Danger Peak by Michael Thomas Perone Wins Second Place at the Fall 2022 BookFest Awards
Congratulations to Wheatmark author Michael Thomas Perone, whose book, Danger Peak, recently won second place in the Fall 2022 BookFest Awards in the Young Adult Action and Adventure category!
This is just one of many honors that Danger Peak has received. Previously, it won the 2022 Firebird Book Award for Magical Realism and the September 2022 Literary Titan Gold Book Award (with a five-star review). Danger Peak was also a Finalist for the 2022 American Fiction Award in the category “Inspirational,” and an Honorable Mention in both the 2022 New York and Hollywood Book Festivals.
Currently, the Kindle edition of Danger Peak is free on Amazon if you have Kindle Unlimited.
You can learn more about Michael Perone on the Danger Peak website or through the interviews he’s done on Linda’s Book Obsession and Literary Titan.
Congratulations to 
From left to right: Helena’s publisher in Greece, Helena P. Schrader, and the Mayor of Sparta 
A poster advertizing the event before the Archaeological Museum of Sparta 
Thank you to Bill Finley for interviewing our very own Wheatmark President Sam Henrie on self-publishing books and publishing in the Tucson area!
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