I just posted a list on the 10 greatest American movies about filmmaking
2 months ago
– Tue, Jan 27, 2026 at 01:20:10 PM
In case you wondered which of the movies in the book are the best, here's your answer!
https://nathanrabin.substack.com/p/the-10-greatest-american-movies-about
Incidentally, we (or rather, my sister-in-law Romy) have shipped out 341 packages and have 42 left to go.
It's exciting to be so close to the end, and I have Romy to thank for that and so much more!
I hope you're loving the book. A whole lot of work went into it.
Update!
3 months ago
– Tue, Jan 13, 2026 at 01:11:32 PM
Hey, you beautiful people,
I just wanted to thank you all again for buying The Fractured Mirror. At this point, more than half of the books have been shipped out thanks to my amazing sister-in-law, Romy.
The exception is hardcovers. They take longer to print, but I have over 100 coming in within the next two weeks.
That means a lot of y'all should have gotten the book by now, and hopefully read it as well. I'd love to get word out about The Fractured Mirror. Because it's not carried in brick-and-mortar stores, Amazon reviews are extremely important. If you enjoyed The Fractured Mirror, please consider posting a five-star review on Amazon. I have eleven so far, but would love to get into the triple digits, the way I did The Weird Accordion to Al and The Weird A-Coloring to Al. In a related development, those are also books that defied the odds and sold well and got attention outside of my weird, solitary world. I don't have a publicist or an ad budget, so I am very dependent on word of mouth.
Also, I'd love to do podcast interviews to promote the book. I'd like to do non-podcast interviews to promote the book. I just want to talk to someone!
You can reach me at [email protected]
Also, I really wanted to introduce readers to great, weird, obscure movies. Have you watched any movies because of The Fractured Mirror? If so, what did you think?
Thanks again for all of the patience, and thank you, Romy, for getting the books out there.
It'll be worth the wait!
Nathan
Update: Books are headed your way!
3 months ago
– Mon, Dec 29, 2025 at 08:01:40 AM
I've gotten a few messages asking if or when their books would arrive.
The answer is soon! Sending out hundreds of books when you're recovering from a car accident isn't easy, but my very capable sister-in-law is sending them out through Stamps.com, which is way more effective than what I was doing.
We've already sent out hundreds of copies, but we have hundreds more to go, so hopefully by the beginning or middle of February everyone will have their books, the exception are people outside the US. I tried to make it impossible for people outside my home country to buy books, since internationaly shipping costs are insane, and would result in me losing money, but a few slipped in. I've refunded everyone outside the US. Let me know if you haven't received your refund yet.
Thanks for the patience! I promise the book will be worth it.
Thanks,
Nathan
You should have gotten your The Fractured Mirror PDF. The Books Will Ship Soon
4 months ago
– Tue, Dec 09, 2025 at 03:16:55 PM
Hey, you guys!
The book is done. I sent out all the PDFs. If you haven't gotten one, let me know, and I'll send one to you ASAP.
Now we're sending out the print copies. The process has begun, and we've gotten our first 200 books in, but it will take a while to send them all out, especially since I'm recovering from a car accident. Thankfully, I have help in sending them out.
If you've received your PDF, I would love it if you would write a nice review on Amazon. I know they suck and are evil, but they're also where my book will live and die, so reviews there are crucial.
Happy holidays, everyone! Thanks for being so patient. I'm so overjoyed to be able to share the gift of the Fractured Mirror with you!
Nathan
Happy early Thanksgiving! Books are done, ordered, will be with you soon!
5 months ago
– Wed, Nov 26, 2025 at 06:52:24 AM
Hey, you beautiful people,
I just wanted to wish y'all a happy early Thanksgiving, and give you an update on the books.
I'm proud to say that they are officially done. My publishing day was November 19th. I've ordered hundreds of copies of The Fractured Mirror from Amazon. They should be shipping out early December and arriving at my home in mid-December. Then I will ship them out for y'all.
Very excited! The books look and read great. I can't wait for you to read them.
Thanks again for your support and your patience. It took a very long time to get to this place, but it's been worth it.
If you want to order more books, or take advantage of what I'm calling the Freaking Golden deal, where you can get signed copies of The Fractured Mirror and The Weird-A-Coloring AND a five by seven print of The Weird A-Coloring to Al artwork signed by Felie and me for a year-long subscription to my Substack newsletter, Nathan Rabin’s Bad Ideas at: https://nathanrabin.substack.com/
You can buy an additional signed copy of The Fractured Mirror here: https://www.nathanrabin.com/shop
If you can't wait, you can also buy it from Amazon, unsigned, here
