Win-It Wednesday
The winner of last week's copy of Cecil Castellucci's First Day on Earth is... Nicole Rose Hale! Send me your address, NRH. I am taking a Win-It Wednesday breather because, ack!, babies are a lot of work and I'm feeling overwhelmed. But I'd still love it if you said hi in the comments, if you are so moved. Happy end of summer!
I loved hearing about cover colors that you guys are into. The winner of last week's giveaway of Undercurrent is... Andrea H.! Send me your address, A.
This week, I'm giving away an ARC of Cecil Castellucci's First Day on Earth. It comes out in November, and it's so lovely. It has all the dark spots and all the brightness of a starry night sky. I felt completely transported as I read it. And I really want to take a road trip out west now. (Yes, I know that gives you no kind of summary; that's what goodreads is for.)
So, to win this book, tell me: What's the best thing you did this summer?
Yes, I'm totally sounding like an English teacher who wants the generic "summer" essay, but hey, I'm curious.
Me: Well, the Small Town Sinners release was pretty cool. But really, I guess having a baby takes the cake. Big season in the Walker house!
Happy Wednesday.
Phew! I'm back with a new giveaway, finally. This week's prize is Undercurrent by Tricia Rayburn -- the second novel in the Siren trilogy, a gorgeous hardcover. What is it about gray? Maybe I'm almost ready for fall, and this gray-blue oceanic cover makes me moody in a good way. A Pacific Northwest way.
To enter to win this book, tell me what colors stand out for you on a book cover. I know we're all awash in dark paranormal shades, so do you like a pop of red (like on, ahem, Small Town Sinners)? A bright sunny yellow? A blank white background? Name a color or a specific cover that has really pleased you lately. I'm curious.
I'll pick a winner from the comments at random next week. Happy Wednesday!
Guys, I loved this contest. Thanks to everyone who took a heart bite out of an apple for me in the past month. Below, the five winners: ♥ Alison (best shaping):
♥ Katie (best setting):
♥ Alexis (best lighting):
♥ Alejandra (precision points):
♥ MaryNellie (best photoshopping creativity):
Thanks to everyone who entered! If you've won, email me your address and I'll get your copy of Small Town Sinners in the mail!
And just in case you didn't win this one, here are a few other places where you can win a copy of the book...
Via the sidebar in this News & Observer story (ends Friday!)
Happy Wednesday!
Okay, so it was brought to my attention that I said this contest would last "through the end of July." Which means I'll announce 5 winners of signed Small Town Sinners ARCs next week. You still have time to enter. How 'bout them apples? (Sorry). I have to admit to being inspired by Kelly and Abby's ALA post back in January, where they posted this photo:
Not bad, right? Your turn. All the details are here.
Happy Wednesday! Winners will be announced next week, same time, same place.
The apple-bite contest is still going... I'll post the winning 5 entries at the end of the month! (And yes, that heart bite was officially photoshopped, as you can tell from the raw photo in the Cover Story and below.) In the meantime, there are posts popping up all over about Small Town Sinners (thank you!). I really hope you guys like it.
I did a Cover Story interview with designer Danielle Delaney yesterday on bn.com (that's another pic from photographer Joe Horne's shoot, left). Here's an excerpt:
"Really strong jackets tend to have a simple concept from the beginning that just clicks into place. What was interesting, was that this book had so many angles of how it could be advertised (such as, romance, coming of age, teen girl, religion, and small town themes) that it was at first difficult to figure out which should be the 'focus.'" --Cover Designer Danielle Delaney
I love hearing the story from the other side of the fence (the art department)! Read the full interview.
Also this week, I chose five stories from Figment to be featured reads! Log into the home page to check them out--there is such great writing on that site!
PS-f you see Small Town Sinners out in the wild (the "wild" being your bookstore or library), snap a shelf shot for me? It's still thrilling!
The heart-bite apple challenge is still going... read all about it here, and keep chewing on apples for a chance to win Small Town Sinners. They're good for you!
Other ways to win Small Town Sinners before it comes out (on Tuesday!):
★ Enter the Bloomsbury Teens monthly giveaway on Facebook.
★ Check out my twitterview on Stacked and enter to win.
This one will go on until the end of July, so grab an apple and get to biting! Recreate that heart and email a photo to me for a chance to win one of five early copies of Small Town Sinners! Full details here.
Last week, I offered up five copies of Small Town Sinners, and this week, I'm offering up five more! (Last week's winners, chosen at random, are... Julia, Storybound Girl, Meghan Caprez, Nancye Davis and The Brain Lair!) Send me your addresses, guys!
This week, another task is at hand. You've seen the heart-bitten apple on the cover. You've wondered: How did they do that? Well... photoshop. But that doesn't mean we can't try to heart-bite an apple. We can! And I have, more times than I care to admit since seeing my cover for the first time last fall (I'll share my attempts too... later). It's kind of fun.
So, to win one of the five ARCs up for grabs over the month of July, go get yourself an apple and try it! Then, email me a photo of your heart-bite attempt (melissacwalker2 AT gmail). I'll post the best pics and choose winners based on skillful heart-making.
I feel okay about letting you send as many photos as you like, because after all, apples are good for you. Get your whole family in on the apple-bitin' fun. Good luck!
PS-The book is out July 19th, and then you can just buy it instead of jumping through my silly hoops to win it, but isn't this fun?
PPS-Here's a closer look at that bite:
The winner of Lauren Kate's Passion is... Lisa! Send me your address, L.
Now, I think it's about time that I started giving away ARCs of Small Town Sinners, right? Release day is just three weeks away! I am going to give away 10 ARCs of Small Town Sinners over the next couple of weeks, and five are up for grabs in this Win-It Wednesday. (BTW, there will be an epic three-part Cover Story soon too!)
All you have to do to enter to win one of these babies is share the trailer that Andie of Air Productions made! So tweet it, facebook it, post it on your blog, email it to a friend, just get it out there with me?
Then, in the comments, tell me you did it. I'll trust you, and you're entered! (You can even use the handy little Twitter/FB buttons on this post to share with one click.)
I'll pick five winners at random next week. (Oh, you can read more about the book, and see some reviews, here.) And thanks. I could never do a book release with you guys!
Happy Wednesday!