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Book-o-Ween 2024

BookoWeen is Sunday, October 27th!

*** Follow the Facebook event at https://www.facebook.com/events/1037083928146805/

Join us at Studio Moonfall, 5031 7th Avenue, from 10am to 3pm for $1 Used books & comics, Tacos a Spooky Costume Contest, Tarot Readings, a Draw Your own ZomBean Contest, Local Authors, a Demon Summoning, and Candy!
Plus, it’s our Five Year Anniversary for the shop. You bring the cake!

Here’s our lineup of local authors that’ll be joining:
Al Lytle & Toi Blasier – Fantasy
Amy McNulty – Mystery/Fantasy/Romance
D. Lieber – Fantasy/Romance
Debra Oas – Paranormal Mystery
Donovan Scherer – Monsters and stuff
Eveline Rose – Romance
Haley Valenta – Poetry
L.K. Billips – Steampunk/Fantasy
Marc McGowan – Urban Fantasy
Michelle Murray – Fantasy
Miya Kressin – Urban Fantasy/Romance
Ron Purtee – Comics/Short Stories
Sharon K. Angelici – Fantasy/Contemporary Romance
T.R. Nickel – Fantasy
Zee Larson – Coming of Age Fantasy/Horror

Plus
Broken Toast Photography
The Séance Sisters
Silver Pocket Collectibles
Creative Crafts & Woodworking Studios
and Pedro’s Authentic Mexican Cuisine serving up tacos and more!

If you’ve been to any of the Kenosha Book Festivals at Studio Moonfall, this will be like that. But SPOOKY!

*** Follow the Facebook event at https://www.facebook.com/events/1037083928146805/

Click here for details on the rest of the Five Year Anniversary events

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Five Year Shop-iversary!

>>> CLICK HERE TO FOLLOW THE FACEBOOK EVENT <<<

After accidentally opening a bookstore at the end of 2019, somehow with the odds stacked against, it became five years later. What? How did this possibly happen?!?!

Oh well. Let’s celebrate!

First things first, we’re kicking off a brand new benefit for Patreon members. Along with free daily used books in the shop, access to the future members-only section, you’re now getting 10% off all regular-priced books and games!

And that’s for ALL paid tier members so if you’re at the $3/month tier, come by and get $30 bucks worth of books and it pays for itself. Or jump on the higher tiers for monthly stickers and coloring books.

Sign up at www.patreon.com/donovanscherer now and get your Member ID!

Back to the shop-iversary!

BOOKSHOP BINGO!!!!

We’re bringing in guest authors all through October. How many will you meet? Enough to win at BINGO????

Click here to print up your Bingo card which has the dates and times for all the authors. When you stop by during their visit, you’ll get a mark on your card. We’ll also have a few extra ways to earn stamps, like drawing your own ZomBean!

Click here to download a printable Bingo cardClick here to download a ZomBean drawing page

Grand Prize: First Bingo
Choose the theme of an upcoming coloring book by studio moonfall
and a $50 gift certificate
Bingo by end of month: $10 gift certifate
Fill your whole bingo card: $50 Gift certificate

Here’s our guest author list. Check back for links to learn more about them.

M.P. McDonald – 10/2 – 4-7pm
• Joe Campolo Jr. – 10/3 – 12-3pm
• Haley Valenta – 10/4 – 4-7pm
Jessie Rose – 10/5 – 4-7pm
• Richelle Valentine – 10/6 – 12-3pm
Kaitlyn Bolyard – 10/9 – 4-7pm
• Zee Lacson – 10/10 – 4-7pm
T.R. Nickel – 10/11 – 4-7pm
A.R. Grimes – 10/12 – 4-7pm
B.C Taylor – 10/13 – – 12-3pm
D. Lieber – 10/16 – 4-7pm
• Amy McNulty – 10/17 – 4-7pm
R.E. Bunch – 10/18 – 4-7pm
• Mystery Author – 10/19 – 4-7pm
• Michelle Murray – 10/20 – 12-3pm
• Steve Tindall – 10/23 – 4-7pm
Debbie Oas – 10/24 – 4-7pm
S & E Black – 10/25 – 4-7pm
Huckleberry Rahr – 10/26 – 4-7pm
• BOOK-O-WEEN – 10/27 – 10am-3pm

And to wrap things up…

BOOK-O-WEEN!!!

Click here to get all the details on Book-o-Ween!

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Southport Literary Fair 2024

Hi! This is Studio Moonfall’s human figurehead, Donovan Scherer. This October, smack dab in the middle of Book-o-Ween, I’ve got a roving pack of indie authors making their way to the Southport Literary Fair with the Kenosha Public Library and Blue House Books.

Join us at the Southwest Library, 7979 38th Ave, on Saturday, October 5th from 11am to 5pm for this awesome, free event. Click here to follow the Facebook event

Blue House Books has lined all sorts of great writers for this event with panels, workshops, and everything else you could want. We’re even bringing in food trucks! And if you want a special one of a kind bonus, check out the exclusive, ticketed meet and greet with Brynne Weaver. Find details for that one at the bottom of BHB’s event page.

I’ll be doing a panel with Mary Winn Heider on using illustrations in chapter books and graphic novels. After that, Marcia from Kenosha Public Library will even be running a workshop on helping you start your own graphic novel. 

Who knows? 

Maybe you’ll come up with something for me to feature at Studio Moonfall!

For the full list of events, visit Blue House Books’ website for details. In the meantime, here’s a peek at a bunch of the books!

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Kenosha Book Festival 2024 – Chapter Six

Read for fun this fall!

The Kenosha Book Festival is back at Studio Moonfall for our sixth and final chapter of 2024! Save the date for Sunday, September 22nd, from 10am to 3pm, at Wisconsin’s indie-est of indie bookstores, Studio Moonfall, located at 5031 7th Avenue.

This chapter’s guest list:

  • Miya Kressin – Fantasy/Romance
  • Julien Bradley – Romance
  • D. Lieber – Fantasy/Mystery/Poetry
  • Michael J. Adams – Fantasy
  • T.R. Nickel – Young Adult Fantasy
  • Michelle Murray – Young Adult Fantasy
  • Sharon K. Angelici – Romance/Fantasy
  • Amy McNulty – Fantasy/Mystery
  • S & E Black – Fantasy
  • Zee Lacson – Magical Realism
  • Drunk Imposter Games – Card Games
  • Marc McGowan – Urban Fantasy/Horror
  • Rory Graves – Haunted Racine
  • Haley Valenta – Poetry
  • Audrey Wilson – Suspense/Romance
  • Evelin Rose – Romance
  • Erik Lange – Science Fiction
  • L.K. Billips – Thriller/Mystery/Adventure
  • Natasa Zourbouridis – Children’s Books/Family
  • M.P. McDonald – Thriller/Post-Apocalyptic
  • Broken Toaster Posters – Awesome Toy Photography
  • Little Big Top Fun Company – Balloon Animals and Magic!
  • Silver Pocket Collectibles – Toys, Funko, and more
  • Creative Crafts & Woodworking Studios – Super fancy woodworking and stuff!
  • Pedro’s Authentic Mexican Cuisine – Tex-Mex Food

Tell all your friends and family and let’s get reading!

Join the Facebook event page at https://www.facebook.com/share/wvroSXEbzSH2mPgH/

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D. Lieber Goblin King Book Launch & Tea Party

A promise unkept. A love she can’t forget. This wily human will do anything to reclaim the heart of the Goblin King.

Lady Melody Piobaire never lost faith her first love would come for her when she was forced from his side. That is, until she finds out he doesn’t even know who she really is…doesn’t even know she’s human. To make things worse, she’s the promised mistress of the sidhe king. Rather than bear Tír’s heir, she devises a plan to win back her true love in the most goblin of ways.

Orphaned elf Aodh never forgot what it was like growing up on the mean streets of Goblintown. And now, as Goblin King, he’s dedicated to being the just and attentive ruler the neglected goblins deserve. So when a spoiled human who knows nothing of what it means to be a goblin tricks him into marriage, he’ll do anything to be rid of her.

Melody is certain she can win Aodh’s heart again, so she isn’t prepared for his hot and cold hostility. Aodh is unsettled by the forward human in his home and the way she seems to know just how to get to him.

What can Melody do if her only love no longer wants her, or worse, no longer exists?

Join us for a ONCE IN A LIFETIME event with fantasy/romance author D. Lieber!

Time & Location
Oct 12, 2024, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
The White Lilac, 5029 6th Ave, Kenosha, WI 53140, USA

About the Event
CLICK HERE to order tickets or visit Studio Moonfall – 5031 7th Ave, Kenosha, WI 53140

$40 Ticket includes:

–Entry to the book event (teas, coffee, and snacks for sale with dairy-free and gluten-free options available)
–A hardcover edition of The Goblin King’s Mischief (before official release) and a complimentary ebook copy
–A special surprise gift for each attendee

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Meet the Author – S&E Black

Meet the Author!

Visit us on Friday, September 27, 2024 at Studio Moonfall from 4pm to 7pm to meet Dark Fantasy Author, S&E Black.

Hang out at the shop and take a peek inside their book, The Chimera Snare: Fragments: 

For Rayshell and her best friend Trish, senior year of high school is going to hell in a handbasket. The feud between Celestine and Daeva is bleeding into their world. When a mysterious visitor infiltrates her dreams, Rayshell is thrust into a realm of profound, otherworldly secrets. Together, Rayshell and Trish uncover the unbelievable—they are the living vessels for two banished Celestine guardians.

Amidst mystical recollections and a wondrous magic system that shatters the veneer of their everyday lives, the two friends embark on a journey against time to connect with the Celestine guardians’ allies in hopes of freeing them from their imprisonment. Simultaneously, the shadows cast by Daeva darken. The notorious outlaw, Merisek, has positioned himself to claim dominion over the Order of Existence—a trio of powerful artifacts capable of reshaping reality. Armed with two of these relics, Merisek races against the emergence of the Celestine guardians to claim the third. The stage is set for a showdown that will determine the fate of existence itself.

Rayshell and Trish are all that stand between Merisek and his unhinged desire to twist the fabric of reality into his making. As the threads of destiny unravel, the question looms: who will be the author of existence, and what profound truths will be unveiled in the final, decisive act?

Get a sneak peek at The Chimera Snare: Fragments at https://www.thechimerasnare.com/

S&E Black are Shannon and Edward, a duo of dark fantasy…

Shannon was born and raised in California and currently lives in Illinois with her husband, Edward, and their cat rescues. She is an urban gardener and an avid seed collector. In the makeup community, Shannon goes by zoomzoommacaron, where she collaborates with fellow MUAS across the world. She hosts a monthly zombie-themed makeup group called the #zombabescollab and adores SFX and other creative makeup. Shannon is also the owner of ShopCorpsicle, which specializes in handmade props, fake food, miniatures, prosthetics, and other accessories. She uses the alias Silence in Shadows for her traditional art. She also enjoys anime, cult-classic horror movies, cooking (and eating), sunbathing, photography, craft beer and kombucha, and singing badly.

Music fuels Shannon’s many passions, especially writing and creating art. She credits music with saving her life on multiple occasions in her teenage and young adult years.

Born and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area, Edward first discovered the joys of creative writing through his early high school studies and has spent many years exploring and developing a deep appreciation for the arts. Since first collaborating with his wife, Shannon, he has sprouted a passion and true affinity for storytelling and crafting literature. In addition to refining his skill in creating written works, his other interests include playing bass guitar, listening to music, and dabbling in photography. Edward is currently based in the greater Chicago area with his wife amidst his ever-growing vinyl collection and a clowder of rescue cats.

See you from 4pm to 7pm on Friday, September 27, 2024 at Studio Moonfall, 5031 7th Avenue with S&E Black!

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Kenosha Book Festival 2024 – Chapter Five

Books! Books! Books!

The Kenosha Book Festival is back at Studio Moonfall for our fifth chapter of 2024! Save the date for Sunday, August 25th, from 10am to 3pm, at Wisconsin’s indie-est of indie bookstores, Studio Moonfall, located at 5031 7th Avenue.

*** CLICK HERE FOLLOW THE EVENT PAGE ON FACEBOOK ***

Meet all these great local authors, dig through THOUSANDS of $1 used books and comics, find some treasure with Silver Pocket Collectibles, and have the greatest grilled cheese ever with Hydn Cheese. And Little Big Top Fun Company will be making some of the coolest balloon animals you’ve ever seen!

Debra Oas – Cryptid Mysteries/Thriller
Kaitlyn Bolyard – Fantasy/Mystery/Poetry
Aliyah Jackson – Poetry
S.L. Wilton – Fantasy
Sharon K. Angelici – Fantasy/Romance
Laura Meyer – Cosplay/Costuming Techniques
Huckleberry Rahr – Urban Fantasy
Jessie Rose – Suspense
Al Lytle & Toi Blasier – Fantasy
Ana Michelle – Urban Fantasy
A.R. Grimes – Fantasy
George Adamczyk – Horror
Randi Moxi – Children’s Books/Pitbull Rescue
T.R. Nickel – Young Adult Fantasy
M.P. McDonald – Thriller/Post-Apocalyptic
A.P. Goodman – Fantasy
S & E Black – Fantasy
Rod Vick – Fantasy
Carl A. Bogar – Military History

With Little Big Top Fun Company, Port of Fear Film Festival, Hydn Cheese and Donovan Scherer (because the interns must be fed) – Join us on Sunday, August 25th for Chapter Five of the Kenosha Book Festival!

*** CLICK HERE FOLLOW THE EVENT PAGE ON FACEBOOK ***

See you at Studio Moonfall!

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Dungeons & Dragons 2024 Core Rulebook Preorder Specials!

The new Dungeons & Dragons Core Rulebooks are coming soon! Along with offering the alternate cover editions, we’ve got some special bonuses and Studio Moonfall exclusives if you order through us. 

PLEASE NOTE: These are for in-store pickup only

August 4th, 2024 – Player’s Handbook 2024 Alternate Cover – SOLD OUT!
* Bonus – Pack of three Dungeon Notes Player Journals from 1985 Games ($24 value)
– Order Here – https://studiomoonfall.com/product/2024-dd-players-handbook-alternate-cover-preorder/

October 6th, 2024 – Dungeon Master’s Guide 2024 Alternate Cover
* Bonus –  Official Dungeon Masters Screen 2024 ($20 value)
– Order Here – https://studiomoonfall.com/product/2024-dd-dungeon-masters-guide-alternate-cover-preorder/

January 5th, 2025 – Monster Manual 2024 Alternate Cover
* Bonus – Three new Goblin of the Month adventure from Studio Moonfall ($50 value)
– Order Here – https://studiomoonfall.com/product/2025-dd-monster-manual-alternate-cover-preorder/

Release Dates
Player’s Handbook 2024 – September 17th, 2024
Dungeon Master’s Guide 2024 – November 12th, 2024
Monster Manual 2024 – February 18th, 2024

Sharpen your axes and load up the donkeys! We’ll let you know as soon as your 2024 Dungeons & Dragons books are ready to pick up at Studio Moonfall!