Peculiars: Early reviews and a mystery

February 1st 2012 in News

The reviews are trickling in from early readers of the electronic NetGalley ARC of The Peculiars. I though I’d share a few highlights. Click on the link to read the full reviews.

From the Examiner.com “McQuerry’s lexis as a poet lends itself to her writing, masterfully crafting the stunning visuals aboard an aerocopter’s (flying carriage) maiden flight as well as the intimate sentiments Lena experiences as a young lady in search of herself.”

And a wonderful review from Ninjagirlreads
“First, I don’t know if “Maureen Doyle McQuerry” is a penname or what, but I LOVE that it fits the actual book. Quirky, a little fantastical, part romance novelist/part adventurer, and definitely out of the norm. I’ve noticed that sometimes a great penname can set you up for what’s to come, and this one definitely did that.”

Who would have thought that my name adds to the book’s cache?

And here’s the mystery. We are on the third, yes, third round of covers. Each one keeps getting better and better. I haven’t seen the most recent. That is I hadn’t seen it, until Brennan told me to check out Goodreads. And sure enough, there was a cover I had never seen before. Apparently it’s not the final, final cover, but it’s close. How did it get on Goodreads before it showed up anywhere else? It’s a mystery. I’ll keep you posted.

And since the final, final cover isn’t finalized yet. Well, I’ll keep that under wraps.

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Who Were you?

January 25th 2012

Do you remember your teenage self? I sometimes catch a glimpse of that girl who believed everything was possible. She was going to take on the world and be remarkable by age thirty. She believed in wonder and magic, books and poetry. Her favorite quote was by the poet Rilke who said, “I don’t want [...]

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the writing life

January 18th 2012

Outside my window the world is white. It’s been snowing all night and the limbs of our trees are thickly furred. It’s a new season for me. Over the next few months the Peculiars will make its way into the world. At this point the book is out of my hands and readers will have [...]

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the Peculiar journey of a book and the end cap wars

January 6th 2012

The Peculiars is coming to a book store near you. Here’s what Santa brought me: the news that marketing is starting for The Peculiars. The book has a release date of May 1st, but the book elves have already put it up on NetGalley.com. The cover you see there may not be the final one. [...]

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Happy Galley Day!

October 12th 2011

That’s right, a galley of the Peculiars arrived on my doorstep today. A galley is the internal layout of the book– chapter breaks, headings, acknowledgements, all the stuff that happens on the inside. So, here’s what I found out: the font is cool! Typeface is Cochin. It was popular at the beginning of the 20th [...]

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