You CAN Judge a Book When It's Covered

 History Press finally matched our upcoming book with its cover! It might not seem like a big deal, but it was a bit unnerving to see Haunted Noble County, Indiana up for preorder everywhere, but without a cover to ... well, cover it.

 

 But wait--there's more. I decided to Google the book so I could give you all the links to it, and discovered Google is now giving AI overviews to anything you search. I can't say I'm thrilled. I'd much rather dig the info up by myself, but I bow to our future computer overlords so, just for fun, here's what artificial intelligence had to say about the book:

 

 

AI Overview

 

"Noble County, Indiana, has its share of ghost stories and haunted locations, including Albion's Rose Hill Cemetery, the Cromwell Library, and the Strand Theatre in Kendallville, according to a local author. A book titled "Haunted Noble County, Indiana" by Mark R. Hunter and Emily Jane Hunter details these and other spooky tales. 

 

 

Specific Haunted Locations:

 

• Rose Hill Cemetery (Albion) https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-1-d&cs=1&sca_esv=b0a6a50bf49897c6&q=Rose+Hill+Cemetery: Known for the restless spirit of Adam Hoffman, who was robbed and murdered in 1897. 

• Cromell Library: https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-1-d&cs=1&sca_esv=b0a6a50bf49897c6&q=Cromwell+Library Some believe a friendly ghost greets patrons. 
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• Strand Theatre (Kendallville) https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-1-d&cs=1&sca_esv=b0a6a50bf49897c6&q=Strand+Theatre: Reportedly haunted by a figure seen in the old projection room. 
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• Sand Hill: One of the highest points in Indiana, rumored to be haunted, according to a book about the area.
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  Another High Hill: Said to be haunted due to a hanging or a murder immortalized by a poet. 

   

  Additional Information:

  • Mark R. Hunter, a local author, has extensively researched and documented Noble County's haunted history. 
• The book "Haunted Noble County, Indiana"  Haunted Noble County, Indiana – Arcadia Publishing is part of the "Haunted America" series. 
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• A Haunted Noble County Facebook group exists for sharing information and stories.
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• Limberlost Souls, a haunted trail in Noble County events-item limberlost-souls-annual-haunted-trail - visitnoblecounty is a popular attraction during the Halloween season, according to Visit Noble County:  Boo! Looking to be Spooked in Noble? 👻     

 

 Okay, so a couple of notes. First of all, there is no Haunted Noble County Facebook group. I already have three FB pages: My main one, my author page, and the one for Smoky Days and Sleepless Nights that I never merged into the Mark R. Hunter author page. Plus the page I run for the Albion Fire Department. I never even considered creating a group.

Hm. Maybe a group for all our books?

Second, "theatre"? Is the AI British? That's where "1984" came from, after all.

 Third, "another high hill"? It found all those other details, but couldn't be bothered to identify Diamond Lake Hill? Also, the poem takes place on Sand Hill.

 

Diamond Lake hill, also known as Diamond Hill. See? I found it.

 

Well, any publicity is good publicity, I suppose. Anyway, you can now see the cover and preorder the book at places including:

 

Haunted Noble County, Indiana – Arcadia Publishing

Haunted Noble County, Indiana (Haunted America): Hunter, Mark R., Hunter, Emily Jane: 9781467156066: Amazon.com: Books

Haunted Noble County, Indiana by Mark R. Hunter, Emily Jane Hunter, Paperback | Barnes & Noble®

Haunted Noble County, Indiana - (Haunted America) by Mark R Hunter & Emily Jane Hunter (Paperback) : Target

Haunted Noble County, Indiana - Hunter, Mark R; Hunter, Emily Jane - Dussmann - Das Kulturkaufhaus  (Is this ... German?)

Haunted Noble County, Indiana Book By Mark R Hunter,emily Jane Hunter, (Paperback) | Indigo  (Wait, the cover's not on this one yet.)

Haunted Noble County, Indiana (Haunted America) | Port Book and News

Haunted Noble County, Indiana - Mark R. Hunter, Emily Jane Hunter - häftad (9781467156066) | Adlibris Bokhandel

Results for "Haunted Noble County, Indiana" | Bookmarks | Non-Profit and Independent Bookstore

Haunted Noble County, Indiana / Najlacnejšie knihy (I have no idea where this one's located, but they've decided Emily wrote the book solo.)

Haunted Noble County, Indiana - 三民網路書店  (Um ....?)

Haunted Noble County, Indiana │ 誠品線上 - 閱讀與生活的無盡想像  (More um ...?)

https://www.thriftbooks.com/w/haunted-noble-county-indiana_mark-r-hunter_emily-jane-hunter/54876559

Haunted Noble County, Indiana (Haunted America) (Paperback) | Forever Books 

I kept finding more and it was getting ridiculous, so I gave up. Sometimes I found some of our other books, including some of our self-published ones in places they should never have gotten to, but who am I to complain? 

I assume that, like our book Images of America: Albion and Noble County, the new one will be available in e-book and hardcover. At the moment an audio book isn't in the cards, but don't you want to see the photos? Sure you do.