Booksigning, NANO, UMS Review and Class of 2k10 GIVEAWAY
It's a happy kind of morning in my world. I'm heading to a booksigning at the Edmonton Indigo in North Town Mall for 11am and hope to meet lots of keen readers and sign more than one book – hopefully said book isn't my mom's copy of UMS. 
I'll be writing for NANO during the lulls, so if you're in Edmonton and wanna join me for some sporatic conversation / writing / java sipping – drop on by.
Further to this, UMS received a bang up review in CM Magazine this week. Seriously cool. Here's a snippet: "Eryn emerges as a strong, independent, feisty young woman whose sense of responsibility for her "pack" and her environment wars with her wolven abilities and instincts. …fans of paranormal YA fiction will appreciate a protagonist with attitude and anticipate the next volume in the planned trilogy, Second Skin, to be released in 2011."
And now for the good news….lol….
The Class of 2k10 (of which I am a member) is a collective of 23 MG / YA debut authors. Each year a new crop of debut authors forms that year's Class – watch for the Class of 2k11 authors soon to launch in December. Anyway, we tour together, we promote together, we're our own support system and sometimes we do crazy things. Like our planned "pre-graduation" event – a giveaway of EPIC proportions. Here are the deets:
CLASS OF 2K10 GIVEAWAY
Five book clubs across the United States (sorry, guys – the contest is NOT open internationally) can win a prize pack of three to six sets of books written by the authors from the Class of 2K10. Each pack includes TEN copies of each book, and in some packs one of the books will be signed by the author. The contest is open to all book clubs associated with a nonprofit institution, a school, or a library. To enter, just comment on this entry, specifying which of the prize packs you are interested in and which nonprofit you are affiliated with. The giveaway will end on November 11, 2010.
MID_GRADE FANTASY PACK:
The Carnival of Lost Souls by Laura Quimby
Under the Green Hill by Laura L. Sullivan
The Witchy Worries of Abbie Adams by Rhonda Hayter
MID-GRADE CONTEMPORARY PACK:
Fairview Felines: A Newspaper Mystery by Michele Corriel
Island Sting by Bonnie J. Doerr
Leaving Gee's Bend by Irene Latham
The Reinvention of Edison Thomas by Jacqueline Houtman
Shooting Kabul by N.H. Senzai
YA FANTASY/PARANORMAL PACK
13 To Life by Shannon Delany
Freaksville by Kitty Keswick
Mistwood by Leah Cypess
Past Midnight by Mara Purnhagen
Shade by Jeri Smith-Ready
Under My Skin by Judith Graves
YA CONTEMPORARY PACK 1
Change of Heart by Shari Maurer
Faithful by Janet Fox
Losing Faith by Denise Jaden
The Tension of Opposites by Kristina McBride
YA CONTEMPORARY PACK 2
Of All the Stupid Things by Alexandra Diaz
Party by Tom Leveen
Three Rivers Rising by Jame Richards
The Secret Year by Jennifer R. Hubbard
Split by Swati Avasthi
Rules:
You must be a book club affiliated with a nonprofit, school, or library, and located in the continental United States.
To enter, leave a comment to this entry: (http://community.livejournal.com/clas...).
Specify which of the prize packs you are interested in – you may choose from only one, to all five, as we will be holding 5 separate drawings. (However, no club will win more than one prize pack.)
Leave an email address where you can be reached should you win.
If the email address is a not an institution address, please specify which nonprofit, school, or library you are affiliated with.
If you are not sure whether you qualify, just leave the relevant information in the comment.
If there are any additional questions, please contact Leah Cypess at LCypess@gmail.com.
