MARCH 2005 NEWSLETTER We're a month away from the publication of CUT AND RUN (Hyperion Books). APRIL 6 is the day! Kirkus Reviews says: "Awfully fast. Agreeably scary." Amazon says: "His best book yet." DISCOUNTS ARE IN EFFECT NOW!! Some stores are offering up to 32% off! In this ever competitive world of books, the first week of sales is like a movie's opening weekend. The duration of discounts comes down to those first days of sales (and national bestseller lists). Not only do you help yourself, but you help the author, by buying early, which is why the publishers and stores offer early discounts. If you plan to buy CUT AND RUN, and want to save money (as well as help launch this book), please purchase it on, or before, the first week of sales: April 6 — April 12 Click these links to pre-order! BOOKSENSE Barnes and Noble Amazon You can advance order anytime between now and that first week to insure the deep discounts. IN OTHER NEWS: PETER AND THE STARCATCHERS in its 25th week (currently #6) on the New York Times Children's Book list. Dave Barry and Ridley have started the second novel: Peter and the Shadowthieves. The Kingdom Keepers: Disney After Dark, a novel for young adults, is in production for publication September 2005. The Walt Disney Company has optioned PETER AND THE STARCATCHERS for development as an animated 3-D CGI feature film. (Think: Shrek) Equinoxe Films is in the process of acquiring the rights to The Culture, an original television series developed by Ridley and Kitty McCue. The fictional series examines the inside world of a major pharmaceutical. Ridley will executive produce. Ridley is hard at work on a sequel to CUT AND RUN (working title: Dry Run), for publication in 2006. Previous newsletters, click here!