I think the idea of a Big Launch Event is a little overblown. You wait until you get all your ducks in a row before sending the book into the world, but the problem with that is sometimes the ducks never line up. So why not release the ebook when it’s ready, and let the paper and audio versions come when they come?
And how’s this for the blurb?
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Every life represents a universe — the saying goes, “When an elder dies, a library burns to the ground,” but all people have collected a library full of experiences and wisdom and hard lessons learned. When hundreds or thousands die, the loss is enormous. When they are victims of institutional mass murder, the tragedy is unspeakable.
The most important book Warren Bluhm assembled since Refuse to be Afraid emerged out of his grief at losing his wife: “It grew from there — how dare any so-called leader rain such agony down on other human beings? Life, this precious fragile gift, should never be ended deliberately and violently, and how dare anyone inflict violent death on others and subject their loved ones to this deep grief?”
“War IS the Crime: Reflections on Peace and Nonviolence” collects posts from the warrenbluhm.com blog into a call to end mass slaughter as a means to settle humanity’s differences.
“I have no illusions that I will sell many copies of this little book or that it will change the world in my lifetime, but I want to put these thoughts somewhere that they can be shared and, perhaps, taken to heart,” Bluhm said. “I truly believe I am not alone in these thoughts and that perhaps a book like this might encourage anyone who might be filled with despair that constant war is inevitable. People want peace, so we ought to be working together toward that goal.”
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I’m still working on the physical versions, but the digital is ready, so what the hey. I’ll plan to make a fuss when it’s all out there.
