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ginormous contest winners!

It is my immense pleasure to bring you the winners of my Fourth Annual Ginormous Contest! I wanted to post these sooner, but I had zero time during the California part of my book tour. I received about 50 entries and wanted to take my time reading all of them.

Can I just say how impressed I was with all of your entries? It was extremely difficult to select only three winners. You showed me the most beautiful Zen places ever. There were some common themes, like backyards, your room, and Pa...

cali events

After a super fun first week, the So Much Closer book tour marches on!  How excited am I for my upcoming Cali events? So. Freaking. Excited. Ah, California. You enchant me with your mellow charms. I'm flying to San Francisco today for some events in the Bay Area. Here they are:

Tuesday, May 10
7:00 pm
A Great Good Place for Books
6120 La Salle Avenue
Oakland, CA 94611
Reading, Q&A, and signing

Wednesday, May 11
5:00 pm
Towne Center Books
555 Main Street
Pleasanton, CA 94566
Pizza party

Thursday,...

weekend events

I am happy to report that I survived yesterday's 17-hour tour day challenge throwdown. Not sure if I conquered it with flair. But I'm still functional, and that's a good thing.

Another good thing is this weekend. I'm so excited for my New York City events! Today I'll be doing a meet and greet at my fave coffeehouse, Joe, which is featured in So Much Closer and Take Me There.

Saturday, May 7
2:00 pm

Joe the Art of Coffee
9 East 13th Street
New York, NY

My first Barnes & Noble event is tomorrow ...

challenge throwdown

I was able to come home last night before heading out for the next part of my tour today. There were tons of huge movie trailers all on my street. I'm keeping an eye out for Jake Gyllenhaal or any other potential husbands.

Coming home in between tour events is always appreciated. I only travel with two carry-ons. This requires the need to replenish supplies after a few days. Being the organization freak that I am, I love hearing about other author's packing habits and seeing their luggage...

you guys rule

Thanks to everyone for all of your kind words about So Much Closer! You guys rule. I couldn't be more impressed with how quickly some of you read the book and the sweet things you've taken away from it. And Melanie G. let her inner awesome shine by documenting the floor display for me:

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It's day three of my blog tour. Yesterday's gracious host was Mundie Moms. I discussed - what else? - cupcakes, and they posted a review of the book. Today I'm over at Green Bean Teen Queen. Remember that...

pub day!

This is it! So Much Closer is out in the world today!

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Naturally, I am beyond ecstatic. I don't think I'll get a chance to see the Barnes & Noble floor displays for a while. If you see one, I would very much appreciate your documentation.

My book tour starts today in New Jersey. I'm trying out this school presentation for the first time - exciting! Will I see you on the road? Here's the tour schedule. Hopefully, I'll be getting so much closer to where you are...

good day

Today is a very good day. First off, So Much Closer comes out tomorrow! I'm getting ready for my bookstore events by selecting readings. And reading over what I wrote like a year ago - it's been a while. The first event of my book tour is tomorrow in New Jersey:

May 3 - 5:00 pm
River Road Books
759 River Road
Fair Haven, NJ 07704

There will be good pizza. There will be good times. This is a ticketed event, so please call 732.747.9455 to RSVP.

Why else is today a good day? Well, it's day one o...

here we go!

Well, friendly neighbors, we're almost there...just four more days until So Much Closer is out in the world and my book tour begins. The best part of my job is getting to meet readers. You are why I write. You make this life possible. I'm mega psyched to get out there and connect with you! Check out my tour schedule to see if I'll be getting so much closer to you (I am very corny, obvs).

I'm actually leaving early for the tour on Sunday. Sunday = May 1 = May Day = my birthday. Which has...

twitter q&a and foreign covers

Greetings, fellow tweeps! I'll be doing a Twitter Q&A tomorrow, April 28, from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time. Random tweeters will be selected to win ARCs of So Much Closer. All questions and questioners are welcome! To join the Q&A:

1. Be following me on Twitter - I'm susanecolasanti.

2. Ask your question between 5:00 and 7:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time with the hashtag #SoMuchCloser.

3. Random tweeters will be selected to win signed ARCs of So Much Closer.

A few other quick thi...

fourth annual ginormous contest

It's that time again, friendly neighbors! So Much Closer comes out next week on May 3. To celebrate, I'm giving away three copies in my fourth annual ginormous contest. All books will be signed and personalized.

First prize: So Much Closer plus your choice of any two of my books
Second prize: So Much Closer plus your choice of any one of my books
Third prize: So Much Closer

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The contest theme this year is Your Zen Place. In So Much Closer, Brooke likes to chill in a Zen garden she discovers...