News from Suz: WHITE MAN #WOKE, Ed's new legal thriller (with romantic elements!!) is here!

​white man #wokeA timely new legal thriller from Edgar Award finalist Ed GaffneyFirst published September 2018 

“Some big black guy grabbed a cop’s gun and shot him.” This is the message given to Sean Macklin—a white lawyer with a troubled past—when he’s assigned to represent Letroy Carson. Letroy has been found guilty in the attempted murder of a white policeman, and he’s challenging his conviction. But there’s a problem: Letroy, who sustained life-threatening injuries in the confrontation with the cop, has no memory of the incident. So Sean does what Sean always does—he heads for the scene of the crime, and begins to investigate. This takes him to Stonefield, Massachusetts, a predominantly black suburb of Boston, where he meets Letroy's brilliant sister, Destiny. At first, Destiny is shocked at Sean’s ignorance of the role that race plays in the American criminal justice system. But it’s not long before she realizes that despite his white privilege, Sean is a fearless advocate for his clients. Because with each success in Letroy’s case, Sean himself becomes an increasingly vulnerable target of the hatred and prejudice that have so long plagued the lives of black Americans. And yet, despite false arrests and multiple attempts on his life, Sean will not give up. But finally, the ugly and powerful forces aligned against Letroy and Sean successfully keep Sean out of the courtroom during Letroy's second trial. And all seems lost...  Until Destiny steps in. (79,000 words or 220 pages)More Info: http://suzannebrockmann.com/books/white-man-woke/Read an excerpt: http://suzannebrockmann.com/books/white-man-woke/excerpt/

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Yup, white man #woke is a brand new legal thriller/courtroom drama (with romantic elements!) from Ed Gaffney, aka my husband. (I'm both editor and publisher!)Before Ed turned his attention to screenwriting and movie-making, he wrote four legal thrillers for Bantam/Dell--and one, Enemy Combatant, was an Edgar Award finalist. (And yes, we're working on getting his entire backlist, including his "Zack and Terry" series (Premeditated Murder, Suffering Fools, Diary of a Serial Killer), reissued in both ebook and print-on-demand!)But white man #woke is something a little bit different, and I think you're going to love it as much as I do.As a white guy from the suburbs of New York City who went to law school in Boston, Ed's journey toward wokeness has been a lifelong process that has certainly gathered momentum in recent years. He felt compelled to write this story--and because he's a movie-maker, he's already fantasy-cast his three main characters.Although... the casting of the first-person character of the lawyer, Sean Macklin, is really up to you. (Pick a Chris, any Chris!)Me, I'm particularly fond of Chris Evans. I met him when he was a teen--he worked on a local Boston TV project with my daughter Melanie, playing her older brother. (He was so kind to her!!) He also hails from New England, so he'd bring a certain authenticity to the role. (Yeah, that's why I'm a Chris Evans fan. It has nothing to do with this: https://youtu.be/suyqDB1Symg?t=11s )But Ed tells me that he clearly sees Aldis Hodge (Noah in Underground) as main character and defendant Letroy Carson. Check out Aldis on his imdb photos page: ​https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0388038/mediaviewer/rm1119105280 (I have suggested, and Ed has agreed, that if Aldis is unavailable, a strong second choice is Kofi Siriboe who plays Ralph Angel on Queen Sugar. Kofi's imdb: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2492243/mediaviewer/rm2315321600 )Our dream-cast would also include a young, up-and-coming LA-based actor named Milldred Marie Langford as the third main character, Letroy's brilliant sister Destiny. Millie played the part of "Therapist Candace" in our recent rom-com, Analysis Paralysis, and we all fell in love with her amazing talent and her gorgeous face. Here's her imdb photos page: ​https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2213333/mediaviewer/rm359403264 You can also see her (briefly!) during one of her hysterically funny improv'd moments in the Analysis Paralysis trailer.Of course, as always, you're welcome to do your own fantasy-casting as you read this action-packed book!I hope you'll give white man #woke a try!Read an excerpt on my website: 

http://suzannebrockmann.com/books/white-man-woke/excerpt/

Our latest rom-com movie, Analysis Paralysis, will be screening at the Cinema Diverse LGBTQ film festival in Palm Springs, California, on Friday, September 21, 2018, at 5:30 PM. We're all going to be there: Jason T. Gaffney (director/writer/producer/star), Kevin Held (star), Ed Gaffney (writer/producer), Matt Gorlick (producer), and me (producer), too! If you're in the area, come and join us--there'll also be a film-fest party that evening, from 9 - 11. Find out more (and get movie tickets) here: https://palmspringsculturalcenter.org/tribe_event/analysis-paralysis/​ (Be sure to drop me an email to let me know you're attending so we can make sure we get a chance to say hello!)(And don't forget about our screening at the iconic Reeling: Chicago LGBTQ film fest, on Thursday, 9/27/18 at 9:30 p.m. Find out more about THAT (and get movie tix) here: http://reelingfilmfestival.org/2018/films/analysis-paralysis/ ) (Ditto on letting me know if you're attending!)

Audiobook release dates: SEAL Camp will be coming at you soon in audio (read by Patrick Lawlor and Melanie Ewbank), available from Blackstone Audio on 9/11/18and

Out of Body, my latest m/m rom-com, will also be released in audio (read by Jason T. Gaffney and Kevin Held, who will also both star in the movie version), also available from Blackstone Audio on 10/16/18.If you missed our Kickstarter for the movie of OUT OF BODY, we've moved our crowd-funding over to IndieGoGo's InDemand site, so that we could take advantage of interest generated through our film festival screenings. There aren't as many rewards (or perks, as they're called on IndieGoGo!), but if you're looking for a collector's edition DVD of either Analysis Paralysis or Out of Body, that's a good place to get one and support our indie filmmaking efforts!Find us on IndieGogo here: 

https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/out-of-body-a-feature-length-lgbtq-rom-com-movie/

Okay, that's all the news for now!As always, thank you so much for your time and attention!Please feel free to email, blog, post, tweet, and/or share any or all of my news with your social circle! I appreciate it greatly when you do! Thank you so much for your ongoing support!Hang in there, double-check your voter registration--sign up for Indivisible's Turbovote at https://indivisible.turbovote.org and they will email you reminders to check your registration!! Another great site is HeadCount at https://www.headcount.org  #RiseUp!Love,Suz