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HOWARD WEINSTEIN RETURNS TO Crazy 8 with western rerelease

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NEW YORK, NY – May 19, 2021— Author Howard Weinstein’s award-winning historical novel Galloway’s Gamble is shining up its spurs for a new romp through the Old West, with an assist from author collective Crazy 8 Press.

Inspired by high-spirited classics like Maverick, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, and The Sting, Galloway’s Gamble tells the coming-of-age story of bickering brothers Jamey and Jake Galloway. After growing up in frontier Texas, they ride trails, rails, and riverboats on a rollicking odyssey, seeking their fortune at poker tables from New Orleans to ‘Frisco.

Originally issued by Five Star Publishing, Weinstein regained publishing paperback and ebook rights and is reissuing Galloway’s Gamble under the Crazy 8 Press banner and with a new cover.

“Galloway’s Gamble might have been a Crazy 8 title in the first place,” Weinstein said. “But now that the rights have reverted to me, I’m happy to be rejoining the Crazy 8 gang for this reissue. I appreciate their warm welcome back into the asylum.”

“Howie is a dear friend and a great writer, so we were thrilled to give Galloway’s Gamble a new home,” said Crazy 8 Press co-founder Robert Greenberger. “It’s a great book that looks even shinier now with the Crazy 8 Press logo emblazed on its spine.”

An original Crazy 8 Press co-founder, this is Weinstein’s first publishing venture with his old gang. Predominantly known for writing Star Trek and other science fiction tales, Weinstein’s love of westerns came pouring onto the pages of this funny, heartwarming, and exciting tale.

Galloway’s Gamble is available for sale in hardcover, paperback, and ebook formats.

PRAISE FOR GALLOWAY’S GAMBLE

“Anyone who loves Charles Portis’s style of writing in True Grit…should look no farther than Howard Weinstein’s Galloway’s Gamble.”

–True West Magazine

“Galloway’s Gamble…is the whole package—entertaining, heartwarming, and historically accurate. Be prepared to have a new favorite author.” –Jeff Guinn, New York Times bestselling author of The Last Gunfight

“Howard Weinstein introduces the remarkable Cara Galloway and her two rambunctious sons, Jamey and Jake. Weinstein writes affable characters.”

 –W. Michael Gear, New York Times bestselling author of Flight of the Hawk

ABOUT HOWARD WEINSTEIN

Howard Weinstein writing credits include Star Trek: Mere Anarchy: The Blood-Dimmed Tide and six other Star Trek novels; 65 Star Trek comic-book issues from DC, Marvel, Malibu, and WildStorm; “The Pirates of Orion” animated Star Trek episode; story-development assistance on the classic Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home; a biography of his childhood baseball hero Mickey Mantle; and Puppy Kisses Are Good for the Soul, a charming account of life with legendary Welsh Corgi Mail Order Annie.

Feel free to “friend”owieHowieSeSee Howard Weinstein on Facebook. Find more on his books, writing news, and occasional blogs at www.howardweinsteinbooks.com. 

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It was 10 Years Ago Today

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Ten years ago today, Mike Friedman had to pee.

One of the three charity roasts, organized by David Mack. A day later, the idea for Crazy 8 Press was launched and everyone depicted here (from left: Mike Friedman, Bob Greenberger, David Mack, Keith R.A. DeCandido, and Dayton Ward) has contributed to at least one release in the past decade,

While he was taking care of business, a gaggle of authors at Shore Leave, the premiere fan-run con in America, were lamenting the idiocy of publishers letting marketing people drive editorial purchases. As a result, ideas that got us excited were being met with, “we can’t pigeonhole that so can’t sell it”.

We were watching other authors begin to self-publish, with more than a few forming their own consortiums. By the time Mike came out of the men’s room, we buttonholed him, since he started this thread of thinking earlier. Before we knew it, a group was forming.

From left: Glenn Hauman, Howard Weinstein, Peter David, Mike Friedman, Aaron Rosenberg, and Bob Greenberger introduce the world to Crazy 8 Press during our debut panel.

A year later, Crazy 8 Press made its triumphant debut at Shore Leave, with the authors publicly writing a round-robin novella that was our first release. Demon Circle was published at the beginning of fall 2011 and we have been going at it ever since.

We started with Mike, Aaron Rosenberg, Peter David, Howard Weinstein, Glenn Hauman, and Robert Greenberger. Others, who were part of the initial planning, bowed out, but we still called ourselves Crazy 8, because, why not? Soon after, Paul Kupperberg joined the band and a few years later, we welcomed in Russ Colchamiro. Two years back, we invited Mary Fan to the asylum. Kathleen O’Shea David and Jenifer Purcell Rosenberg both took turns trying to help our social marketing and wrangling the eight author cats. Silly them. But, both were welcomed to the party and each has contributed to several of our anthologies.

Our founding father, Mike Friedman, takes his turn writing our round-robin story, Demon Circle, in the brick prison, as an anxious public watched his sweat.

Crazy 8 Press is unique in that it has a decentralized structure as authors publish as they see fit, and we all join forces to help market and support each new release. About six years ago, we struck on the notion that since most of us attended Shore Leave, it was an ideal place to launch a new title and hit on the themed-anthology idea in order to showcase all of our us. Then we started inviting our friends and we generated some excitement.

Last year, we decided this was working so well, that we’d shift to twice a year releases, timed to our appearances at Farpoint in February and Shore Leave in July. Covid-19 sort of threw a spanner in the works so that first release, Mike’s Pangaea III, got delayed. But, tomorrow, right on schedule, Mary Fan’s Bad Ass Moms arrives right on time. Since it is coming out at the beginning of our tenth anniversary year, it also sports our brand new 10th anniversary logo.

We have plans brewing for the next twelve months, including some new titles, some merchandise, and whatever else we can do while socially distance and keeping one another safe.

This looks to be an exciting year for us so stay tuned for our announcements.