holidays 2019

How to Get My Books for the Holidays

It’s gift season once again, and people always ask how they can get my books. So I’m putting all the info into this one post.

The quick and dirty answer is, two ways. If you prefer ebooks, you’re all set. The complete list is here, on a single page. All my books are readily available at the usual online stores in e-book format. Just click the cover of the book you want, and choose your preferred store. The only exception is my children’s book on Fibonacci. That book is still only pubbed in print only.

Physical copies of my books—especially the new ones—are available via Amazon, B&N, and your local bookstore. If a store doesn’t have them, they can order them.

If you want books autographed by me, the best way to do that is to contact the bookstore in my town,  Malaprop’s, and order personalized, autographed copies of whatever tickles your fancy. Signed books make great gifts, and it’s still sounds funny to ask an author, “Please, will you autograph my Kobo?”

Here’s the skinny:

Call Malaprop’s directly at 1-800-441-9829 or 828-254-6734. Just tell them…

  1. Which book you want to order and the author’s name. (That would be me, Cheezmo Q. Daggy.)

  2. How do you want the book personalized? To you? To the mother-in-law you’re always trying to suck up to? Your frenemy? Do you want it to say “Merry Christmas,” “Happy Holidays,” “For a mystery buff,” or nothing at all?

  3. Give them your payment information and shipping address.

  4. Make sure you get your order in by December 17th for delivery by Christmas.

That’s it! Malaprop’s will summon me to sign, and they will ship your book out to you or to the person of your choice, autographed and ready to go.

But what about gift wrapping?

Yes indeed, they gift wrap–for FREE. I told you they were wonderful. So, you can have that autographed book gift-wrapped AND have a gift card slapped on it. That package of holiday reading cheer will be shipped wherever you want and will arrive ready to be shoved under a tree, stuck in a (larger than usual) stocking, placed next to the menorah, or swapped at an office party.

Can I order online?

Technically, yes, but calling is much more efficient, less ambiguous, and, in the long run, will take less of your time.

Which books of yours can I order?

All of them, really. The complete list is here, on a single page. (The Fibonacci book is here.)

Allow me to single out for your reading pleasure the two novels that are NEW this Christmas! They are:


Sorceress Kringle: The Woman Who Became Santa Claus

A gender-bending fantasy novel about Santa–the way you never imagined her.

Ebook on sale through Dec. 26

Murder on Book Row

Meet the Book Lady. She sells books, eats well, and has a very large brain. Criminals fear her.

Ebook on sale through Dec. 26

Happy shopping, and thanks for supporting a local independent author and bookstore!


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