Major ARC mailings to booksellers, librarians, media, and industry big mouths, including: Pre-order campaign with limited edition promotional item, supported via social media outreach and advertising Prepublication trade and consumer buzz campaign, including early-reader review programs, advertising, social media blitz, and NetGalley promotions National consumer advertising campaign, including publications such as Bustle, Autostraddle, The Mary Sue, Goodreads, Tumblr, and other LGBTQ+ and fantasy venues National print and online publicity campaign And maybe something as small as a warm donut is powerful enough to break a curse as vast as the California coastline.Īs the lives of these three women become entangled by chance and fate, a story of magic, identity, curses, and hope begins, and a family worth crossing the universe for is found. Shizuka doesn't have time for crushes or coffee dates, what with her very soul on the line, but Lan's kind smile and eyes like stars might just redefine a soul's worth.
She's found her final candidate.īut in a donut shop off a bustling highway in the San Gabriel Valley, Shizuka meets Lan Tran, retired starship captain, interstellar refugee, and mother of four. When Katrina Nguyen, a young transgender runaway, catches Shizuka's ear with her wild talent, Shizuka can almost feel the curse lifting. Shizuka Satomi made a deal with the devil: to escape damnation, she must entice seven other violin prodigies to trade their souls for success. New York Public Library Top 10 Book of 2021Ī Barnes & Noble Best Science Fiction Book of 2021 Good Omens meets The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet in Ryka Aoki's Light From Uncommon Stars, a defiantly joyful adventure set in California's San Gabriel Valley, with cursed violins, Faustian bargains, and queer alien courtship over fresh-made donuts.
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