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Wednesday, February 9, 2011 4:20:55 PM
Mortimus Clay wrote a blog post titled For your listening pleasure, Mortimus reads from The Purloined Boy:
Mortimus said, "Some time back Mortimus entertained the thought of podcasting The Purloined Boy in its entirety. Then he came to his senses. But he did manage to get chapter one recorded. Many have mentioned that Morty has the perfect voice for reading his..." more
Thursday, October 14, 2010 1:53:44 AM
Mortimus Clay wrote a blog post titled The Purloined Boy wins the Silver Moonbeam Children’s Book Award:
Mortimus said, "The Purloined Boy has won the Silver Medal in the 2010 Moonbeam Children’s Book Awards in the Young Adult Fiction category."
Friday, September 10, 2010 1:03:00 AM
Mortimus Clay wrote a blog post titled The Purloined Boy to be published in Turkey by Tramvay in 2011!:
Mortimus said, "Morty’s foreign rights agent, Whitney Lee, of The Fielding Agency, has secured an agreement from Tramvay, the children’s book publisher based in Istambul, to publish The Purloined Boy in 2011! Good work, Whitney!"
Sunday, August 22, 2010 12:28:40 AM
Mortimus Clay wrote a blog post titled The Purloined Boy reviewed in Gilbert Magazine:
Mortimus said, "The Purloined Boy was reviewed in the April/May 2010 edition of Gilbert Magazine, the official magazine of The American Chesterton Society. Seeing as Mortimus and G. K. are old friends, Morty was immensely pleased by the insightful write up. To..." more
Tuesday, June 1, 2010 1:15:10 PM
Mortimus Clay wrote a blog post titled Mortimus in Coventry, Connecticut:
Mortimus said, " Mortimus spoke to about 150 sixth graders in Coventry, Connecticut and had a great time. Lots of Morty fans with excellent questions. Thanks for the great time! Morty"
Friday, May 14, 2010 2:35:22 PM
Mortimus Clay wrote a blog post titled The Purloined Boy Wins the 2010 “IPPY” Gold Medal for Young Adult Fiction:
Mortimus said, "Finster Press is proud to announce that, The Purloined Boy has been awarded the Gold Medal (first place that is) for Juvenile/Young Adult Fiction. Follow this link to learn more about the award and to see the winners in all the categories: ..." more
Wednesday, March 24, 2010 7:10:58 PM
Mortimus Clay wrote a blog post titled The Purloined Boy is a Quarter-Finalist in the Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award competition:
Mortimus said, "The Purloined Boy is in the running! The contest is sponsored by Amazon, Publishers Weekly, and Penguin Books. There are two divisions: General Fiction and Young Adult and each division was open to 5,000 entries. The first cut took place in..." more
Sunday, March 21, 2010 6:30:22 PM
Mortimus Clay wrote a blog post titled The Purloined Boy @ the Seattle Public Library:
Mortimus said, "The Purloined Boy is on the shelves of all six branches of the King County Library System (Seattle, Washington). Click here to search the library’s catalog: www.kcls.org Morty"
Saturday, March 13, 2010 2:31:49 PM
Mortimus Clay wrote a blog post titled The Purloined Boy @ the Dayton Metro Library:
Mortimus said, "The Purloined Boy is on the shelves of 9 branches of the Dayton Metro Library. To visit the Dayton Metro Library follow this link: http://www.daytonmetrolibrary.org/ Morty"
Wednesday, March 10, 2010 7:21:16 AM
Mortimus Clay wrote a blog post titled The Purloined Boy @ The Brooklyn Public Library:
Mortimus said, "The Purloined Boy is available at 17 branches of, The Brooklyn Public Library. To search the catalog of, The Brooklyn Public Library simply go to this link: http://www.brooklynpubliclibrary.org/ There are many libraries across the United States..." more
Wednesday, February 10, 2010 11:22:32 AM
Mortimus Clay wrote a blog post titled More Fun at Nathan Hale:
Mortimus said, " Thanks to “Mr. C.” and “Mr. J.” and all the great kids at Nathan Hale Middle School for another fun visit!"
Monday, February 8, 2010 4:58:00 PM
Mortimus Clay wrote a blog post titled Great Day at South Shore Christian Academy:
Mortimus said, " Had a great day at South Shore Christian Academy today in Weymouth, MA. (This is about 1/3 of the kids and teachers at the reading.) I enjoyed the questions and really appreciate the invitation. Thanks..." more
Wednesday, December 23, 2009 10:12:57 AM
Mortimus Clay wrote a blog post titled Fun Fan Mail:
Mortimus said, "One of the great things about being an author is the fan mail. Here’s a fun letter that arrived recently. Here’s the text: “Dear Mortimus Clay, The book The Purloined Boy is a great, fun filled book. It has superior word..." more
Monday, December 21, 2009 9:40:26 AM
Mortimus Clay wrote a blog post titled The Purloined Boy now on Kindle for only $1.99!:
Mortimus said, "The Purloined Boy is on Kindle for the special Christmas price of only $1.99! For all you happy people who got a Kindle Christmas — load up The Purloined Boy now because the price is going up after the New Year. Follow this link to get your..." more
Tuesday, December 15, 2009 7:01:51 AM
Mortimus Clay wrote a blog post titled Plato and The Purloined Boy:
Mortimus said, "The following are excerpts of an interview of Christopher Wiley (personal secretary to Mortimus Clay) conducted by Jana Mohr Lone, Director, Northwest Center for Philosophy for Children of the Department of Philosophy at the University of..." more
Sunday, December 13, 2009 4:51:40 PM
Mortimus Clay wrote a blog post titled Morty coming to the East Hartford Library:
Mortimus said, "East Hartford here I come. Mortimus will be coming to East Hartford, Friday, January 22, 2010 from 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. He will be selling and signing at the East Hartford Public Library on 840 Main St. Morty"
Sunday, December 6, 2009 4:05:27 PM
Mortimus Clay wrote a blog post titled Mortimus coming to the Ellington Public Library:
Mortimus said, "Mortimus is looking forward to visiting the beautiful Hall Memorial Library, Thursday, February 18, 2010 beginning at 6:30 p.m. He’ll be reading selections from The Purloined Boy and from his soon to be published book, The Fey Brand. ..." more
Saturday, November 28, 2009 7:03:34 PM
Mortimus Clay wrote a blog post titled Mortimus to visit the Willimantic Public Library:
Mortimus said, " Willimantic is a town known for its fairy tale spirit with its celebrated frogs. Well, Mortimus will be visiting the city of the frogs on Tuesday, January 12th. There will be a public reading from The Purloined Boy and perhaps some snippets from..." more
Tuesday, November 24, 2009 11:21:11 PM
Mortimus Clay wrote a blog post titled Connecticut Public Library Tour begins in Tolland!:
Mortimus said, "Mortimus will be visiting the Tolland Public Library on Saturday, January 2nd to conduct a reading from The Purloined Boy and then a booksigning. Time is to be determined. Stay tuned!"
Thursday, November 19, 2009 5:52:11 AM
Mortimus Clay wrote a blog post titled The Purloined Boy comes to Kindle in time for Christmas:
Mortimus said, " The Purloined Boy will be available as an ebook on Amazon’s Kindle by the middle of December. It will also be available through Smashwords for other devices. Stay tuned to mortimusclay.com for further developments. Morty"
Tuesday, November 17, 2009 12:08:47 AM
Mortimus Clay wrote a blog post titled Who was the Real Epictetus?:
Mortimus said, "The cover of The Purloined Boy is graced by the imposing head and shoulders of one of the principal characters in the book — the Master Fisher and head of the Venerable Guild of the Suneaters — Epictetus. But most readers are unaware..." more
Friday, October 30, 2009 6:11:38 AM
Mortimus Clay wrote a blog post titled The Purloined Boy Featured in the Baker and Taylor Catalog.:
Mortimus said, "Librarians and Bookstore owners — here is where you can order The Purloined Boy. Follow this link to download the November-December 09, Books for Growing Minds catalog. The Purloined Boy is featured on page..." more
Friday, November 11, 2011 12:43:22 PM
Mortimus Clay wrote a blog post titled The Purloined Boy now available in Turkish:
Mortimus said, "The Purloined Boy is now available in Turkish from Tramvay Yayincilik under the title: Karanliklar Ulesi, which in Turkish means, “Underworld.” http://www.ilknokta.com/kitap/127765/Karanliklar-Ulkesi.html"