📚Reading📚 All Over The World

[@JillBearup]

Yes, I know, I pronounced Pennsylvania wrong for this entire video 😂 But now I know, so I’ll get it right next time! Audiobook recording…continues. We are more than 0% done, but it’s a slow process. But as my audio engineer tells me frequently: if it were easy, everyone would do it 😁 Happy Monday!

[@TheSuzberry]

You can say it any way you want. I find the UK pronunciation of ‘Maryland’ fun, as well.

[@Clyde-S-Wilcox]

As a Pennsylvanian your pronunciation is acceptable.

[@rabidsamfan]

You are good.

[@AvatarRiku]

As a Pennsylvanian and fantasy channel subscriber I am totally fine with your pronunciation being similar to Castlevania.

[@drewfromyay882]

Now you gotta visit Pennsylvania 😂

[@OpusCulo13666]

I saw a STACK of these in Canterbury, UK in Waterstones and that sold out since. As I told you it made their display tables. I so wish I had took a picture at the time because the other titles around it were wild. Actual well known Sci-Fi and fantasy by best sellers. I felt so proud. It's the little book that could.

[@Coerciveutopian]

Even people from Pennsylvania haven't figured out what's going on in Pennsylvania.

[@tracy907]

So very true..

[@BoundingBeast]

Can confirm. Originally from Pennsylvania, gave up trying to figure it out when I moved to Maryland.

[@jonathanwessner3456]

We all know not to get on the Jersey Turnpike, because then you just wind up in Jersey, and NO ONE wants to end up in Jersey

[@39KHall]

There _is_ no figuring out what goes on in Pennsylvania. Even Ben Franklin refused to use the pen in Pennsylvania (but I like it anyway 😁)....

[@cmm5542]

​@@jonathanwessner3456Oh boy yeah, that happened to me once (then I moved back to England 😁)

[@themerrill]

In Washington DC, our library system has 3 copies of your book. 2 copies are in the normal libraries, but 1 copy is in the possession of the library for the Department of Corrections. Just Stab Me Now is in DC’s prison library. I’m sure there’s a host of jokes to be made, I’m just not clever enough to write them

[@thefaboo]

Honestly, that's the coolest one. Prison libraries are notoriously difficult to get books into, and *everyone* deserves books they can enjoy.

[@nevillehoward8736]

Well, not knowing the joke to make isn't a CRIME now, is it?

[@Nargon46]

I'm not surprised a book so outwardly interested in stabbing got sent to jail 😂

[@Brievel]

Maybe Leo and Rosamund and Robin can be role models.

[@Topo842]

So.. is the book used in prison assassination plots? Like someone just gives you the book to hold it, then someone else comes and ask "Hey what book is that" And now they can claim to the guard that the person ask them to D:

[@rm6176]

I saw a copy of YOUR book at the Vets office sitting on the book table! Inside the cover was an index card on where to find it and YOUR youtub Channel! It was donated by "Cat and Dog lovers of the world" basically anonymous.

[@cxfxcdude]

Oh thats adorable. I should do that for my work’s office

[@lindanaughton]

One of your Pennsylvania fans here! There's a pretty active SCA (Society for Creative Anachronism) community in this region, and even the annual Pennsic Wars. I wouldn't be surprised if there's a fair number of those folks who found the channel through the stage combat/fight choreo/armor review videos. It's a short hop from there to the book. Just a theory, though. Whatever the reason, it's amusing. (Congrats on the book!)

[@Londubh]

Pennsic! That makes all the sense!

[@kohakuaiko]

That was also my thought 😊

[@Hrafnskald]

Ah, so that's where Pensic Wars are held. Even down here in Texas I've heard tales of them. It all makes sense now :)

[@peterk7931]

That's a very good point.

[@suzt7076]

Makes sense to me. I’m a SCAdian in Australia and that is likely how I stumbled across this channel originally….

[@ladyarcane4129]

If it’s that popular there. Maybe you could do an event at the PA Renfaire. Show off your fighting abilities. Dress up as your favorite lead female character from the book and even do a Q and A.

[@Benanov]

Jill at the PA Renfaire would be awesome.

[@alli_mode]

I would fly home for this. (Moved a year ago, but this is what I would call a good day at the faire!)

[@SeanBoyce-gp]

Incentive if you're a drinker: it's at a winery! With an affiliate brewery that doesn't only pump out garbage IPAs or weak American Lagers. Bonus points, the brewer is called Swashbuckler Brewing. Honestly, I think it's the best booze at a Ren faire in the Northeast.

[@oneringbearer]

Oh man, this needs to happen!

[@tanuvazi]

Pennsylvanian here. I bought the book and flowers for my wife for Valentine's Day. She discussed it with some of her friends. One of them is a librarian. Word of mouth advertising. I pitched it to my wife as "think Princess Bride.". I just read it myself and thoroughly enjoyed it. I will say it is more romance compared to the storybook that is Princess Bride. Spoilers- It took me a bit to work out the parallel characters and the group dynamics. I was pleasantly surprised with that group because it very much paralleled a group I made for a DnD campaign.

[@quasiclone]

Central Pennsylvania has a large community of religious (and religious-adjacent) readers who enjoy flirtatious romantic fiction that doesn't get too spicy. As that's not a high-priority genre for most publishers, the readers heavily rely on each other for recommendations. If one enjoys it, a hundred will give it a try. Your sense of humor probably plays well in that market. Also, they love a good sword fight.

[@LD-Orbs]

Sounds on-point! 👍

[@SeanBoyce-gp]

And the occasional rat erotica. Look up the Last Week Tonight clip for clarity.

[@cmm5542]

Congratulations Jill! 🥳 The Pennsylvania mystery is indeed a mystery. If I were to have hazarded a guess on which state your novel would acheive highest popularity, it would of course have been Wisconsin. (Because cheese.)

[@LyleAshbaugh]

😂😂😂 This cheesehead appreciates you humor!

[@cmm5542]

​@@LyleAshbaughThank you, I try! 😊

[@PVS3]

Having the phrase "mystery of Pennsylvania" on the thumbnail was subtle genius. I HAD to know.

[@TyroHuman]

Not sure if this counts either, but I donated my physical copy to the library of the community college i work at, and when they get it in the system it will be in the county-wide system as well

[@PhilWalton]

Pennsylvania has a very active Renaissance Faire (Wikipedia says 250k attendees per year). You would be hard-pressed to target your content towards their interests more thoroughly than you've already done.

[@Dreaming707]

The PA Renn Faire is AMAZING! Well worth the trip.

[@justangela1684]

I LOVE how you say Pennsylvania. (I'm a Pennsylvanian) We pronounce it pencil-vain-ya but pronouncing it how it is spelled makes our sound like a small kingdom. Thank you. ❤️

[@SiiriRebane]

i thought it is a small kingdom? like Transilvania and Britannia and Hertzoslovakia etc. 😂

[@justangela1684]

@@SiiriRebane I like to pretend it is. ☺️ It's quite beautiful ❤️

[@LD-Orbs]

Not too small: Pennsylvania is about ⅕ the size of France, but also around twice the size of Switzerland. That's rather respectable for a small kingdom!

[@makarabaduk1754]

So do the vampires from there bite pencils instead of necks?

[@davidkautz4321]

Can confirm the local pronunciation. Spot on. Though most of us just call it by its state code, PA. Because 4 syllables is too many for everyday use.

[@mavweirdo]

Having worked at a bookstore I can tell you that, If a customer comes in and orders a book, quite often the store will order 2 copies. One for the customer and one for the shelf.

[@SandraL489]

That's what I hoped when I ordered it via the bookshop

[@Bookdragon11]

I hope they did that when I ordered it through my local (chain) bookstore. (In Scandinavia)

[@Blagden77]

Hi Jill! I am a fellow Actor Combatant from Pennsylvania and have purchased two physical copies of your book from an online source. Gifted one to a friend of mine. What a delightful experience it was reading your work. You should be very proud of your accomplishment! Best wishes!

[@Hrafnskald]

The Woodlands, Texas, US, little indy shop called Buy the book. Just north of Houston. Glad to see the book spreading. Ever thought of asking fans to take photos with the books in local shops? From my bookseller youth days, if a book gets enough orders and visibility, it starts showing up on lists of trending books that chain stores get, and book buyers for those stores take notice. Also, if you ever were to, say, sign copies at a store, that can increase the chances the book will be replenished when it sells. Just a thought. It's awesome to see the story getting a larger audience :)

[@Keromenson]

My daughter found this in a library in Nebraska, and it was on a wait list. She loves your videos and waited almost a month to get a chance to read it. We are going to order a copy.

[@rm6176]

NICE now I want to go check my library!

[@rebekahscavo7973]

Now I've had to check my library system in Pennsylvania 😂 It's here! 3 digital copies and copies in five separate libraries around Pittsburgh! For an indie author to get into a library is a special kind of achievement, I think. I have such a hard time finding smaller authors when I want to try them out.

[@gracesaunders4343]

If you're in Omaha, I asked OPL to buy it :)

[@KierenAmero]

So, wildly enough, a few days ago, I was at the Upper Canada Mall, in Newmarket, Ontario, Canada. This mall is about an hour and a half from me, but in Canada, that's normal. Anyways, the Indigo book store, which is a relatively major chain in Canada, had a few copies of your book. I almost bought a second copy, just so I have one to lend out to people.

[@eliabeck689]

Hahaha! I already have both a Kindle copy and a physical copy, but I have to keep reminding myself that that's enough copies when I read the comments!

[@annbrookens945]

@eliabeck : I always have to talk myself out of buying additional copies of books I love. Why do you think that is, anyway?

[@eliabeck689]

@@annbrookens945 I'm gonna guess it's because I want to keep supporting Jill however I can---that and getting a new copy of JSMN makes me a little too happy! But I don't have the budget for a dozen more copies, and I'm not starting a bookstore or library, so I'd better be content with my two---at least until the audiobook comes out. ;)

[@Dnemore]

I got mine at the Chapters across from Upper Canada since it was always out of stock in that mall

[@rabidsamfan]

Find out if libraries have it too. The Boston (Massachusetts) Public Library has two physical copies, one of which is currently checked out, and 3e-copies, which have 31 people waiting in line. It has also been picked up by hoopla, which is a library streaming service, and that is a pretty big deal in terms of availability.

[@eagleswing865]

Oooooo...! Goes to borrow from Hoopla. 🎉

[@MAlanThomasII]

Ooh, it *is* in Hoopla. Hoopla is (mostly) an all-or-nothing deal for libraries; any library with Hoopla will have access to the ebook. And it has no queues because it (mostly) charges per checkout rather than selling a fixed number of copies (licenses) to the library. (There are downsides to this system for the libraries, of course. . . .)

[@lisaroper421]

Ooo! Hoopla has it? Good to know!

[@mairetrib]

It is in Libby in my library, I got to read it right away and now there are holds

[@heathermclaughlin1965]

My hoopla doesn't do ebooks - and it is not on our Libby yet - but my library copy of the physical book just arrived today. Yay!

[@George_M_]

Speaking as a Californian, we all just order online. They've wiped out basically all of our physical bookstores, chain or indie. I suspect Penn might have fewer executives trying to shareholder virtue signal by shutting down all the bookshops.

[@gwenhwyfarsdottir]

I was about to ask my local library to order a copy of your book, only to discover someone else had already asked for it before me! So now I currently have your book loaned out my from local library in southern Finland 🤩

[@maddydavidsdottir9862]

Yup! My aunt saw it brand new in a small, usually 2nd hand bookshop in my home country, norway!

[@samanthaburnett1214]

I frequent bookshops in Victoria Australia. And I have came across 8 places that stock your book.

[@andreagriffiths3512]

I’ll have to keep my eye out. I don’t get out much but it’ll give me an excuse to see if there are any in my area of Ringwood

[@JollyGreenWizard]

Hi! Pennsylvania resident here! Not only did I buy a copy of your book for myself (and my gf, and we both loved it and want more if you feel so inspired), but on a recent trip to Ann Arbor, Michigan, we saw it in 2 local bookstores! Also, yes, you over-pronounced the last part of Pennsylvania, but it was so subtle that I didn't even notice until I saw your pinned comment lol

[@autumn7143]

I’m in Texas just North of Dallas. They’re in Walmart, Barns and Noble, and I saw a stack in Target too. It’s so cool. I’ve bought the book and recommended it to twenty other people who have said they love it.

[@susanpixley4100]

I was given a copy on Mother's Day, and I read it! Could not put it down. I love it. I am recommending it to all my friends. Everyone should read it.

[@dragonmakr2159]

As a native of Pennsylvania who recently moved back after years away, I cannot answer the question “what’s going on in PA?” - but I still ask the question often. Loved the book so much, and am eagerly awaiting the audio book. Not rushing you, I’ll be delighted to get it, in due time.

[@danjohnston9037]

Just to be that nerd; Californina has THREE times the population of Penn. ( 39 vs 13 million) So Great Job Keystone State ! ;)

[@ErnestLordGoring]

Someone has to, and I don’t see Henry commenting yet 😂

[@cmm5542]

​@@ErnestLordGoringHe's probably bogged down sorting some 'not-representative-of-any-historical-period' info for Caroline. (On another note, it is INSANE how much cultural material that quote is applicable to. I use it all the time now!)

[@ErnestLordGoring]

@@cmm5542 Hehe, I use "Anachronistic Medieval Era" as an adjective, too. Very useful

[@elaniarkady7351]

Oh i didn't know that! Thank you!

[@elenabutter5741]

Yes! I´m so thrilled that you mentioned that. Because i did preorder your book and just a couple months later, while shopping with some friends I see your book in our local Thalia, which is a large book store chain in Germany. I had such a blast explaining this book to my friend and why they should read it. And one did buy it that day🥰

[@MagdaU_]

Personally, I ordered two copies and just straight donated one to a library branch in my town that has a large selection of English language books :) Love from Poland 🤍❤

[@SusanHorak]

I’m from Pennsylvania and I got a copy of your book in the bookstore here. Our only bookstore is an indy bookstore that tries to cater to the town. Also a lot of Pennsylvanians just say PA (P A) instead of the full name.

Reader from PA here, but I bought from Baen. (Definitely recommend Baen for ebooks! DRM free!) Finally had a chance to read it a few weeks ago when I had jury duty (which involves a loooot of sitting and waiting). Excellent! Exactly the right number of tropes!

[@LD-Orbs]

Hooray for Baen!

[@ladykoiwolfe]

Your pronunciation of Pennsylvania is pefect. I find it very interesting and cool that you're absolutely blowing up in PA more than anywhere else. When you said that it reminded me of another creative soul who was more loved here at the beginning of his career than anywhere else, Billy Joel. We know brilliant art when we hear it.

[@bast713]

Pennsylvania resident - I don't physically go into bookshops often, because it's bad for my wallet, but I did purchase your book on Kindle! I'm near Pittsburgh. Others have mentioned both the Renaissance Faires and SCA contingent here in PA. I also know people who do Dagohir in the area, as well as being aware of a fencing club or two. Between that and the Civil War reenactments I think people here just get bored and like fake fighting. Your content is perfect for those crowds!

[@LairdErnst]

Congratulations Jill! It’s no small thing to have individual book stores ordering your book just because. I haven’t been in a bookstore for a hot minute but I have no doubt they’re out there. Keep doing what you’re doing!

[@neptunenovastorm549]

I found a stack in an indie bookstore in St. Paul Minnesota. I was so excited to see it in person.

[@khathaway414]

Book People in Austin Texas have had it in stock. And is is always nice to see your happy face.

[@greensteve9307]

People in Texas can READ???

[@khathaway414]

@@greensteve9307 Cute.

[@tracy907]

As a Pennsylvania native, go PA! However... I have no idea why there are so many sales here. I love it, but I do not understand it.

[@StephanieClaussen]

My local library in Minnesota had already purchased 4 copies before I went and requested they buy it, and 10 other people had it on hold before I got in line. I really wish I could meet those 10 other local people and have a book club!

[@donnahouston9126]

I bought my physical copy in Waterstones in Glasgow, Scotland. It was on the shelf. There was more than one. I was so excited i forgot to take a picture.

[@LD-Orbs]

🙂😅🤣

[@thedanishcatgirl3205]

One of your Danish fans here. Fantask is a great small book/comic store in Copenhagen and they have a very good English selection can definitelyrecommend. It's so nice that they ordered some copies to sell

[@miraimee04]

Pennsylvanian girlie here! Yes! We LOVE it!!!!

[@TheWyvernPrincess]

in Anchorage Alaska, our local state library system has a digital copy of your book for loan. I appreciate your publishers making it available to our library!

[@aliciacharline]

I went to go recommend it to my local library in Oklahoma, (I've mentioned this before in comments this is not new) only to discover that my library already had copies. I think the librarians are fans.

[@amystevenson7492]

I used to work in bookshops, and your understanding of the system is sound (although there are sometimes limitations - the chain store thay I worked for was restricted to mainstream local distributors). I am yet to see your book in the wild in Australia, but we are the other side of the planet! I live in hope - and ordered a copy online for my best friend! Huge congratulations.

[@fridayweekend7775]

I’ve seen your book in stores in Germany too. I’ve just finished reading it, and it was sooooo good! I was giggling in public and kicking my feet while reading it! I love the way you balance humor with themes of grief and loss, it’s just incredible on so many different levels and I wanted to thank you for writing such a masterpiece ❤

[@ronjohnson6916]

In Ottawa (Canada) there are 12 stores in the Indigo/Chapters chain. 3 of them have copies in store. A total of 6 copies on the shelf in the Ottawa area.

[@KnugLidi]

While I will have a look 'round to see if it is a bookstore in my city, I am more impressed that I ordered your independently published book and my physical copy was delivered to my doorstep in Canada, less then 24 hours later.

[@thaliazelmer2327]

ME TOO, (Canadian and less than 24 hours both).

[@drewfromyay882]

Now you gotta do a book signing in Pennsylvania 😂

[@fins9584]

The title of the video is "Reading All Over the World," and the thumbnail has "mystery of Pennsylvania" close captioned in it. There is a town in Pennsylvania named Reading (although pronounced Redding,) so I clicked in expecting either a pun or a tour of all the towns named Reading in the world where your book had been purchased.

[@Magus_Union]

Extremely great news, Jill! Looks like shops are willing to invest in your literature to put it on their shelves. So happy for your success!!

[@scifiswordsman]

Hi! Pennsylvanian here. Been watching since slightly before the Heroine shorts got started. As for "why so many Pennsylvanian buyers?" A lot of us enjoy the sarcasm that gets tossed about in your story particularly the interaction between the character and the writer. The occasionally questionable appropriateness of reactions is also pretty fun (still laughing about Grand theft equine).

[@jp_dv]

The King County Library System (around Seattle, WA) has eight copies, all in use, with three holds!

[@scott2836]

@Jill - now retired librarian here. You may be forgetting about The Librarian Factor. We talk amongst ourselves lots and lots, and we share cool things that we have seen/heard/read. Some authors think that libraries hurt their sales - they are eejuts. I refer you to what Neil Gaiman has to say about libraries and librarians. Once you have enlightened yourself, I would encourage you to make friends with librarians where you are and work with them. I believe that you will not regret this.

[@gargigolhar2886]

They are saving books from suffering in book godowns from the agony of never finding a home! This makes me so happy! Imagine... a book newly printed and caringly shipped to a home whose owner hugs it tightly and says "i will love you always." and it is living blissfully on their shelf and being read (or not tbr can be long) and the book next to them says it hasn't seen days as bright as the other and then they bond - sorry sidetracked... CHEESE FOR CELEBRATIONS ANYBODY? 🧀🧀🧀🧀🧀🧀

[@evgeniagolubeva93]

I bought the book in a Czech bookstore chain in Prague. I thought I would need to order it through Amazon but I did a quick google search before and found out that the Czech store caries it ☺️

[@99thTuesday]

I figure it’s because someone asks a bookshop to order them a copy of JSMN and the bookshop decides to order 2 copies, because if one person is *asking* for it, then a second person may also be interested in buying it too.

[@MAlanThomasII]

That's some of the logic we use in libraries, too. One person reading a book is not enough to justify spending money on it, but one person excited enough to ask us to buy something means there's probably others who would grab it off the shelf if they saw it.

[@kilumbata]

Sometimes, but probably not always. The store I found it in had way more copies than what would fit that, and displayed it quite nicely too.

[@ErnestLordGoring]

To all my American friends chuckling at Jill’s pronunciation of “Pennsylvania”, it’s just like how you pronounce “Birmingham” 😅 Or how I used to pronounce “Amish”… & of course hurrah for the Keystone State

[@eliabeck689]

How do we pronounce Birmingham that's different from how you do? One really fun pronunciation is how Metatron says Connecticut. :)

[@cmcockshoot]

@@eliabeck689 Most people (that I've heard say it) from the States pronounce the "h" - Bur Ming Ham - People this side of the Atlantic do not pronounce the "h" - Bur Min Gum.

[@CM-ss5pe]

​@eliabeck689 US accent pronounces the "h", while UK accent doesn't.

[@thatHARVguy]

@@CM-ss5pe That checks out. kzbin.info/www/bejne/f5CVdWt7pJZoracsi=JrhRwpXdjxWLvpK_&t=118

[@ErnestLordGoring]

@@eliabeck689 US: Ber-Ming-Ham, UK: Bumming-hum*. It's funny; any New England "-ham" or "-cester" is pronounced like the UK, but the others not. And yes, it took plenty of tries to learn how to pronounce Connecticut ;) The first time I heard an American pronounce "Effingham" was in a nice restaurant and I was shocked by the language the old lady used to describe the pork she was eating, until I realised they were discussing travel plans... *Depends on area

[@TheGreatSquark]

I absolutely loved Just Stab Me Now! and will probably reread it soon.

[@FerraticaTheBard]

Hey, Pennsylvania resident here, haven't bought a copy yet (really tight budget, gotta /really/ plan for book purchases) but planning to! Also Pennsylvania is... a slightly odd place? Like, overall fairly conservative, but you can also get legit travel instructions such as, "Oh yeah, to get from Blue Ball to Paradise you have to go through Intercourse," because those are all just... actual place names here. I've been to Intercourse. There's a quilt shop.

[@Mongoly8]

I’m in Pennsylvania and I have bought the book tho it was an ebook. We do have a wonderful Ren Fair in PA and I can see every single one of those ren fair goers enjoying your book.

[@nicholeritchey1383]

I'm not sure if this counts, but I did find a copy in a used book store when I was in Yukon, Oklahoma.

[@JillBearup]

Definitely counts! :)

[@classicslover]

@@JillBearup Look around this comment section for my update...as promised!!

[@michaelmachiavelli]

​@@JillBearupI can confirm that you do have fans here in Oklahoma. Maybe not Pennsylvania numbers.....but we're trying 😊

[@leaht8099]

I can confirm that we are indeed enjoying your book in Pennsylvania! But I have no idea what is actually going on here, none of us do. LOL

[@emmajarema]

Yes! I saw it FEATURED among recent releases at my local bookstore in Michigan! It had its own bookstand and sat atop a pile of copies and everything 😃

[@TorstenLif]

SF-bokhandeln (lit. "The SF bookshop") here in Sweden lists it as in stock at all their three physical stores (Stockholm, Gothenburg and Malmö) and at their web store (which may be a back room of the Stockholm store, I don't know). But they actually have at least one copy at each place.

[@DoomShepherd]

I am from Pennsylvania and downloaded the ebook. All I can say is I’m recommending it to EVERYONE I know - which isn’t that many people - but perhaps as a former librarian my voice has a little weight (probably not).

[@KristineMaitland]

I just the liberty to check for your book in Toronto Canada and nearby. There is an epub copy in Toronto Public Library. In Chapters Indigo Book stores (similar to Weatherspoons) there's 1 at First Canadian Place in Toronto, 2 in Richmond Hill, 2 in Mississauga, 1 in Georgetown, 2 in Newmarket. So in my neck of the woods, so far so good.

[@KatharineMongrain]

The way you say Pennsylvania is so fucking adorable. It's wrong but adorable nonetheless. 😂

[@JillBearup]

😁

[@AvatarRiku]

I like it. Akin to Castlevania

[@BLJG2000]

She was so convincing though. I live near Pennsylvania, but I found myself questioning my pronunciation of it. Hers sounds like the right way, and everyone else is wrong.

[@cmm5542]

​@@BLJG2000I've lived in the UK long enough to where I am more likely to pronounce it like Jill - I still know the 'right way' but Jill's way rolls off the tongue more easily!

[@QALibrary]

0:26 Jill to answer your question they do not print the book parsay they photocopy them nowadays with this type of book. Boons and Mills was doing this back in 1999 and they could make a book between 1 every 30 seconds to 600+ books per minute This was in one of the first classes of library school when I started my degree - it was about the history and development of printing and book-selling

[@7Purple0613]

I gave my copy to a coworker to read. She liked it so much she bought her own copy. There are no local bookstores in our area. She went to a town about 45 miles away and found a copy at an independent bookstore in Naperville, IL.

[@hockeystickbag2]

Saw 2 copies in the local lending Library out in Rural Illinois

[@wartgin]

Illinois Heartland system has 2 copies (both checked out) and 1 current hold.

[@roxanebarbey1394]

In Switzerland! Orell Füssli has it, but only the store in Zürich.

[@kithpendragon]

I'm from PA and I do have a copy, as do many of my friends. I promise we were planning to read it *before* we realized that we know your editor! I haven't seen it in the wild, but I try to spend as little time shopping as humanly possible.

[@marettazilic8479]

I was able to pick up your book from Tropes and Trifles, a new Romance Bookshop in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. I had seen it on their stories sitting on a table and when I went in, grabbed the last copy!

[@christineg8151]

What a wonderful name for a bookshop, especially one specializing in romances!

[@beatricemorgenstern8811]

I got your book through website called Libristo. I suspect it was printed especially for me, because I waited about a month for it. But now I see that on the Matfel website it is available with shipping in a week (96 copies left in stock), so the store must have purchased at least that many copies. Greetings from Poland!

[@memyselfandi3687]

I can’t leave a review on Amazon for whatever reason, but I just read this book and it’s kind of like a cross between The Princess Bride and a choose your own adventure book. I loved the framing of the two stories (Caroline and Henry, Rosalind and Leo) around each other, which The Princess Bride does very well and so do you.

[@likemossIgrowonyou]

There's been so much going on in my that despite getting the book day physical was availible for purchase, I only just read it yesterday. (Start to finish, mostly one sitting) and it was sooooooo good! I loved the moments I recgonized from the shorts, and I loved the inclusion of Caroline talking to Leo and Robin, and when Leo summoned her, and the further parralels between Rosamund's and Caroline's lives. Really, just, all of it. Brilliant storytelling. I loved it so mich. ☺ Not from Pennsylvania, btw. Idahoian here.

[@julecaesara482]

I saw a stack of them in Hugendubel (a very large bookstore chain) in Germany a few months ago. Most of them must have sold as now they are not on display any more, but I spotted two copies on the shelf a month ago.

[@rzuue]

I really enjoyed reading it on long train or bus rides, it somehow really fit the vibe. And it was very enjoyable! It can totally hold up to books by full-time authors and books that are not an authors first ever book, like I was very positively surprised by how high quality the writing, the story and the characters were. And it was really amusing and refreshing with the two parallel plots. You really did great with that one

[@TorstenLif]

Also, I'm one of those still holding out for the audiobook release, but I have to say that one of my most precious memories is meeting and talking to Terry Pratchett when he did a book signing at SF-Bokhandeln here in Stockholm. So if you do get an opportunity to come here, I will buy a signed copy and proudly place it next to "Men at Arms" and "Soul Music" on my bookshelf. They'll make great friends.

[@ourseanmaguire]

I'm from Pennsylvania (and I love the way you pronounced it). I ordered the book as a pre-order, I thought, but I just realized it never came. I've been busy with finishing a school semester, and now I want to go and find this book. It should be easy to find since Pennsylvanians have ordered more copies than any other state in the union. :D

[@DaivBarr]

Washington reader here. I want to say, having gone to the info desk at my local independent bookstore, and pre ordered a copy of “Just Stab Me Now”, with a straight face, was a non trivial challenge. Worth it, of course, delightful book. I have not yet seen any ‘wild’ copies, as yet. But I will browse the shelves and report back when opportunity allows. Hope you are having a lovely day.

[@Saxonygal]

A reader from Minnesota here (your book made it to the American Midwest)! Looking at my local library and all 5 copies have been checked out! I got my copy at the local Target. Well done! 😊

[@lilijeee]

I saw multiple copies in Utrecht, the Netherlands (the bookstore is called Broese), and picked one up

[@screwtape2713]

There is one electronic copy in the Libby's electronic book catalogue used jointly by all the Saskatchewan library systems. With holds on it so about a two-month wait. The main bookstore chain here in Saskatoon Saskatchewan is Coles/Indigo/Chapters with three locations in the city. No copies in stock. But available to order, including online. The other big new bookstore is independent seller McNally Robinson, which has three physical locations, one in Saskatoon SK and two in Winnipeg Manitoba (capital city of neighbouring province), plus a website. According to the website, your book is "in stock" in the main Winnipeg location.

[@annabrewer4408]

As a Pennsylvanian, I am very pleased with my state for doing this. Yay us!

[@13thHourCreations]

I like cheese!

[@kerneywilliams632]

Saw your book at Chaco Canyon Historic Park in New Mexico, being read by the attendant in the gift shop. So talked about your channel with said attentent, a nice Navajo woman who with the 'in' could ask more questions about NA culture than I would otherwise. Chaco btw, is remote as hell, as in 20 miles down a dirt road. It is known for pre historic cannibalism and shapeshifting coyotes.

[@mariafink7190]

The e-book is on Libby! So, many counties in Minnesota have access electronically. (talking about libraries) Hennepin County has 2 physical copies and 5 digital, each with a ton of holds on them. That's the county that covers most of the Twin Cities area.

[@pa4974]

Philly resident here. Cued into your videos through the Tom ?Hall? faux window fight, and then went back and liked some other content, about 1/3 of the way through the shorts. Really liked them. Went back and started from beginning. Took me a few months after publishing but eventually bought a kindle copy of Just Stab Me Now. Next series of videos should be on American Accents and western movie brawls...

[@annekeener4119]

Pennsylvanian here, from Pittsburgh. Pennsylvania has one of the stronger and better funded groups of public libraries, with a lot of cooperation between libraries in the same county. It’s likely there has been a lot of institutional purchases. Doing a quick check of the Carnegie Library / Allegheny County system, there are five copies of your book circulating around, held in different libraries. One of them is actually at the library I usually go to, plus one in the main Carnegie Library and a few of the other libraries in the area. There’s a robust system of holds and inter-library lending, meaning anyone wanting to get your book just has to put in a request and it can be at their library of choice in a day or two assuming there are no other holds ahead of them. I think the Philly system will be similar, etc. It’s probably not just bookshops but all of those library systems, since they might buy 1-10 copies to cover the county.

[@clairewoods1858]

I’ve seen a few in assorted local book stores, in Perth, Western Australia. And hopefully requesting it at my local library next time I’m there, they normally approve of book requests to add to the state collection!

[@werdmatthias]

I saw one in my local one in Colne, Lancashire

[@oddlyeven8775]

I haven't physically checked them, because they are currently closed, but according to the website, three of the Indigo Books in Ottawa, Canada have two copies each in stock.

[@KgrK13]

I didn’t see it in a bookshop, but at my local public library (in Pennsylvania’s northern neighbor of New York). The branch where I work had a print copy on the staff picks shelf (😁) for about *3 hours*. I checked this morning & there’s a wait of 6 weeks for 32 print copies (each branch in our system ordered one) & 4 weeks for the ebook version. (I’ll be honest - I, too, referenced “The Princess Bride” when I asked to buy the book for our branch. It also reminds me a little of Jasper Fforde’s Thursday Next series.) ❤

[@katiecummings6464]

I live in the US state of Georgia and I've seen it in Barnes & Noble. It's also available as a physical book through Target. Target is having a sale now where you can buy a book and get another book for 1/2 price. Just Stab Me Now is part of the sale!

[@Rihholf]

My library system in Washington state has 5 physical copies just waiting to be borrowed and 3 ebook copies with with a queue of a dozen people waiting for it.

[@johnsullivan6560]

A quest! I accept!

[@WithinWondersCurios]

Another Pennsylvania fan here! I did get a digital copy though. At least from my area I know so many people that are writers and are trying to be published authors that the meta combined with the fantasy world just seems like something all of them would enjoy.