Hey everyone, David here. I'm going to get you to this week's episode of Close Reeds in just a second.

But first, I have to tell you about something that I am so excited about.

It is a new story from the creator of the Million Plus Selling Green Ember series.

It's a brand new story with an old soul.

It's the Can't Miss first adventure in a thrilling new series.

It's Jack Zulu and the Waylanders Key. An enchanting adventure in the tradition new series, it's Jack, Zulu, and the Waylander's Key.

An enchanting adventure in the tradition of Tolkien and Lewis, as well as Spielberg and Lucas.

But this fantastical journey launches in rural West Virginia in the 80s,

with a half-apalach and half-African kid trying to escape the town he sees defining his small, sad life.

Jack discovers a gate hiding a city between 12 realms

and finds out where he truly belongs in a surprising and satisfying adventure.

It's written by S.D. Smith, also known as Sam, around here.

He wrote this with his son, Josiah, so it's a true family operation.

It's really a wonderful story that they're telling,

just in telling stories together. My kids love it. We're reading it together. And if your kids

love the Green Ember series, but are getting, you know, a bit older, this is going to be

perfect for you. The pre-order is going on now. It launched on October 4th, and the book

officially releases on Novembermber 15th on

on november 20th we're doing a launch party here in concord north carolina which you can learn more

about at goldberrybooks.com if you want to get this book you can head to jack zulu dot com that's jac k z u

u dot com be sure to sign up for his newsletter to get access to all of the great things that SD Smith is doing. Again, it's jackzulu.com. I hope you'll check this book out because it is

truly worth adding to your family's library. This episode is also brought to you by layered

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