Publisher's Weekly Listing

As the countdown to the October 15th release date of Motorcycle Dream Garages draws near, the pre-publication activities have begun. Some of the most highly sought-after press coverage is in Publisher's Weekly, the trade magazine of the book industry. The magazine is highly respected, widely-read by booksellers as well as publishers, and costs nearly $200 per year for a subscription. Motorcycle Dream Garages was mentioned in the fall book preview done for the June 29th issue:

"Motorcycle Dream Garages (Oct., $35) by Lee Klancher opens the doors to places where bikes are repaired and friendships are made of beer, b.s. and bruised knuckles."

I believe I owe the book's publicist, Nichole, one of my favorite malt beverages for using the entirely appropriate beer & B.S. line!

Cheers,
Lee

Time to book launch: 96 days, 11 hours, 21 minutes.

Motorcycle Dream Garage Update

A quick update from my new home base in Austin, Texas. Motorbooks just put together the cover for my upcoming book, Motorcycle Dream Garages. I created a photo gallery and a Web site for the book for people to check out. Note that the photo gallery received more than 250,000 page views since October 2008. Crazy.

Speaking of crazy, I'm trying to get a handle on life in the Great State of Texas by finding a little wacky news that reminds me of my own very wacky home state of Wisconsin. This morning's gem is news that the Anti-Christ is alive, well, and living in Houston.

This puts an entirely different spin on our upcoming weekend visit to Tim and Kristin, who happen to live in a Houston suburb!

New Web Site

A new Web site is up for my book, The Farmall Dynasty. Peter Bodensteiner made a YouTube video of me talking about the book and how I came to write about the topic, and you'll also find a photo gallery of my images. Check it out!