Greer Macallister's Blog, page 47
March 2, 2017
Indie Next News!
Pleased as punch to announce that GIRL IN DISGUISE has been named to the April Indie Next list by independent booksellers around the country! I am so lucky and honored to have the support of these brilliant, fierce advocates for the written word. As I ALL-CAPSd about it on Facebook, THANK YOU INDIE BOOKSELLERS YOU ROCK THE MOST.
March 1, 2017
GIRL IN DISGUISE giveaways galore!
It's March! GIRL IN DISGUISE is coming out THIS MONTH! And giveaway season seems to be kicking into high gear. Here's a roundup of the ones I know about happening right this minute:
On Facebook, like the Greer Macallister author page, and comment on and share the giveaway post to enter (deadline March 3)Win one of 10 copies from BookRiot (deadline March 7)Win a copy from Jenni L. Walsh along with her book BECOMING BONNIE on Twitter (deadline March 15)Good luck!
(And a reminder that if you pre-order, Sourcebooks has this cool thing going on)
February 21, 2017
one month to go!
Yikes yikes yikes. It is February 21 and that means it's almost March 21 and that means GIRL IN DISGUISE is almost here. It has trade reviews and Goodreads reviews and even an Amazon review (I guess it's in the Vine program! Surprise!) and the finished copies are on their way to my house and I leave on tour, like, next week.
So I'm a little stressed out, you could say? But super-excited to share this new book with readers.
If you're excited too, here are a few things to look at or do:
- check my Events page to see if I'm headed your way
- pre-order the book and get rewards and prizes from Sourcebooks
- follow me on Twitter or friend me on Facebook for regular updates
- ask your local library or bookstore to order/stock GIRL IN DISGUISE
- sign up for my newsletter
- tell your friends!
February 14, 2017
pre-order GIRL IN DISGUISE for prizes!
The fabulous team at Sourcebooks has put together a super-fun giveaway for GIRL IN DISGUISE. All you have to do is pre-order the novel from any source, and then fill out this simple Google form. You'll get a signed bookplate and poster, and you'll also be entered to win the grand prize, which includes a book bundle of novels about bad-ass women of history, plus some other fun stuff. Check it out! Good through March 20.
January 26, 2017
GIRL IN DISGUISE tour coming together
What can I say about this list of awesome places I get to go with GIRL IN DISGUISE in March and April? It's not complete yet (even more fun things are in the works) and yet it's kind of overwhelming. But the prospect of meeting readers from Alabama to Wisconsin is so exciting! Packing my bag with Kind bars, optimism and several fine-point black Sharpies (I always forget the pens and it's pretty hard to sign books without them.)
Click over to the Events page for details on stores, fellow author co-stars, and more.
January 4, 2017
a nice review from Kirkus!
We always exhale when an industry review comes in, and none more than Kirkus, which has a reputation for being critical. So when I found out they liked GIRL IN DISGUISE, I was pretty thrilled! I won't link to the review because it's jam-packed with spoilers, but here's the upshot, which I love: "A celebration of a singular woman's life that's guided by facts but features some inviting imaginings." Yay!
December 6, 2016
get your hands on GIRL IN DISGUISE
So most people have to wait for March to get my new book, GIRL IN DISGUISE, inspired by the life of Kate Warne, the first female Pinkerton detective.
But if you win this Goodreads giveaway, you'll get your copy months early! Enter before December 23.
Good luck!
November 14, 2016
bargain price on The Magician's Lie!
Not sure how long this will last, but right now you can get the e-book of THE MAGICIAN'S LIE for a mere 99 cents! Snap it up for your Kindle here.
(And here's the link to pre-order the e-book of GIRL IN DISGUISE if you're so inclined...)
October 24, 2016
UK TML cover revealed!
As I mentioned recently, I'm super-excited to be working with Legend Press for the UK release of THE MAGICIAN'S LIE. And I'm even more excited now that they've revealed their gorgeous, twinkling cover! The hardback is coming in April 2017.
See the stars (and handcuffs and saw and ax and many other tidbits) here.
October 11, 2016
show season
Some days I feel like the luckiest writer in the world, and I've recently had a run of those days. Fall is the season for the American Booksellers' Association (ABA)'s regional chapters to gather for their annual tradeshows, and this year I got to attend two of them. SIBA (run by the Southern Independent Booksellers Association) was in Savannah, and the Heartland Fall Forum (a joint event for the Midwestern Booksellers Association and the Great Lakes Independent Booksellers Association) was in Minneapolis.
Two very different places and two very different shows, but both amazing and wonderful, and great places to meet or reunite with the people who put my books directly in the hands of readers from Alabama to Wisconsin. (Not to mention a couple dozen of my author friends, who I rarely see in person. Lots of shrieking ("Pam! Amy! Marie!") and lots of hugs.)
I signed a boatload of ARCs at both events, so Kate's out there in the world, making more friends by the day. And at Heartland I even brought props -- before or after getting their copies signed, readers could take a "#selfieindisguise" with paper mustaches, hats, glasses and more.
Could I resist getting in on the fun myself? (Especially when we ran out of books?) Of course I couldn't.
