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BookMarck honored at Fall 2024 BookFest Awards 

10/27/2024 

Palm Beach Gardens, Florida — Spring Lake Heights, NJ writer Tom Boniello medaled in several categories of The BookFest Awards Fall 2024 for his book titled BookMarck

The BookFest honors authors who create outstanding works of fiction and nonfiction. The BookFest’s mission is rooted in the belief that literature has transformative power and, in a desire to support and celebrate those who create it. 

Desireé Duffy, Founder of The BookFest, emphasizes, “Now more than ever, it’s essential to honor authors and creatives for their crucial role in shaping the stories that define our humanity. Books transport us to different worlds, offer new adventures, and allow us to reflect on our own lives while fostering empathy. By celebrating the accomplishments of authors, we elevate literature and, in turn, elevate ourselves.” 

For more information about BookMarck, please visit https://www.thebookfest.com/book-awards-fall-2024-second-place/5

The BookFest is presented by Books That Make You and produced by Black Château Enterprises. The BookFest is a registered trademark of Desireé Duffy, founder of all three. For more information, visit The BookFest.com

Read the first chapter of BookMarck!

A Symphony of Spies by Thomas Boniello coming soon!

Symphony of Spies Cover

Subatomic physicist Drew Reid cannot keep a secret.
So when he shares his classified information with his college roommates, among whom is renowned Russian cellist Slava Svyetnakov, he exposes them to the threats of international espionage.
As CIA analyst Elizabeth Orr races to identify the enemy agents paid to turn Drew, Slava and their friends, events fuse toward an inevitable conclusion.

Read the first chapter now!

Interview with Author Thomas Boniello (1/25/2024)

Read about Thomas Boniello’s writing process and his inspiration for BookMarck in his recent interview with students at Oratory Prep School in Summit, NJ.

BookMarck Cover

BookMarck by Thomas R. Boniello now available! (11/28/2023)

When siblings Abisai and Charlotte Taylor are gifted an odd bookmark by an anonymous donor, they are threatened and then pursued by an enormous, fearsome stranger. When it is revealed that the bookmark is in fact a BookMarck, and able to transport Abisai and Charlotte into any book at will, they are pulled into an adventure like no other. As they are chased across the storylines of The Three Musketeers, Sherlock Holmes, and The Time Machine, can they reunite across narratives? Can they escape the mysterious Aginbyte of Inwit? And will they ever be able to return home? Read BookMarck by Thomas R. Boniello to find out.

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