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50-Page MG or YA Manuscript Critique from Editor Jenny Bak and Signed Copy of Hunting Prince Dracula by Kerri Maniscalco

friends! you can win a manuscript critique by my AMAZING editor! also? she’s giving away a signed copy of HUNTING PRINCE DRACULA. please help spread the word for this wonderful cause! xoxo

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Editorial director Jenny Bak is offering a detailed critique on the first 50 double-spaced pages of a middle-grade or YA novel. She will also send the winner a signed copy of Hunting Prince Dracula by Kerri Maniscalco.

jb_id (1)Jenny Bak is Editorial Director at JIMMY Patterson Books, an imprint for children under Little, Brown and Company. She edits James Patterson’s bestselling books for young readers, including his Middle School and Maximum Ride series. She also acquires middle grade and young adult novels that reflect the JIMMY mission to create beloved books that will inspire a love of reading in children.HuntingPrinceDracula_9780316551663_HCOpening Bid: $50

Auction Ends: Thursday, October 5, 2017 at 10pm EST. (Any bids submitted in comments after that time will be void.)

To bid on this item, check the current high bid and place a higher bid by leaving your name and bid amount in the comments, along with your email…

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HUNTING PRINCE DRACULA is now available!!!!

the day has finally arrived! HUNTING PRINCE DRACULA is now in the world and i don’t think this feeling of overwhelming gratitude will ever, ever get old. i’m so lucky to have so much love and support behind my books, and hope you know how very much it means to me.

This story was written from my heart and now it belongs to you, dear reader. I hope you love sinking your teeth into it! (I couldn’t resist at least ONE vampire pun!) Please tell all of your friends and share the release day love—your enthusiasm is one of my favorite things!

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Tonight I kick off the #HuntingPrinceDraculaTour with friends of the Knox county library in Knoxville, but for now I’m going to enjoy all of your beautiful pictures.

See you on the road, friends! Xoxo

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***If you don’t live close to a tour stop, or can’t make it out, please contact the bookstores if you’d like a signed/personalized copy of HPD. A lot of them will ship your order to you, so it’s *almost* like attending the event!

Places to order signed copies:

Books of Wonder

Quail Ridge Books

Spellbound Children’s Bookshop

Foxtale Book Shoppe

Little Shop of Stories

KidLit Cares: Hurricane Harvey Auction SJTR themed “book box”

hi friends! there’s an amazing auction going on (hosted by author Kate Messner) to help people affected by Hurricane Harvey and i’ve donated a personalized “book box” filled with items curated by myself.

Auction Items Hurricane Harvey

Included is:

  • a signed hardcover collection of my books (STALKING JACK THE RIPPER and the forthcoming HUNTING PRINCE DRACULA)
  • magnetic bookmarks of my characters
  • candles
  • bookish tea
  • a tea infusing ball
  • character cards
  • a signed map from my second novel.

please bid if you can, and if you can’t please help spread the word. let’s do all we can to help! xoxo

Here’s the link for details on how to bid. 

STALKING JACK THE RIPPER is $1.99 TODAY!

SURPRISE, FRIENDS!!!!

several online retailers are hosting a special promotion and you can snag an ebook of STALKING JACK THE RIPPER for $1.99! YAY!!!!

it’s for today only, so please tell your friends and shout over the interwebs rooftops to any readers who might not have gotten it yet. i’m so thrilled that it’s being offered for this price and hope it will find its way to more readers.

 

SJTR ebook deal

heck, buy yourself a copy or give a friend or family member a gift. sometimes it’s nice to get lost in a fictional world for a while 🙂

here are some links to online retailers participating:

Amazon

Google Play

Nook

Updated Fall Tour + MEETING THOMAS CRESSWELL novella

hi friends! i have a two quick updates for you as publication day draws closer (!!!!!!!).

Update #1: the Knoxville event has changed times and locations, please see the updated tour poster for details. (there’s also an AWESOME writing contest going on for all Knox County students. see their site for details on how to submit your entry at Friends of the Knox County Public Library.)

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all special guests have been announced and i’m THRILLED to be hitting the road with so many fiercely talented badass lady authors.

Places to order signed copies:

Books of Wonder

Quail Ridge Books

Spellbound Children’s Bookshop

Foxtale Book Shoppe

Little Shop of Stories

Update #2: the preorder giveaway closes on September 18th at midnight and i have been SO EXCITED to see all of the “MEETING THOMAS CRESSWELL” posts across social media. i’m so thrilled you’re enjoying his novella. even though it says “US/CA only” on the site, it is open to international readers with a valid receipt of purchase.

details on how to receive a preorder novella:

MEETING THOMAS CRESSWELL

 

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Instagram/KerriManiscalco

lastly, my author copies arrived and i totally cried AGAIN. i don’t think this part of the process will ever, EVER get old. i am so thankful and so grateful to be doing this for a living and don’t ever take it for granted.

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thank you all so much for the support and enthusiasm for HUNTING PRINCE DRACULA! i cannot wait to share this story with you.

xoxoxo

HUNTING PRINCE DRACULA pre-order giveaway

SECRETS ARE SO HARD TO KEEP, but the wait is officially over—i can FINALLY share the HUNTING PRINCE DRACULA pre-order campaign with you!

i wrote an exclusive STALKING JACK THE RIPPER novella narrated from Thomas’s point of view. that’s right…for everyone who’s ever wanted to be inside Mr. Thomas Cresswell’s Sherlockian brain, this is your chance.

MEETING THOMAS CRESSWELL is a special limited-edition offer—you won’t be able to get this novella anywhere else once the campaign is closed.

from deductions, to sass, and how he felt meeting Audrey Rose for the first time, i hope you enjoy Cresswell’s story!

details on how to qualify for the pre-order giveaway can be found HERE.

***even though it says “US/CA” it is open internationally since it’s a digital download–i made sure to check with my publisher. anyone/anywhere can upload their proof of purchase.

***all receipts must be received and uploaded by September 18th at midnight.

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Pre-order links:

Amazon

Barnes & Noble

Books-A-Million

Book Depository 

Book People

Hudson Booksellers

IndieBound

Kepler’s Books

Target

Signed/personalized copies from tour stops:

Books of Wonder

Quail Ridge Books

Spellbound Children’s Bookshop

Foxtale Book Shoppe

Little Shop of Stories

Add HUNTING PRINCE DRACULA to your goodreads shelves here!

Meet Kerri Maniscalco and special guests for her HUNTING PRINCE DRACULA fall tour!

i am so thrilled to announce the fall tour stops for HUNTING PRINCE DRACULA! join me and special guests at each stop while we chat about books and all of our favorite things. we’ll be unveiling more guests over the next couple of weeks, so stay tuned!

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Signed/personalized preorders will be available at each location for anyone who cannot make it out to the event, so check out/contact the bookstores for info on how to place your order. For non-US readers, BOOKS OF WONDER sends out international packages. YAY!

***If you’ll be attending the events, books will be available for purchase there. Both myself and special guests will be there to sign your copies. Please check with the individual bookstores for any special instructions they may have on if they allow other merchandise/books to be brought to the event.

Reminder–save screenshots of your preorder receipts…you’ll need them for the incentive that will be announced before tour. (Yes, the incentive will be international as well–I couldn’t leave out non-US residents!)

***If you want to preorder (through an event bookstore) and still plan on attending the event, please contact the bookstore where your event is taking place. They will have information on how to proceed with your order. 

HUNTING PRINCE DRACULA FALL TOUR

September 19, 2017

East Tennessee History Center

7:30pm

Knoxville, TN

September 22, 2017

Books of Wonder w/special guests TBA

6:00pm

New York, NY

September 23, 2017

Boston Teen Author Festival

Cambridge, MA

September 25, 2017

Quail Ridge Books In conversation with Renée Ahdieh

7:00pm

Raleigh, NC

September 26, 2017

Spellbound Children’s Bookshop w/special guest TBA

6:00pm

Asheville, NC

September 28, 2017

Foxtale Book Shoppe w/special guest TBA

6:30pm

Woodstock, GA

September 29, 2017

Little Shop of Stories w/special guest TBA

7:00pm

Decatur, GA

October 7, 2017

Texas Teen Book Festival

Austin, TX