Category: Awards

• Is There Life After College? Won at The Fall 2026 BookFest Awards!

  Is There Life After College? won in the category of Young Adult Romance!

  mperone

  October 24, 2026

  Awards, book awards, book fest, book festival, college, college nostalgia, coming of age, fiction, Novels, Publishing, reading, romance, romance novels, Writing, young adult

  Awards, book awards, book fest, book festival, books, college, college nostalgia, coming of age, fiction, Novels, Publishing, reading, romance, romance novels, Writing, young adult

• Is There Life After College? Won First Place at The 2026 PenCraft Book Awards!

  Is There Life After College? won in the category of Young Adult Romance!

  mperone

  October 22, 2026

  Awards, book awards, book reviews, college, college nostalgia, coming of age, fiction, magazines, Novels, Publishing, reading, reviews, romance, romance novels, Writing, young adult

  Awards, book awards, book reviews, book-review, books, college, college nostalgia, coming of age, fiction, magazines, Novels, Publishing, reading, reviews, romance, romance novels, Writing, young adult

• Is There Life After College? Won First Place at The 2026 Firebird Book Awards!

  Is There Life After College? won in the category of Young Adult Romance!

  mperone

  October 15, 2026

  Awards, book awards, book signings, college, college nostalgia, coming of age, Discounted book, fiction, Novels, Publishing, reading, romance, romance novels, signings, Writing, young adult

  Awards, book awards, book signings, books, college, college nostalgia, coming of age, discounted books, fiction, Novels, Publishing, reading, romance, romance novels, signings, Writing, young adult

• Is There Life After College? Won The NYC Big Book Award for Young Adult Fiction

  Is There Life After College? won its first award! Plus: Interviews and Signings!

  mperone

  September 3, 2026

  Awards, Behind the Scenes, book awards, book signings, bookstores, college, college nostalgia, coming of age, fiction, Interviews, newspapers, Novels, Publishing, romance novels, signings, T.V. interviews, T.V. talk shows, talk shows, television interviews, Uncategorized, Writing, young adult

  Awards, Behind the Scenes, book awards, book signings, books, bookstores, college, college nostalgia, coming of age, fiction, Interviews, newspapers, Novels, Publishing, reading, romance novels, signings, T.V. interviews, T.V. talk shows, talk shows, television interviews, Writing, young adult

• Top 5 Movies About Writing

  It’s hard to make writing cinematic. These 5 movies made it look easy.

  mperone

  April 30, 2026

  Awards, Behind the Scenes, birthdays, book awards, book signings, coming of age, fiction, jealousy, Movies, Novels, Publishing, Stand By Me, Star Wars, True Stories, Writing, young adult

  Awards, Behind the Scenes, birthdays, book awards, book signings, books, coming of age, fiction, film, jealousy, Movies, Novels, Publishing, Stand By Me, Star Wars, True Stories, Writing, young adult

• I Finally Have a Barnes & Noble Book Signing!

  Looks like my open letter to Barnes & Noble last week worked.

  mperone

  April 23, 2026

  Awards, Barnes & Noble, Behind the Scenes, book awards, book signings, bookstores, coming of age, fiction, jealousy, Novels, open letters, Publishing, short stories, Star Wars, True Stories, Writing, young adult

  Awards, Barnes & Noble, Behind the Scenes, book awards, book signings, books, bookstores, coming of age, fiction, jealousy, Novels, open letters, Publishing, reading, short stories, Star Wars, True Stories, Writing, young adult

• On Book Signings

  Learn how to sell books like a pro—or at least a mediocre indie author!

  mperone

  November 25, 2025

  1980s nostalgia, 80s nostalgia, Awards, Behind the Scenes, book awards, book signings, bookstores, fiction, magazines, Novels, Publishing, Thanksgiving, True Stories, Writing, young adult

  1980s nostalgia, 80s nostalgia, author, Awards, Behind the Scenes, book awards, book signings, books, bookstores, coming of age, fiction, magazines, Novels, Publishing, reading, signings, Thanksgiving, True Stories, Writing, young adult

• The Electric God Won The Fall 2025 PenCraft Award for Short Stories

  The Electric God and Other Shorts just won its fourth award!

  mperone

  November 1, 2025

  Awards, book awards, coming of age, fiction, horror, Publishing, sci-fi, short stories, thrillers, twist endings, Writing, young adult

  Awards, book awards, books, coming of age, fiction, horror, Publishing, sci-fi, short stories, thrillers, twist endings, Writing, young adult

• How to Speak Gen Z: Part 2

  My kids have taught me more Gen Z vocabulary. Come learn with me!

  mperone

  October 16, 2025

  1980s nostalgia, 80s nostalgia, anniversaries, anniversary, Awards, Behind the Scenes, book awards, book reviews, book signings, bookstores, fiction, humor, nostalgia, Novels, Publishing, reviews, sci-fi, short stories, thrillers, Writing, young adult

  1980s nostalgia, 80s nostalgia, anniversaries, anniversary, Awards, Behind the Scenes, book awards, book reviews, book signings, book-review, books, bookstores, coming of age, fiction, humor, nostalgia, Novels, Publishing, reading, reviews, sci-fi, short stories, thrillers, Writing, young adult

• The Electric God and Other Shorts Won The 2025 NYC Big Book Award for Short Stories!

  The Electric God and Other Shorts just won its third award!

  mperone

  September 9, 2025

  Awards, Behind the Scenes, book awards, book covers, book festival, book signings, Discounted book, fantasy, fiction, horror, Publishing, sci-fi, short stories, thrillers, twist endings, Writing, young adult

  Awards, Behind the Scenes, book awards, book covers, book festival, book signings, books, Discounted book, fantasy, fiction, horror, Publishing, sci-fi, short stories, thrillers, twist endings, Writing, young adult