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Month: October 2019

Posted on October 7, 2019October 7, 2019

We Survivors Book Box Giveaway & Pre-Order Promo

We Survivors is out in about two weeks! To celebrate, I’m having a giveaway for a box full of We Survivors-themed goodies. I love book boxes, and thought it would be fun to make one for the launch of my first novel!

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ljthomasbooks

Author of SFFH books for young adults & young-at-heart adults. Engineer, traveler, reader.
My 📚:
🏹 WE SURVIVORS
🗝️ THE BLOODY KEY
❄️ SONGS OF SNOW

Felt like sharing my gorgeous character art by @la Felt like sharing my gorgeous character art by @lana_banana_arts again! Is there anything better than falling for a handsome, enigmatic gardener in a Gothic castle?? 🏰🥀
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Read their story in my Gothic reimagining of the Bluebeard fairy tale, THE BLOODY KEY 🗝️ 
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When her sister Liesl married a wealthy lord, Anne is swept off with her to his castle deep in the woods. In this enchanted world of nightly balls and dashing suitors, Anne believes her own happily-ever-after is just around the corner. But then Liesl falls mysteriously ill. 
To save her, Anne will have to find the cause: her sister's new husband, the prickly housekeeper, the handsome but secretive gardener, or the ghosts rumored to haunt the castle. 👻
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#characterart #fairytaleretelling #bluebeard #yafantasybooks #murdermysterybooks
Let's talk about one of my favorite fantasy tropes Let's talk about one of my favorite fantasy tropes! Whether it's weaving, knitting, embroidery, or haberdashery, I absolutely LOVE any kind of magic through fabric arts. Here are six fantasy novels featuring the trope that I love and six that are on my TBR! 🪡🧵✂️🪢🧶

Have you read any of these? Any more I should add? Or do you perhaps have a WIP with fabric arts magic? 👀 Let me know in the comments!

#fabricarts #fantasybooks #favoritetropes #bookstagram #writersofinstagram
We Survivors joins 40+ other audiobooks in the Mar We Survivors joins 40+ other audiobooks in the March @bookmojopr Sound of Stories book fair! Your next favorite listen could be here! 🎧📚📖

Audiobookreviewer.com called the We Survivors audiobook a "fresh, immersive take on the apocalypse" and @darbykennerly's performance "outstanding," praising her for breathing life into the characters and amplifying the suspense. 

If you haven't yet read We Survivors, or if you have and would like to revisit it in a new format, I highly recommend picking up the audiobook!

#audiobooks #thesoundofstories #audiobooklove #readersofinstagram #postapocalypticfiction
Recent book haul from Minneapolis bookstore DreamH Recent book haul from Minneapolis bookstore DreamHaven Books & Comics! They are more focused on SFF so I was able to find some really interesting ones on their online store. It was just hard to limit myself to five! 📚 

#dreamhaven #minneapolis #bookflatlay #sffbooks #bookhaul
LAST DAY to enter the fundraiser / giveaway suppor LAST DAY to enter the fundraiser / giveaway supporting A Book of My Own, which provides high interest, age appropriate books for Minnesota kids! They have seen increased need with so many families unsafe to leave their homes. The surge hasn't ended, but even when it does, books can be a source of comfort to kids in times of distress and confusion. You can help! 💛📚

And best of all, you'll be entered to win a book lover's prize package featuring a bundle of five books and a $100 gift card to a bookstore of your choice! Every $5 in donated cash or wishlist books is one entry in the giveaway. Be sure to DM proof of purchase/donation to @ljthomasbooks right away! Winner will be chosen and contacted tomorrow.

Thank you to everyone who has supported our giveaway so far!! Please help us one last time to share this far and wide so we can reach as many people as possible. Thank you in advance for helping Minnesota children! 💛

#giveawaytime #booksforkids #minnesota #abookofmyown #bookgiveaway
Put these together a couple of weeks ago, and was Put these together a couple of weeks ago, and was excited to hear the drawdown would be happening. Unfortunately, that was not the truth. Minnesota is still struggling, as are many other communities. I wanted to share a few ideas of ways you can help!

#lookforthehelpers #helpminnesota #communitysupport #waystohelp #abolishice
My first attempt at character art! I got an iPad a My first attempt at character art! I got an iPad and Procreate in December and attempted this scene of sisters Liesl and Anne in the meadow at the beginning of The Bloody Key, right before they meet Bluebeard and their world completely changes. 🌸🌼💐

First line of The Bloody Key: "We met a man in the meadow today."

#fairytaleretelling #characterart #bluebeard #wildflowers #authorsofinstagram
I'm excited to share that I donated a bundle of tw I'm excited to share that I donated a bundle of two books with character art and bookmarks to @bookloversforliberation, an auction raising funds for MN organizations, from legal aid to food banks. 

My books are YA fantasy - Songs of Snow is inspired by Icelandic mythology ❄️ and The Bloody Key is a Gothic retelling of the Bluebeard fairytale. 🥀 There are tons of other great items available, from signed special editions of the most popular romantasy books to AMAs with literary agents. It just opened last night and has already raised almost $20K! Be sure to check it out now as it won't be open long! 📚🦋

THANK YOU to everyone who has been so supportive of my state in these difficult times. The bookish community really is the best community 🫶

#bookloversforliberation #auction #bookstagram #helpminnesota #readersofinstagram
Five authors are teaming up for a fundraiser to su Five authors are teaming up for a fundraiser to support A Book of My Own, an organization that gives free age appropriate, high interest books to Minnesota kids, because all kids should own books to read at bedtime. 💙🩵 @a_bookofmyown

With the recent events in Minnesota and so many people feeling unsafe to leave their homes, they've seen higher demand for books. They can also provide comfort to kids who are confused or distressed in these trying times. You can help!

Give as little as $5 toward this fundraiser and you could win a prize package with five signed books and a $100 bookstore gift card (options: B&N, Bookshop.org, or a Minnesota bookstore)! 📚 Simply donate directly to A Book of My Own OR order their highest need books from their Bookshop.org wishlist to ship to their office in St. Louis Park. $5 in cash or requested books donated = one entry in the giveaway! US only, winner chosen February 23. 💙🩵

Check out the participating authors and their books:

Hearts of Bark and Scale @nicolelsopergorden
All I Know So Far @nicolezelniker
An Embroidery of Souls @rubymartinezauthor
She Waits Where Shadows Gather @michelletangwrites
The Bloody Key @ljthomasbooks

#giveawayalert #minneapolis  #winabook #booksforkids #fundraiser
If you like your love stories post-apocalyptic, I If you like your love stories post-apocalyptic, I have the book for you! We Survivors is only $0.99 this week in honor of Valentine's Day. ❤️💕 
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After disease and nuclear warfare decimate the world population, 17yo Nadia is sure she's the last person left alive. Then she hears a voice on her radio...
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#postapocalypse #postapocalypticfiction #kindledeals #kindleunlimited #valentinesdaysale
Five authors are teaming up for a fundraiser to su Five authors are teaming up for a fundraiser to support A Book of My Own, an organization that gives free age appropriate, high interest books to Minnesota kids, because all kids should own books to read at bedtime. 💙🩵 @a_bookofmyown

With the recent events in Minnesota and so many people feeling unsafe to leave their homes, they've seen higher demand for books.

Help support this fundraiser and you could win a prize package with five signed books and a $100 bookstore gift card (options: B&N, Bookshop.org, or a Minnesota bookstore)! 📚 

Simply donate directly to A Book of My Own OR order their highest need books from their Bookshop.org wishlist to ship to their office in St. Louis Park. $5 in cash or requested books donated = one entry in the giveaway! US only, winner chosen February 23. 💙🩵

Check out the participating authors and their books:

Hearts of Bark and Scale @nicolelsopergorden
All I Know So Far @nicolezelniker
An Embroidery of Souls @rubymartinezauthor
She Waits Where Shadows Gather @michelletangwrites
The Bloody Key @ljthomasbooks

#bookishgiveaway #abookofmyowm #helpminnesota #bookstagram #readersofinstagram
Happy Black History Month! 💕 I thought it would be Happy Black History Month! 💕 I thought it would be fun to share quotes from some of my favorite books by Black authors... They run the gamut from sci fi to historical fiction and romance to memoir, and of course I had to highlight my favorite book of all time, The Count of Monte Cristo. Let me know in the comments if you've read any of these, or if I've convinced you to give any of them a try!!

#blackhistorymonth #blackauthors #bookstagram #bookquotes #bookrecommendations
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