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May 8, 2013
Impostor blog tour
We have less than three weeks to go until Impostor hits shelves!!! Ahhh!
And next week the official blog tour starts. Here are the details:
May 13th-31st
13th Excerpt @ Alice Marvels14th Author Interview @ Hobbitsies15th Top Ten @ Katie's Book Blog16th This or That @ Good Choice Reading17th Interview @ A Dream Within A Dream
20th Tessa's Character Interview @ Icey Books21st Alec's Character Interview @ NARRATIVELY SPEAKING22nd This or That @ Confessions of a Readaholic23rd Guest Blog @ Little Library Muse24th Interview @ The Mod Podge Bookshelf
27th Audiobook Excerpt @ ReadingTeen28th Top Ten @ Two Chicks on Books29th Interview @ Presenting Lenore30th Cover Design Spotlight @ Chapter By Chapter31st Guest Blog @ Midnight Garden
There'll be giveaways! I'll post links once I have them!
And next week the official blog tour starts. Here are the details:
May 13th-31st
13th Excerpt @ Alice Marvels14th Author Interview @ Hobbitsies15th Top Ten @ Katie's Book Blog16th This or That @ Good Choice Reading17th Interview @ A Dream Within A Dream
20th Tessa's Character Interview @ Icey Books21st Alec's Character Interview @ NARRATIVELY SPEAKING22nd This or That @ Confessions of a Readaholic23rd Guest Blog @ Little Library Muse24th Interview @ The Mod Podge Bookshelf
27th Audiobook Excerpt @ ReadingTeen28th Top Ten @ Two Chicks on Books29th Interview @ Presenting Lenore30th Cover Design Spotlight @ Chapter By Chapter31st Guest Blog @ Midnight Garden
There'll be giveaways! I'll post links once I have them!
April 29, 2013
Hardcovers! TV news!
Last week The Mod Podge announced my TV news! In case you haven't seen it yet:
IMPOSTOR has been optioned for TV by Warners Brothers!
I can't tell you how happy that makes me!
But that isn't the only reason why last week was great. When the husband and I returned from our Munich trip, our neighbors had a huge package for us that had been delivered while we were away.
It was from Razorbill!
And this is what I found inside:
Aren't they pretty? I wanted to hold them all day!
Less than 1 month until Impostor hits shelves!!!! Ahhhh!
Btw, Impostor sold to Taiwan! Yay!
IMPOSTOR has been optioned for TV by Warners Brothers!
I can't tell you how happy that makes me!
But that isn't the only reason why last week was great. When the husband and I returned from our Munich trip, our neighbors had a huge package for us that had been delivered while we were away.
It was from Razorbill!
And this is what I found inside:
Aren't they pretty? I wanted to hold them all day!
Less than 1 month until Impostor hits shelves!!!! Ahhhh!
Btw, Impostor sold to Taiwan! Yay!
April 22, 2013
Book Signing Event with fabulous authors (and pizza)!
Next month I'll be flying over to the USA for BEA and after that the husband and I have planned a lovely west coast road trip.
AND I'll be doing an amazing event in North California with four fantastic authors: Marissa Meyer, Shannon Messenger, Debra Driza and S.J. Kincaid!
It's called "Super Summer Sampler YA Pizza Party!" (click the link for more info)
You heard that right. There will be pizza and books. PERFECTION.
When: June 7th at 7pm
Where:
Copperfields Books Petaluma
140 Kentucky St.Petaluma,
I'll be signing IMPOSTOR!And there will be pizza (in case you forgot).See you there?!
AND I'll be doing an amazing event in North California with four fantastic authors: Marissa Meyer, Shannon Messenger, Debra Driza and S.J. Kincaid!
It's called "Super Summer Sampler YA Pizza Party!" (click the link for more info)
You heard that right. There will be pizza and books. PERFECTION.
When: June 7th at 7pm
Where:
Copperfields Books Petaluma
140 Kentucky St.Petaluma,
I'll be signing IMPOSTOR!And there will be pizza (in case you forgot).See you there?!
April 16, 2013
Impostor - new pub date!
I know this is pretty last minute but Impostor has a new pub date!!!
It's May 28, 2013 now.
Just five days later! It's just because of a little shipping issue, so nothing to worry about.
So MAY 28! I can't wait! :)
It's May 28, 2013 now.
Just five days later! It's just because of a little shipping issue, so nothing to worry about.
So MAY 28! I can't wait! :)
April 12, 2013
Giveaway winner!
My giveaway is closed. Thanks for participating! And here's the winner:
Fredamans!
Please email me your address and if you'd like a personalization!
books@susannewinnacker.com
Fredamans!
Please email me your address and if you'd like a personalization!
books@susannewinnacker.com
April 4, 2013
IMPOSTOR giveaway!
A few weeks ago I mentioned that I had news that I wasn't allowed to share yet. Today I can finally reveal 2/3 of my news. That's better than nothing, right? And of course there'll be a giveaway to celebrate!
But first the news:
Impostor sold to Editions Laffont in France at auction and to Jamsai in Thailand! I'm so excited!
And I forgot to mention that there will be an audiobook of Impostor. Listening Library (Random House) produced the audiobook with Emily Rankin as the reader. I listened to the first ten minutes a couple of days ago and I'm in love! Can't wait to share it with you. It'll be published May 28, 2013 (five days after the hardcover release).
But now it's time for the giveaway:
You can win a signed and personalized ARC of Impostor!
It's the last ARC of Impostor I'm giving away on this blog! I'm also throwing in a signed copy of The Other Life and some Impostor swag! Cool, right?
So one lucky winner gets a signed Impostor ARC, a signed The Other Life hardcover and swag!
As usual the giveaway is international and it's open until next Friday (April 12th) at noon EST. You probably wonder what you'll have to do to be entered?It's easy. Since we have less than 50 days left until Impostor hits shelves I'd like to get the word out about my book. And I need your help.
So to enter the giveaway, all you have to do is tweet, Facebook, blog, pinterest or tumblr about Impostor or this giveaway and include the link in your comment. Every link is worth one entry. So let's say you do all of the above, then you're entered five times. AND you can enter ONCE per day with a new comment. So theoretically you could reach a maximum of 35 entries if you enter every day.
That's it!
(Part of the rules were "borrowed" from Victoria Schwab)
But first the news:
Impostor sold to Editions Laffont in France at auction and to Jamsai in Thailand! I'm so excited!
And I forgot to mention that there will be an audiobook of Impostor. Listening Library (Random House) produced the audiobook with Emily Rankin as the reader. I listened to the first ten minutes a couple of days ago and I'm in love! Can't wait to share it with you. It'll be published May 28, 2013 (five days after the hardcover release).
But now it's time for the giveaway:
You can win a signed and personalized ARC of Impostor!
It's the last ARC of Impostor I'm giving away on this blog! I'm also throwing in a signed copy of The Other Life and some Impostor swag! Cool, right? So one lucky winner gets a signed Impostor ARC, a signed The Other Life hardcover and swag!
As usual the giveaway is international and it's open until next Friday (April 12th) at noon EST. You probably wonder what you'll have to do to be entered?It's easy. Since we have less than 50 days left until Impostor hits shelves I'd like to get the word out about my book. And I need your help.
So to enter the giveaway, all you have to do is tweet, Facebook, blog, pinterest or tumblr about Impostor or this giveaway and include the link in your comment. Every link is worth one entry. So let's say you do all of the above, then you're entered five times. AND you can enter ONCE per day with a new comment. So theoretically you could reach a maximum of 35 entries if you enter every day.
That's it!
(Part of the rules were "borrowed" from Victoria Schwab)
April 2, 2013
Goodreads giveaway!
Penguin is currently giving away 5 copies of IMPOSTOR on Goodreads! So if you want to win a copy, you should enter here!
March 18, 2013
Cover reveal for Jennifer Walkup's SECOND VERSE
Today I'm helping my friend Jennifer Walkup with the cover reveal for her debut "Second Verse". Click below to enter the Epic Cover Reveal Contest over at Me, My Shelf and I - she's giving away signed ARCs, signed bookmarks and an Amazon gift card!
But first, here's the cover:
Isn't it beautiful?
And here's the official summary: Bad things come in threes. In Shady Springs, that includes murder. Murder Now Lange Crawford’s move to Shady Springs, Pennsylvania, lands her a group of awesome friends, a major crush on songwriter Vaughn, and life in a haunted, 200-year-old farmhouse. It also brings The Hunt: an infamous murder mystery festival where students solve a fake, gruesome murder scheme during the week of Halloween. Well, supposedly fake. Murder Then Weeks before The Hunt, Lange and her friends hold a séance in the farmhouse’s eerie barn. When a voice rushes through, whispering haunting words that only she and Vaughn can hear, Lange realizes it's begging for help. The mysterious voice leads Lange and Vaughn to uncover letters and photos left behind by a murdered girl, Ginny, and they become obsessed with her story and the horrifying threats that led to her murder. Murder Yet to Come But someone doesn’t like their snooping, and Lange and Vaughn begin receiving the same threats that Ginny once did. The mysterious words from the barn become crucial to figuring out Ginny's past and their own, and how closely the two are connected. They must work fast to uncover the truth or risk finding out if history really does repeat itself.
I can't wait to read it!
CLICK HERE FOR CONTEST, GOOD LUCK! http://www.memyshelfandi.com/
But first, here's the cover:
Isn't it beautiful?
And here's the official summary: Bad things come in threes. In Shady Springs, that includes murder. Murder Now Lange Crawford’s move to Shady Springs, Pennsylvania, lands her a group of awesome friends, a major crush on songwriter Vaughn, and life in a haunted, 200-year-old farmhouse. It also brings The Hunt: an infamous murder mystery festival where students solve a fake, gruesome murder scheme during the week of Halloween. Well, supposedly fake. Murder Then Weeks before The Hunt, Lange and her friends hold a séance in the farmhouse’s eerie barn. When a voice rushes through, whispering haunting words that only she and Vaughn can hear, Lange realizes it's begging for help. The mysterious voice leads Lange and Vaughn to uncover letters and photos left behind by a murdered girl, Ginny, and they become obsessed with her story and the horrifying threats that led to her murder. Murder Yet to Come But someone doesn’t like their snooping, and Lange and Vaughn begin receiving the same threats that Ginny once did. The mysterious words from the barn become crucial to figuring out Ginny's past and their own, and how closely the two are connected. They must work fast to uncover the truth or risk finding out if history really does repeat itself.
I can't wait to read it!
CLICK HERE FOR CONTEST, GOOD LUCK! http://www.memyshelfandi.com/
March 6, 2013
Vacation photos!
As I mentioned before, I was on vacation in the Seychelles and Dubai for three weeks and here are a few photos (we took over 3000...)
The beach of our hotel.
On the island La Digue
Exploring the island Curieuse
Enjoying the sunset in the pool.
And watching fruit bats.
And sometimes being watched by fruit bats...
Seeing cute mammals in the Vallé de Mai on the island Praslin
Exploring the national park Vallé de Mai
Petting a turtle on the island Cousin
and discovering endangered birds nesting on the ground
Then we flew to Dubai
and spent a few days in the desert
...watching gazelles
and riding camels
and drinking sparkling wine in the dunes
and taking walks shortly after sunrise
and stalking the oryx antelopes in front of our entrance door
and then in Dubai marveling at the highest building of the world: The Burj Khalifa
and enjoying the view from our room
and going shopping in the Dubai mall, buying too many Arabic sweets...
The beach of our hotel.
On the island La Digue
Exploring the island Curieuse
Enjoying the sunset in the pool.
And watching fruit bats.
And sometimes being watched by fruit bats...
Seeing cute mammals in the Vallé de Mai on the island Praslin
Exploring the national park Vallé de Mai
Petting a turtle on the island Cousin
and discovering endangered birds nesting on the groundThen we flew to Dubai
and spent a few days in the desert
...watching gazelles
and riding camels
and drinking sparkling wine in the dunes
and taking walks shortly after sunrise
and stalking the oryx antelopes in front of our entrance door
and then in Dubai marveling at the highest building of the world: The Burj Khalifa
and enjoying the view from our room
and going shopping in the Dubai mall, buying too many Arabic sweets...
March 4, 2013
Book Love: BY BLOOD by Tracy E. Banghart
I'm back from my vacation (Seychelles and Dubai), but before I do a post filled with too many photos, I want to recommend a book to you. My friend and crit partner Tracy wrote it and I loved it.
It's called By Blood as you can see and here is the official summary:
For 17-year-old Emma Wong, spending a summer in England should be a dream come true. Gorgeous scenery? Check. Lots of hot guys with accents? Yes, please.
Spending two months with her mom, Dr. Mike (don’t call him her stepdad), and their pooping, puking infant son? Not what she had in mind. It’s a disaster even her favorite cherry red leather jacket can’t fix (leather and spit-up do not mix).
Not only does she get put on diaper duty (gag), but there’s also Dr. Mike’s cute research assistant to contend with. The only thing more embarrassing than her trying to plant one on him hours after they meet is knowing he’ll be a witness to her family’s dysfunction all. summer. long.
So when Emma meets a mysterious girl who happens to be a Druid, the summer suddenly promises to be far more intriguing than she expected. Powerful rituals, new friends, an intoxicating sense of freedom . . . and Simon, the sexy foreign stranger she was hoping for. It’s all a perfect distraction from dirty diapers and awkward family dinners.
Trouble is, intriguing doesn’t often mean simple. And Emma is about to discover just how not simple her life really is.
I loved Emma. She has flaws but that only made her feel like a real person to me. I especially loved her progressing relationship to her little half-brother!
Did you like Anna and the French Kiss because of its lovely foreign setting, then I should tell you that By Blood makes you fall in love with Oxford (and the hot boys that roam the streets there...hehe). You can feel that the author knows her setting. I visited Oxford once before I read the book and then once again after I read it, and Tracy just nailed it. The British vibe, the pubs, everything. And the mystery really caught me off guard. A book that will surprise you!
If you like contemporary mysteries, foreign settings and hot boys, then this is for you!
You can buy it here.
It's called By Blood as you can see and here is the official summary:
For 17-year-old Emma Wong, spending a summer in England should be a dream come true. Gorgeous scenery? Check. Lots of hot guys with accents? Yes, please.
Spending two months with her mom, Dr. Mike (don’t call him her stepdad), and their pooping, puking infant son? Not what she had in mind. It’s a disaster even her favorite cherry red leather jacket can’t fix (leather and spit-up do not mix).
Not only does she get put on diaper duty (gag), but there’s also Dr. Mike’s cute research assistant to contend with. The only thing more embarrassing than her trying to plant one on him hours after they meet is knowing he’ll be a witness to her family’s dysfunction all. summer. long.
So when Emma meets a mysterious girl who happens to be a Druid, the summer suddenly promises to be far more intriguing than she expected. Powerful rituals, new friends, an intoxicating sense of freedom . . . and Simon, the sexy foreign stranger she was hoping for. It’s all a perfect distraction from dirty diapers and awkward family dinners.
Trouble is, intriguing doesn’t often mean simple. And Emma is about to discover just how not simple her life really is.
I loved Emma. She has flaws but that only made her feel like a real person to me. I especially loved her progressing relationship to her little half-brother!
Did you like Anna and the French Kiss because of its lovely foreign setting, then I should tell you that By Blood makes you fall in love with Oxford (and the hot boys that roam the streets there...hehe). You can feel that the author knows her setting. I visited Oxford once before I read the book and then once again after I read it, and Tracy just nailed it. The British vibe, the pubs, everything. And the mystery really caught me off guard. A book that will surprise you!
If you like contemporary mysteries, foreign settings and hot boys, then this is for you!
You can buy it here.
