Category: Updates
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Free to read through June 3: “The Bicycle”
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In honor of US National Bike Month, through World Bicycle Day on June 3, we’ve made Chapter 15, “The Bicycle,” free to read online in image format. Enjoy!
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First book reading/signing
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Monique and I had our first reading/signing for our book on Monday April 21, 2025. It was on Mercer Island with around 18-19 attendees, and went just delightfully. Honestly, it was magic. I suspect some departed souls were behind setting it up! Months ago, one of my best friends, Divya,…
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At Apple Books! AND e-book sale worldwide on four platforms
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This dik-dik is happy to share that the Daughter of the Leopard e-book is now up on Apple books 🎉 , and is now *on sale 40% off worldwide* at these 4 platforms. 🎉 🎉 This sale will remain in effect until we receive our Kirkus review, likely in late…
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“#1 Top New Release” in TWO Categories; “#1 Best-Seller” in One
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When I went to check on how the books were doing March 21-22, I was gobsmacked to discover the Kindle version had hit “#1 Top New Release” in TWO of its categories: “Historical African Biographies” and “Black & African American Biographies & Memoirs.” AND it had hit #1 Best Seller…
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Kindle and ebook sale!
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For the rest of Women’s History Month, we’ve put the Amazon Kindle and Rakuten Kobo ebook editions on big sale, from the usual $9.99 to $2.99. We love a great deal, and are delighted to be able to offer this sale! It should be live in all of Amazon’s and…
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Now on Kobo! Also OverDrive
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Our ebook is available now worldwide on Kobo/Rakuten. They also provide the ebook on OverDrive.
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Now available at Lightning Source/IngramSpark
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Bookstores and libraries can order the paperback through their usual procedure at Lightning Source. Additionally, they will ship to anyone who wants to place individual direct orders with them. Link below! Daughter of the Leopard: True Stories From a Sambu …. Leparleen, Monique N and Hendricks, Ann Buy Now
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Amazon “Top New Release” banner!
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A few days after launch, we made it to “Top new release” in the “Historical African Biographies” category. We are both absolutely thrilled. It’s a very small category: but we’re still over the moon! 😀
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Amazon launch!
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Hooray! Our thousands and thousands of hours of hard work have FINALLY paid off. The paperback and Kindle ebook editions are live at Amazon.com, and can be viewed here for paperback, and here for Kindle. They’re actually available in MANY Amazon markets: the “seller dashboard” claims they’re in at least…
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February 3 2025 update
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We have wrapped up our agent querying. We were unsuccessful after 294 agents (although we did receive much encouragement), and that’s OK: we’re now nearly ready to self-publish the book. This was the harder route, as we had to do everything ourselves (editing, cover, layout, copyright/ISBNs/etc, and Ann starting up…