moderately-monthly marker recap: issue ii!
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to celebrate beth revis' upcoming NIGHT OF THE WITCH
(out 10/3! i pre*ordered my signed copy from malaprop's!), she graciously gave me a signed copy of her latest: MUSEUM OF MAGIC to giveaway! (along with some other magical goodies!)
our giveaway winners
(randomly selected from my newsletter subrscribers) won:
> a signed copy of MUSEUM OF MAGIC & a witch's brew candle from wicking it up!
> a bundle of crayon-box exclusive stickers from me and a magnet from beth!
> three faerie tale feet bookmarks and a sticker, too!
be sure to pre*order your copy of NIGHT OF THE WITCH from your local indie bookstore, a signed & personalized copy from any of her book tour stops, or at bookshop.org! and check out her patreon support levels to help decide her characters' fates in her next serial fiction project (how MUSEUM OF MAGIC was written!), and invaluable writing advice for you fellow authors and creators out there. :)
updates & such:
whoa! happy mail every month!!
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road trip!!
last month i had the most marvelous & inspiring getaway time at the highlights foundation in rural PA for a picture book working retreat!
read all about my experience here on the halthegal art blog:
hamlet is a ghost story!!
okay, you kids know me well enough to know i think about shakespeare more than the average children's book nerd.
lately i've been binging the "shakespeare anyone?" podcast ever since i heard evelyn skye's episode about her latest book release: the hundred loves of juliet.
if you only listen to one episode, let it be this one from elyse & courtney's HAMLET deep dive. (perfect for this spooky season!) am i biased because i got to go to ELSINORE in denmark last year? (above!)
nah, it's because hamlet's my fave. (yes, perhaps an anomaly for silly*glitter*sparkle me, but what can i say?) ;) and i love learning the cultural context for classics.
recent book recs:
i loooooooove recommending books to you guys & gals! some faves i've read recently:
hitchcock/truffaut (nonfiction)
wishes and wellingtons (magical middle grade)
the dane of my existence (grown-up romcom)
the thing about jellyfish (middle grade)
nic blake & the remarkables (magical middle grade)
the quiet part out loud (swoony young adult)
lasagna means i love you (middle grade)
BIG (picture book)
wombat (picture book)
weekly reading book review videos are made every monday morning over on my instagram (@halthegal_storyart) and you can catch full months of reviews here on my blog.
shop my faves by category on bookshop.org:
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september's exclusive sticker!!
that’s all for now!
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i'm busy illustrating and writing some new books... and have a BIG BOOKish trip later this month... stay tuned!
until soon,
<3 xo,
*hallie :D