Fierce Reads recently sent a slate of YA authors on dovetailing book tours, highlighting four authors of “sour” thrilling tales and four authors of “sweet” romantasy stories. After noticing thrillers and romantasy as standouts on their forthcoming releases, the Fierce Reads team crafted a tour highlighting the two genres. “Sour and sweet are opposites that immediately came to mind,” said Morgan Rath, senior manager of publicity. “The juxtaposition between the 'Sour' elements of the thriller genre and the 'Sweet' of the romantasy genre felt like the perfect fit thematically and as a bonus led to fun engagements and activities at events. On each tour, it was wonderful to see authors, attendees, and booksellers come together and bond over a shared love of the genre!"
The Sour Tour kicked off in May, taking Nick Brooks, Angeline Boulley, Jenni Howell, and Maika and Maritza Moulite to four cities. On May 12, the complementary Sweet Tour featuring Axie Oh, Mary E. Pearson, and D.L. Taylor also made stops across four cities in four days. We’ve gathered photo highlights from the events.
The Sour Tour makes a stop at Red Balloon Bookshop in St. Paul, Minn., on May 6. (From l.) Jenni Howell, Angeline Boulley, Nick Brooks, Maritza Moulite, and Maika Moulite with a themed photo frame, made by Red Balloon staff.
(From l.) Boulley, Brooks, Howell, and Maritza Moulite in front of the BookPeople marquee on May 7 in Austin, Tex.
(From l.) Boulley, Howell, Brooks, and Maika and Maritza Moulite discuss crafting thrillers and drawing inspiration from pop culture at BookPeople.
(From l.) The Moulite sisters, Howell, Brooks, and Boulley greet readers at the Denver Public Library’s Pauline Robinson Branch on May 8.
Closing out the Sour Thriller Tour at the Denver Public Library.
(From l.): On May 12, Axie Oh, Mary E. Pearson, D.L. Taylor, and Aurora Dominguez make a “sweet” start to the romantasy portion of the tour at Books & Books in Coral Gables, Fla.
(From l.): Mary E. Pearson, D.L. Taylor, moderator Aurora Dominguez, and Axie Oh at Books & Books with their tour poster.
(From l.): Oh, Pearson, and Taylor gather outside of Eagle Eye Book Shop in Decatur on May 13 ahead of their event.
(Photo credit to Preet Singh): Sweet Tour authors with attendees at Eagle Eye Book Shop.
The tour came to a close on May 15 with an event at the St. Charles City-County Library - Spencer Road Branch, in partnership with local bookstore The Novel Neighbor, in Webster Groves, Mo.. [(From l., on the floor) Taylor, Pearson, and Oh.
