Time to Give Away an Advance Copy of LEARNING TO SWIM: A Novel

I have one only slightly used advance copy of my debut novel, LEARNING TO SWIM, up for grabs. If you're unsure if you'd like it, here's the first chapter.



But let's make this contest a treasure hunt. Go visit the websites/blogs of three of my writer friends, and answer the following questions:

What critter does the subhead on Quinn Cumming's blog refer to? (Hint: I think you're gonna have to google this one.)
What are the titles of A.S. King's two books? Which one features pirates and which...