Mary Beth Bretzlauf is coming to Studio Moonfall’s Kenosha Book Festival 2024 on May 26th and June 23rd!
Here’s a sneak peek at their book The Path that Beckons: Poems About the Journey:
There are many paths we take during our life journey. Some are ones we plowed for ourselves, and some just beckoned. At times we find ourselves off course, at a crossroads or finally on track. Theses poems about the journey many of us are on.
If you can’t wait until you meet the author at this summer’s Kenosha Book Festival, pick up your copy at https://amzn.to/3LMXMBJ
Anthony Wedgeworth is coming to Studio Moonfall’s Kenosha Book Festival 2024 on May 26th and June 23rd.
The Altered Creatures Epic Fantasy Adventures is a Family-Friendly, Character-Driven, Fast-Paced, set of stories all in the same realm with characters you’ll fall in love with or love to hate. All series interweave with the others in this magical blend of D&D adventures and Harry Potter storytelling.
Award-winning, A.G. Wedgeworth, spent over 30 years worldbuilding before designing 6 book series with 6 books in each series. His love for gaming, puzzles, and sci-fi & fantasy stories shine through in his writing style as he exposes you to new adventures, new creatures, new forms of magic, and characters you’ll treasure from book to book and from series to series.
Here’s a sneak peek at their book Fate of Thorik:
A young man in search of adventure. A land in need of a hero. A sinister threat he didn’t foresee… Thorik Dain longs to prove he can lead. So when an injured member of the Grand Council washes up on his shores, Thorik leaps at the chance to help him find the culprit. And with the other elders massacred, he fears not only will the killer return for more bloodshed, but that a greater evil is on the rise. Commanding a motley crew on a treacherous journey, Thorik must overcome dragons, giants, and wizards en route to the ruined sanctuary. But he’s stunned when he discovers the real monster may be closer than he imagined. And if he doesn’t oust the betrayer soon, he could end up leading his company to a murderous slaughter. Can Thorik expose the true enemy before they destroy the entire kingdom? Fate of Thorik is the first book in the engrossing Altered Creatures epic fantasy series. If you like determined heroes, mythical beasts, and intricate mysteries, then you’ll love Anthony G. Wedgeworth’s coming-of-age escapade.
T.R. Nickel is coming to Studio Moonfall’s Kenosha Book Festival 2024 on May 26th, July 28th, September 22nd!
T.R. Nickel is known by her family and friends for her intense imagination and desire to make others smile. Since a young child, living in the state of cheese, she has been fascinated with books and the craziness that goes into creating something so magical. Starting off with writing poems that she would jot down into a tiny bright yellow memo pad, grew an intense passion to create and fill a world with her own craziness.
Here’s a sneak peek at their book Light of Evanora:
The Legends of Limoria, Light of Evanora, is book one of a five-book series. These legends will take you around the Realm of Limoria and tell you about the incredible journeys of those who find it to be their home.
Light of Evanora focuses on a half-elf named Xylia who, through a series of love, self-sacrifice, and heartbreak, finds herself in a battle against temptation and her very own morality. With the support of her mentee and the help of an exiled prince, she attempts to do the seemingly impossible; discover who she truly is in a world that has cast her race aside. With nothing but a book and a voice ringing in her mind, they guide her to a truly legendary story.
If you can’t wait until you meet the author at this summer’s Kenosha Book Festival, pick up your copy at https://amzn.to/3YistUu
Will you find the #LibrofmGoldenTicket and claim a year’s worth of audiobooks from LibroFM?
Come to Studio Moonfall from 10am to 7pm on April 27th for #IndieBookstoreDay and search for the Golden Ticket hidden by the interns somewhere within the vast expanse of Studio Moonfall.
Rick Czaplewski is coming to Studio Moonfall’s Kenosha Book Festival 2024 on April 28th and May 26th.
In his freshman year of college, Rick’s parents arrived unannounced at his dorm room door to tell him, “Son you have Hodgkin’s Disease, cancer.” That semester, he fought cancer in silence, while still attending college among his peers. Struggling to fit in, he told no one; Rick walked alone.
After a relapse, he dropped out of college to get chemotherapy and more radiation. Nine months later, Rick’s doctor pronounced him cancer-free.
Now a 27-plus-year survivor, he graduated and took his second chance to climb Mt. Rainier, run the Boston Marathon, swim from Alcatraz to shore 12 times, and more. He has a college-aged son, Lance and has written Better Dirty Than Done, a book about survivorship. Professionally, he has worked as a project manager, manager, and senior director in several industries. Rick founded Dude, I Have Cancer to help men deal with cancer and survivorship.
Today, as a motivational speaker, Rick has spoken to large and small audiences including students, survivors, physicians, and corporations.
Here’s a sneak peek at their book Better Dirty Than Done, an Inspirational True Story:
Inspiring. Emotional. Profound.
A Cancer Diagnosis and a Relapse … Grim Medical Results … The Expiring Clock … The Unquenchable Thirst to Live and Thrive …
Already facing a wretched cancer diagnosis, a young man’s prospects for survival dim as he learns his treatments have not worked. Writing against the clock, he feverishly authors a story of profound joy and sadness exploring the life he could have lived. Desperately told, his story takes you through poignant memories, intimate relationships, and fantastical triumphs in a quest to make sense of it all and leave a legacy behind.
An addictive, inspiring memoir, Better Dirty Than Done will have you turning pages and questioning the value of your own time. What would you do if your life suddenly had an imminent expiration date? Grab a box of tissues and reflect on both the fragility of life and its limitless potential for joy.
Beautifully told through an authentic, intimate voice Better Dirty Than Done will inspire anyone seeking to make sense of life. It fits perfectly with the missions of hospitals and cancer organizations and on resource lists of inspirational reads for cancer patients and survivors. This is the perfect book for college students or university “book talk” events.
If you can’t wait until you meet the author at this summer’s Kenosha Book Festival, pick up your copy at https://amzn.to/3U8RzFf
Michael J. Adams is coming to Studio Moonfall’s Kenosha Book Festival 2024 on April 28th and September 22nd.
Michael J Adams credits Pencil and Paper Role-Playing Games (aka Dungeons & Dragons and Shadowrun) for growing his vivid imagination. Following college, he’d engage in weekly 10-hour binge sessions with friends.
Unfortunately, with age came responsibilities. Between full-time jobs, wives, and children, keeping these activities alive in even small groups became impossible. Writing became a go-to method for rekindling those portions of unused imagination.
Michael J Adams lives with his wife and two children in the Chicago suburbs. During the day he works full time in the IT industry. At night, it’s a different story. Once the chaos of everyday life subsides, he retreats to his office where he reads, writes, and/or absorbs himself in video games. And once in a while, he still sneaks in a role-playing session.
Here’s a sneak peek at their book A Tooth Fairy’s Promise:
Who needs detective skills when you can track down missing children by swallowing their lost teeth?
PI Tiffemory Greenstone treats each missing person case like she would her own child. But when Mallory Sanderson is kidnapped for the second time, Tiff takes it especially personally. It’s hard not to when the kidnapping is her fault.
Jeck, the rogue fairy she banished six months prior, has returned and is seeking revenge. In a world that believes the tooth fairy is only a myth, Tiff is the only one who can stop him.
But finding her nemesis will be an uphill battle. And facing a foe who’s more than her equal may cost Tiff her life. The other option is watching the city’s youths disappear one at a time.
If you can’t wait until you meet the author at this summer’s Kenosha Book Festival, pick up your copy at https://amzn.to/49GG2RC
Sharon K Angelici is coming to Studio Moonfall’s Kenosha Book Festival 2024 on April 28th, August 25th, and September 22nd.
Sharon K Angelici was born in the American Midwest, but her heart belongs to Colorado. She is a full-time wife, mother, artist, and lover of life.
She has been writing works of fiction, short stories, and poetry since childhood. Her first book, Dear Kane; what I wish we would have said,”” was published through Write with Light publications, and it along with the rest of her work, can be found on Amazon.com, Barnes & Noble, and direct from her website.
Here’s a sneak peek at their book Conned:
For Ella Eastman, firefighting is life.
She’s devoted her body to being the best, but everyone needs a break from reality once in a while. For Morgan Hail, art is life, but she has to make a living. Their lives collide when television fandoms intersect at The Blacktree Comic Palooza. Morgan’s captivating fanart leads to a heated misunderstanding, and a cosplay contest brings these two women together–though only one of them knows the truth.
This unlikely pair heats up when their real-world lives collide, but what will happen to their budding romance when Ella reveals her secret identity? And can they find a way to make things work when Ella’s job hits a little too close to home?
Conned is a story of love, loss, new beginnings, and fandom.
Trigger warning: child death, fire trauma and suicide
Aliyah Jackson is coming to Studio Moonfall’s Kenosha Book Festival 2024 on April 28th, July 28th, and August 25th.
Planting Gardens on the Moon is Aliyah Jackson’s debut poetry collection that explores themes of depression, isolation, and uncertainty in religion, spirituality, and relationships, using vignette-like poems that offer relatable details of the human journey.
Here’s a sneak peek at their book Planting Gardens on the Moon:
Planting Gardens on the Moon is the first full length poetry collection by Aliyah Jackson. It centers around themes of depression, isolation, and the uncertainties behind the refuge in religion, spirituality and interpersonal relationships.
“In Planting Gardens on the Moon, Aliyah Jackson tills the fertile soil of her experiences, her fears, and the quiet that eludes her mind to expose it to the light. With no words wasted, each poem is like its own vignette where you are sure to find the details of your own journey.”
Esteban Colon ’18-’19 Kenosha Poet Laureate Author of Hell Creek and Things I Learned the Hard Way
If you can’t wait until you meet the author at this summer’s Kenosha Book Festival, pick up your copy at Barnes & Noble.
Justin O. Rose is coming to Studio Moonfall’s Kenosha Book Festival 2024 on April 28th and June 23rd
Justin Rose is an author from Superior, Wisconsin. You may find his short stories in scattered literary journals and his novels, including his Tales of Rehavan series on Amazon, Smashwords, and numerous other online retailers. Inspired by both the classics of Western literature and the speculative fiction of the 20th century, Rose’s work is a blend of literary art and speculative adventure that interweaves the higher themes of the classics with the adventurous spirit of genre fiction.
Here’s a sneak peek at their book Ariel’s Tear:
“Beauty is always worth protecting.”
Set in the fictional world of Rehavan, Ariel’s Tear tells the story of Reheuel, Captain of the Guards in the small human city of Gath Odrenoch. An aging soldier haunted by memories of his bloody youth, Reheuel lives a sedate but contented life with his family. Disillusioned with warfare and the glories of his nation’s conquests, he raises his children to value beauty and the wonders that enrich their lives.
His peaceful world shatters, however, when a tribe of goblins threatens both Gath Odrenoch and the nearby Fairy City. Intent on saving his family and on protecting the innocence of the childlike fairies, Reheuel sets off on a journey to save both cities. Lifting his sword once more, he rediscovers the true cost of earthly beauty.
