The Empty House

National review copy mailing = 500+ copies to US media / bloggers / influencers will build on success of last year's debut (which netted NYT review and other large media outlet attention) Heavy focus on NPR / TV broadcast media; pitching as perfect Christmas story with multiple angles: reviving old tradition; remedy to excessive cheer of the season; Seth is well-known & respected & does great interviews (his quirky & old fashioned character is well suited to subject) Seth-designed posters for distribution to bookstores Promotion targeting niche markets (Seth collectors, comic stores, gift stores) Specially designed, narrow loader for register display

A spine-chilling ghost story by Algernon Blackwood is revitalized in this illustrated Christmas edition by acclaimed cartoonist Seth.Aunt Julia, an elderly spinster with a mania for psychical research, has the keys to the haunted house on the square. She invites her nephew to accompany her on a midnight investigation into what really happened a hundred years ago when a servant girl fell to her death. But the house may not be as empty as it seems . . . Algernon Henry Blackwood was a prolific English writer, most famous for his ghost stories.