J.H. Markert

I smiled—for what had I to fear?
Edgar Allan Poe ~ “The Tell-Tale Heart and Other Writings”

Tuesday, October 15th at 8:00pm ET – Tuesday, October 22nd at 8:00pm ET on eBay

Go to Ebay to Bid!
Tuesday, October 15 at 8pm ET – Tuesday, October 22nd at 8pm ET

Auction Items

  • Auction 1

    • Three (3) Signed and Personalized Books
      • The Nightmare Man (hardcover)
      • Mister Lullaby (hardcover)
      • All things Bright and Strange (trade paperback)
  • Value: Priceless
  • Shipping via USPS:
    Free Domestic (US) and International Shipping
  • $15 starting bid
  • Auction 2

    • 20 minute Zoom call with James!
    • Value: Priceless
    • To be set up between James, the library, and the winner at the end of the auction
  • Shipping – NA
  • $10 starting bid
  • Auction 3

    • Your Name in one of James’ next books
      • We can’t guarantee what kind of character it will be – main, side, good, evil, etc.
    • Value: Priceless
    • We will be in touch to let you know what book your name will be in and when it will be released
  • Shipping – NA
  • $20 starting bid

Author’s Biography

J.H. Markert, the author of THE NIGHTMARE MAN, MISTER LULLABY and the forthcoming SLEEP TIGHT, is the pen name for writer James Markert, an award-winning novelist of historical fiction. James is a produced screenwriter, husband, and father of two from Louisville, Kentucky, where he was also a tennis pro for 25 years, before hanging up the racquets for good in 2020. He graduated with a degree in History from the University of Louisville in 1997 and has been writing ever since. With a total of 10 published novels under his belt, James writes historical fiction under his name and horror/thriller under J.H. Markert. He has recently completed his next historical novel, RANSOM BURNING, a civil rights era family/crime drama that James calls “my best book yet!” James recently finished another horror novel called DIG, and is currently hard at work on his next novel, SPIDER TO THE FLY, which will be his next release with Crooked Lane in the fall of 2025!

Learn more about James on his website.

Reminder:

The live auction will be from Tuesday October 15th at 8:00pm – Tuesday October 22nd at 8:00pm ET on eBay. You can bid anytime during that week on eBay. 

You can find all of the details of the auction – bidding, shipping, etc – on our FAQ page.


J.H. Markert
has generously donated swag to the Friends of the Ashland Public Library for our online Horror Swag Bag Auction 2024, helping raise funds to support our library programs for all ages. We are so grateful!