THE KEEPERS Is Out Today!
It’s publication day for my debut novel, book one of The Turners Saga!
The countdown widget on my phone became necessary after I started Googling “how many days until June 16?” almost daily, with answers in the mid-70s. But now? Now the widget has a big fat honking 0, because… It’s today, my friends.
My debut novel is out in the world.
I am a published author.
That’s the first time I’ve ever typed that sentence, and damn, it feels good to be a gangsta1.
She looks amazing on a bookstore shelf, doesn’t she? (Photo taken at The Book Nook in Warren, OH)
Anyone anywhere can now purchase The Keepers and step into the matriarchal world of the Cardinal Lands, rife with witchery and led by queens.
Thanks be to internet for making that easy; you can find The Keepers straight from Quills and Cosmos Press2, on Bookshop.org, or on any of those other big guy websites.
But if you’re in the Cleveland, Ohio area?
Find The Keepers in-store at some of the best indie bookshops Northeast Ohio has to offer!
The Keepers pre-release book tour included stocking copies at Ana’s Attic Coffee and Books, The Viridian Bookshop, The Book Nook, and Parallel Universe Bookstore
I have hand-delivered copies to several of these, hanging out with the shops’ genuinely awesome owners, to ensure my witches are on their shelves as early as possible:
Walls of Books Parma — Parma, OH
The Viridian Bookshop — Willoughby, OH
Woven Words — Akron, OH
Parallel Universe Bookstore — Ohio City, OH
Ana’s Attic Coffee and Books — Painesville, OH
Fireside Book Shop — Chagrin Falls, OH
The Book Nook — Warren, OH
Locally Spruced — Lyndhurst, OH
Don’t see your favorite shop here? Request that they carry it! I’ve reached out to more bookshops, but while my emails languish in their inboxes they’d respond faster to readers in their communities! Libraries too! Ask your local library to bring The Keepers into their system for paperbacks and ebooks!
I’m so proud of this book, thrilled to work with the greatest publisher to champion it…and it’s an indie book, so word of mouth is the single most helpful route for The Keepers to find its readers. (Are you in a book club? Might I suggest an epic fantasy?)
In-store calendar at The Viridian! June 20th!
In the next days, I’ll be running around even more, celebrating an author signing at Parallel Universe on Friday, June 19th from 5pm, and then the costumed release party at The Viridian Bookshop on Saturday, June 20th, 1-3pm, and I’d love for you to join me at both! And other upcoming events!
Soon, I’ll be doing summer things like family vacations, and then going into developmental edits on book two of The Turners Saga (and I cannot wait to share that story as the saga continues!) so there’s more to come and more time on the move.
But also… Today? Today is for celebrating. Today is for popping the Veuve Clicquot champagne I’ve had chilling for this specific day.
Thank you for being here. I appreciate you.
I’M A PUBLISHED AUTHOR!
-Sarah
1 It’s also some of the imposter syndrome I’m releasing, because to be transparent, I am writing/scheduling this post in advance; actual Pub Day, I’ll be frolicking in the world and going to local bookshops with the express purpose of standing in front of my book on shelves and crying.
2 Q&C also has signed bookplates available! For all your signed-copy needs that needn’t be limited by geography. Fancy!
