The Sunday Post is a weekly meme hosted by Kimba @ Caffeinated Book Reviewer ~ It’s a chance to share news ~ A post to recap the past week on my blog and share news about what’s coming up in the week ahead.
What’s been happening since my last Sunday Post:
Hope those of you in the LA area are safe! The situation there is so scary, and I know there’s been so much loss already. It’s been a little bit hard for me to reconcile cheerfully promoting my book when the world is literally on fire, but my release happens on the 21st no matter what else is going on in the world, so I kind of have to. Still, I hope those in California know I’m not just blithely forgetting them. Stay safe out there!
The Song of Orphan’s Garden Book News:
- I received my author copies! Actually, I first set eyes on my actual, real book at work when a box showed up there before I got my own author copies. My coworker started opening the box, got a quick glimpse, realized what it was, and immediately shut it. She then calmly said over the headset, “Nicole, could you come back to receiving?” It was such an exciting moment!! Then, when I got home a box was waiting for me there too!! I made this fun little video to highlight the moment:
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- The audiobook is now available to pre-order, and it’s on sale for only $1.99 through Libro.fm as one of their Kids’ Club picks! I believe the sale goes to the end of January, so pick it up now so you don’t miss out! Of course, you can also get it through any other retailer that sells audiobooks (but $1.99 is an incredible deal!).
- If you’re in the Chicagoland area, come celebrate with me at my launch event at Barnes & Noble Mellody Farm in Vernon Hills!
Past book news you may have missed:
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- The book is available on both Edelweiss and NetGalley. (If you read, I’d appreciate it if you leave a review!)
- Also, it’s a Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection!
- You can read about my inspiration for the book here and check out my trailer here.
- If you’re interested in a Discussion Guide (including the many forms of poetry used in the book), you can find it on my website!
- My pre-order campaign is live!
What I Read:
- I read The House at the End of the Sea by Victoria M. Adams, a wonderful fairy fantasy.
- Then I listened to The Lotus Flower Champion by Pintip Dunn and Love Dunn. I’ve had this one from NetGalley for a long time, but never got to it, so I had to fix that before 2024 ended!
- I listened to Bull by David Elliott, a unique Greek mythology retelling told all in formal verse!! (David Elliott is seriously brilliant!)
- And finally, I listened to The Song of Orphan’s Garden by … me. 😂 I got a review copy of the audiobook so I could give feedback. It was very surreal to listen to someone else reading my book out loud, but Esther Wane and Keval Shah did a fantastic job with it! (Check out the book news section below for info on a $1.99 sale of the audiobook!)
Here’s what you may have missed on the blog since my last Sunday Post:
- January 2025 Discussion Challenge Link-Up & Giveaway!
- 2024 End of Year Book Survey (& Year in Graphs!)
- Top Ten Middle Grade Books I’m Anticipating: Jan-Mar 2025!
NEW Pre-order Campaigns
Head over to my Pre-Order Campaigns Page to see ALL of the pre-order deals, including pictures!!
Here’s a list of the pre-order campaigns I’ve added to the list since my last Sunday Post:
Pre-order THE UNRAVELING OF EMLYN DULAINE by Lindsay A. Franklin to receive an art print, a glitter sticker, a signed bookplate, and two bookmarks! (US only) (Ends 2/3) CLICK FOR DETAILS
Pre-order MODERN DIVINATION by Isabel Agajanian to receive an art print and bookmarks. Pre-orders from participating indies (or people who attend the UK tour) will also receive an additional art print! (US only – but there will be a UK tour) (Ends 5/5) CLICK FOR DETAILS
Pre-order AN OVERDUE MATCH by Sarah Monzon to receive 40% off, free shipping, a bookmark, signed bookplate and sticker! (Ends 2/17) CLICK FOR DETAILS
Pre-order A FATE UNWOVEN by Rachael A. Edwards to receive a a set of 6 character cards! (Ends 9/29) CLICK FOR DETAILS
Lots of good stuff! Have any news? Feel free to share in the comments!
I liked The Lotus Flower Champion. And I liked your book as well! I’ve got my review and your interview scheduled on this coming Thursday! Can’t wait to share all the info with my middle school librarians in my district too! Like you I’m really worried about everyone in the way of the fires in California right now also.
Thanks for sharing it with librarians you know – that’s honestly the very best support I could ask for!!
Congrats on all your great author news. It’s so cool that you got your author book and got to listen to the audiobook. I wish I lived closer and could go to your launch party.
Aww… I wish you were closer too. Hopefully someday we’ll get to meet in person. You never know!!
Author’s copies! That’s so exciting!
It is!!
It’s 100% ok to care about and worry about people yet go on and live your own life. 🙂 Please continue cheerfully promoting your book! This is your time! This is your moment!
Thanks for that encouragement. Today I found a couple ways that I can directly help people impacted by the fires, so that made me feel a bit better than doing nothing!
The fires, the snow there’s plenty of challenges out there. It’s such an exciting time for you with your book. Enjoy!
Anne – Books of My Heart This is my Sunday Post
So true!!
I love seeing all those author copies on your shelf! And thank you for the link to the Libro.fm audio edition; I preordered it. (I will be preordering the hardcover, too.)
Listening to someone else read your book must have been exciting but surreal. Did you have moments of being surprised and thinking “Wow, that sentence/passage/chapter is really good”? Because I’m quite sure it is good, but I know how critical I am of my own writing. It’s always a pleasant surprise to go back to something and realize, “Hey, that was pretty good!”
Anyway, I wish you the best of luck with the release, and I hope the book sells well. I love the premise and the cover, and just wish I had a child of the right age to give it to (in addition to my own copy.) But never mind; I’m going to recommend it to my library, where hopefully it will get into the hands of children I don’t even know.
I definitely had a few moments where I was like, “Oh, that part right there sounds really good!” It’s so nice to hear your vision come to life through the narrators!
And thank you so much for pre-ordering! If you’d like the pre-order goodies, make sure to fill out my form! (If you don’t have a receipt to link, no worries, just link any random file – I’ll know it’s you. 🙂 )
Turns out I didn’t have to; my library system has already ordered three copies. 🙂
Yay!!! It’s been exciting to see a lot of libraries ordering it!!
I love the video, Nicole! I am so happy for you! I’ve pre-ordered your book through my local indie. I can’t want to read it! I hope you have a great week, Nicole!
Oh, thanks so much for preordering!!
Congrats on the release. I am glad to hear the audio narrators did a great job.
It’s wonderful that your coworkers are so supportive of your writing career. Yes, I think you need another shelf of your book!