Penguin Young Readers has planned a celebration in honor of Ransom Riggs’ forthcoming young adult fairy tale collection, Tales of the Peculiar. On September 3, thousands of bookstores across the country will host “Loop Day” events. The book itself will be released on the same day.
Here’s more from the press release: “A new photo from the world of Miss Peregrine has come to light in the form of a distress call from America. Miss Crake, an old friend of Miss Peregrine’s, is in peril, and sends a letter with a photograph enclosed. Miss Peregrine is away on business when the letter arrives, so it’s up to one of her former wards, Millard Nullings, an invisible boy and the most scholarly of the peculiars, to help Miss Crake.”
Fans are encouraged to follow along as new photos and clues emerge; the objective is to uncover the secret time loop prior to “Loop Day.” One shop will be named the grand prize winner. The publisher will designate the winning bookstore as a “time loop location” and provide the shop with “peculiar” watches. These special time pieces are meant to be given away to readers who purchase a copy of Tales of the Peculiar.