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Free Books for Grabs over at VodkaMom's

My friend VodkaMom is giving away two signed, personalized copies of my novel LEARNING TO SWIM - yes, I have them in hand, and will mail them to the winners (U.S. only please - sorry). All you need to is either tell her a funny story, send a card to someone, or tweet the contest. Actually I think all you need do is leave a comment.



But while you're there, follow her blog. She's a kindergarten teacher with an enormous heart with three kids of her own (Golden Boy, Sassy, and Bitchy) and her po...

One of the Reasons I Love Neil Gaiman

He has such interesting friends. (And he got one of his dogs via Petfinder.)



[image error] More on all this here.

No, That's Not Me on the Cover

It just sort of looks like me. (Yes, books are in. Not in stores yet, but I have some. There's a giveaway here until Monday and a new one starting Sunday.)

LTS Blog Tour Visit and 2 Book Giveaways

Blog Tour Visit #1: Meanderings and Muses



Giveaway over at BookBitch.com, hosted by ITW, for five signed novels, including Learning to Swim



Learning to Swim giveaway (signed hardback copy) at Quinn Cumming's blog, ends Monday



Note: If you "follow" my Facebook page, it makes my publisher happy.

Oh, Yes, I Like This YikeBike

Radio Interview Question I Wasn't Ready For

"Who do you like to read?"



Of course my brain went blank. I think I managed to babble something about Lisa Unger (who shares a publisher with me, and gave me a kick-ass blurb), Peter Temple (an Australian - why did I think of him?), Frances Fyfield ... maybe I mentioned Lee Child (who throws a kick-ass party every year at Bouchercon and may or may not come to my launch party) and I did remember my friend Reed Farrel Coleman. But forgot Daniel Woodrell, and a whole host of others.



Oops.



Now...

Some Shout-outs for LEARNING TO SWIM

First, a nice interview with me by Reed Farrel Coleman over at The Big Thrill. (Thank you, Reed, for asking great questions.)



There's a piece on the Barnes & Noble website, "Cover Stories: Learning to Swim by Sara J. Henry," that explains - among other things - why we weren't able to use any of the gorgeous photos* from Adirondack photographer Barry Lobdell.





(Obviously) shown here with Barry's permission - but this photo is copyright!


And I got a lovely review from RT Magazine:





But...

Quinn Cummings' First-Ever Giveaway ... of Someone Else's Book. Mine.

And now my friend Quinn is doing a giveaway for a signed copy of LEARNING TO SWIM. Quinn I "met" just before her book NOTES FROM THE UNDERWIRE came out - I suggested her doing a book blog tour (and me being me, was compelled to tell her the best way to go about it) - and then we met in person, coincidentally the day after I accepted an offer from a publisher for this novel, and babbled at each other for three hours as if we'd known each other all our lives, which it seemed we had. Later I ask...

If You Have a Teen, Are a Teen, or Ever Were a Teen, Read This

I'm trying to figure out the best way to advise going over to read this post from A.S. King, but I can't. I mean, I can't even steal excerpt a bit as I usually do. Maybe this hits me harder because I know Amy, and while she's hinted at this event, I've never heard the particulars. OK, I can post a bit from the very end:

You know something is waiting for you. During those awful times in your life, you will feel it. You feel like you have a purpose. Do not lose that feeling.

Time to Give Away an Advance Copy of LEARNING TO SWIM: A Novel

I have one only slightly used advance copy of my debut novel, LEARNING TO SWIM, up for grabs. If you're unsure if you'd like it, here's the first chapter.



But let's make this contest a treasure hunt. Go visit the websites/blogs of three of my writer friends, and answer the following questions:

What critter does the subhead on Quinn Cumming's blog refer to? (Hint: I think you're gonna have to google this one.)
What are the titles of A.S. King's two books? Which one features pirates and which...