Patry Francis

Today I'm joining bloggers across the country--maybe even around the world--who are speaking on behalf of Patry Francis and her book, The Liar's Diary.

After many years of hard work and determination, Patry's writing dreams came true. She found an agent, the agent sold her book, and the hardcover came out in February of 2007. Then came news there would be a paperback. Meantime, Patry was diagnosed with an aggressive form of cancer, and her writing dreams were forced to take a back seat to the reality of surgeries and treatments and hospitals.

Today is the pub date for the paperback edition of The Liar's Diary. The book is out, but Patry is not able to be out and about on its behalf. And so her blogging friends decided to (as Prema says) work on the levels they can. They put out the word, asking bloggers and writers to mention Patry and her book.

I haven't read The Liar's Diary yet, but I plan to pick up a copy today. The synopsis on Patry's website sounds fascinating. I have read her blog, Simply Wait. In it, Patry reveals herself to be a woman and mother who worked as a waitress while she wrote and dreamed. Her warm heart and keen eye shine from her words. Since Katie is a server and talks a lot about what you can tell about people, I particularly liked a post Patry wrote about how she and her colleagues observe and categorize groups of people.

So, please join me in supporting Patry. Check out her book...mention it to others...read the blog...whatever works for you.

Oh, and Patry's publisher, Penguin, is offering a 15% discount on books ordered before February 15. Go here to order it. (On the shopping cart page, enter PATRY in the ‘coupon code’ field and click ‘update cart’ to activate the discount.)