Open me for exciting news about Whimsical’s newest geeky preorder… The Crafting Con! ✨
Greetings Gentle Reader from the Land of Whimsical!
We’re here to grace your inbox with some exciting news and updates! We hope everyone’s been cozy and warm these past few weeks. It’s been busy over here as we hurry to get you new gorgeous editions of your favorites and put together what we hope will be your next five ⭐ read.
In this newsletter, you’ll find:
- How and where to preorder The Crafting Con
- Details on our Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland release date
- A fang-tastic collection of events for Fangs, Fate, and Mondays’ release week
Alright! That being said…
Buckle up friends, here comes the big cover reveal and preorder campaign details for The Crafting Con!
The Crafting Con… it’s cover reveal time!
Alert! Gorgeous cover reveal and preorder incoming!
Drumroll please… 🥁
TA-DA!
And yes, that image is correct! All preorders of the exclusive edition of this beautifully fantastic book 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
Excited!? Us too!
You can now order E.P. Stavs’ Whimsical Publishing debut novel HERE for the exclusive edition, and/or on Amazon for the eBook!
Also, would you look at that incredibly adorable cover by our very own Micheline Ryckman and Megan McCullough! We’re absolutely obsessed with all the details! (Do you see those lil tools in the background??) If you need a refresher on what this delightful, geeky, contemporary romance novel is about, here’s the blurb:
Ava Aimes idolizes her nerdtastic father, but when he ditches her mom for his soulmate—a move that turns her mother into the walking dead—she vows to give up the geek life forever. She won’t let anything remind them of what they’ve lost, even if it means saying goodbye to her best friend, Declan. Their memories are tied too closely to her traitor dad.
Five years later, that vow begins to chafe as Ava moves toward the end of junior year. Pep club? Check. Potential Greek god prom date? Reluctant check. Gaze fixed firmly away from where her ex-bestie sits on the other side of the room? Not-so-check. The urge to be at his side is strong, but is it worth risking her mom’s newfound happiness for a chance at her own?
Declan Greene is so over his childhood crush. He barely even registers Ava’s existence tucked in the center of the popular crowd. His sole focus is on the workshop he’s running at the upcoming anime convention. If all goes well, it could lead to a high-profile collab with the area’s leading prop-maker, an opportunity he’ll do anything to secure.
But when his crafting partner backs out three weeks before the con, and Ava shows up as his replacement, Declan will either have to accept her help or chance losing the workshop altogether. He needs it to succeed, but will spending time together rekindle the feelings he’s spent years putting to rest?
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Enticed by the plot? Excellent!
Now, can we also include that there are going to be multiple preorder incentives? 👀
Including:
- Double sided bookmark
- Art postcard
- A sticker, and
- A signed bookplate from the author
But don’t forget! These incredible details and preorder incentives are only available for the preorder period, until September 22nd, 2026!
Snag your preorder now!
EXTRA TIME TO PREORDER ALICE IN WONDERLAND
Were you sweating about getting the exclusive preorder edition of Whimsical’s Alice’s Adventures In Wonderland? If you want to escape to Wonderland, you now have till May 12th to pre-order. After May 12th, the sprayed edges will be gone FOREVER. Don’t miss your chance! You won’t regret it. These books are SO PRETTY (We’re only slightly biased). They’re great gifts, look gorgeous on a shelf, and are an absolute delight to flip through all the illustrations.
Fangs, Fate, and Mondays: A Week of Fun!
Ready for a week of fabulous events? Join us for the week of May 21st to 27th will all of the following exciting goings-on:
- May 21st: Launch week announcement on Whimsical Publishing’s Instagram
- May 22nd: Chapter 1 of Fangs, Fate, and Mondays will be released in our newsletter (keep an eye out!)
- May 23rd & 24th: Some fun Whimsical content on our Whimsical social media with insights into the creation and content of Fangs, Fate, and Mondays
- May 25th: Author live chat and giveaway with Hayley Reese-Chow and Micheline Ryckman
- May 26th: RELEASE DAY!
- May 27th: Fangs, Fate, and Mondays – exclusive edition giveaway
Make sure to mark your calendar for these upcoming Whimsical dates! We have a lot more in store for you all this year.
- Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, new release date – May 12th
- Fangs, Fate and Mondays launch week – May 21st – 27th
- May Bookish Sale – May 30th – June 1st
- New Whimsical Title Reveal – June 2nd
If you’ve read all the way to the end, you deserve a cup of lemonade.
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 🩷🦩