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Weekly Review Round-Up

It has been a good week for The Sister Queens in the blogosphere – a very good week. Just since Tuesday the novel has received FIVE reviews, all of them good.

Visit the link below to read highlights from what some of the fabulous women of book-blogging had to say.


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Interview by Ladies and Literature

I am so delighted to be the subject of an interview right here on Goodreads. To wit, Stephanie of Ladies in Literature (a marvelous group) allowed me to share many things from what inspired me to become a writer to some of my favorite inspirational quotes. Check it out:

http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/8...

A Birthday Interview with Yours Truly at Passages to the Past

Today is my birthday and I can’t think of a better way to spend it than with Amy Bruno at her marvelous blog Passages to the Past. In the first big interview of my official HFVB Tour I share the inspiration behind The Sister Queens and discuss some common misconceptions about 13th century women.

Come on over and get to know me better. They’ll even be virtual cake in the form of a giveaway :)

Just don’t expect me to tell you my age.

The Waiting is the Hardest Part

So, I am a part of a group of thirty debut authors. It is called “Book Pregnant” and everyday we offer each other advice and support as we all waddle towards our book delivery dates. This week we launched a group blog—a “what to expect when you’re expecting a book” space to share the experience of book-pregnancy from many and varied author viewpoints. Check it out.

Today is my first contribution, a humorous look at ninth-month fatigue. Does this book make me look fat?

http://bookpregnant.blogspot.com/2012...

Gifts My Sister Gave me GIVEAWAY

Today marks ONE MONTH TO LAUNCH for THE SISTER QUEENS, and to celebrate I am holding a “sisters” giveaway over at my blog. Tell me your sister story and win TWO copies (signed) of mine. If you were one of the many goodreads members who entered the giveaway here but didn’t win my novel, this is your second chance.

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Gifts My Sister Gave Me

Ever wonder about the story behind the storyteller? Who to blame or credit for the fact I “hit the books” (or rather wrote them) after leaving the law?

Today over at my blog I give credit where credit is due – my sister gave me permission to try the life of a writer (heck, she actually gave me a pretty big push).

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Not All Sales Are Created Equal – What Your Writer Friends Wish You Knew But Are Too Polite to Tell You

Do you know a writer with a book coming out via a traditional publisher? Even if you are a writer yourself there is something you many not know if you have yet to be published. Something you should know if you want to support published friends.

All sales are not created equal. Even if they are sales of the same title, in the same format for the same price. This is something I didn’t know this time last year.

Interested in learning why it’s important to order or shop for friends’ books early? Come on over to From the Write Angle and read my blog on the subject http://www.fromthewriteangle.com/2012... Your writer friends will thank you.

The Best Gift an Author Could Ask for -- Marvelous Endorsements for The Sister Queens

Last holiday season Santa outdid himself—I got my debut book deal for Christmas.

The past year has been full of wonderful experiences, from working with my very astute and caring editor at NAL to receiving my first reader’s review here on Goodreads. Each one of these pre-publication events shines like a foil-wrapped Christmas package in my memory.

Some of year’s most precious gifts came from fellow historical fiction writers—luminaries of the genre actually. I’ve been honored to receive a number of marvelous endorsements (known as “cover blurbs” in the business) for The Sister Queens from authors whose work I both read and admire. Here, with profound thanks to their authors, are a few blurbs to whet your appetite:

In her debut novel, The Sister Queens, Sophie Perinot breathes life into two of history’s most fascinating siblings. What Philippa Gregory did for Anne and Mary Boleyn, Perinot has done for Marguerite and Eleanor of Provence. This is without a doubt one of the best novels I’ve read all year!

—Michelle Moran, author of Madame Tussaud

Ms. Perinot, who seems like a very seasoned author, not someone presenting a debut work, has quite clearly put in the sort of exquisite attention to detail that resonates so deeply with true historical fiction lovers. I know it did that for me, swiftly drawing me back in time and placing me right there with her characters amid all of their confl icts and passions. Every page of The Sister Queens for me was like a morsel to savor. The Sister Queens is one of the most beautifully written books I have read in a very long time. Absolutely superb! I will certainly be adding it to my ‘keeper’ shelf.

—Diane Haeger, author of The Queen’s Rival

Sophie Perinot’s debut tour de force, The Sister Queens, gives the reader a detailed and racy look into the very public and most intimate lives of English and French royalty. The sister queens have two very different personalities, yet Perinot’s skills allow a modern woman to see herself in them and root for them both. This sweeping, compelling novel is a medieval, double-decker lifestyles of the rich, famous, and fascinating.

—Karen Harper, author of The Queen’s Governess

For more endorsements, including kind words from authors Elizabeth Loupas, Christy English, Leslie Carroll and Anne O’Brien please visit the “My Books” tab at www.sophieperinot.com or www.thesisterqueens.com

P.S. Santa, no need to leave anything under the tree for me this year, I am one of the luckiest ladies around.

Thank You

I just want to take a moment to thank every one of the more than thirteen-hundred readers who have taken the time to enter the goodreads giveaway for my debut novel, The Sister Queens (ending tomorrow). I am gratified and humbled by your enthusiasm for my book. Being new at something is never easy. Being a new writer can be downright scary. But you have all made me feel very welcome indeed in the world of historical fiction writers. If I could hug each of you I would (and I hope that doesn’t sound creepy). Sophie

A Game of “10 Questions” with Kayla at the Pittsburgh Historical Fiction Examiner

I am happy to be back at the Pittsburgh Historical Fiction Examiner today as part of Kayla’s “10 Question” series. So, if you’ve ever had a pressing desire to know which five people from history I’d like to host at a dinner party, or what I drink when writing (no – not cocktails), now is your chance to find out. http://www.examiner.com/historical-fi...

Or, if you are interested in learning more about the inspiration for my debut novel, The Sister Queens, and the amazing women at my story’s heart (Marguerite and Eleanor of Provence), I did this earlier interview at The Examiner on those topics (http://www.examiner.com/historical-fi... ).