When to Go into the Water

*Will build on Sutin's successes with his previous publications, which include Jack and Rochelle, a Holocaust book published by Graywolf that sold approximately 20,000 copies. *Will also tap into readers of Sutin's two biographies: Divine Invasions: A Life of Philip K. Dick (sold 25,000 copies) and Do What Thou Wilt: A Life of Aleister Crowley (sold 20,000 copies) *Ditto for Sutin's All Is Change: The Two-Thousand Year Journey of Buddhism to the West (sold 6,000 copies since 2006) *Special initiative to reach literary audiences interested in innovative, cross-genre fiction. Ad in Rain Taxi, and mailings to creative writing programs. *Total season's marketing budget of $18,000; individual book budget of $3,000 *Internet marketing to involve e-mailing announcements to Sarabande listserv and listing title on our Website. *Newsletter and catalog feature mailed to entire Sarabande database as well as to Sutin's contacts *2,000 postcards mailed to MFA programs, bookstores, libraries, as well as to Sutin's contacts *Forthcoming blurbs from Mary Ruefle and Jean Valentine *Will submit to all qualifying book prizes

An inventive, Dickensian tale for modern readers that utilizes intertwined shorts with photographic interludes.Spanning over two centuries, this inventive novel follows fictional writer Hector de Saint-Aureole and his novel, and includes imaginary responses from his imaginary readers. It is an intrepid, whimsical read that delights with its sense of play and twisting narrative. Lawrence Sutin is the author of two memoirs, Jack and Rochelle: A Holocaust Story of Love and Resistance and A Postcard Memoir; two biographies, Divine Invasions: A Life of Philip K. Dick and Do What Thou Wilt: A Life of Aleister Crowley; and a historical work, All Is Change: The Two Thousand Year Journey of Buddhism to the West. He lives in Minneapolis.