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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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How to Speak Gen Z: Part 2

“Kids! I don’t know what’s wrong with these kids todaaaaay!”

I thought I exhausted the well of Gen Z speak with the first part of this blog (I even added to it in the weeks and months that followed), but my crazy kids keep edumacating me, so here we go with part 2! Enjoy! (or don’t; it’s your time)

tough (said sarcastically): slang for “cool.”

Example:

Girl 1: “Did you see her new dress?”

Girl 2: “Yeah

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Frankenstein: The 1818 Text

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Michael Thomas Perone liked Luminita LaFlash's blog post: The Eternal Lights: Illuminating the Path of Dreams "While many people celebrate Mark Twain as a shining star of American literature, there's a lesser-known gem worth shining a light on: the extraordinary Romanian writer Ion Creanga! Both of these authors hold a special place in my heart, as their w..." Read more of this blog post »
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Michael Thomas Perone liked Heather's review of Déjà View: " This book completely surprised me in the best way possible. Déjà View blends suspense, mystery, and just the right amount of dark humor into a story that pulls you in from the very first chapter. The pacing is sharp and clever, and the writing has a " Read more of this review »
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Melanie Murphy answered Michael Thomas Perone's question: Why do your stories involve a woman with a supernatural connection to nature? Hey! Thanks for the question. For years I have believed that nature possesses inherent magic (if such a thing exists)--it's there in the perfection of the leaves on the trees, the pull of the current, the richness of the soil. It's mesmerizing. In my See Full Answer
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