Life on Tilt's First Review! (posted June 12 @ 2:30 AM ET)

The first published review of Life on Tilt hit the newstands today. It appeared in the June edition of Boom, a local publication aimed at those in the prime of life. Reviewer Madelyn Thorne seemed to really get the book, despite having limited familiarity with poker. I've posted the review in the forum section for your reading pleasure.

Last weekend I had the pleasure of meeting many customers at Market Block Books in Troy (thanks Stanley!) and Borders at Crossgates Mall (thanks Todd!). It was wonderful to chat books and poker with everyone. Saturday night I had the privilege of attending a CD release party for Dead-Lift, a terrific high-energy group who is really committed to their music and their fans. I think you'll be hearing a lot more from them in the future.

This week we sent the mastered disks for the audio book off to the digital distributor. This includes the song "Dream this Dream", written and performed by Kenna James, the same person who wrote the foreword for the book. He also cashed at the World Series of Poker earlier this week, making him a triple threat! I expect the audio book will be available for sale here (www.lifeontilt.com) by June 25 and iTunes and other distribution partners should pick it up by July 7.

I'm in the midst of 4 appearances in 5 days to wrap up the Father's Day portion of the tour. We've been doing something called "The Poker Challenge" at this week's events. I play a game of five card stud against customers and they win free books or in-store discounts.

If you've finished reading your copy of Life on Tilt, please drop me a line and let me know your thoughts. I love to hear from readers.

May the flop be with you,

John