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It’s Here! It’s Here! In all its Wonderland craziness!

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Door: Why it’s simply impassible!
Alice: Why, don’t you mean impossible?
Door: No, I do mean impassible. (chuckles) Nothing’s impossible!

~ Lewis Carroll, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland

Our Whimsical Classic Collection is growing!

If you had told us ten years ago that we’d be making wacky, WONDERfully colourful editions like this one of our favourite classics… Well, we might have been much like Alice! But apparently, as the Door says, “Nothing’s impossible!” 🎉

It’s here, it’s here! In all its Wonderland craziness and you can now preorder this exclusive edition from our site. This dust jacketed hardcover, with art and design by our very own Micheline Ryckman, includes interior illustrations, and during the preorder period you have the option of ordering this edition with sprayed edges (as shown)!!!

This edition is only available in our shop.

The first 20 orders will receive the bookmark pictured below for free* (shipped separately). And if you buy during the preorder period, you’ll have the option to get your copy with gorgeous striped sprayed edges!
The sprayed edge option will only be available during the preorder period, which ends on release day April 21st, 2026.  

This is a PREORDER. Any items purchased with this book will be held and shipped together when this book is released on April 21, 2026.

“I can’t explain myself, I’m afraid, sir,” said Alice, “Because I’m not myself, you see.”
~~~
When Alice sees a white rabbit take a watch out of its waistcoat pocket she decides to follow it, and a sequence of most unusual events is set in motion.

Lewis Carroll’s works are in the public domain in Canada and can be printed without copyright infringement.

Excited for more classics? No worries, we have many more planned for 2026!

Follow our Instagram for the most up-to-date information!

XOXO,
The Whimsical Team

Mark Your Calendar for:

February 4th  – Fangs, Fate and Mondays cover reveal and preorder campaign
February 4th – Author Live Chat with Hayley Reese-Chow hosted on Whimsical Publishing’s Instagram account (7:00 PM MST / 8:00 PM CT)
February 10th – New Whimsical exclusive classic title reveal

Persuasion is Here!

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And then there were four!

Today, Whimsical’s exclusive edition of Persuasion is out in the world!

Our edition was designed to match the other three books in our Jane Austen collection with a gorgeous design on the hardcase beneath the dust jacket, both created by artist and historical romance author Jenelle Hovde, along with interior illustrations and ornamentals.

*The bookmark was only available during the preorder and will be sent separately from the book. Please allow up to 6 weeks after the release date to receive it.

Persuasion Blurb:

At twenty-­seven, Anne Elliot is no longer young and has few romantic prospects. Eight years earlier, she had been persuaded by her friend Lady Russell to break off her engagement to Frederick Wentworth, a handsome naval captain with neither fortune nor rank. What happens when they encounter each other again is movingly told in Jane Austen’s last completed novel. Set in the fashionable societies of Lyme Regis and Bath, Persuasion is a brilliant satire of vanity and pretension, but, above all, it is a love story tinged with the heartache of missed opportunities.

Filled with Jane Austen’s trademark wit, Persuasion is both a delightful romantic comedy and a surprisingly subversive exploration of our need to persuade, and be persuaded by, others.

Buy it here!

Don’t forget, we have another Whimsical Exclusive classic currently available for preorder!

Be sure to snag your copy of The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe while the free bookmark and sprayed edges are still available!

And don’t miss our Black Friday sale next week! It’s our biggest sale of the year!

30% off entire shop (excluding preorders)

Which Jane Austen story do you hope we do next? Let us know by replying to this email or dropping us a message on Instagram!

XOXO,
The Whimsical Team

Mark Your Calendar for:

November 28th – Black Friday Sale!
March 10th – Title reveal for Hayley Reese Chow’s next book!

Step Through the Wardrobe with Whimsical!

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You read that right – Whimsical is going to Narnia!

Our Whimsical Classic Collection is growing!

Whimsical is proud to present our exclusive edition of The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe. This edition is only available in our shop. You may recognize some of the artwork on both the dust jacket and hardcase as pieces previously designed by our own Micheline Ryckman.

The first 20 orders will receive the bookmark pictured below for free* (shipped separately). And if you buy during the preorder period, you’ll have the option to get your copy with gorgeous coppery metallic edges!
The sprayed edge option will only be available during the preorder period.  

*Bookmark will be sent separately from the book. Please allow up to 6 weeks after the release date to receive it.

This is a PREORDER. Any items purchased with this book will be held and shipped together when this book is released on March 26, 2026.

When we decided to begin the Narnia collection, we went back and forth about whether to release these books in chronological or publication order… but to be true to Lewis’s stories, we chose publication order.

The Pevensie children open a door and enter Narnia, the land beyond the wardrobe, the secret country known only to Peter, Susan, Edmund, and Lucy, the place where the adventure begins. Lucy is the first to find the secret of the wardrobe in the professor’s mysterious old house. At first, no one believes her when she tells of her adventures in the land of Narnia. But soon Edmund and then Peter and Susan discover the Magic and meet Aslan, the Great Lion, for themselves. In the blink of an eye, their lives are changed forever.

C.S. Lewis’s works are in the public domain in Canada and can be printed without copyright infringement.

For our Jane Austen fans, don’t fret! We still plan to finish her 6-novel collection. The remaining two books – Mansfield Park and Northanger Abbey – will be coming soon!

Follow our Instagram for the most up-to-date information!

XOXO,
The Whimsical Team

Mark Your Calendar for:

November 18th  – Persuasion release date
November 28th – Black Friday Sale

Can we Persuade you to add this Whimsical Exclusive to your collection?

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Preorder Persuasion today!

We are delighted to bring you the fourth novel (and many readers’ favorite) in our Jane Austen Collection! This breathtaking cover art was created by artist and historical romance author Jenelle Hovde.

This edition is available for preorder exclusively from our shop! Our edition was designed to match the other three books in our Jane Austen collection with a gorgeous design on the hardcase beneath the dust jacket, along with interior illustrations and ornamentals. Both the jacket artwork and the design on the hardcase were created by Jenelle Hovde. The first 20 preorders will receive the stunning bookmark pictured below absolutely free!*

Please note that any items you order with this will be held and shipped when this book is released on November 18th, 2025.

*Bookmark will be sent separately from the book. Please allow up to 6 weeks after the release date to receive it.

Persuasion Blurb:

At twenty-­seven, Anne Elliot is no longer young and has few romantic prospects. Eight years earlier, she had been persuaded by her friend Lady Russell to break off her engagement to Frederick Wentworth, a handsome naval captain with neither fortune nor rank. What happens when they encounter each other again is movingly told in Jane Austen’s last completed novel. Set in the fashionable societies of Lyme Regis and Bath, Persuasion is a brilliant satire of vanity and pretension, but, above all, it is a love story tinged with the heartache of missed opportunities.

Filled with Jane Austen’s trademark wit, Persuasion is both a delightful romantic comedy and a surprisingly subversive exploration of our need to persuade, and be persuaded by, others.

I mean, just LOOK at how gorgeous they all are together! We are obsessed and we hope you love these editions just as much as we do!

And before you go, two quick updates!

First, we are now able to ship books to the EU!!

 

*Please note that if you buy anything else with a book, it will be sent in an untracked, stamped envelope.

 

And Second, make sure you snag a FREE KINDLE COPY of Into the Churn!

I hope this news made you smile! Which Jane Austen story do you hope we do next? Let us know by replying to this email or dropping us a message on Instagram!

XOXO,
The Whimsical Team

Mark Your Calendar for:

October 7th – A Child of the Changeling Publication Day!
November 4th – Our next Classic Whimsical Exclusive Preorder Launch
November 28th – Black Friday Sale!