Same Book, New Look!

BOOK NEWS!! I have a super exciting announcement about Provenance Unknown! 🤩

If you’ve already bought a copy, then congratulations! You now have a limited edition, because my publisher is releasing the book with a brand new cover. I’m really excited about it (if you can’t tell). I hope you love it as much as I do!

So without further ado, here it is!!

Nothing changes in terms of where you can buy it, so use the same retailer links to purchase the new cover edition.

One Day Only

And just to tempt you even more, it will be on sale for one day only, July 20, for only $0.99 US! Browse to the Amazon and Barnes and Noble online stores on July 20 to take advantage of this steal, courtesy of my publisher, Sands Press.

While you’re there, you can get the same deal on books by two other Sands Press authors:

• Meaning Less by Brad Oates
• Deadly Secrets by M.K. Stoddart

Spread the word!

A Story in 75 Words

Thanks to Paragraph Planet for sharing my story!

Paragraph Planet has been publishing one 75-word paragraph every day since November 2008. Follow them on Facebook, Twitter, and/or Instagram, and visit their website to read all the paragraphs and give some support.

More Reviews

Every review helps more people see my novel, and I appreciate each one. Thank you!

Summer is Here …

Keep those Provenance Unknown countdown-to-summer beach read pics coming. (Even though summer has officially arrived.) 📸 ⛱️

This recent submission take us to the lake. Thanks for sharing! There’s still time to send in your own.

Do you have your summer beach read yet?

… And That Means Tunes

Did you know that Provenance Unknown has a playlist on YouTube? (This is what writers do instead of writing 😆)

There’s a song for each chapter; check out the playlist description to see which go together. If you listen to it and have read (or are reading) the book, let me know what you think of the music match-ups!

Class Notes

I’m included in the “Class Notes” section of the Spring 2023 edition, UVic Alumni Torch Magazine (p. 32). It was very cool to be listed with all of those accomplished University of Victoria grads.

As it says in the write-up, I credit my French degree, along with my own adventures in the City of Light and nearly fifteen years of experience in archives, with helping achieve authenticity in Provenance Unknown.

The Little Book Barn

After a kind invite through Instagram, I swung by The Little Book Barn in Saanich just before Canada Day to drop off some Provenance Unknown postcards!

This little free library is super cute, and inspiring too. I’m hoping to one day soon install my own curb-side lending library on my street and fill it with books that transport us either in time (history), place (travel), or emotionally (romance). I’ll keep you posted. 📚

Library Love, Continued

Recently, I woke up to this message on Facebook and it made my day!

I would still love to see my book in the Okanagan Regional Library, my childhood stomping grounds. This is at the top of my library wish list. It’s not there yet, but patrons of the Penticton Public Library can now sign out the ebook via Hoopla. Progress!

If you’re a card holder, consider suggesting a title. It only takes a minute online, and I’d really appreciate it.

Les Bouquinistes

The Paris Effect (Blog and Novel), by Michelle Moggio

Both Michelle Moggio’s novel and excellent Paris blog share the name The Paris Effect. The book poses the question, “How would you spend seven days in Paris?”

Blurb: Mia’s Custom Paris Travel doesn’t begin to describe the pains she takes to deliver the ultimate custom tailored vacation in the City of Light. She offers them a front row seat for a fun, life changing holiday. Tooty – fitness fanatic, she doesn’t want to gain an ounce in delicious Paris. Susanne – a slave to shopping, she can’t escape the high demands of her 24/7 job and absent love life. Justine – helicopter mom to the core, she wants to escape her empty nest and distant husband. Ruth – a Parisian native, she has returned with a dark secret and bitter feelings toward the country of her birth. Mia – in love with her favorite city in the world, her mantra is THERE’S NO SUCH THING AS TOO MUCH PARIS. Chart the course of these uniquely diverse women as they explore the wonders of Paris. Taste it, feel it, love it. The Paris Effect will transport you. Note from author: The fictionalized character of Ruth is based, in part, on her own mother’s experiences during WWII.

The blog is well worth a read, too. I particularly like the 2015 post on 100 layers of Paris! The numbered list consists of,

One hundred declarations of devotion exalting the symphony of this unparalleled city, forever confident There’s No Such Thing as Too Much Paris.

Paris is shameless in her outright beauty, the ability to bring countless visitors to their knees, inciting many of us to dream with our eyes wide open about the chance to return again and again.

Not that you Paris lovers need any reminders of why you love this city.

The Paris Effect blog

As always, thanks for reading!

Merci,

Sonia