Open me for DETAILS ON HOW TO GET YOUR HANDS ON AN ADVANCE READER COPY OF “THE CRAFTING CON” and “Trickster in the Palace & Other Tales”! ✨
Greetings Gentle Reader from the Land of Whimsical!
Exciting news everyone, Advanced Reader Copy applications are LIVE for both “The Crafting Con” and “Trickster in the Palace & Other Tales”! Read on for more!
Keep scrolling to find:
- Our anticipated summer release, Trickers In The Palace, releases soon! Last chance to preorder with goodies (including 2 surprise bonus gifts for each preorder 👀) AND a new edition that you can add to your shelves!
- You can get an ARC of Trickster In The Palace, on NetGalley and Whimsical!
- The Crafting Con goes live on NetGalley TODAY and is open for ARC applications NOW on Whimsical (go sign up!!!)
- Come meet Whimsical in Nelson!! At the Nelson Farmers’ markets from July 24th – 25th
It’s time for ARCs and preorder updates!
Our summer release is fast approaching! Hurry while you still have time to hop on the ongoing preorder campaign, Trickster In The Palace by Kaitlyn Carter Brown. This collection is expanding upon her already established (and absolutely gorgeous) world of the Instanolde Chronicles. This cover is absolutely enthralling and (ahhhhhh!!!) WE ARE OBSESSED WITH THE PREORDER ART! I mean, just look at the art of Raz and El from @suzelfruz.draws, @theogwhimsicalartist and @icandrawiswear!
Also, as a new fun bonus we will be including 2 little surprise extra gifts with each preorder, but only for the preorder period until June 16th! Trickster’s release week is June 14th-17th and includes a ton of fun such as:
- June 14th: Kaitlyn Carter Brown’s birthday!! We’ll also be launching the release week newsletter with a sneak peek from the first of the 3 short stories in our newsletter!
- June 15th: Author live chat with Kaitlyn Carter Brown over on Whimsical’s IG
- June 16th: Trickster release day!
- June 17th: Giveaway!
Additionally, we have now added a hardcover edition of Trickster to the roster, and you can preorder the hardcover right through Whimsical Publishing! 🤩
Also, to those of you who may have already preordered this as a paperback, and you would like to have it now be a hardcover, please reach out to our customer service team at: whimsicalbooks@gmail.com and we will get it updated for you! 💛 Please let us know your name, and order number and your preorder will be updated from a paperback to a hardcover at no additional cost.
Not only that, but Trickster in the Palace, & Other Tales is going digital! You can preorder the e-book from Amazon, and the audiobook will be available on Audible (release date to be announced soon), read to you by Erik Homme!
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Now, while we still have to wait till fall (sobs) for this one, we also want to remind you that E.P. Stav’s The Crafting Con is also available for preorder. This book is unlike anything Whimsical has ever put out before! It’s our first contemporary romance and it takes a take on nerd culture that is so much fun for anyone who loves anything books, cosplay, and cons. (I mean, it is called the Crafting Con for a reason? *wink, wink*)
This sweet, meaningful, nerdy and fun exclusive edition is going to have:
- Exterior dust jacket art
- Interior dust jacket art
- Shiny foiling on the interior and exterior
- Glistening sprayed edges
- Hardcase art
- Printed end pages with character art
- Interior illustrations
- A bonus chapter
- Preorder incentive gifts, including:
- Character art postcard
- Character art bookmark (double sided)
- “The Geek Life” sticker
- Signed book plate from the author
- 2 bonus surprise gifts
BUT WAIT… do you Wanna read The Crafting Con Now!?
Well, you’re in luck!! As of TODAY, The Crafting Con is LIVE on NetGalley and on Whimsical Publishing and you can head over to either of those now and apply to read the ARC copy of this stunning contemporary romance early:
- NetGalley: The Crafting Con | ARC
- Whimsical Publishing: The Crafting Con | ARC Application
Don’t forget all of this fun!
Alright, all that being said, here’s the summary of dates… don’t forget!
- TODAY, June 9th: The Crafting Con is up on NetGalley
- June 14th – 17th: Trickster in The Palace & Other Tales’ release week
- July 10th – 16th: Whimsical’s Christmas in July sale
- July 10th at 10:00 AM PDT: Author live chat with Whimsical’s owner Hannah and founder Micheline
- July 14th: Shooting Stars goes live on NetGalley
- July 24th – 25th: Whimsical will be at the Nelson, BC Farmers’ Markets
As always, thank you all so much for supporting our journey thus far. We’re a small team and we appreciate and see all your comments, messages, and orders. As a family run press, it means the world!
Until next time,
Whimsical Publishing 🩷🦩