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Michael Thomas Perone

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Michael Thomas Perone is an award-winning author who has written for The Baltimore Sun, Baltimore City Paper, Long Island Voice (a spinoff of The Village Voice), Yahoo!, and WhatCulture!, among others. His debut novel, the action-adventure Danger Peak, was the recipient of The Fall 2022 BookFest Award in the category of Young Adult – Action and Adventure and The 2022 Firebird Book Award in the category of Magical Realism. His follow-up, the coming-of-age/sci-fi mindbender Déjà View, was the recipient of The Spring 2024 BookFest Award in the category of Young Adult – Literary and Coming of Age, where it received First Place, and The 2024 Firebird Book Award in the category of Coming of Age. It was also a finalist of The 2024 Eric Hoffer Book ...more

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Michael Thomas Perone I was inspired by three major sources when writing this book: the old-school, 8-bit Nintendo game "Excitebike"; the many misadventures I had riding my…moreI was inspired by three major sources when writing this book: the old-school, 8-bit Nintendo game "Excitebike"; the many misadventures I had riding my bike with my friends growing up; and, unfortunately, the death of my brother when I was 8 years old. Danger Peak is based on a short story I wrote over 30 years ago when I was 11 years old. Having written the main beats of the story when I was a child myself helped capture the preadolescent tone of the book, and I believe it will help connect with young readers today, as well as hook nostalgia-minded adults who grew up on George Lucas and Steven Spielberg adventures and are longing for the simpler, “totally awesome” time of the ‘80s when the book is set.(less)
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On Book Signings

“Oh, I’ll make you such a deal!”

At this point in my “literary career,” such as it is, I’ve had enough book signings that I feel I can confidently say I’ve learned a thing or two—some of which the hard way. My last book signing at Fire Island Vines in Bay Shore happened to be my most successful yet. (I may as well take a moment to thank all the new people who signed up for my blog.) I sold twice as

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