Giveaway: Signed UK Editions of Fracture

Hello!! Yes, it's an exclamation point kind of day for me, as I'm back online after over a week without my laptop. It's kind of a technological miracle that it's working at the moment--I keep expecting it to either a) die its final death; or b) develop paranormal abilities. But in the meantime, here we are. With exclamation points.

Better post a contest while I can.

But first, one of the most common questions I get is about the cover of Fracture: Did I design it? Definitely not. (I wish I could take credit, but I can't.) Did I have any input? What was the cover process like? Well.... Melissa Walker has the cover story for Fracture up on her blog. Thanks, Melissa!

I also finally got an Events page up, with...wait for it.... EVENTS (including the rescheduled Malaprops event with Beth Revis).

Right. The contest. Nothing to it. I have some UK editions of Fracture in need of a home. Two, actually. And they'll be signed.

Sidenote: Jill Hathaway is also giving away some UK editions of SLIDE on her blog (which you want, trust me). I totally copied from her.

But anyway.

To enter, fill out the form below. Extra entries for posting about it on your blog/Twitter/Facebook/etc. (up to 2 additional entries), just post the links in the space provided. The contest is INTERNATIONAL. Two winners. Runs through next Tuesday, February 28th.

Thanks!

Fracture T-Shirt Contest

I just got back from tour last night. The last week and a half has been such an incredible experience. Huge thanks to everyone who came out for an event! Recap coming soon…

In the meantime, you can check out this event recap of the San Francisco stop with Marissa Meyer and Daisy Whitney from Tara.

Good times.

Also, last weekend The Boston Globe started running a YA review column (yay!), and kicked it off with a review of Fracture. And the lovely Jessica at Fictional Distraction is giving away a signed hardcover of Fracture. Thanks, Jessica!

But anyway, the T-shirts. The Husband is really into the whole book-publication thing, which is awesome, because he keeps getting book-publication related things. Unbeknownst to me, he recently had some T-shirts made. They look like this:

Yep, I like him.

I brought some on the book tour to give away, but I still have about 6 or 7 in need of a good home. So, the contest...

Okay, wait. First, a story: My family started sending me pictures of Fracture out in the wild when they first started appearing. But then, they got clever, as my family tends to do. In particular, this is the brainchild of my uncle Ken. He held up my book, looking all anxious, with the caption: STRESS FRACTURE

Then, holding 2 books: COMPOUND STRESS FRACTURE

And now we can’t stop with the Fracture puns. Fracture held up to your forehead? Hairline Fracture. Fracture on top of a heart-shaped dish? Fractured Heart. You get the picture. So, that’s the contest. Take a picture of a finished copy of Fracture turned into a pun (US/Canada or UK/Australian edition, just as long as it’s the finished copy), tweet/FB/blog/what-have-you it, and link back to this page, if possible. Leave your info in the form below, including where I can find the tweet/FB/blog/what-have-you, and I’ll pick and share the winners next week. Contest is international and runs through Monday, February 6^th.

Thanks for playing!

CONTEST NOW CLOSED

Launch Week, in pictures!

My family started spotting Fracture out in the wild. Which is wild.

I got to celebrate with the wonderful people at Walker/Bloomsbury...

with awesome publicist, Katy!...and then meet up with Beth Revis, Julie Cross, Maureen Lipinski, and Carrie Ryan for an event at Books of Wonder.

My family showed up!

My very large family...

AND I finally got to meet....

Jessica, from Fictional Distraction!The Apocalypsies! (Shari Arnold, Zoraida Cordova, Sarvenaz Tash, Lizzie Foley)

Then back home to celebrate with friends at my local B&N today. Thank you to everyone for coming!

(And since I always forget my camera, thank you to Suzanne and Michelle for letting me steal their pics)

Tomorrow I'm heading out on tour. I'll be stopping in Chicago, Huntington Beach, Pasadena, San Francisco, and Portland, Oregon. If you're nearby, hope you can make it!

Huge thanks to everyone for all the support this week... and the last few years leading up to this!

One Week!

One week from today, Fracture will officially be on the shelves...

But the day before that, Walker/Bloomsbury will be hosting an eleven hour event on the Fracture Facebook page: FRACTURE FEST!

From the page: "Wherever you are in the world, on Monday, January 16th, log in to Facebook from 8:00 am to 7:00 pm EST for eleven hours of book discussions, polls, videos, amazing giveaways, and a chance to meet Megan Miranda! Connect with other YA fans, chat with Megan, and take home amazing prizes!"

All giveaways will be INTERNATIONAL. "Every time you comment on a post, participate in a poll, or "like" a status during Fracture Fest, you're entered to win one of the hourly prizes—you could even win the grand prize, a Flip Cam! We're counting down the minutes—see you there!"

Hope you can make it!

Then...on the 17th, I'll be at Books of Wonder in NYC with Carrie Ryan, Beth Revis, Julie Cross, & Maureen Lipinski. If you can make it, please let us know here.

When I get back home, I'll be celebrating Fracture's publication at the Barnes & Noble in Birkdale Village at 12pm on Saturday, January 21st. In the Charlotte area? I'd love to see you! Details on the tour page.

UK and links!

Lots of excitement going on this week:

Today, January 5th, is the UK publication date for Fracture!

PS - if anyone sees Fracture out in the wild, and maybe wants to take a pic, and maybe wants to send it to me, that would be awesome!

Meanwhile, across the Atlantic, The Washington Post reviewed Fracture this week! I've also updated the tour page with the NYC event, and I've got a local event in the works which should be posted soon!

Also, if you can't come to the NYC event at Books of Wonder on the 17th but you'd still like a signed copy, you can order any of our books directly from Books of Wonder.

There are also two Fracture giveaways going on this week: First, fellow 2012-debut author Lenore Appelhans, whose LEVEL TWO comes out this fall, has an awesome giveaway going on for an Apocalypsies starter pack with a bunch of swag and upcoming books, including a pre-order of Fracture. And Rhiannon at The Diary of a Bookworm is also giving away an order of Fracture, open internationally. Huge thanks to both Lenore and Rhiannon!

I also have a giveaway going on for a Fracture skin for either a Nook Tablet or Nook Color, open until the 10th.

Hope you're all having a great new year!