Six days until WINTERGIRLS comes out…
This one is self-explanatory.
Can you come and see me on book tour?”
Have you entered the WINTERGIRLS contest yet?
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First of three WINTERGIRLS videos
Radiohead & a new critter in the forest
Eight Days until WINTERGIRLS comes out…
Today is a radio day. I’ve already taped an interview with Dr. Alvin Jones of WCBQ-WHNC-AM in North Carolina. In a little bit, I’ll be chatting with a radio host out in Napa, CA, Jeff Schectman of KVON. BH has taken the Creature With Fangs out on his errands so my interviews are not compromised by 95-snarling pounds of German Shepherd.
This afternoon I’m headed down to Syracuse to tape an interview for the NPR show, “Here and Now.” When I get air dates, I’ll let you know.
In between the interviews, I’m working on my presentation for the book tour. I bring a digital projector with me, and I’ll be showing a Keynote (Apple presentation software, much better than Powerpoint) show in many of the schools and libraries I’ll be visiting.
We’ve had a new person working here in the Forest for a couple of weeks. Her name is Queen Louise and I can’t figure out how I got along without her. Queen Louise is in charge of keeping me organized and helping me juggle. For example, she went in and created the Author Page on Goodreads for me. She coordinated with Theo the Web God to update my website. And she’ll make sure I am ready on time for this afternoon’s trip down to the radio station. With the Queen by my side, I’ll have more time to write. After the tour.
All Hail Queen Louise!!
Can you come and see me when I’m on tour?
Have you entered the WINTERGIRLS contest yet?
Eight Days until WINTERGIRLS comes out…
Where’s Laurie? WINTERGIRLS book tour schedule
Nine days until WINTERGIRLS is released…
We have the final tour schedule: I start on the West Coast, head South and loop around up to North Carolina. I apologize to the Mid-west! I spent a lot of time there on the CHAINS tour and suspect that my publisher didn’t want me to revisit the area again so soon.
What you see below are only the public events. During the day, I’ll be visiting schools and signing stock at bookstores. A bunch of nice people have written to me asking if I have time for a cup of coffee or dinner or a walk. I feel like a jerk turning down these kind offers, but I don’t have a choice. Every day is jam-packed and I don’t have any extra time, sadly.
If you work for a bookstore in one of the regions that I’m visiting and want us to try and schedule a stock signing when I’m in your neck of the woods, please send an email to Allison DOT Verost AT us DOT penguingroup DOT com.
Get out your notebooks, open your planners, fire up your email and spread the news far and wide!
THE LHA 2009 WINTERGIRLS TOUR
Friday, March 20, 2009
4:30PM Santa Monica, CA
Santa Monica Public Library (hosted by Children’s Book World)
7 PM Santa Monica, CA
Barnes & Noble, 3rd Street Promenade
Saturday, March 21, 2009
12 PM Pasadena, CA
Vroman’s Bookstore
4PM LaVerne, CA
Mrs. Nelson’s Book Shop
Sunday, March 22, 2009
3 PM San Francisco, CA
Books Inc. Not Your Mother’s Book Club Ticketed Event! You must purchase your ticket ahead of time for this one. All of the details about ticketing are here.
6 PM Menlo Park, CA
Kepler’s (scroll down the page for event details)
Monday, March 23, 2009
7 PM Petaluma, CA
Copperfields
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
6:30 PM Seattle, WA
Seattle Public Library, Ballard Branch. Hosted by Secret Garden Bookshop
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
6 PM Tempe, AZ
Changing Hands Bookstore
Thursday, March 26, 2009
7 PM Salt Lake City, UT
The King’s English Bookshop
Friday, March 27, 2009
4:30 PM Houston, TX
Blue Willow Bookshop
Saturday, March 28, 2009
5 PM Austin, TX
SCBWI Members only event
7 PM Austin, TX
Book People
Sunday, March 29, 2009
3 PM Oxford, MS
Square Books
Monday, March 30, 2009
3:15 PM Brentwood, MO (outside St. Louis)
Border’s
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
During the day Kennesaw, GA
Kennesaw State Children’s Literature Conference
7 PM Decatur, GA (outside Atlanta)
Decatur Public Library hosted by Little Shop of Stories (scroll down for details)
Wednesday, April 1, 2009
During the day Kennesaw, GA
Kennesaw State Children’s Literature Conference
6:15 PM Alpharetta, GA (outside Atlanta)
Barnes & Noble, Mansell Crossings
Thursday, April 2, 2009
6 PM Coral Gables, FL
Books & Books
Friday, April 3, 2009
7:30 PM Raleigh, NC
Quail Ridge Books
And, several weeks later…
Sat & Sun, April 25 & 26, 2009
Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles Times Festival of Books. Details to come.
Sunday May 3 – Tuesday, May 5, 2009
Minneapolis, MN
International Reading Association Conference. Details to come.
Friday, May 15, 2009
6 PM Oswego, NY
the river’s end bookstore (scroll down for details)
Don’t forget to enter the contest.
Nine days until WINTERGIRLS is released…
WINTERGIRLS contest excitement & bookseller love
WINTERGIRLS comes out in 10 days!!!!
::pauses to breathe into paper bag::
To celebrate, we’ve decided to have a contest. A simple contest. A fast contest.
The prize is a laptop skin with the WINTERGIRLS cover image on it. Don’t know what a laptop skin is? We’re ordering them from Skinit – their website explains everything. If you win, you’ll tell us what kind of laptop or phone you want the skin for. We’ll take care of the ordering and have the skin shipped to you.
Contest Rules: All you have to do is send an email to laurie AT writerlady DOT com. Put “WINTERGIRLS Contest” in the subject line. Only one entry per person, please!
Contest starts at noon (EST) today, 3/9/09, and runs until noon (EST) one week from today. At the close of the contest, we’ll put all of the entries in a bowl and pull out four winners. Winners will be notified using the email account they entered with, so please use a valid account.
Feel free to pass on news of this contest and post it to your own blog.
Last week Joe Hill declared that March is Love-Your-Small-Bookstore Month and I seconded the motion. To show my love to my local independent bookstore I went there Saturday night and bought a book for BH.
A couple of people wrote to me over the weekend bemoaning the fact that they don’t have a local indie bookstore. Never fear, good friends!! You can locate the closest store to you using Indiebound’s store locator.
Still can’t find one that is close-by? You probably didn’t know this, but most locals will ship your book to you, just as easily as A****n will. When you support small businesses this way, your dollar helps the community much more.
So… today’s marching orders:
1. Enter WINTERGIRLS contest.
2. Buy a book (or 5 or 20) from an independent bookstore.
Any questions?
WINTERGIRLS comes out in 10 days!!!!
::reaches for paper bag again::