News and looking forward to fall (yes, already)!
Hi.
So, it’s been a bit busy here with behind the scenes stuff and day job stuff and life stuff. So there have been a few changes that I should probably tell you about.
First, I have a sparkly new agent. I have mentioned it, but not really officially, so here goes: I signed with the lovely Caryn Wiseman over at the powerhouse Andrea Brown Literary Agency. YAY! *Dear editors who like my work, you know what to do from here…*
Also, I am SUPER excited to announce that SMALL MEDIUM AT LARGE has been named as a nominee in the Manitoba Young Readers’ Choice Awards for 2014. I’ve never been to Manitoba, but am thinking I should consider some westerly travel.
Next up is some day job news. In that I no longer have one. As often happens in the corporate world these days, big companies restructure and move people and offices around, so I was given an opportunity to, um, not work there anymore. This has been one of those blessings in disguise that people talk about, as it has given me the opportunity to bring together two of my favorite things–authors and organizing–and start a business. That’s right, I am the JL in JL Author Services, providing administrative support to busy authors. For more info, check out the website: JLauthorservices.com.
I have other stuff on the go, too. You know, the writing thing and all the fun stuff that goes along with that writing. Now that my days are freed up some, I’m excited to be able to do virtual Skype visits and in the Hamilton, Niagara, GTA areas in Ontario, I am looking to book in-person school visits to start in the fall. These are handled by Authors’ Booking Service, so please get in touch with them to book me or for more information.
And if you are in the Southern Ontario area, I’ll be at the Telling Tales Festival on September 15th with a bunch of other cool authors, so mark your calendars as I’d love to see you up in Rockton!
I have some other stuff in the works for this summer, but you’ll have to stay tuned as I don’t have all the details just yet.
Also, as of the time of writing this post, the SMALL MEDIUM AT LARGE e-book is still on sale at all online retailers:
Thanks for making it to the end of this post. Since you did, I’d like to reward you with this dancing frog. You know, just because.
A lot of laughs at a low price!
Last night I stumbled on a SALE – my book is only $2.39 for Kindle right now. That’s right, $2.39. That’s like the price of a latte or a bunch of other things that are just not as fun or 
satisfying as a cute and funny e-book about a girl who gets hit by lightning and can then hear ghosts.
What else can you get for $2.39? I did the work for you and here’s what you can get:
Annie’s Homegrown Snack Crackers
A square foot of some nice travertine flooring
A device that I think has to do with fishing, but kind of scares me
But really, why do you need any of those things when for that money, you can get hours of entertainment and a scene where a girl shops for bras with a couple of dead old ladies? Right?
If you don’t have a Kindle, you can download the Kindle Reader ap thingie and can read on your phone, tablet or computer, so if you’re reading this blog post, you can easily read the book. That said, if you prefer to hold a real book, it’s still a very reasonable price to get a copy for yourself or your tween.
p.s. The book is on sale RIGHT NOW, but I truly have no idea how long it will be on sale for, so A. act now if you’re thinking about it and B. if you miss the sale, please don’t blame me-I have nothing to do with the prices of my book.
Thank you to all of you who have spread the word about this sale – it means a lot to know so many of you support me and the book!
The Arizona Road Trip of Awesome Recap!
Hi again! If you’re familiar around these parts, you probably know that I went to Arizona last week for the Tucson Festival of Books and in doing so, participated in the ARIZONA ROAD TRIP OF AWESOME (ARTOA), but you may not have known about all the hijinks I got up to. So in the interest of entertaining you, here’s a little recap post with some fun pictures. It was an AMAZING trip and if you’re at all able to go to the festival next year, I highly recommend it, although hopefully the weather will be a bit nicer. Arizona owes me some sunshine-we Canadians don’t get near enough, especially in March, so I’m a bit sad that I didn’t get my fair share on this trip. That said, it was still a great time, as you can see below.
First, as on every good road trip, we had a great driver, the lovely and safety-conscious Lisa McMann. She’s a very good driver and not just on the driveway. After she picked me up, we also collected fellow road-trippers, A.S. King (referred to hereafter as ‘Amy’) and Heather Brewer.
All road trips require food and this one was no exception-we had a great dinner with some Phoenix area friends.
L to R – Heather, Faith, Amy, Robyn, Me, Amy Dominy, Jim, Lisa
After the dinner, we headed over to Changing Hands where we sat with a full crowd for Amy’s event. She engaged the audience with her readings and great stories.
Then we tried on hats.
She’s a good egg. Get it? She’s got a chicken…never mind.
Never before has a flamingo been so regal!
Is there something on my head?
And as it turns out, someone was celebrating a birthday during the ARTOA
It’s the birthday girl!
On Friday, it was off to Tucson, but first, we made a stop at Casa Grande for some school visits. Lisa, Amy and Heather headed to the high school and I had the extreme pleasure of meeting up with the wonderful Jennifer Nielsen and we did two school visits together. For this newb, it was a high honor indeed to get to present with such a funny, engaging professional.
Jennifer presenting to a riveted crowd, while I sweat it out, waiting for my turn.
Reading from THE FALSE PRINCE
Hiding behind my book. Kids are scary! I’m just kidding. Kind of.
Don’t those books look good together?
And then we were off to Tucson. While Amy, Lisa and Heather jetted off to a swanky dinner, where I heard they had steamed burgers (that can’t be right?) Jennifer and I were joined by the lovely and hilarious Elizabeth Eulberg. We ate at this place that served the biggest bowls of food I have ever seen. Seriously, that was A LOT OF FOOD. Then we got freaky weird fortunes. I would share them with you, but I have since lost them, and anyway, what happens at Pei Wei, stays at Pei Wei.
Saturday was all about the Tucson Festival of Books. It was a cold, drizzly day, but that didn’t dampen the spirits of the many book lovers who came out.
“This here itinerary I’m reading from is so awesomely detailed and helpful. Whoever put this together is clearly a genius.”
“Tomorrow’s my birthday and I hope to have a cake THIS BIG.”
I started my scheduled part of the day off with a signing at the Mostly Books booth with Lisa. Jody, Tricia and the other staff were great – thanks for hosting us! While there, I sat next to Hilary Davidson and through chatting, we realized we’re both from Canada – only an hour apart. Hilary now lives in New York, but still, how cool is that?
Yes, it’s dorky, but seeing my name up there on a cool sign got me all emotional. You know you’re special when someone puts your name on a sign that isn’t just a scrawled whiteboard. Anyway, the 1pm panel was great and very well attended. Somehow, Lisa got me to tell one of my most embarrassing high school stories. I’m not going to tell you what it was, because what happens in the Kiva Auditorium, stays in the Kiva Auditorium (thankfully). Our moderator, Gail, kept the questions coming and engaged the audience in Q&A-thanks, Gail!
Thank you to my author host, Maylan!
My second panel was all about writing humor. My co-panelists were Linda Urban and Elise Broach, two fine ladies I’d never met before. I do know Linda from Twitter, but it was especially nice to meet her and Elise in person. It was kind of weird meeting my co-panelists just minutes before our session, but very quickly, I realized they were professionals and we’d be great. We got many thoughtful questions from the audience and it went very well. Thank you to moderator Jennifer for the excellent questions and keeping everything running smoothly.
Linda Urban, Elise Broach and Me.
I also got to meet Tom Leveen again (we met very briefly at NCTE in November) and the lovely Erin Lange, a fellow Apocalypsie. We share the same publisher and even editor, so it was great to meet up. We didn’t have a lot of time to chat, which was a bit sad, but means I just need to return to Arizona again.
All in all, it was a great trip. I love author events where I get to meet colleagues and other book lovers and if you throw in some travel, well, I’m in. Thanks to everyone who made the ARTOA truly awesome.
The Arizona Road Trip of Awesome Giveaway!
Hi. I hope you’re doing great! I’m heading out for a ROAD TRIP OF AWESOME this week. What makes a road trip awesome, you ask? Well, let me share some cool stuff I’ll be doing:
- Going to A.S. King‘s event at Changing Hands in Tempe Arizona on Thursday (if you’re in the area, you should absolutely come!)
- Meeting my online friend, Amy Dominy
- School visits with the amazing Jennifer Nielsen* (meep! I’ve never done school visits before – hold me!)
- Going to the Tucson Festival of Books on Saturday – have you been to this? It’s AMAZING and while I’m there, I’m on panels with Lisa McMann, Heather Brewer, Jennifer Nielsen (hopefully she’s not sick of me by then) and my other online friend, Linda Urban. If you’re in Tucson and coming to the festival, make sure you find me and say hello – here’s the schedule.
- This is just the busy, writer related stuff – I’ll also be doing some serious R&R and of course, book buying.
THIS CONTEST IS NOW CLOSED – Congrats to Melissa Roske!
But before I go, I have to pack for the trip. Of course I only have so much room, but I have like a zillion Sharpies! How to choose? YOU are going to help me. Pick from the colors below and tell me why I should take that color of Sharpie to sign books with. Just leave a comment below and you’re entered to win a copy of YOUR CHOICE of SIGNED/PERSONALIZED book by one of any of the authors listed above (or you could get some extra brownie points and pick a signed personalized copy of my book, but if you don’t I understand. I mean, look at those other authors!).
Sound like the easiest thing ever? Yeah, pretty much. And if you tweet, Facebook or otherwise tell your friends about it, I’ll give you an extra entry, just make sure you let me know in your comment what you’ve done. Because I’m not rich, this will have to be a North America only contest (sorry friends from Norway and other lovely places abroad!). AND you only have until this Wednesday, March 6 at 23:59 EST to enter so I can pick a winner and organize the prize.
Here’s what you’re choosing from?
Left to right: bronze, Kermit green, black, teal, sky blue, purple, red, orange, indigo, pink, forest green. Don’t forget to tell me WHY you picked that color.
Okay, ready? GO!
*Jennifer also has an event at Changing Hands on Wednesday, which I will unfortunately not be able to attend, but if you’re in the area, go and say hi for me. Tell her I’ll see her Thursday.
Happy Valentine’s Day! Love = Books Contest
Hi everyone! I know it’s been a while, but I’ve been working hard AND enjoying a bit of down time, but I’m back today with a ONE DAY ONLY contest. It’s easy, though, so you don’t need to study or do much other than tell me about what you love.
UPDATE: This contest is now CLOSED. The three winners are Coreynascenzi, Marlene Moss and Heidi Grange – watch your inbox for a message from me. CONGRATULATIONS to you and everyone who received a book for International Book Giving Day!
Did you know that today is International Book Giving Day? It’s true!
And it’s Valentine’s Day. AND I’m going to see Lemony Snicket tonight! A VERY BIG DAY for me and full of love. So to celebrate, I’m going to give away THREE prizes today. All you need to do is leave a comment here, or Tweet @ me (@joannelevy) telling me your favorite Valentine’s treat. It could be anything, from a book to chocolates or hugs - whatever you love to receive. I will choose three winners at random to get:
1. A Lemony Snicket book of your choice AND
2. My book, SMALL MEDIUM AT LARGE
That’s two books you could win, just for telling me about what you like to receive for Valentine’s. Not bad, huh? The only catch is, I need you to respond by 11:59 Eastern tonight – February 14, 2013. Winners will be announced tomorrow. This contest is open internationally (Canada/US/or wherever Book Depository ships).
Also, get extra entries for sharing (just let me know what you’ve done in your comment, so I can keep track).
Got it? GO!
(Also, in the spirit of International Book Giving Day – please pay it forward and give someone a book.)
What’s Up With Joanne Now?
Hi everyone!
*whew*
It’s been a busy few weeks, to say the least. If you don’t know why, um, where have you been?
In addition to doing some signing events and going to NCTE in Las Vegas, Kate Messner and I headed up a fundraiser for Superstorm Sandy relief, for which we raised ***drumroll*** over $60,000! Round 2 alone raised $23,282. Pretty awesome, right?
I’m SO thankful for Kate and the rest of the people who made the auction amazing. We had a ton of donors who offered up their time, services and great stuff to help us reach this goal. Please check out the auctions (please note – the auctions are all now closed) to see who our donors were—SO MUCH talent and generosity—I’m honored that they all came forward to help out.
If you did miss the auctions or didn’t win one of the awesome prizes donated by publishing industry rockstars, the Red Cross is still collecting donations and the money is much needed, so please donate if you can*.
So now that’s over, I’m going to take a bit of a break to get back to writing. Hopefully I remember how to do that, because it feels like it’s been a loooooong time.
Wishing you all the best for your holiday season and remember, nothing makes a better gift than a book. Like one about ghosts. And bras and first kisses. If you agree, you can find SMALL MEDIUM AT LARGE at your favorite book retailer (see my main page for handy links) or if you want a personalized copy, get in touch with my SMALL MEDIUM AT LARGE Indie Bookstore Headquarters, Bryan Prince Books and they’ll set you up with a signed, personalized copy (they’ll ship anywhere, because they’re awesome like that).
AND it is the season for giving, so consider giving a book, ANY book to a children’s toy drive so we can all spread the joy of reading.
All my very best,
Joanne
*Or you can check out YA for NJ (http://www.facebook.com/YaForNj) and Publishing Gives Back (http://publishinggivesback.blogspot.ca/) for ongoing fundraisers.
YAmazing Race with MGnificent Prizes – Take 3!
Welcome YAmazing Racers!
THE RACE IS NOW OFFICIALLY OVER – THANKS FOR RACING!
Thanks for stopping by. If you’ve made it here by accident, why don’t you play with us anyway? We’ve got lots of prizes and FUN to be had! See below for the full info and where you’ll find the starting line: http://apocalypsies.blogspot.com
Mark your calendars: starting Monday, October 22, 12:00pm Eastern, the Apocalypsies will be hosting the third annual (not really) YAmazing Race with MGnificent Prizes – a week-long blog race featuring over 50 debut authors! Go to THE APOCALYPSIES any time between October 22-29 at noon to join the race and learn more about the hottest new books debuting in 2012 – AND earn a chance to win one of several prize packs made up of signed ARCs and finished copies, gift certificates, bookmarks, jewelry, swag, and more!
Okay, so you’re in? Right. So we need to start with some info about my book, so here it is:
After she’s hit by lightning at a wedding, twelve-year-old Lilah Bloom develops a new talent: she can hear dead people. Among them, there’s her over-opinionated Bubby Dora; a prissy fashion designer; and an approval-seeking clown who livens up a séance. With Bubby Dora leading the way, these and other sweetly imperfect ghosts haunt Lilah through seventh grade, and help her face her one big fear: talking to—and possibly going to the seventh-grade dance with—her crush, Andrew Finkel.
Okay, got what you need from me? Then head over to see Diana Renn:
http://dianarenn.blogspot.com
BUT WAIT! BEFORE YOU GO – THERE’S MORE!
If you go over to my Facebook Page and give it a like and tell me that you came from the YAmazing Race with MGnificent Prizes, I will throw your name into a hat and at the end of the race, I’ll draw for a copy of my book. If I get over 50 new likes, I’ll also draw for a copy of Gina Damico’s hilarious book CROAK, so make sure you tell your friends! And if you’re already a liker of my page, don’t worry – just let me know on the page that you are participating in the YAmazing race and you’ll be entered!
What are you waiting for? GO!!!
October Street Team Check In.
Welcome (or welcome back!) to the monthly Street Team check in.
CONGRATULATIONS to Carina, winner of the October STREET TEAM prize pack!
I’m going to be suspending the Street Team prize check-ins for now, because something WAY COOL is coming – stay tuned! But don’t feel like you can’t still spread the word about SMALL MEDIUM AT LARGE! I still appreciate your efforts!
CONGRATULATIONS to Disincentive, winner of the September STREET TEAM prize pack!
Okay, so that important business is out of the way, so let’s kick off the October Street Team EXTRAVAGANZA. You remember the deal, right? You get to be a member of my street team by telling the world about my book, SMALL MEDIUM AT LARGE.
It’s really easy – and there are prizes! WHAT PRIZES? You ask?
Tricks the sock monkey
and a paperback copy of HOW THEY CROAKED – a really entertaining, if macabre book about how famous people…er…croaked.
So, if you haven’t joined up yet, here’s how:
To be a member of the SMALL MEDIUM AT LARGE Street Team, all you need to do is spread the word about, well, SMALL MEDIUM AT LARGE. How? you ask? EASY: You can tweet about it, do a Facebook note about it, like my page on Facebook, write about it on your blog, make a video about it, review it on Goodreads, send an e-mail to your friends telling them to check out the book, ask your library or local bookstore to carry the book, whatever! I just need you to be my people on the street, getting the word out.
Sound easy? Yeah, it is. Every month, I’ll do a draw for cool stuff: things like signed books (mine and by other cool people), Street Team SWAG, gift certificates etc. So to enter, all you need to do is spread the word and then come back and add a comment telling me what you did (and a link if it’s a video or post) and you’ll be entered in this month’s draw.
If you send an e-mail to your friends, telling them about SMALL MEDIUM AT LARGE, you can count an extra entry for each one of your friends that you tell-just make sure you copy me on the message: contact@joannelevy.com.
Each thing you do will get you one entry (other than the tell-a-friend thing above), but please try to put everything in one comment, to save me having to scroll through what I’m sure will be thousands of comments. Also, don’t forget to include your e-mail address, in case you win! Be creative (and legal, of course) and have fun! Ready? GO!
As always, if you’re super-lazy like me, you can just grab this:
Ready made Tweet/FB Status, just copy and paste: SMALL MEDIUM AT LARGE, cute MG by @joannelevy is a perfect funny Halloween read for tweens. http://amzn.to/OM250d #SMALstreetteam
or this: I loved reading @joannelevy’s SMALL MEDIUM AT LARGE and you will, too! Check it out: http://bit.ly/vVAKJo #SMALstreetteam
or how about: I’m tweeting about @joannelevy’s SMALL MEDIUM AT LARGE to win Tricks the sock monkey – you can, too: http://bit.ly/K58ig2 #SMALstreetteam
September Street Team Check In.
Welcome (or welcome back!) to the monthly Street Team check in.
CONGRATULATIONS to Orchid, winner of the August STREET TEAM prize pack!
Okay, so that important business is out of the way, so let’s kick off the September Street Team EXTRAVAGANZA. You remember the deal, right? You get to be a member of my street team by telling the world about my book, SMALL MEDIUM AT LARGE.
It’s really easy – and there are prizes! WHAT PRIZES? You ask?
Check this out: It’s a Special Limited edition
***SIGNED***
The Unwanteds Prize pack
Contains:
- Signed copy of THE UNWANTEDS
- SIGNED and limited edition postcards (created especially by Lisa McMann’s son to commemorate the series
- An ISLAND OF SILENCE sticker
- A special Simber Silly Bandz
So, if you haven’t joined up yet, here’s how:
To be a member of the SMALL MEDIUM AT LARGE Street Team, all you need to do is spread the word about, well, SMALL MEDIUM AT LARGE. How? you ask? EASY: You can tweet about it, do a Facebook note about it, like my page on Facebook, write about it on your blog, make a video about it, review it on Goodreads, send an e-mail to your friends telling them to check out the book, ask your library or local bookstore to carry the book, whatever! I just need you to be my people on the street, getting the word out.
Sound easy? Yeah, it is. Every month, I’ll do a draw for cool stuff: things like signed books (mine and by other cool people), Street Team SWAG, gift certificates etc. So to enter, all you need to do is spread the word and then come back and add a comment telling me what you did (and a link if it’s a video or post) and you’ll be entered in this month’s draw.
If you send an e-mail to your friends, telling them about SMALL MEDIUM AT LARGE, you can count an extra entry for each one of your friends that you tell-just make sure you copy me on the message: contact@joannelevy.com.
Each thing you do will get you one entry (other than the tell-a-friend thing above), but please try to put everything in one comment, to save me having to scroll through what I’m sure will be thousands of comments. Also, don’t forget to include your e-mail address, in case you win! Be creative (and legal, of course) and have fun! Ready? GO!
As always, if you’re super-lazy like me, you can just grab this:
Ready made Tweet/FB Status, just copy and paste: SMALL MEDIUM AT LARGE, cute and funny MG by @joannelevy out NOW! Check it out on Goodreads http://bit.ly/vVAKJo #SMALstreetteam
or this: I loved reading @joannelevy’s SMALL MEDIUM AT LARGE and you will, too! Check it out: http://bit.ly/vVAKJo #SMALstreetteam
or how about: I’m tweeting about @joannelevy’s SMALL MEDIUM AT LARGE to win awesome stuff – you can, too: http://bit.ly/OxqEZv #SMALstreetteam
August Street Team Check In.
Welcome (or welcome back!) to the monthly Street Team check in.
CONGRATULATIONS to Ashley Chen, winner of the JULY STREET TEAM prize pack!
Okay, so that important business is out of the way, so let’s kick off the August Street Team EXTRAVAGANZA. You remember the deal, right? You get to be a member of my street team by telling the world about my book, SMALL MEDIUM AT LARGE.
It’s really easy – and there are prizes! WHAT PRIZES? You ask?
FARLEY, the rainbow sock monkey,
AND your choice of a *signed* copy of SMALL MEDIUM AT LARGE or a $25 gift certificate to the book retailer of your choice.
So, if you haven’t joined up yet, here’s how:
To be a member of the SMALL MEDIUM AT LARGE Street Team, all you need to do is spread the word about, well, SMALL MEDIUM AT LARGE. How? you ask? EASY: You can tweet about it, do a Facebook note about it, like my page on Facebook, write about it on your blog, make a video about it, review it on Goodreads, send an e-mail to your friends telling them to check out the book, ask your library or local bookstore to carry the book, whatever! I just need you to be my people on the street, getting the word out.
Sound easy? Yeah, it is. Every month, I’ll do a draw for cool stuff: things like signed books (mine and by other cool people), Street Team SWAG, gift certificates etc. So to enter, all you need to do is spread the word and then come back and add a comment telling me what you did (and a link if it’s a video or post) and you’ll be entered in this month’s draw.
AND let’s add something new this month – if you send an e-mail to your friends, telling them about SMALL MEDIUM AT LARGE, you can count an extra entry for each one of your friends that you tell-just make sure you copy me on the message: contact@joannelevy.com.
Each thing you do will get you one entry (other than the tell-a-friend thing above), but please try to put everything in one comment, to save me having to scroll through what I’m sure will be thousands of comments. Also, don’t forget to include your e-mail address, in case you win! Be creative (and legal, of course) and have fun! Ready? GO!
As always, if you’re super-lazy like me, you can just grab this:
Ready made Tweet/FB Status, just copy and paste: SMALL MEDIUM AT LARGE, cute and funny MG by @joannelevy out NOW! Check it out on Goodreads http://bit.ly/vVAKJo #SMALstreetteam
or this: I loved reading @joannelevy’s SMALL MEDIUM AT LARGE and you will, too! Check it out: http://bit.ly/vVAKJo #SMALstreetteam
or how about: I’m tweeting about @joannelevy’s SMALL MEDIUM AT LARGE to win Farley and a gift card – you can, too: http://bit.ly/OxqEZv #SMALstreetteam
The SMALL MEDIUM AT LARGE Big Giveaway Finale!
THIS CONTEST IS NOW CLOSED
Congratulations to Winner – Jillian Heise
Hi again. *Whew* It’s been a busy couple of weeks, and we’re not done yet! But I thought I’d kick off the BIG GIVEAWAY FINALE.
So here’s how it’s going to work. I need you to keep working on your Street Team activities (thank you for your efforts so far!). But I’m also going to add in a huge prize pack of awesomeness as a thank you to anyone who has bought my book.
Here’s what you can win:
That’s right: 8 books for that special young person in your life. But wait – there’s more!
I’m also going to throw in a SMALL MEDIUM AT LARGE Street Team t-shirt. Swaggy bracelets, bookmarks (not just mine) and Lewis, the sock monkey.
All you have to do is send me an e-mail at contact@joannelevy.com with a scan of your receipt for buying SMALL MEDIUM AT LARGE attached and tell me who you bought it for-yourself, your friend, niece, whoever – there is no wrong answer!
AND in addition to the prize pack above, I will also send you a signed copy of SMALL MEDIUM AT LARGE, inscribed just the way you like, so that you can have a special one to keep for yourself or pass along.
So that’s 9 books, swag and my eternal thanks for buying my book.
You ready?
You’ve got until the end of the month: July 31 at 11:59 to send me your entry.
July Street Team Check In.
Welcome (or welcome back!) to the monthlyStreet Team check in.
CONGRATULATIONS to fearoflung, winner of the JUNE STREET TEAM prize pack!
Okay, so that important business is out of the way, so let’s kick off the JULY Street Team EXTRAVAGANZA. You remember the deal, right? You get to be a member of my street team by telling the world about my book, SMALL MEDIUM AT LARGE. And since this is RELEASE Month, I’m adding some more ways you can enter.
It’s really easy – and there are prizes! WHAT PRIZES? You ask?
This month, I’m celebrating the awesome authors who loved my book enough to blurb it and put their names right there on the cover.
Eileen Cook and Lisa McMann!
So, behold: this month’s STREET TEAM PRIZE PACK:
Includes 3 books (one is signed), an official STREET TEAM T-shirt, a signed bookmark and two of my glow-in-the-dark-secret-holding bracelets.
So, if you haven’t joined up yet, here’s how:
To be a member of the SMALL MEDIUM AT LARGE Street Team, all you need to do is spread the word about, well, SMALL MEDIUM AT LARGE. How? you ask? EASY: You can tweet about it, do a Facebook note about it, like my page on Facebook, write about it on your blog, make a video about it, review it on Goodreads, send an e-mail to your friends telling them to check out the book, ask your library or local bookstore to carry the book, whatever! I just need you to be my people on the street, getting the word out.
Sound easy? Yeah, it is. Every month, I’ll do a draw for cool stuff: things like signed books (mine and by other cool people), Street Team SWAG, gift certificates etc. So to enter, all you need to do is spread the word and then come back and add a comment telling me what you did (and a link if it’s a video or post) and you’ll be entered in this month’s draw.
AND since this is release month – if you take a picture of SMALL MEDIUM AT LARGE out in the wild (like on a bookstore shelf or in the hands of an awesome person who is reading it (please ask if it’s a stranger) and share it with me, you get 2 entries. I may even post your photo on a later post, so make it as fun and awesome as you can.
Each thing you do will get you one entry (other than the picture thing above), but please try to put everything in one comment, to save me having to scroll through what I’m sure will be thousands of comments. Also, don’t forget to include your e-mail address, in case you win! Be creative (and legal, of course) and have fun! Ready? GO!
As always, if you’re super-lazy like me, you can just grab this:
Ready made Tweet/FB Status, just copy and paste: SMALL MEDIUM AT LARGE, cute and funny MG by @joannelevy out NOW! Check it out on Goodreads http://bit.ly/vVAKJo #SMALstreetteam
or this: I loved reading @joannelevy’s SMALL MEDIUM AT LARGE and you will, too! Check it out: http://bit.ly/vVAKJo #SMALstreetteam
Small Medium at Large Book Birthday Two Weekstravaganza!
Hi and welcome to the Book Birthday of SMALL MEDIUM AT LARGE!
It’s finally here! SMALL MEDIUM AT LARGE releases June 26 in Canada and July 3 in the U.S.! To celebrate, I’m all over the internet this week and next, talking about my brand new book baby.
Want to join in the celebration? Sure you do!
Check back, as I’m going to be adding links to new posts for the next two weeks as they pop up. And stay tuned as I get ready for THE BIG FINALE, when I’ll be giving away LOTS OF STUFF! Like books, and swag and maybe a t-shirt and sock monkey. You’ll just have to wait to see, but, yes, that’s right – there will be a Prize Pack of Awesomeness!
Until then, if you’re itching to win something, I’ve just posted the July Street Team check in.
And there are lots of giveaway opportunities below.
IMPORTANT: If you happen to buy a copy of SMALL MEDIUM AT LARGE (thank you!), save your receipt for the big finale–I’ll tell you why soon!
Blogs I’m visiting – thank you so much to everyone who has hosted me! I have had a lot of fun doing interviews and posts:
Class of 2k12 - Talking about my release day(s)
Red House Books - Book memories
Get Lost In a Story - Interview
Cari’s Book Blog - Interview
The Nerdy Book Club (Giveaway!) - Guest post
Watch. Connect. Read. (Giveaway!) - Interview and dorky video
Sharpread - Review
Ex Libris (Giveaway) - Interview
Project Mahem – where I talk about writing funny
Reading Away The Days (Giveaway!)
Moonlight Gleams – Lilah’s guest post
Just one month until the U.S. Release of Small Medium at Large!
THIS CONTEST IS NOW CLOSED
Congratulations to Kimberley Moran, winner of the prize pack below.
Thanks to all for playing and wishing you a happy and safe holiday. And hey, wouldn’t it be that much better with a fun MG read? Hint, hint.
That’s right. In ONE MONTH, SMALL MEDIUM AT LARGE will hit U.S. shelves and I think that is cause for great celebration. So, if you are AMERICAN, you are eligible to win the prize pack below (yes, this is the same prize pack that Canadians were eligible to win last week, with one important difference – THIS one has an American sock monkey):
This prize pack contains: Phelps, the sock monkey, an author-made friendship bracelet with a Ouija board charm, a signed bookmark and a personalized-to-you signed postcard. Yes, signed by me. I asked Phelps, but he heard Gretzky wasn’t into it last week, so he’s not doing it, either.
So, you want to win? All you have to do is BE AMERICAN and leave a comment below, telling me what your plans are for July 4. You have until 11:59 Eastern on Thursday, June 7 to enter.
Got it? And GO!
June Street Team Check In.
Hi again.
Welcome (or welcome back!) to the monthly Street Team check in.
CONGRATULATIONS to SARAH EVANS, winner of the MAY STREET TEAM prize pack!
Okay, so that important business is out of the way, so let’s kick off the JUNE Street Team EXTRAVAGANZA. You remember the deal, right? You get to be a member of my street team by telling the world about my book, SMALL MEDIUM AT LARGE.
It’s really easy – and there are prizes! WHAT PRIZES? You ask?
BEHOLD (and this is just for June – more prizes next month, too!):
MUCHO AWESOME! A signed, shiny, finished copy of SMALL MEDIUM AT LARGE.
And official STREET TEAM T-shirt, a signed bookmark and one of my glow-in-the-dark-secret-holding bracelets.
YOU WANT THIS!
So, if you haven’t joined up yet, here’s how:
To be a member of the SMALL MEDIUM AT LARGE Street Team, all you need to do is spread the word about, well, SMALL MEDIUM AT LARGE. How? you ask? EASY: You can tweet about it, do a Facebook note about it, like my page on Facebook, write about it on your blog, make a video about it, review it on Goodreads, send an e-mail to your friends telling them to check out the book, ask your library to carry the book, whatever! I just need you to be my people on the street, getting the word out.
Sound easy? Yeah, it is. And I’m going to even reward you for it! Every month, I’ll do a draw for cool stuff: things like signed books (mine and by other cool people), Street Team SWAG, gift certificates etc. So to enter, all you need to do is spread the word and then come back and add a comment telling me what you did (and a link if it’s a video or post) and you’ll be entered in this month’s draw. Each thing you do will get you one entry, but please try to put everything in one comment, to save me having to scroll through what I’m sure will be thousands of comments. Also, don’t forget to include your e-mail address, in case you win! Be creative (and legal, of course) and have fun! Ready? GO!
If you’re super-lazy like me, you can just grab this:
Ready made Tweet/FB Status, just copy and paste: SMALL MEDIUM AT LARGE, cute and funny MG by @joannelevy releases soon. Check it out on Goodreads http://bit.ly/vVAKJo #SMALstreetteam
Just one month until the Canadian Release of Small Medium at Large!
THIS CONTEST IS NOW CLOSED
Congratulations to Lindsay @ Turning the Pages, winner of the prize pack below!
That’s right. In ONE MONTH, SMALL MEDIUM AT LARGE will hit Canadian shelves and I think that is cause for great celebration. So, if you are CANADIAN (you lovely U.S. folks will have your chance next week, don’t worry) you are eligible to win the prize pack below:
This prize pack contains: Gretzky, the sock monkey, an author-made friendship bracelet with a Ouija board charm, a signed bookmark and a personalized-to-you signed postcard. Yes, signed by me. I asked Gretzky, but he’s apparently too cool to sign stuff.
So, you want to win? All you have to do is BE CANADIAN and leave a comment below, telling me what your plans are for July 1. If you tell me you’re getting ready for your 4th of July picnic, I’ll know you’re not Canadian! You have until 11:59 Eastern on Tuesday, May 29 to enter.
Got it? And GO!
Sometimes Cool Stuff Happens To Me
Some cool stuff happened that I’d like to tell you about.
First, blogger extraordinaire, Evie from Bookish surprised me on Twitter with this tweet: Book Thong I made for @JoanneLevy and am planning to trade it for some extra cupcakes at her awesome Launch:
HOW COOL IS THIS? Right? Evie, thank you – you’re getting a big hug AND extra cupcakes for this. I can’t wait to see the real thing (AND YOU) at my launch.
So that’s one cool thing, how about another? Yep. So here’s the review from Kirkus, those people who even call themselves “The world’s toughest book critics.” You know I bit my nails to the quick when I was waiting for this one, don’t you?
But I needn’t have worried!
Yadda, yadda, yadda…stuff happens (I’m paraphrasing) and then… “In a fresh, frank and funny first-person voice, Lilah tells of her ghostly encounters from the perspective of a normal Jewish girl coping with abnormal powers. Droll middle school drama.“
Amazing, right? FRESH, FRANK and, most importantly, FUNNY! I’m over the moon at this good stuff.
Thank you Evie, Kirkus and the Universe for this awesomeness, and for you, who I can share it with.
May Street Team Check In.
So. Hi.
Welcome to the monthly (yes, I realize I’m a bit late kicking this off) Street Team check in. Here is where you get to join my street team by telling the world about my book, SMALL MEDIUM AT LARGE.
It’s really easy – and there are prizes! WHAT PRIZES? You ask?
BEHOLD (and this is just for MAY – more prizes next month, too!):
See the awesome? A signed, limited edition ARC of SMALL MEDIUM AT LARGE, signed THE EDUCATION OF HAILEY KENDRICK by the awesome Eileen Cook, signed bookmarks and bracelets. YOU WANT THIS!
So, if you haven’t joined up yet, here’s how:
To be a member of the SMALL MEDIUM AT LARGE Street Team, all you need to do is spread the word about, well, SMALL MEDIUM AT LARGE. How? you ask? EASY: You can tweet about it, do a Facebook note about it, like my page on Facebook, write about it on your blog, make a video about it, review it on Goodreads, send an e-mail to your friends telling them to check out the book, ask your library to carry the book, whatever! I just need you to be my people on the street, getting the word out.
Sound easy? Yeah, it is. And I’m going to even reward you for it! Every month, I’ll do a draw for cool stuff: things like signed books (mine and by other cool people), Street Team SWAG, gift certificates etc. So to enter, all you need to do is spread the word and then come back and add a comment telling me what you did (and a link if it’s a video or post) and you’ll be entered in this month’s draw. Each thing you do will get you one entry, but please try to put everything in one comment, to save me having to scroll through what I’m sure will be thousands of comments. Also, don’t forget to include your e-mail address, in case you win! Be creative (and legal, of course) and have fun! Ready? GO!
If you’re super-lazy like me, you can just grab this:
Ready made Tweet/FB Status, just copy and paste: I can’t wait to read SMALL MEDIUM AT LARGE by @joannelevy. I’m going to add it on Goodreads http://bit.ly/vVAKJo #SMALstreetteam
YAmazing Race with MGnificent Prizes!
Welcome YAmazing Racers!
THE RACE IS OFFICIALLY OVER – Thanks for playing!
Thanks for stopping by. If you’ve made it here by accident, why don’t you play with us anyway? We’ve got lots of prizes and FUN to be had! See below for the full info and where you’ll find the starting line:
Mark your calendars: starting Wednesday, May 2nd at 12:00pm Eastern, the Apocalypsies will be hosting the second ever YAmazing Race with MGnificent Prizes – a week-long blog race featuring over 50 debut authors! Go to THE APOCALYPSIES any time between May 2-8 to join the race and learn more about the hottest new books debuting in 2012 – AND earn a chance to win one of several prize packs made up of signed ARCs and finished copies, gift certificates, bookmarks, jewelry, swag, and more!
Okay, so you’re in? Right. So we need to start with some info about my book, so here it is:
After she’s hit by lightning at a wedding, twelve-year-old Lilah Bloom develops a new talent: she can hear dead people. Among them, there’s her over-opinionated Bubby Dora; a prissy fashion designer; and an approval-seeking clown who livens up a séance. With Bubby Dora leading the way, these and other sweetly imperfect ghosts haunt Lilah through seventh grade, and help her face her one big fear: talking to—and possibly going to the seventh-grade dance with—her crush, Andrew Finkel.
Okay, got what you need from me? Then head over to see Anne Greenwood Brown: http://annegreenwoodbrown.com/yamazing-race-with-mgnificent-prizes/
BUT WAIT! BEFORE YOU GO – THERE’S MORE!
If you go over to my Facebook Page and give it a like and tell me that you came from the YAmazing Race with MGnificent Prizes, I will throw your name into a hat and at the end of the race, I’ll draw for a pre-order of my book. If I get over 50 new likes, I’ll draw for a second one. And if I get over 75 new likes, I’ll also draw for a copy of Gina Damico’s hilarious book CROAK, so make sure you tell your friends! And if you’re already a liker of my page, don’t worry – just let me know on the page that you are participating in the YAmazing race and you’ll be entered!
What are you waiting for? GO!!!
Have your say – a very important poll!
So. You know there’s a launch party for SMALL MEDIUM AT LARGE, right? Of course you do. And you know you’re invited, right? Yeah, you knew that, too.
But, did you know that there will be cupcakes?
Probably.
But what you didn’t know, is that I want YOU to help me decide what kind of cupcakes there will be. So I’ve put together this nifty poll. I know these ALL sound delicious, but just pick your very favorite flavor and the most popular ones will be what I order for my party.
Come on! Be heard!
Even if you can’t make it, feel free to vote anyway!
Rocking the Drop!
Like several of my Class of 2k12 sibs, I’m rocking the drop tomorrow. What does that mean? It means that in honor of Support Teen Lit Day on Thursday, April 12th, I’m going to be putting a couple of books out there for people to find. That’s right – I’m dropping FREE books into the wild to be found and enjoyed. For more info, check out ROCK THE DROP.
UPDATED with my ROCK THE DROP photos:
Eileen Cook’s funny AND Gothic UNRAVELING ISOBEL
Lisa McMann’s amazing suspense DEAD TO YOU
SMALL MEDIUM AT LARGE is getting a makeover!
I just found out some great news – SMALL MEDIUM AT LARGE is getting a new cover! But you’ll have to wait until Tuesday when it’s being revealed over at Bookish!
