Winners announced (see next post for details):
*Lizett Torres (lizette34)
*Absolutahnie
*A.C.
*Bookaholic (aka pigsrcute)
*Na S. (Cambonified)
Let's Celebrate Spring and Books & Fabulous Authors!
We've got some great things happening at Booking with Manic
today, first and foremost, we are giving away FIVE SIGNED COPIES of Emily
Giffin's book WHERE WE BELONG which is out now in paperback!
THERE. IS. MORE...
How is THAT for exciting! I am also kicking off this
giveaway with a brand-new segment I'll be adding to all the features called
THESE THREE THINGS (Triple Tees), in which the authors will share something personal either
about themselves or their book.
Here are Emily's "Triple Tees!" and they all have
to do with her book, WHERE WE BELONG:
So, take it away Emily!
1. The original working title for the book was SINCE YOU'VE BEEN GONE, which was my favorite option! Ultimately, my publisher shot it down because of the Kelly Clarkson song, and I've since come around to WHERE WE BELONG (SINCE YOU'VE BEEN GONE just doesn't sound right anymore!)...
2. There is a very brief shout-out tucked into the book to my high school (and early college) boyfriend -- the only time I've ever directly referenced a past relationship of mine in one of my books. Incidentally, we are still great friends and he is a TV writer out in Hollywood who provided a lot of advice and professional insights into Marian's career.
3. Marian's high school character is, in part, based on a girl I was friendly with in high school, who went through something very similar before graduation. How she chose to deal with the situation is reflected in Marian's choices in the book, though they are not perfectly identical (thankfully!). I've always both admired and wondered about how she cameto the decision she did, which is something I really wanted to explore with Marian's character. If you read the book, you'll know what I mean!
Thank you so much Emily for sharing a bit more about your personal experience with writing Where We Belong in the very first segment of THESE THREE THINGS!
Along with FIVE winners receiving WHERE WE BELONG SIGNED COPIES, each of
those winners will also receive an e-book copy of WHAT SHE LEFT US, my newly
released book. (of course I have to pimp it, right?) And if you already bought it, well THANK YOU, and in that case, you may choose an e-book of that same cost on amazon, and I'll send that one to you
instead!
But THERE'S MORE! (Of course there is because I'm MANIC!)
These five winners will ALSO each receive books from these amazing authors in their batch of book goodness:
The lucky FIVE winners will ALSO get some surprise books from some of these authors and they will be mix-and-match, so you won't know which books I'll send to you:
Susan Elizabeth Phillips, Leslie Daniels, Bethenny Frankel,
Susan McBride, Hilary Reyl, , Patricia Harman, B.A.Shapiro, JillKargman, Julie Klam, Erin Duffy, Kristyn Kusek Lewis, Natasha Solomons and more.
So, who wants to win some great books? Here's what you'll
have to do…
TO GET ONE ENTRY: Enter HERE in the comments by just typing
"EG ROCKS" and leave your email address or make sure you leave an
identifying original name/contact info.
GET ADDITIONAL ENTRY
BY TWEETING (just copy and paste this tweet):
Win signed copies of Emily Giffin WHERE WE BELONG & other great books here!
GET THIRD ENTRY BY
SHARING THIS BLOG POST ON YOUR FACEBOOK PAGE and MAKE SURE TO tag me and Emily (if you and I are not friends, friend me at https://www.facebook.com/StephanieSteinElliot)
You can only enter a grand total of THREE times (on blog, by tweeting and via FB. Tweeting or extra FB shares do not get you more entries, but ARE very much appreciated! :)
Sound easy!?!? It's SOOO easy, and so much fun! Jump on it
folks, there are so many great books out there waiting for homes! And thank you
so much for stopping by Booking with Manic!
If you have ANY questions, leave them here in the comment section. You must come back to the blog to see if you've won - I will list winners in a separate post during the week of April 29!
Thank you to Emily, Amy, Gwendolen, Anita, Katherine, (Stephen & Kate too, and everyone else's awesome publicists) for making this giveaway possible and to all of the great authors who write the wonderful books I'm able to share here on Booking with Manic! You're all amazing and I'm so grateful I get to give books to everyone -- I LOVE doing this!
Some small but important details you should probably read:
If you're new to Booking with
Manic, thank you for stopping by! We love new readers! Some notes - If
you're entering to win a book, please leave a comment on this post and use an identifying name when commenting. It's
usually a great idea to include an email, which I will never
give out
to anyone else. You can only enter once please. You'll need to check
back here in a few days to see if you've won the book -- I
will either list the winner in a new post OR highlight the winner's
name at the top of this post, or tell you
where you can find the winner's name at the top of this post. I do NOT
personally contact the winners. It is YOUR responsibility to come back
to see if you've won. Most
books are supplied directly through publishers, publicists and the
authors. Winners will receive books directly from the publisher or
author within 3 weeks from the time you provide me with your address,
unless I send you the book (sometimes I will). Sorry, but we can only
ship to U.S. and Canada so if you're from another country, thank you
for coming by to read and discover new authors, but we can't send you a
book. Any questions on how I run the blog or suggestions on who you
would like to see featured, please email me at
stephanieelliot[at]gmail.com. Thank you for your support!
