A struggling priest. A jilted lover. One letter that changes it all after fifteen years.
Postmarked Baltimore.
Books-A-Million date teetering
Because of continued misinformation in the industry between store, distributor, and publisher, the September 6 signing at Books-A-Million is in danger of being postponed. This would be a huge hit, considering we already missed one launch date on August 1 in The Woodlands. If you care to call, please ask the manager at the Lake Charles store about the Jeff LeJeune book signing on the 6th. I think if enough people simply show an interest, it may inspire him to make sure with the chain of command that the event happens. The number is 337.436.3577. Thank you!
LeJeune to read and sign in New Orleans
Jeff LeJeune will read from his new novel, Postmarked Baltimore, on November 29--the Saturday after Thanksgiving--from 1-3 PM at Borders Bookstore in New Orleans. Copies of both the new book and The Final Chase will be on sale. Books make great stocking stuffers!
New radio interview set up with Lesa Trapp
In the wake of a disappointing cancellation of my first radio interview, a new interview has been scheduled with Lesa Trapp for October 21, 2008 at 8 PM. Reminders to come.
Saturday, September 6
Books-A-Million
"Cal Ripken Jr. Day"
Lake Charles, LA
1-3 PM
Tuesday, October 21
Features Radio Show with Lesa Trapp
Houston, TX
8 PM CENTRAL
Saturday-Sunday, November 1-2
Poor Pony Fest
Central School
Lake Charles, LA
11 AM - 7 PM
Saturday, November 29
Borders
Veterans Blvd.
New Orleans, LA
1-3 PM
Friday & Monday, December 19 & 22
Waldenbooks
Prien Lake Mall
Lake Charles, LA
1-3 PM
June 14
Coffee Beanery
Lake Charles, LA
10-1 PM
June 21
Coffee Beanery
Lake Charles, LA
8-11 AM
August 1
WoodsEdge Community Church
"Benefit for Single Mom's Ministry"
Woodlands, TX. 6:30-9 PM
On New Year’s Eve, 1989, Father Perry Burns is sitting in his study, accompanied by a myster-ious stranger. Perry has just received a letter from his former sweetheart, whom he jilted years earlier after making a terrible decision. He joined the priesthood to hide from his emo-tions, but now he finds himself recalling, almost reliving, his checkered past. Will the mysterious stranger win the fight for Father Burns’ soul, or will the struggling priest denounce his false life and return to Baltimore to answer to the woman he has always loved?
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PRAISE FOR POSTMARKED "In his second novel LeJeune demonstrates entertainingly that love, the singular message of all religions, eventually overpowers not only evil, but guilt, religion’s unnecessary enforcer. Postmarked Baltimore is a masterful treatment of redemption for which any philosophical writer would love to take credit."
"Postmarked Baltimore is intense, ambitious and morally complex, and it's so vividly imagined that some moments left me breathless. Jeff LeJeune isn't afraid to take on the hard scene, the big issue or the flawed, unknowable character. This is writing with heart and conscience from a first-rate storyteller determined to make his mark."
- John Ed Bradley, author of Tupelo Nights and It Never Rains in Tiger Stadium
"In the tradition of LeJeune's first novel The Final Chase, Postmarked Baltimore is a book of mystery and of wisdom. The winding life of Perry Burns, full of blessings and sins, gives LeJeune an opportunity to delve into the duality of every human heart, the angels and demons that inhabit us all, the Cain and Abel of our conscience. This is a novel about the paths we choose, the paths that choose us, and the rich reward of finally getting it right."
- Neil Connelly, author and head of the fiction department at McNeese State University
-Rick Norman, Fielder's Choice Trilogy
Pronunciation of "LeJeune"
My father is part-French, and he actually pronounces the name the correct way in French. If you ever hear it correctly pronounced, you can hear a slight roll of the "r" sound. This is why we pronounce it like the "Laverne" in "Laverne and Shirley" and with the "J" sound heard in "Dijon." It is a little off from the correct pronunciation, but the "r" sound is just an Americanization, not unlike "Schmidt" turning into "Smith." My students have been very open to saying my name how I've asked, out of respect for my father and my family, if nothing else. Some people continue to insist on "LeJoon" like the month and that pronunciation is just not even close, just ask any French teacher. I wonder if those same people say Brett Favor when they're discussing the new New York Jets quarterback, whose name is spelled F-A-V-R-E. My guess is no.
~ JL
