The Last Witch on Skye goes on tour!

I'm very exicted to give you a preview of the next title coming out from OC Publishing. The Last Witch on Skye, written by Carolyn J. Nicholson and illustrated by E.M. Gales (edited by Marianne Ward and book design by David W. Edeldstein) will launch on September 17th. Our virtual book tour has begun and we are thrilled to have the folks listed below on board to help build excitement for the launch.

A bit about the book...

The Ban the Witches and Fairies (BW&F) Party has chased all the supernatural beings out of the Isle of Skye. Only Magaidh, a young witch, remains, hiding in a castle disguised as a cat. But, she and the Queen of the Fairies have a plan to rescue the Fairy Flag, allowing the fairies and Magaidh to return to Skye. As Magaidh resumes her business, Spells Inc. she thinks about getting revenge but the Fairy Queen suggests peace would be a better plan. Throughout the book, Magaidh and her two fairy friends, Sean and Iain, go on many adventures together, including rescuing a baby Welsh dragon; dealing with Big Blue Donald the ghost; and befriending a baby water horse.

The Last Witch on Skye, and author, Carolyn, will be making the following stops. Make sure you visit these sites and comment and follow!

Atlantic Book Reviews (Lana Shupe) - book review - ran July 30

The Miramichi Reader (Sue Slade) - book review - August 18

Pages & Paws (Kimber) - book review - August 23

Mary Lanni Reviews - book review on YouTube - August 28

Mary Lanni Reviews - book review on Goodreads - August 28

Laura's Books & Blogs (Laura Smith) - Author Book Tag (author interview) - September 3

AJ Korman's Blog (Mama Michelle) - review - September 4

Michelle Kornish's Blog - author interview - September 5

Dartmouth Book Exchange - author Spotlight and give away - September 10-17

A Storybook World (Deirdre Eden) - author spotlight - book spoltight - September 12

The Author Journey (OC Publishing) - September 17 - author interview and launch day celebration with the whole team (Illustrator Elizabeth M. Gales, editor/Assoc publisher, Marianne Ward, and designer David W. Edelstein)

Lisa Haselton's Reviews & Interviews - author interview - September 17

The IndieView - author interview - September 19

Book Banter Magazine (Dianne Burckhardt) - book review - Oct/Nov issue

Atlantic Books Today - review - in the 100th Edition Nov/Dec (pg 48)

Review Tales (Jeyran Main) - book review - Coming January 22, 2025

Crowvus Book Blog - review - date TBD

Consumed by Ink (Naomi MacKinnon) - review - date TBD

The book is now showing on Canada's 49th Shelf and is available in both print and ebook for pre-order globally from most online retailers or ask your favourite indie bookstore to order it in for you. The ebook is GCA certified accessible and can be found on Amazon for Kindle, Apple ibooks, Kobo and Barnes & Noble for Nook. For more information on Carolyn visit ocpublishing.ca/carolyn-nicholson.

Author, Carolyn J. Nicholson

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