Katie Schulze-Bahn
Contact info:
E-mail – JerseyMermaid1982 [at] gmail [dot] com
Cell – ***-***-7409
Social – https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61556098211423
Website – https://store.bookbaby.com/book/sugar-sand-road
Are you a fan of Nicholas Sparks, Charlotte’s Web, or Where the Crawdads Sing? Do you love the NJ Pines Barrens, Long Beach Island NJ, Key West, Maine, New England, and the Rockies? Then this novel is a must-read for ages 12-100!
**ATTENTION LITERARY AGENTS! This novel is self-published and looking for a home! If you’d like to represent this author and novel, please contact her directly.
In the Media:
NBC Interview: https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/entertainment/philly-live/sugar-sand-road-is-the-perfect-jersey-shore-beach-read/2821668/
City Lifestyle Mag: https://citylifestyle.com/philadelphia-pa/articles/entertainment/6-great-summer-reads-by-local-authors
Echoes of LBI magazine - July 2021 edition
Island news: https://www.visitlbiregion.com/news/book-release-in-time-for-summer-reading
The author’s hometown newspaper: https://thesunpapers.com/2021/04/19/new-novel-is-a-love-letter-to-the-pine-barrens/
Newtown Style Magazine - July 2021 edition
Radio Interview in Key West: “Key West in Your Face” or “Mermaid Kristi Ann” (follow on Facebook or Instagram): April 2022 Facebook live sessions, pictures, & videos
The Jersey coast newspaper: https://www.jerseyshoreonline.com/southern-ocean/young-adult-author-paints-local-landscape-in-heartwarming-tale/
The NJ coast radio station: https://wbnj.org/podcast-download/3602/lbi-region-report-memorial-day-weekend.mp3?ref=new_window
Family, Friends, and Fans Ordering info:
Best way to support the author as a small business is to buy at a book signing ($20, see tour dates below) OR purchase through Venmo ($25, includes shipping): https://venmo.com/code?user_id=3533003296867811406&created=1651935415
2nd best way: through the publisher at https://store.bookbaby.com/book/sugar-sand-road
3rd option: through a local bookstore (see below for a list of shops that carry).
4th option: also available (but often sold-out or backordered) through other shops such as Amazon, Target, Barnes & Noble, Walmart, etc.
Business owners ordering info:
Sugar Sand Road is available for wholesale including Ingram, Baker & Taylor, IPG, and many more. If you are unable to purchase wholesale, or supply reads “0” or “sold out” – please contact the author directly.
Host a signing, assembly, book party, or schedule an interview:
For more details, please contact the author directly @ JerseyMermaid1982@gmail.com
Book tour (bring your own book that you’ve already purchased, or buy from the author at one of these signings!):
May 26, 2021 – (*Private*) First signing & book after-party at the author’s country home
May 30, 2021 – LBI Foundation of the Arts & Science in Loveladies NJ
May 31, 2021 – Kapler’s Pharmacy in Beach Haven NJ
June 12, 2021 – Uncle Will’s Pancake House in Beach Haven NJ
June 12, 2021 – LBI Book Swap in Beach Haven NJ
June 13, 2021 – LBI Foundation of the Arts & Science in Loveladies NJ
June 13, 2021 – Barnegat Lighthouse (at the gazebo)
June 15, 2021 – Evergreen Dairy Bar in Southampton NJ
June 17, 2021 – Pic-A-Lilli Inn in Shamong NJ
July 10, 2021 – (*Private*) Zoom q&a at a friend's house on Block Island, RI
August 3, 2021 – Salem County Fair in Woodstown NJ
August 14, 2021 – Lucille’s Luncheonette in Warren Grove NJ
August 31, 2021 – Evergreen Dairy Bar in Southampton NJ
September 5, 2021 – (*Private*) Event at a friend’s house in Tabernacle, NJ
September 11, 2021 – Newtown Bookshop (Bucks County PA)
September 24, 2021 – (*Private*) Signing & book after-party at the author’s island home
October 3, 2021 – LBI Book Swap in Beach Haven NJ
October 8, 2021 – (*Private*) school assembly
October 17, 2021 – Country Living Fair at Batsto Village
November 13, 2021 – (*Private*) Zoom for a book club in Barnstable, MA
December 11, 2021 – Green Trading Post at Pinelands Preservation Alliance in Southampton NJ
January 9, 2022 – (*Private*) Zoom for a book club for a friend in Jackson, WY
February 13, 2022 – (*Private*) Zoom event for a friend's book party in Key West, FL
March 13, 2022 – Line on the Pines at Stockton University
April 26, 2022 – Key West Island Bookstore
May 21, 2022 – (*Private*) Zoom Q&A for a women’s club based in Water Mill, NY
June 12, 2022 – (*Private*) Reading & Signing in Cape May, NJ
July 10, 2022 – (*Private*) Event at a friend’s house in Maine
September 24, 2022 – Whitesbog Village
October 8, 2022 – (*Private*) Zoom for a writer’s group based in Aspen, CO
November 12, 2022 – (*Private*) Event at a friend’s house in Washington Crossing, PA
December 3, 2022 – the PPA Green Trading Post in Southampton, NJ
January 14, 2023 – (*Private*) Party at friend’s house on LBI
February 12, 2023 – (*Private*) Valentine’s romance readers book club zoom in Kennebunkport, ME
March 12, 2023 – Lines on the Pines at Stockton University
Businesses that carry the novel:
Books & Books in Key West, FL
Bookstacks Bookstore in Bucksport, Maine
Farley’s Bookshop in New Hope, PA
Gifted by the Sea on LBI, NJ
Hands Store on LBI, NJ
Kapler’s Pharmacy on LBI, NJ
Key West Island Bookstore
Nantucket Bookworks
Newtown Bookshop in Newtown (Bucks County), PA
NJ Maritime Museum on LBI, NJ
Pinelands Preservation Alliance in Southampton, NJ
Shamong Diner in Shamong, NJ
Sherman’s Maine Coast Book Shop in Damariscotta, Maine
Sunset Hill Farm in Edgecomb, Maine
Surf City 5 & 10 on LBI, NJ
The Bywatyr Shop on LBI, NJ
The Seagull Gift Shop in New Harbor, Maine
Things Adrift on LBI, NJ
Whitesbog General Store in Browns Mills, NJ
Donation Recipients:
Newtown Library Co. – Newtown, PA (Bucks Co.)
NJ Farmers Against Hunger
Princeton National Rowing Association
Sally Stretch Keen Library – Vincentown, NJ
Sunset Hill Farm, Edgecomb, Maine