nickie & Arya
who each won The Killing Woods by Lucy Christopher
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Showing posts with label contests/giveaways. Show all posts
Win The Killing Woods by Lucy Christopher
CONTEST CLOSED
I know my presence on this blog has been sporadic of late, but don't worry, I've still been reading a lot and am back for a little contest!
Fatal attraction, primal fear, survival in the forest: From the author of the Printz Honor Book STOLEN, the highly anticipated thriller about deadly games played in the dark.
Ashlee Parker is dead, and Emily Shepherd's dad is accused of the crime. A former soldier suffering from PTSD, he emerges from the woods carrying the girl's broken body. "Gone," he says, then retreats into silence.
What really happened that wild night? Emily knows in her bones that her father is innocent—isn't he? Before he's convicted, she's got to find out the truth. Does Damon Hilary, Ashlee's charismatic boyfriend, have the answers? Or is he only playing games with her—the kinds of games that can kill?
(2) lucky winners will receive The Killing Woods by Lucy Christopher
courtesy of Scholastic
Other details:
- US mailing addresses only.
- Contest ends 1/20/14, at 9 p.m. EST.
Harlequin TEEN contest
Not long ago, I was fortunate enough to attend a spectacular Harlequin TEEN event. On the top floor of a gorgeous hotel in SoHo, I got to mingle with the likes of Julie Kagawa and Jennifer L. Armentrout—pretty cool, right?
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| Julie Kagawa and her editor |
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| check out that view! |
And since Harlequin TEEN really knows how to throw a party, I was able to snag some books to share with you!
CONTEST CLOSED
(1) lucky winner will receive some mystery Harlequin TEEN titles and swag
Other details:
- US mailing addresses only.
- Contest ends 10/20/13, at 9 p.m. EST.
Congratulations to...
Tricia C.
who won False Memory & False Sight by Dan Krokos
&
Andrea Hare
who won Confessions of a Murder Suspect & Confessions: The Private School Murders by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro, and other fun prizes
Confessions and Clues Week
There have been a string of murders on the Upper West Side in NYC. A killer is on the loose targeting private school girls, and while the police look for all the right answers in all the wrong places, Tandy Angel is determined to uncover who is really responsible. Tandy has shared these five clues that hint at who the killer may be.
But what is going on in Tandy’s mind as she tracks the footsteps of a killer? Here is one of Tandy’s true CONFESSIONS, an inside look at her thoughts and feelings.
To piece together the full story and get an inside look at this thrilling story, you’ll have to pick up a copy of Confessions: The Private School Murders, on-sale October 7th however books are sold.
And don't forget to check out today's Clue at My Shelf Confessions.
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Tandy Angel, mastermind determined to track down a serial killer targeting private school girls on the Upper West Side, has more than just murder on the mind. Amongst the drama around her, she dreams of her long lost love James Rampling who has gone missing…will the two ever be reunited?
“That might be the worst fear of all—that I'll never get to experience true love again. The very thought makes my stomach clench, my heart pound, and my mind race.
-Confessions: The Private School Murders (page 12)
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CONTEST CLOSED
(1) lucky winner will receive Confessions of a Murder Suspect and Confessions: The Private School Murders by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro, a journal, and a custom t-shirt
courtesy of Little, Brown
Other details:
- US/Canadian mailing addresses only.
- Contest ends 9/20/13, at 9 p.m. EST.
Win False Sight and False Memory by Dan Krokos
CONTEST CLOSED
In celebration of the recent release of False Sight, the sequel to Dan Krokos' exciting debut False Memory, I'm having a giveaway!
All Miranda wants is a normal life. She's determined to move past the horrible truth of her origin so she can enjoy time with her boyfriend, Peter, and the rest of her friends at school. But Miranda quickly learns that there's no such thing as normal - not for a girl who was raised to be a weapon. When one of her teammates turns rogue, it begins a war that puts the world in jeopardy.
Now Miranda must follow her instincts—not her heart—in order to save everything she's fought so hard to keep. With the image of a terrible future seared into her mind, what will she have to sacrifice to protect the people she loves? Dan Krokos's sequel to the tour de force False Memory is a mind-blowing thriller with high-octane action that will leave readers begging for the final book in this bold and powerful trilogy.
(1) lucky winner will receive False Memory and False Sight by Dan Krokos
courtesy of Disney-Hyperion
Other details:
- US/Canadian mailing addresses only.
- Contest ends 9/10/13, at 9 p.m. EST.
Win a signed copy of Being Henry David by Cal Armistead
CONTEST CLOSED
As part of Albert Whitman & Company's Summer Book Giveaway, I'm having a a little contest!
Seventeen-year-old "Hank" has found himself at Penn Station in New York City with no memory of anything—who he is, where he came from, why he's running away. His only possession is a worn copy of Walden, by Henry David Thoreau. And so he becomes Henry David, or "Hank" and takes first to the streets, and then to the only destination he can think of—Walden Pond in Concord, Massachusetts. Cal Armistead's remarkable debut novel is about a teen in search of himself. Hank begins to piece together recollections from his past. The only way Hank can discover his present is to face up to the realities of his grievous memories. He must come to terms with the tragedy of his past, to stop running, and to find his way home.
(1) lucky winner will receive a signed copy of Being Henry David by Cal Armistead
courtesy of Albert Whitman & Company
Other details:
- US/Canadian mailing addresses only.
- Contest ends 8/09/13, at 9 p.m. EST.
Win Precious Blood by Tonya Hurley
CONTEST CLOSED
What if martyrs and saints lived among us? And what if you were told you were one of them?
Agnes, Cecilia, and Lucy are three lost girls—each with their own personal demons. These girls meet one night when they all end up in the same hospital…and each wake up with a token from a boy they’ve only just met. Sebastian is gorgeous, mysterious, and has a plan for all of them. As each girl gets wrapped up in finding out just who Sebastian is, they each discover their own strengths, and realize the only way to save themselves is to save each other.
(2) lucky winners will receive a copy of Precious Blood by Tonya Hurley and a Precious Blood bookmark
courtesy of Simon & Schuster
Other details:
- US mailing addresses only.
- Contest ends 7/10/13, at 9 p.m. EST.
Congratulations to...
Brooke
who won a few mystery Harlequin TEEN books,
Sarah/appifanie
who won a few mystery Harlequin TEEN books,
Sarah/appifanie
who won Home Sweet Rome by Marissa Moss,
&
holdenj
who won The Infernal Devices trilogy by Cassandra Clare
&
holdenj
who won The Infernal Devices trilogy by Cassandra Clare
Win The Infernal Devices trilogy by Cassandra Clare
CONTEST CLOSED
The City of Bones movie will be coming out in just a few months, so I'm teaming up with Appliances Online to have a little contest! Here's your chance to catch up on the prequel trilogy, The Infernal Devices, to prep yourself on all things Shadowhunters.
(1) lucky winner will receive Clockwork Angel, Clockwork Prince, and Clockwork Princess by Cassandra Clare
courtesy of Appliances Online
Other details:
- US/Canadian/UK mailing addresses only.
- Contest ends 5/01/13, at 9 p.m. EST.
Congratulations to...
Kris
who won The Panem Companion by V. Arrow
&
Zoe Ortiz
who won a Fab Bag o' Swag to celebrate the release of
The Key & The Flame by Claire M. Caterer
Home Sweet Rome Blog Tour
A very warm welcome to Marissa Moss! Her novel Home Sweet Rome, the second installment in her Mira's Diary series, came out earlier this month!
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How was your experience of writing Home Sweet Rome different than writing its prequel, Lost in Paris?
The experience was as different as being in Paris compared to Rome. I know both cities well, having lived in each for a year, but they have very distinctive personalities and I hope those characteristics found their way into the books.
The Mira's Diary books are formatted as a sort of sketchbook. Could you tell us a little bit about the process of creating an illustrated novel?
For me, it's easier than straight writing because the illustrations can get across a lot of information, freeing me from the burden of too much heavy-handed descriptions. Whenever art will get the point across as well as words can, I prefer to use a picture. Plus I love to draw, so that part of the book is pure fun.
What made you decide to write about time travel?
I love history and I thought time travel could be a way of making particular times and places come alive for readers. I wanted to tell historical stories in a way that would seem relevant to people today. At least, that's what I hope I'm doing with these books!
What sort of research did you have to do for Home Sweet Rome?
A huge amount! I read a lot of books on subjects ranging to 17th Century daily life in Rome to the philosophy of Giordano Bruno. Plus I watched an Italian documentary on Bruno (complete with re-enactment of his death) and I explored the archive of secret documents housed in the Vatican at a special exhibit in Rome. Some of my research was simply walking the streets, sketching things that would make interesting Touchstones.
What is the most interesting thing you learned while writing Home Sweet Rome? (This can be about yourself, about writing, or anything at all).
I'd have to say the more I read about Giordano Bruno, the more fascinated by him I became. He was such an unusual thinker, really a lot like a modern-day physicist, except in the 17th century that kind of work was considered philosophy. It was striking that at that time, there weren't the same kind of separations as we have now between science and religion, art and philosophy. They all had to do with a search for the truth, for better understanding the world around us.
What is the most rewarding part about being a middle grade author?
The biggest compliment I get is when kids write to me that I've inspired them to write themselves—or encouraged them to read when before they thought books were boring. That kind of response is deeply rewarding!
If there was one thing you could change about Home Sweet Rome, what would it be?
I wanted to have more sketches of Rome. The city is so rich visually, I ended up with far more drawings than fit into the book. I wished they could have all gone in!
What are you working on next?
Mira goes to London next, during WWI, where she meets some interesting authors as well as suffragettes. It's another period full of juicy stories that I want to somehow fit in to the book.
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CONTEST CLOSED
(1) lucky winner will receive Mira's Diary: Home Sweet Rome by Marissa Moss
courtesy of Sourcebooks
Other details:
- US/Canadian mailing addresses only.
- Contest ends 4/26/13, at 9 p.m. EST.
Celebrating Harlequin TEEN
Since its launch only a few years ago, Harlequin TEEN has come to make up a valuable part of the YA market. They're worked with already established authors, like as Maria V. Snyder and Kady Cross, as well as talented new authors, such as Hannah Harrington. I've been a fan of their books for what seems like a long time, so I was really excited to be invited to "Unleash My Teen Spirit" (in their words, not mine!) with them last week.
In addition to chatting with some of my favorite book people Cialina from muggle-born and my friend Charlee, it was great being able to talk with so many different people working at Harlequin TEEN about their books and basically why they're passionate about what they do. I was fortunate to briefly chat with a couple of their amazing editors—it's always wonderful to meet other people who care as deeply about great YA books as I do. And I can tell you, the editorial team at Harlequin TEEN is committed to bringing the best of the best YA to you!
From debut Ink by Amanda Sun to a sure-to-be-amazing new contemporary novel from Elizabeth Scott to the next installments in The Iron Fey series by Julie Kagawa, Harlequin TEEN has lots of great-sounding books coming out in the next few months. Needless to say, I was pretty excited that I was able to snag a few of these, particularly Heartbeat by Elizabeth Scott, at this event!
Since I really need to be realistic about the amount of books that I can read in the foreseeable future (in addition to the quantity of books that I'll have to schlep when I have to move), I'm going to give away a couple of Harlequin TEEN books here! The only catch is that I won't tell you what the books are!
CONTEST CLOSED
(1) lucky winner will receive some mystery Harlequin TEEN titles
Other details:
- US mailing addresses only.
- Contest ends 4/25/13, at 9 p.m. EST.
The Key & The Flame blog tour
A warm welcome to the lovely Claire M. Caterer, whose middle grade novel The Key & The Flame released just last week!
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Four Things I’ve Learned About Publishing
First of all, let me say thank you to Rachael Stein for hosting me today on The Book Muncher! She asked me to talk a bit about the publication experience today, which turned out to have a few surprises. Here are the four truths about the biz that I’ve learned on my publication journey.
1. Publishing is really slow.
Years ago, I dreamed that someday I’d get the Call from an editor, we’d work on my brilliant manuscript, and within six months, my book would be on the bookstore shelves.
Not so.
Between finished manuscript and bound book, it was 3 years and 4 months—10 months to find an agent, another 10 months of revisions with him, 2 months to get the Call, and 18 months from there to bound book. And I’ve heard it taking longer than that—much.
2. They get excited about your work.
This should have been obvious, but I was unprepared for how pumped my editor was about my book, talking about my characters as if they were real people. When I had lunch with her, she uttered a very un-kid-friendly expletive about how gorgeous the cover was. Maybe publishers of adult lit are jaded; I don’t know. But kidlit pub folks really love books.
3. Promotion costs money and time.
I knew I would be responsible for a lot of the promotion for my book. But I didn’t realize how much time and money that would entail. A professionally designed website, printed bookmarks, travel to conferences or book festivals, swag and other items for giveaways—these are costly. But the time it takes to organize and purchase it all is enormous. I don’t do nearly as much blogging, Tweeting, and Facebooking as some authors I know, and yet I have spent nearly as much time on promotion as I have on writing.
4. A network is essential.
Meeting people is hard for me. That’s why I stay in my room and talk to imaginary people on paper all day. But in a fit of writerly enthusiasm, I joined the Lucky 13s, a network of kidlit/YA authors debuting in 2013. The writer’s life is a lonely one, and when you’re pubbing for the first time, the journey is bewildering. No matter how supportive your mom or spouse or dog can be, they won’t really understand what you’re going through the way another writer can. From advice on writing, revisions, web design, book trailers, and changing agents to just offering a shoulder to cry on when it’s all going to pot, the Luckies cover it all. This road would have been so much harder to travel without them.
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CONTEST CLOSED
And now for a contest! Claire is offering a giveaway of a Fab Bag o' Swag with signed bookplates, stickers, tasseled bookmarks, and a charm bracelet to (1) lucky winner!
Other details:
- US mailing addresses only.
- Contest ends 4/15/13, at 9 p.m. EST.
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The blog tour continues tomorrow at GreenBeanTeenQueen, where Claire will talk about how one city’s library was her anchor during the early writing years. Get the full blog tour schedule right here.
Congratulations to...
Victoria Zumbrum
who won The Ultra Violets by Sophie Bell
&
holdenj
who won Firebrand by Gillian Philip
Win The Panem Companion by V. Arrow
CONTEST CLOSED
Waiting impatiently for the next Hunger Games movie to come out? Well, here's something you might want to look at in your spare time:
Go deeper into the home of the Hunger Games with the creator of the best-known fan map of Panem
The Panem Companion gives fresh insight into Suzanne Collins’ trilogy by looking at the world of the Hunger Games and the forces that kept its citizens divided since the First Rebellion. With a blend of academic insight and true fan passion, V. Arrow explores how Panem could have evolved from the America we know today and uses textual clues to piece together Panem’s beliefs about class, ethnicity, culture, gender, sexuality, and more.
- What does Panem look like?
- How does Panem define race?
- How do Panem’s districts reflect the major themes of the trilogy?
- What allusions to our world are found in Panem names like Finnick, Johanna, Beetee, Cinna, Everdeen, and Mellark?
And don't forget to visit the Smart Pop Books website, where you can learn more about The Panem Companion and get free book excerpts just by signing up for their mailing list!
(1) lucky winner will receive The Panem Companion by V. Arrow
courtesy of Smart Pop Books
Other details:
- US/Canadian mailing addresses only.
- Contest ends 4/05/13, at 9 p.m. EST.
Congratulations to...
Liviania
who won an ARC of Spellcaster by Claudia Gray
&
LeAnne
who won an ARC of A Corner of White by Jaclyn Moriarty
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