Happy Book Anniversary to me!

In October 2017 my 2nd Maddie Hatter Adventure, Gilded Gauge - based in part on Calgary Steampunks & especially Calgary parasol duelists although it was set in Gilded Age New York City - was launched at Owls Nest Books in Britannia Plaza SW, Calgary AB. 

 

Under the first title & cover from Tyche Books (seen below), Gilded Gauge hit the Calgary Herald Bestseller list (twice), was nominated for the Prix Aurora for Canadian SFF, and won Alberta Book of the Year from the Book Publishers Association of Alberta. 

 

I've had 4 further books published since then in 2 series (1 further Maddie Hatter book to date, Timely Taffeta, & 3 FALLS Mystery novels in my award-winning women's wilderness suspense series from Dundurn Press, under the pen name J.E. Barnard) 

 

Now Gilded Gauge is back on the shelves with a cool new cover & also available in #KindleUnlimited for the first time. 

 

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For all the lowdown on the worldwide sport of Parasol Dueling, see Madame Saffron Hemlock's Parasol Duelling League for Steampunk Ladies

 

Foiling the kidnapping of an industrial heiress lands Maddie an undercover bodyguard job in Gilded Age NYC. 

As rival powers scheme to steal the family’s fabulous gauge, a man from Maddie’s murky past arrives as a feted guest. 

Is he an ally, an enemy, or the mastermind behind the whole dastardly plot?

 

“Spirited heroines, secret identities, engaging orphans, dueling parasols & gadgets galore!”

 

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Moments you never dreamed of...

Alberta Children & Young Adult 

Book of the Year! 

Congratulations to all the nominees and winners!

A full list is available at the 

Book Publishers of Alberta Association 

The thrilling moment of the announcement:

Photo thanks to Kristin Morrell, who sent it to me right after the announcement

Award Season is upon us!

Some news from Award Season!

First there's this:

Maddie is back on the BPAA Shortlist for her New York City Adventure! You'll find in Gilded Gauge oodles of parasol dueling, spies, intrigue, bumbling detectives, and of course Tweetle-D up to his usual antics while dodging the big-city predatory birds who want to find out if he's edible.

(For more on the Books Publishing in Alberta Awards, check out their online home)

 And then there's THIS! A second nomination for the Prix Aurora!

Claps for fellow writers Gerald Brandt, Julie Czerneda, Fonda Lee, and Elizabeth Whitton, most of whom I know from that lively summer lit-fest, When Words Collide, held each August in Calgary (and usually sold out by June).

(It's not too late to join the CSFFA and vote for your favourite authors and artists in all categories. For the full shortlist go to https://prixaurorawards.ca/home/nominee-list-page/ )

Launch Party for MADDIE HATTER AND THE GILDED GAUGE

It was May 10th, 2017, and dusk was creeping over Calgary when MADDIE HATTER AND THE GILDED GAUGE leapt from the printed page to party and parasol duel at Owls Nest Books.

 And from there to the #1 slot on the Calgary Herald Bestseller List for Fiction! 

Same as MADDIE HATTER AND THE DEADLY DIAMOND did 18 months ago!

Yay, Maddie! 

Friends and family in the packed store ate, drank, and made merry to the lively tunes of Calgary folk duo Hazel Gray. Their song, PAPER-THIN KINGDOMS, is a book-lover's classic!.



 We raised $100 for charity, to be split between CALGARY READS and GIRLS NOT BRIDES.

 Some characters from the book showed up:

Countess Olga, wearing the Dragon Draper Necklace which is our prize for the entire summer's charity fundraising.

Emmy Gat Ain't No Flat!

Cat Cheshire - Look at that GRIN!

Muffet, the littlest Urchin, and one smart cookie!

Tyche Books represented by Editor-in-Chief Margaret Curelas and substantive editor Adria Laycraft.

Fabulous food and wine was provided by Tyche Books and Owls Nest Books.

Some lucky folks took home a Steampunk Statue of Liberty Chocolate Bar.

The Urchins were never far from the food!

The March Pair (Rabbit and Hare) with Muffet and the snacks

These kids go nowhere without their crazy scooter.

In the white and black, the first World Parasol Dueling Champion, mentally preparing to face down Countess Olga, the World Street Dueling Champ!

 

Amanda and her daughter drove 5 hours to be there on the night.

 I told a tall tale or two of parasol duels by daylight and darkness.

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Emmy Gat and Cat Cheshire set to duel. Those far at the back of the store couldn't see the duelists well, but they were closer to the refreshments.

 

 

With great support from Steampunks of SASS and Madame Saffron Hemlock's Parasol Dueling League, and the warmest of welcomes from Owls Nest's Mike Hare, Judith Duthie and Sarah Johnson, MADDIE HATTER AND THE GILDED GAUGE got off to a great start!  Thanks, all of you!


Available at Owls Nest Books in Calgary or through any of the links below:  Amazon.com: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B06XJ9YT31 
Amazon.CA: https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B06XJ9YT31 
Amazon.UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B06XJ9YT31 
Kobo: https://www.kobo.com/ca/en/ebook/maddie-hatter-and-the-gilded-gauge 
Nook & iBooks: https://www.books2read.com/u/bxgDJv
For up-to-the-minute news about Maddie and my other writings, find me on Facebook or Twitter 

It's Time to Find The Gilded Gauge!

Book trailer by Kevin Jepson of 4k Consulting, with his photos and stock photos. Music by Two Steps From Hell (Toys Come Alive). 

 MADDIE HATTER  and the GILDED GAUGE 

May 2017 from Tyche Books 

Amazon.com   Amazon.ca   Amazon.uk  Kobo  Other formats

A mysterious message from a midnight duelist sends fashion reporter and aspiring investigator Maddie Hatter to New York City's finest parasol dueling academy, where she foils a daring daylight kidnapping, saves the girl, and embarks on her most perilous adventure yet!

From the Back Cover:

"A mysterious message from a midnight duelist sends fashion reporter Maddie Hatter to New York’s finest parasol dueling academy, where she foils a daring daylight kidnapping.

The grateful rescuee, only daughter of an American Steamlord, offers Maddie a job as her bodyguard. Soon both young ladies are up to their lace gloves in industrial intrigue and irrepressible street urchins. Maddie’s clockwork bird faces danger too: hungry owls, curious inventors, even a clockwork foe that hides sneaky tricks behind its jewel-green eyes.

From the mansions of Park Avenue to the Statue of Liberty, Maddie hunts a fearless spy and confronts an unexpected power from her past."

 Amazon.com: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B06XJ9YT31 
Amazon.CA: https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B06XJ9YT31 
Amazon.UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B06XJ9YT31 
Kobo: https://www.kobo.com/ca/en/ebook/maddie-hatter-and-the-gilded-gauge 
Nook & iBooks: https://www.books2read.com/u/bxgDJv

For up-to-the-minute news about Maddie and my other writings, find me on Facebook or Twitter 

Bonnie Ferrante's 3-Random Questions Interview with me

It's an odd thing to be interviewed about a book and have the interview appear months later, when the next book is almost out. Here's some background on 'Maddie Hatter and the Deadly Diamond', the first in the Maddie Hatter Steampunk Adventures, when her second adventure is barely six weeks from release.


See the prior interview here:
https://bferrante.wordpress.com/2017/03/22/author-jayne-barnard-three-random-questions-interview


And see more about Maddie's second adventure over here:

http://www.jaynebarnard.ca/2017/03/teaser-time-maddie-hatter-and-gilded.html

Teaser Time: MADDIE HATTER AND THE GILDED GAUGE

 Maddie's back in action!

A mysterious message from a midnight duelist sends fashion reporter Maddie Hatter to New York’s finest parasol dueling academy, where she foils a daring daylight kidnapping and embarks on her most dangerous adventure yet!

 MADDIE HATTER  And The GILDED GAUGE 

May 2017 from Tyche Books

Pre-order here:
Amazon.com: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B06XJ9YT31

Amazon.CA: https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B06XJ9YT31

Amazon.UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B06XJ9YT31

Kobo: https://www.kobo.com/ca/en/ebook/maddie-hatter-and-the-gilded-gauge

Nook & iBooks: https://www.books2read.com/u/bxgDJv

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Maddie's first published adventure, MADDIE HATTER AND THE DEADLY DIAMOND (Tyche Books 2015) was a finalist for the Prix Aurora Award and the Books Publishing in Alberta Award, and won the e-Festival of Words Award.  

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All the gen on this award-winning Steampunk adventure