New YA Release by USA Today Bestselling Author Reaches Readers' Hearts
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 19, 2019
Contact: Rebecca Schriner, Publicist, [email protected]
Durham, NC--Light Messages Publishing is excited to announce the release of the highly-anticipated YA novel The Next to Last Mistake by USA Today bestselling author Amalie Jahn.
"The Next to Last Mistake is a heartwarming story about the power of female friendships to see us through life's joys and heartbreaks." – Shannon Hitchcock, author of The Ballad of Jessie Pearl, Ruby Lee & Me, and One True Way
Crossing racial boundaries, savoring a first love, and unlocking the secrets to lifelong friendships, The Next to Last Mistake does a phenomenal job of bringing to life the tragedies, triumphs, and everyday experiences of teens.
Tess Goodwin’s life in rural Iowa is sheltered and uncomplicated. Although she chooses to spend most of her free time playing chess with her best friend Zander, the farm-boy from next door, her skills as a bovine midwife and tractor mechanic ensure that she fits in with the other kids at East Chester High. But when her veteran father reenlists in the Army, moving her family halfway across the country to North Carolina, Tess is forced out of her comfort zone into a world she knows nothing about.
When Leonetta Jackson is assigned as her mentor, she becomes Tess’s unexpected guide through the winding labyrinth of cultural disparities between them, sparking a tentative friendship and challenging Tess to confront her reluctant nature. As the pieces move across the board of her upended life, will Tess find the acceptance she so desperately desires?
"Amalie Jahn will break your heart and heal it again with her book, The Next to Last Mistake. Jahn’s stunning writing and brilliant characters will have you needing to turn the next page." – A.M. Rose, author of Road to Eugenica
The Next to Last Mistake is highly recommended to fans of Sarah Dessen, Angie Thomas, Morgan Matson, and Stephanie Perkins.
Foreword Reviews also praises this novel as "a poignant and sweet story of love, loss, discovery, and the enduring bonds of friendship."
To request a review copy or to schedule author interviews, readings, signings, or other author events (virtual or live), please email Light Messages Publicist Rebecca Schriner at [email protected]. To learn more about Amalie Jahn and The Next to Last Mistake, visit lightmessages.com/amalie-jahn.
About Light Messages Publishing: Light Messages Publishing, founded in 1998, is a family-run, general trade publisher located in Durham, North Carolina. We pride ourselves in bringing to light meaningful books by emerging and award-winning authors. For more information about Light Messages Publishing and its services, please visit lightmessages.com.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 19, 2019
Contact: Rebecca Schriner, Publicist, [email protected]
Durham, NC--Light Messages Publishing is excited to announce the release of the highly-anticipated YA novel The Next to Last Mistake by USA Today bestselling author Amalie Jahn.
"The Next to Last Mistake is a heartwarming story about the power of female friendships to see us through life's joys and heartbreaks." – Shannon Hitchcock, author of The Ballad of Jessie Pearl, Ruby Lee & Me, and One True Way
Crossing racial boundaries, savoring a first love, and unlocking the secrets to lifelong friendships, The Next to Last Mistake does a phenomenal job of bringing to life the tragedies, triumphs, and everyday experiences of teens.
Tess Goodwin’s life in rural Iowa is sheltered and uncomplicated. Although she chooses to spend most of her free time playing chess with her best friend Zander, the farm-boy from next door, her skills as a bovine midwife and tractor mechanic ensure that she fits in with the other kids at East Chester High. But when her veteran father reenlists in the Army, moving her family halfway across the country to North Carolina, Tess is forced out of her comfort zone into a world she knows nothing about.
When Leonetta Jackson is assigned as her mentor, she becomes Tess’s unexpected guide through the winding labyrinth of cultural disparities between them, sparking a tentative friendship and challenging Tess to confront her reluctant nature. As the pieces move across the board of her upended life, will Tess find the acceptance she so desperately desires?
"Amalie Jahn will break your heart and heal it again with her book, The Next to Last Mistake. Jahn’s stunning writing and brilliant characters will have you needing to turn the next page." – A.M. Rose, author of Road to Eugenica
The Next to Last Mistake is highly recommended to fans of Sarah Dessen, Angie Thomas, Morgan Matson, and Stephanie Perkins.
Foreword Reviews also praises this novel as "a poignant and sweet story of love, loss, discovery, and the enduring bonds of friendship."
To request a review copy or to schedule author interviews, readings, signings, or other author events (virtual or live), please email Light Messages Publicist Rebecca Schriner at [email protected]. To learn more about Amalie Jahn and The Next to Last Mistake, visit lightmessages.com/amalie-jahn.
About Light Messages Publishing: Light Messages Publishing, founded in 1998, is a family-run, general trade publisher located in Durham, North Carolina. We pride ourselves in bringing to light meaningful books by emerging and award-winning authors. For more information about Light Messages Publishing and its services, please visit lightmessages.com.
Literary Classics Announces Youth Media Top Book Award Recipients
Release date: October 15, 2015
Literary Classics
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SOUTH DAKOTA - Literary Classics announced its 2015 selection of top books for children and young adults today. Award recipients were selected from entries received from around the globe. The Literary Classics selection committee is proud to recognize the following titles in children’s and young adult literature which exemplify the criteria set forth by the Literary Classics Awards committee.
A list of the 2015 recipients follows:
BEST IN CATEGORY
Best Illustrator - Christmas Nevermore, by Marc Cadieux and Herve Bastien, illustrated by Christina Zakhozhay - SRF
Best First Picture Book - Penny the Palomino Quarter Horse, written by Gary Scogin, illustrated by Alex Ray - Sarah Book Publishing
Best First Chapter Book - Naji and the Mystery of the Dig, Vahid Imani - Stormtop Publishing
Best First Novel - Bristol Bay Summer, Annie Boochever - Alaska Northwest Books
Best Picture Book Series - I Feel..., written and illustrated by D.J. Corchin - PhazelFOZ Company, LLC
Best Chapter Book Series - Tales of Mr. Snuggywhiskers, C.F. Crawford - Lauco Press
YOUNG ADULT
General Young Adult - Gold, Old Earth, by Gary Grossman - Diversion Books
General Young Adult - Silver, Grog Wars, by Anne Sweazy-Kulju - Tate Publishing
Fantasy Fiction Young Adult - Gold, Oathtaker, by Patricia Reding - Create Space
Fantasy Fiction Young Adult - Silver, The Universe Builders, by Steve Lebel - Argon Press
Science Fiction Young Adult - Gold, The Clay Lion, by Amalie Jahn - Bermlord Publishing
Science Fiction Young Adult - Silver, Breeder, by K.B. Hoyle - Writer’s Coffee Shop
Fiction Young Adult - Gold, Knights of Nevertheless, by Rachel M. Hough - Self Published
Fiction Young Adult - Silver, Strays, by Jennifer Caloyeras - Ashland Creek Press
Historic Fiction Young Adult- Gold, Shadow of the Hawk, by K.S. Jones - Astraea Press
Historic Fiction Young Adult- Silver, The Crimson Emperor, by Wim Baren - Self Published
Poetry Young Adult - Gold, Outdancing the Universe, by Lauren Gilmore - Hell Press
Poetry Young Adult - Silver, Kinyamaswa, by Andreas Morgner - Apprentice House Press
The 2015 Literary Classics book award recipients will be recognized during an awards presentation to be held on April 2, 2016 at the Los Angeles Convention Center. A complete list, including links to Literary Classics' reviews of all award winning books, may be found at clcawards.org.
Literary Classics, an organization dedicated to furthering excellence in literature, takes great pride in its role to help promote classic literature which appeals to youth, while educating and encouraging positive values in the impressionable young minds of future generations. Judging is based upon the criteria set forth by Literary Classics’ highly selective awards committee which honors books promoting character, vision, creativity and learning, through content which possesses key elements found in well-crafted literature.
The Literary Classics judging committee is comprised of experts with backgrounds in publishing, writing, editing, design, illustration, and book reviewing. To learn more about Literary Classics, visit their website at www.literaryclassicsawards.com.
Release date: October 15, 2015
Literary Classics
[email protected]
SOUTH DAKOTA - Literary Classics announced its 2015 selection of top books for children and young adults today. Award recipients were selected from entries received from around the globe. The Literary Classics selection committee is proud to recognize the following titles in children’s and young adult literature which exemplify the criteria set forth by the Literary Classics Awards committee.
A list of the 2015 recipients follows:
BEST IN CATEGORY
Best Illustrator - Christmas Nevermore, by Marc Cadieux and Herve Bastien, illustrated by Christina Zakhozhay - SRF
Best First Picture Book - Penny the Palomino Quarter Horse, written by Gary Scogin, illustrated by Alex Ray - Sarah Book Publishing
Best First Chapter Book - Naji and the Mystery of the Dig, Vahid Imani - Stormtop Publishing
Best First Novel - Bristol Bay Summer, Annie Boochever - Alaska Northwest Books
Best Picture Book Series - I Feel..., written and illustrated by D.J. Corchin - PhazelFOZ Company, LLC
Best Chapter Book Series - Tales of Mr. Snuggywhiskers, C.F. Crawford - Lauco Press
YOUNG ADULT
General Young Adult - Gold, Old Earth, by Gary Grossman - Diversion Books
General Young Adult - Silver, Grog Wars, by Anne Sweazy-Kulju - Tate Publishing
Fantasy Fiction Young Adult - Gold, Oathtaker, by Patricia Reding - Create Space
Fantasy Fiction Young Adult - Silver, The Universe Builders, by Steve Lebel - Argon Press
Science Fiction Young Adult - Gold, The Clay Lion, by Amalie Jahn - Bermlord Publishing
Science Fiction Young Adult - Silver, Breeder, by K.B. Hoyle - Writer’s Coffee Shop
Fiction Young Adult - Gold, Knights of Nevertheless, by Rachel M. Hough - Self Published
Fiction Young Adult - Silver, Strays, by Jennifer Caloyeras - Ashland Creek Press
Historic Fiction Young Adult- Gold, Shadow of the Hawk, by K.S. Jones - Astraea Press
Historic Fiction Young Adult- Silver, The Crimson Emperor, by Wim Baren - Self Published
Poetry Young Adult - Gold, Outdancing the Universe, by Lauren Gilmore - Hell Press
Poetry Young Adult - Silver, Kinyamaswa, by Andreas Morgner - Apprentice House Press
The 2015 Literary Classics book award recipients will be recognized during an awards presentation to be held on April 2, 2016 at the Los Angeles Convention Center. A complete list, including links to Literary Classics' reviews of all award winning books, may be found at clcawards.org.
Literary Classics, an organization dedicated to furthering excellence in literature, takes great pride in its role to help promote classic literature which appeals to youth, while educating and encouraging positive values in the impressionable young minds of future generations. Judging is based upon the criteria set forth by Literary Classics’ highly selective awards committee which honors books promoting character, vision, creativity and learning, through content which possesses key elements found in well-crafted literature.
The Literary Classics judging committee is comprised of experts with backgrounds in publishing, writing, editing, design, illustration, and book reviewing. To learn more about Literary Classics, visit their website at www.literaryclassicsawards.com.
Press Release: Prizes and Awards
Seal Of Approval For Amalie Jahn's The Clay Lion
Posted at 12:43PM Tuesday 23 Jun 2015
Creative Content are thrilled to share the news that Amalie Jahn's acclaimed YA novel "The Clay Lion" has been awarded the CLC Seal of Approval in the USA. The CLC Seal of Approval is a designation reserved for those books which uphold the rigorous criteria set forth by the Literary Classics review committee, a team comprised of individuals with backgrounds in publishing, editing, writing, illustration and graphic design.
Brooke loses her brother to pulmonary fibrosis and attempts to go back in time to save him. Along the way she encounters obstacles she never dreamed she would, including a love that had eluded her in her original timeline. A gripping read that will simultaneously break your heart and warm it, The Clay Lion will transform readers' perspectives as the main character plays with fire, teetering dangerously on the borders between mind and matter, fate and free will, and loss and life.
Author Amalie Jahn skillfully creates moments of powerful imagery interspersed with moments where the picture is left to the readers' personal interpretation. The overall message of the book is that everything happens for a reason, and that no matter what, we just have to keep moving forward. It shows that destiny and fate are two different things, that while we control our fate, destiny can't be avoided.
Literary Classics, an organization dedicated to furthering excellence in literature, takes great pride in its role to help promote classic literature which appeals to youth, while encouraging positive values in the impressionable minds of future generations. To learn more about Literary Classics, you may visit their website at www.clcawards.org or www.childrensliteraryclassics.com
Creative Content will publish the audio of The Clay Lion later this year.
www.creativecontentdigital.com
Seal Of Approval For Amalie Jahn's The Clay Lion
Posted at 12:43PM Tuesday 23 Jun 2015
Creative Content are thrilled to share the news that Amalie Jahn's acclaimed YA novel "The Clay Lion" has been awarded the CLC Seal of Approval in the USA. The CLC Seal of Approval is a designation reserved for those books which uphold the rigorous criteria set forth by the Literary Classics review committee, a team comprised of individuals with backgrounds in publishing, editing, writing, illustration and graphic design.
Brooke loses her brother to pulmonary fibrosis and attempts to go back in time to save him. Along the way she encounters obstacles she never dreamed she would, including a love that had eluded her in her original timeline. A gripping read that will simultaneously break your heart and warm it, The Clay Lion will transform readers' perspectives as the main character plays with fire, teetering dangerously on the borders between mind and matter, fate and free will, and loss and life.
Author Amalie Jahn skillfully creates moments of powerful imagery interspersed with moments where the picture is left to the readers' personal interpretation. The overall message of the book is that everything happens for a reason, and that no matter what, we just have to keep moving forward. It shows that destiny and fate are two different things, that while we control our fate, destiny can't be avoided.
Literary Classics, an organization dedicated to furthering excellence in literature, takes great pride in its role to help promote classic literature which appeals to youth, while encouraging positive values in the impressionable minds of future generations. To learn more about Literary Classics, you may visit their website at www.clcawards.org or www.childrensliteraryclassics.com
Creative Content will publish the audio of The Clay Lion later this year.
www.creativecontentdigital.com
Audio deal for Jahn's YA trilogy
Published May 15, 2015. By Caroline Carpenter
Specialist digital publishing company Creative Content has signed a three-book deal with Amalie Jahn, author of the YA Clay Lion trilogy, to publish audio editions of the series.
The self-published time travel series consists of The Clay Lion, published in 2013, followed by Tin Men, which was released in July 2014, and A Straw Man, to be released in June 2015.
Creative Content co-founder Lorelei King said: "This project is wonderful example of the power of social media to bring content creators together. I was so pleased to have struck up a relationship with Amalie on Twitter and to have discovered her moving, inspiring series. I can’t wait to get into the studio!"
Jahn added: "I’m thrilled to have Creative Content producing the series and am excited to share The Clay Lion with audio listeners in the coming months. As seasoned veterans of the industry, I know Ali and Lorelei are a perfect match for my series, and I’m looking forward to working closely with them to produce an amazing product."
The audio edition of The Clay Lion, read by King, will be published this summer and will be available from all major online retailers. The rest of the series will be published over the next 3 years.
Published May 15, 2015. By Caroline Carpenter
Specialist digital publishing company Creative Content has signed a three-book deal with Amalie Jahn, author of the YA Clay Lion trilogy, to publish audio editions of the series.
The self-published time travel series consists of The Clay Lion, published in 2013, followed by Tin Men, which was released in July 2014, and A Straw Man, to be released in June 2015.
Creative Content co-founder Lorelei King said: "This project is wonderful example of the power of social media to bring content creators together. I was so pleased to have struck up a relationship with Amalie on Twitter and to have discovered her moving, inspiring series. I can’t wait to get into the studio!"
Jahn added: "I’m thrilled to have Creative Content producing the series and am excited to share The Clay Lion with audio listeners in the coming months. As seasoned veterans of the industry, I know Ali and Lorelei are a perfect match for my series, and I’m looking forward to working closely with them to produce an amazing product."
The audio edition of The Clay Lion, read by King, will be published this summer and will be available from all major online retailers. The rest of the series will be published over the next 3 years.
The Clay Lion: Compelling Time-Travel Novel Depicts Ever-Lasting Sibling Love
Fusing an exciting time-travel adventure with an emotive and heart-warming story about one girl’s deep love for her deceased brother, ‘The Clay Lion’ will resonate with anyone who has felt the love of a sibling or faced painful grief and loss.
Charlotte, NC -- (SBWIRE) -- 03/26/2013 -- In a unique literary experience, Amalie Jahn’s latest novel melds together the fictional world of time travel with the stark reality of love and loss. Culminating in a book unlike any other on the market, readers around the world are promised suspense, reflection and solace.
‘The Clay Lion’ proves that, no matter what life throws someone’s way, the deep power of love is truly timeless.
Synopsis:
The rules are simple. If you want to travel back in time, you need to be at least eighteen years old. You can only travel within your own lifespan for a maximum of six months. And above all else, you must never, ever, change the past. As Brooke Wallace faces existence without her beloved brother, his life cut short by a rare disease, she can think of only one solution – travel back in time to prevent his death.
However, her attempts at fixing the past challenge her to confront everything she believes to be true about herself. And ultimately, she is forced to discover whether or not we can ever truly be in charge of our own destiny.
As the author explains, her narrative holds special appeal to those who understand the unbreakable bond of siblings.
“The Clay Lion will resonate with anyone who has ever been a part of a family and has felt the love of a sibling. Its themes are universal,” says Jahn.
Continuing, “The Clay Lion deals with the death of a family member through the eyes of a teenager. Families that have lost a child will find solace in the pages of the story. The time travel adds a layer of excitement and interest to the book that make this novel noteworthy.”
Since its release, the book has garnered a consistent string of rave reviews.
“The Clay Lion will have you laughing and crying (even on the same page at times). Each chapter pulls you even further into Brooke's life and thoughts and leaves you wanting to learn more about her adventures. This story will warm your heart and make you squeeze your loved ones a little harder after completing this sweet story!” says C. Victor, who reviewed the book on Amazon.
Another reader was equally as impressed, saying, “The Clay Lion is heartfelt, sad, beautiful, and completely engrossing! It's a story about the bond between siblings, a family's love, and a time traveling adventure. Once you pick it up, you won't be able to put it down!”
‘The Clay Lion’, published by BERMLORD, is available now:http://amzn.to/YDJGBL
For more information, visit the book’s official website:http://www.theclaylion.com
About Amalie Jahn
Writing has always been an important part of the author's life. As a child, she loved writing fiction stories and won a literary award for a short story she wrote in seventh grade. Fiction writing of her youth gave way to the dreaded five paragraph essay as she entered high school and college. Eventually, she transitioned to lesson plan writing as she began a career as an elementary school teacher. When she became a stay-at-home mom, she started an online blog to document the life of her children. And also found herself writing, many, many to-do lists. On one of those to-do lists, she included "write a novel." After being encouraged by family and friends, she was finally able to cross it off her list, coming full circle to complete her first fiction novel in 2013. She currently lives in North Carolina with her husband and two children.
This article, The Clay Lion: Compelling Time-Travel Novel Depicts Ever-Lasting Sibling Love., is syndicated from SBWire and is posted here with permission.
Fusing an exciting time-travel adventure with an emotive and heart-warming story about one girl’s deep love for her deceased brother, ‘The Clay Lion’ will resonate with anyone who has felt the love of a sibling or faced painful grief and loss.
Charlotte, NC -- (SBWIRE) -- 03/26/2013 -- In a unique literary experience, Amalie Jahn’s latest novel melds together the fictional world of time travel with the stark reality of love and loss. Culminating in a book unlike any other on the market, readers around the world are promised suspense, reflection and solace.
‘The Clay Lion’ proves that, no matter what life throws someone’s way, the deep power of love is truly timeless.
Synopsis:
The rules are simple. If you want to travel back in time, you need to be at least eighteen years old. You can only travel within your own lifespan for a maximum of six months. And above all else, you must never, ever, change the past. As Brooke Wallace faces existence without her beloved brother, his life cut short by a rare disease, she can think of only one solution – travel back in time to prevent his death.
However, her attempts at fixing the past challenge her to confront everything she believes to be true about herself. And ultimately, she is forced to discover whether or not we can ever truly be in charge of our own destiny.
As the author explains, her narrative holds special appeal to those who understand the unbreakable bond of siblings.
“The Clay Lion will resonate with anyone who has ever been a part of a family and has felt the love of a sibling. Its themes are universal,” says Jahn.
Continuing, “The Clay Lion deals with the death of a family member through the eyes of a teenager. Families that have lost a child will find solace in the pages of the story. The time travel adds a layer of excitement and interest to the book that make this novel noteworthy.”
Since its release, the book has garnered a consistent string of rave reviews.
“The Clay Lion will have you laughing and crying (even on the same page at times). Each chapter pulls you even further into Brooke's life and thoughts and leaves you wanting to learn more about her adventures. This story will warm your heart and make you squeeze your loved ones a little harder after completing this sweet story!” says C. Victor, who reviewed the book on Amazon.
Another reader was equally as impressed, saying, “The Clay Lion is heartfelt, sad, beautiful, and completely engrossing! It's a story about the bond between siblings, a family's love, and a time traveling adventure. Once you pick it up, you won't be able to put it down!”
‘The Clay Lion’, published by BERMLORD, is available now:http://amzn.to/YDJGBL
For more information, visit the book’s official website:http://www.theclaylion.com
About Amalie Jahn
Writing has always been an important part of the author's life. As a child, she loved writing fiction stories and won a literary award for a short story she wrote in seventh grade. Fiction writing of her youth gave way to the dreaded five paragraph essay as she entered high school and college. Eventually, she transitioned to lesson plan writing as she began a career as an elementary school teacher. When she became a stay-at-home mom, she started an online blog to document the life of her children. And also found herself writing, many, many to-do lists. On one of those to-do lists, she included "write a novel." After being encouraged by family and friends, she was finally able to cross it off her list, coming full circle to complete her first fiction novel in 2013. She currently lives in North Carolina with her husband and two children.
This article, The Clay Lion: Compelling Time-Travel Novel Depicts Ever-Lasting Sibling Love., is syndicated from SBWire and is posted here with permission.
