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"Vlad the Impaler" is the fourth graphic book that Ernie Colon and I have created together. The first one, "The 9/11 Report," was published three years ago and, happily for us, became a best seller. Twenty or more years ago, we'd barely have ONE completed and published in three years time. You see, Ernie lives in Huntington on Long Island and I live more than 3,000 miles away in Los Angeles. We hadn't seen each other for more than 15 years before we finished that first book. Yes, I said FINISHED the book. We didn't see each other at all while we wrote and drew it.

Thank goodness for the invention of that thing called the computer. I wrote the script, yes, on the computer, and emailed it to him. He drew it on, yes, the computer, and emailed the pages back to me. We then edited it and offered each other suggestions, made changes when we decided it was necessary, and voila, the book!

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The New York Times Bestseller Highlights for the Week of October 25th

Penguin Group (USA) lands eight debuts on The New York Times bestseller list for the week of October 25th: on the hardcover fiction list, A Touch of Dead by Charlaine Harris (Ace) hits at #2, while The Professional by Robert B. Parker (Putnam) is #4. On the mass market fiction list, Heat Lightning by John Sandford (Berkley) is #4, while Shadowlight by Lynn Viehl (Onyx) is #17. The Wordy Shipmates by Sarah Vowel (Riverhead) is #13 on the paperback nonfiction list. In the young readers category, Lego Star Wars by Simon Beecroft (DK) is #2, while The Runaway Mummy by Michael Rex (Putnam) is #9, both on the children’s picture books list; while on the children’s chapter books list, Return to the Hundred Acre Wood by David Benedictus (Dutton) is #3, and Fire by Kristin Cashore (Dial) is #4.

Here are more New York Times bestseller highlights: