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August 25, 2017
Word on the Street Event in Toronto
So yesterday my family dragged me to go see Lionel Richie and Mariah Carey at the Air Canada Center. We got there a bit late, but I’m glad I got to see my girl Mimi in the flesh.
Let it be known I was only here for Mariah! pic.twitter.com/6EddyeHdlT
— Sarah Raughley (@s_raughley) August 25, 2017
Never underestimate how great hit songs sound like when they’re being played by a live band. Lionel was amazing too, though I barely knew any of his songs, I recognized a few: Brick House, Three T...
August 11, 2017
Young Adult Bashing is intimately connected with White Male Resentment
So, yesterday, I heard about some drama happening the Young Adult twittersphere. Once again, it was due to yet another journalist taking pot shots at the Young Adult literature market as a whole. I’m not going to link the article because I don’t believe it deserves anymore attention and reading it would be a waste of your time; it’s saying what all the others say – Young Adult sucks for X, Y and Z reasons, wah wah, I hate this ‘genre’ (btw YA is NOT a genre), so I’m going to write another art...
August 1, 2017
The Winner of the Siege of Shadows ARC Contest is………!!!
Drumroll please………….
Olivia Wright from DREAM TEAM READS!
Please drop me a line via the contacts page letting me know your address so I can send you a signed ARC of SIEGE OF SHADOWS!!!
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And for everyone else, remember Siege of Shadows comes out November 21, 2017!
July 12, 2017
Where Can You Get Siege of Shadows Early?
As many of you know, SIEGE OF SHADOWS, Book 2 of the Effigies trilogy, comes out November 21, 2017.
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Right now, there are two simultaneous giveaways happening for SIEGE OF SHADOWS!
Goodreads Giveaway!
Find out what happens to the effigies? Enter to win an advance copy of @s_raughley's #SiegeofShadows! Enter here: https://t.co/6Bagy9EMBB pic.twitter.com/Da1sicBxvJ
— Simon Teen Canada (@SimonTeenCA) July 11, 2017
They are giving away 10 ARCs. Open to Canadian residents only. Ends July 24th....
July 3, 2017
Siege of Shadows Excerpt
Hope everyone had (or is having!) a good long weekend!
Remember, SIEGE OF SHADOWS is available for pre-order now!
There’s nowhere to hide.
Not when you’re an Effigy. No matter where they go, Maia and the other Effigies can’t escape the eyes of the press—especially not after failing to capture Saul, whose power to control the monstrous Phantoms has left the world in a state of panic. It’s been two months since Saul’s disappearance, and there’s still no sign of him, leaving the public to wonder...
June 30, 2017
Siege of Shadows Giveaway!
So ARCs of Siege of Shadows are in!!!
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Um, there were more, but I had to give some away lol. More pics!!!
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Do you want it?
Right now, I can only give away 1 copy with possibly more on the way! So if you’re interested in being among the first to read Siege of Shadows, you’re in luck!
Enter to Win One Copy Siege of Shadows!The Contest is Open from June 30 and ends July 30th! Open to Canada and the US! Click the link above to access the Rafflecopter Widget and sign with your email or facebo...
June 19, 2017
A Room of Your Own!
I had so much fun on Friday at the Toronto Public Library for A Room of Your Own Book Club Event!
A Room of Your Own is an interactive book club for Teen Girls. I was truthfully a bit nervous for the event, but I really shouldn’t have been. The kids were GREAT!
First, I want to say it’s really cool that the Toronto Public Library has some kind of author dungeon in its basement. That’s what it looked like – we literally had to take a spirally torch-lit (well not real torches) staircase all t...
May 11, 2017
Fate of Flames Featured on the Today Show!
Yes, that Today Show!
Really honored to have a book featured on such a high profile show! It was part of the Today Show’s Segment: 12 Must Read Books for the Spring. My book wasn’t shown on air, unfortunately. I know because I got up early to watch with baited breath! But you can see it featured on the website! Thanks to Brad Thor for recommending it!
May 8, 2017
FOLD for DIVERSITY!
I’d actually never heard of the Festival of Literary Diversity in Brampton, Ontario before this year but I’m so glad I actually got to participate. The festival is so important in that it puts diversity – gender, racial, sexual, religious etc. – at the forefront. What a great festival to be apart of!
So on the Thursday, May 4th at 9:30 I had a panel at Central Public School in Brampton with Gary Barwin and ME Girard. I think the iconic moment for me was when I asked the students if they w...
April 10, 2017
Hamilton Has Writers Too!!
So these past few days, I was lucky enough to be invited to participate in Hamilton’s Readers and Writers Festival – or, Gritlit!
The first event was my very first reading!!
So exciting to learn that Sarah Raughley is doing her first ever reading with us tonight at #gritlit2017. pic.twitter.com/jJW4YRqrLv
— gritLIT Festival (@gritlitfestival) April 3, 2017
I read part of the first chapter of FATE OF FLAMES. You know the one, basically a big Category 3 phantom attacking Maia in the mi...
