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Two CW Authors Win Reviewer's Choice Awards
Feathered Quill recently announced two Christopher Whisperings titles as 2025 Reviewer's Choice Award winners: Maria Giuseppa's R&R: A Feast of Words and J. Shep's After Me.
"Every year, as part of our annual award program, we present our 'Reviewer's Choice' award. This award was dreamed up by one of our reviewers and is a way to recognize outstanding books that have been reviewed by Feathered Quill within the last year. The selection process is simple - each reviewer selects just one book from all the books they reviewed the previous year: a book that stayed with them long after they finished reading it, a book that registers high on the list of their favorite books."
Six titles in all made the reviewers' winners' circle, and among them are two Christopher Whisperings titles!
About Giuseppa's work, reviewer Barbara Bamberger Scott states, "R&R: A Feast of Words, by Maria Giuseppa, blends memoir and imagination." She adds that the two main characters share much in "a well plotted concoction that will touch the hearts of readers and make them hungry for more from this talented author." Maria Giuseppa is elated by the award.
Nellie Calanni of Feathered Quill states, "My Reviewer's Choice Award for 2024 goes to After Me by J. Shep. This novel was incredibly detailed, from its location in France to its description of inter-family relationships. It was beautifully written and touched on so many aspects of life that every individual experiences." J. Shep is thrilled to learn of this award and shares, "This is such an honor, for which I thank Nellie Calanni and Feathered Quill."
Christopher Whisperings thanks Feathered Quill and their team of reviewers for these awards and hopes all our readers can enjoy all our titles by amazing authors! Click here for a list of all of Feathered Quill's 2025 winners.
Geralyn Hesslau Magrady's When Walls Talk Available Now!
Christopher Whisperings is proud to announce that award-winner Geralyn Hesslau Magrady's new book, When Walls Talk, is now available and won't let down!
A tale of rediscovery and growth, of mysteries and revelations, When Walls Talk relates the story of Toni as she embarks on a journey to turn the family bakery into a bookstore. Winner of the Soon to Be Famous Award for her 2015 novel Lines, Hesslau Magrady carefully paints a picture of the beautiful realizations that happen when past and present converge.
Family, community, and faith form the backbone of this gripping Chicago tale. Get your copy today!
GLLKA Fundraiser Complete!
This past June, Christopher Whisperings author J. Shep sought to allocate a percentage of each sale of The December Issue towards a donation, and apropos to the lighthouse-featured cover art by Nellie Conboy and the lighthouse-featured novel setting on Lake Superior, he designated Great Lakes Lighthouse Keepers Association as the recipient. On behalf of Christopher Whisperings, GLLKA, and all who supported, through 10% of each title sold along with extra contributions by generous donors, we secured a donation amount of $118.00 for GLLKA. Pretty good for June sales of a December-titled book!
We hope these funds can, in some small way, bolster the good work GLLKA does to help preserve lighthouses and maintain quality Great Lakes, both aesthetically and environmentally. Their commitment to fostering volunteer and service opportunities was of particular note to Shep, who enjoyed posts of persons of all ages donating their time to something outside themselves.
For more on Great Lakes Lighthouse Keepers Association, visit their website here.
This June Only, J. Shep's The December Issue supports Great Lakes Lighthouse Keepers Association
Christopher Whisperings author J. Shep is donating 10% of June profits for The December Issue sales to The Great Lakes Lighthouse Keepers Association. "The response to the lighthouse scenes, including the celebration of the sesquicentennial and the display of the lighthouse's characteristic, was so positive and enthusiastic that I am thrilled to be able to support an association that strives to promote and to preserve lighthouses," Shep says. The cover art, an original watercolor by artist Nellie Conboy, features a lighthouse, as well. "I remember when I met with Nellie to see the first versions of the cover art. She was adamant the lighthouse be featured."
GLLKA provides invaluable resources and information about our beautiful Great Lakes and their lighthouses, offers day trips, highlights volunteer opportunities, and more!
This June only, with every purchase of J. Shep's The December Issue, Christopher Whisperings will donate 10% of the cover price to GLLKA.
To learn more about GLLKA, check out their website here.
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To purchase your copy of The December Issue in support of GLLKA, click here!
Maria Giuseppa's R&R: A Feast of Words Released Now
Join Christopher Whisperings as we launch debut author Maria Giuseppa's R&R: A Feast of Words, a novella in epistolary form.
We can't wait for you to dive into this story of lasting and tested friendship, of thought-provoking insights, of conflicts and joy as they unfold in R&R's worlds just as they might in our own.
Join us in welcoming Maria Giuseppa's R&R: A Feast of Words to your collection of re-reads! Get your copy today!
Geralyn Hesslau Magrady Book Signing at the Pile Bookstore
Author of Christopher Whisperings's soon-to-come novella When Walls Talk, Geralyn Hesslau Magrady spent an evening signing copies of her previously released novel Lines at the Pile Bookstore in Berwyn, Illinois. The April 27 signing coincided with Independent Bookstore Day.
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J. Shep's The December Issue in Readers' Hands This Week!
Christopher Whisperings author J. Shep is thrilled to see his novel The December Issue reach his readers this week. "I'm so happy that preorders have shipped and are in the hands of readers," Shep states. "I hope their reactions are as positive as the reviews have been."
And those reviews-- positive they, indeed, are:
- "[A] splendid work of enormous value and imagination," says Chanticleer Book Reviews, stamping it with a five-star label!
- "[A] fresh narrative whose scale, ambition, and pathos elevate the text above many," declares Pacific Book Review.
- "Shep has authored a unique and fascinating novel," notes Feathered Quill Book Reviews.
Now you can read for yourself and spread the word! If you haven't, order your copy today here!
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