho.
I’m blown away by the support of all the talented folks helping get the word out about my book. My favorite reader review is, “Baghdaddy is Bill Riley’s memoir: an honest and colorful depiction of his journey through a turbulent youth and into a challenging adulthood. This very human account of living in some of the least humane environments delivers the message that no matter how different we seem, we are all trying to make the best of life and learn how to be the best versions of ourselves.”
This was a story I had to write. I’ll never tell another true story again. Let me know what you think.
Bill
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