From all 2021 Dante Rossetti Young Adult Fiction entries in the Chanticleer International Book Awards’ (The CIBAs) judging rounds, “The Good Life” recently moved forward to the 2021 Dante Rossetti Book Awards LONG LIST and is currently in competition for the SHORT LIST from which FINALISTS are ultimately selected. Previously, “Right Now Is Worth It” was selected for The CIBAs’ 2019 Dante Rossetti Book Awards LONG LIST. Per The CIBAs: “The Dante Rossetti Book Awards recognize emerging new talent and…..
I’m excited that my interview with Kate Delaney, host of America Tonight, was broadcast nationally on June 30th, 2020. We discussed my debut novel “The Good Life.” America Tonight reaches an audience of 2.9 U.S. million listeners across America Tonight‘s radio affiliates. The archived podcast can be selected by choosing the June 30th, 2020 broadcast date, hour 2 (42:55 mark): https://www.gcnlive.com/JW1D/index.php/archivespage?showCode=3 Note: You may have to select the date range from June 28th through June 30th, 2020 in the America…..
“The Good Life” earned a Finalist award in the Young Author category (written by under age 25) of the 2020 Next Generation Indie Book Awards. According to the Independent Book Publishing Professionals Group (IBPPG) web site, “The Next Generation Indie Book Awards is now the largest international book awards program for independent publishers and authors.”
Please visit the following bookstores who have recently agreed to carry my book. It’s more important than ever to support our local bookstores. Bookstore City Website Phone Bookburgh Books Plattsburgh, NY https://stores.hallmark.com/ny/plattsburgh/bookburgh-books-plattsburgh-ny-004262.html (518) 566-4323 Booksmart Morgan Hill, CA mybooksmart.indielite.org (408) 778-6467 Liberty Books, Lawrenceville, GA www.libertybooks.us (770) 945-9288 North Wind Books at Finlandia University Hancock, MI https://bookstore.finlandia.edu/ (906) 487-7217 Oregon Books & Games Grants Pass, OR https://www.oregonbooks.com/ (541) 476.3132 Peregrine Book Company Prescott, AZ https://www.peregrinebookcompany.com/ (928) 445.9000 Reading Rock Books…..
Earlier this month, Right Now is Worth It earned a Finalist award in the 13-18 age category of the 2020 Feathered Quill Book Awards. Congratulations to the three category winners and my two fellow finalists. Here’s my author page, and these are the Feathered Quill Book Awards Judges’ Comments about the book: “This is very much ‘The Breakfast Club’ for the 21st Century. What I mean by that is that emotions flow for each of the teens. Their stories are different…..
Thanks to Readers’ Favorite for this week’s kind review (https://readersfavorite.com/book-review/the-good-life/1) of my debut novel The Good Life. Grant Leishman for Readers’ Favorite said, “Some books are simply superb and The Good Life is absolutely one of those….I have little doubt this story will resonate with many young adults and for an author so young, to be so talented and so insightful, I can only predict he has a big future in the literary world. A stunning read and one I…..
Welcome. My name is Thomas Corrigan, author of The Good Life and Right Now Is Worth It. I’m so happy to have you as a visitor to my blog about my books. These projects are very special to me, and I hope to share some of that excitement with you here and on social media. Please follow me on Twitter (@authorcorrigan) and Facebook (@thomascorriganauthor) for regular updates.
Recent Posts
- Chanticleer International Book Awards Recognition for “The Good Life” and “Right Now Is Worth It”
- “The Good Life” Interview With Kate Delaney on America Tonight Radio
- 2020 Next Generation Indie Book Awards “Young Author” Finalist: “The Good Life”
- Bookstores Now Carrying “Right Now Is Worth It”
- Feathered Quill 2020 Book Awards Finalist “Right Now Is Worth It” Called “‘The Breakfast Club’ for the 21st Century”