This blog will be short and sweet. This week, The Electric God and Other Shorts won The 2025 NYC Big Book Award for Distinguished Favorite in the category of Short Stories! This award is for independently and traditionally published authors, publishers, and big and small presses. According to the awards committee, they receive and evaluate books from around the world and from a number of well-known names, journalists, and authors. Full disclosure: This is actually the first time I’ve won this award (I didn’t submit it for Danger Peak but did for Déjà View), so this is personally a unique thrill. An official announcement will be made by the organization later this week. In the meantime, here is a link to my award win page:
I’ve also updated the book’s homepage with the award seal.
For those keeping score, this is the book’s third win after winning Second Place at The Spring 2025 BookFest Awards in the category of Short Stories and First Place in The 2024 Firebird Book Awards in the same category.
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In other MTP news, Danger Peak will be free to download on Amazon Kindle this Saturday, September 13th! Just because! Here is the direct link:
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In other, other MTP news, I’ll be signing discounted copies of Danger Peak, Déjà View, and The Electric God and Other Shorts this Saturday, September 13th at The Bay Shore Art Crawl in (oddly enough) Bay Shore, NY (along Main Street), from 12 to 5 p.m. Every purchase gets a free ‘80s toy, so come while supplies last, and enjoy a great afternoon of arts, crafts, and literature in the late summer/early fall. More info about The Bay Shore Art Crawl can be found below:
That’s it! I told you this was going to be brief! Until next time, folks.
MTP
P.S.: Don’t forget the Danger Peak audiobook is now available!
P.P.S.: The new edition of The Electric God and Other Shorts is available on Amazon and Barnes & Noble:
Michael Thomas Perone 