We’re at three weeks until A THOUSAND PIECES OF YOU makes its debut in the United States. (It’s already out in the wild here in the Philippines, where I’ve arrived for my tour in a couple of days — and already in its second printing. How exciting is that?) Well, if you’re eager to read the book, I bet you want some gorgeous swag, too. Happily for all of us, several fantastic independent bookstores have joined forced to help promote the release! Want to see who’s participating, and what you’ll get? Read on …
If you’re one of the first ten pre-orders or in-store buyers at any of the below bookstores, you’ll get ALL of the following:
1) a signed bookplate for your copy of the book
2) a signed poster of the cover
3) a sticker
4) a button with the cover image, which is EXCLUSIVE to this giveaway and the Compelling Reads tour — can’t get it anywhere else!
5) and a button with a fandom saying that I’ve embraced as my personal motto for the Firebird series: “Every Me Loves Every You.”
What stores are taking part? See which one is closest to you:
CALIFORNIA
A Great Good Place for Books
6120 LaSalle Avenue
Oakland, CA 94611
510-339-8210
COLORADO
Tattered Cover
1628 16th Street
Denver, CO 80202
303-436-1070
(Note: Tattered Cover will offer the promotion only to post-release buyers – no pre-orders. So you’ll have to be swift to be one of the first ten!)
ILLINOIS
Anderson’s Bookshop
123 West Jefferson Avenue
Naperville, IL 630-355-2665
LOUISIANA
Octavia Books
513 Octavia Street
New Orleans, LA 70115
504-899-7323
MASSACHUSETTS
Willow Books
279 Great Road
Acton, MA 01720
MINNESOTA
Red Balloon Bookshop
891 Grand Avenue
St. Paul, MN
651-224-8320
MISSISSIPPI
Lemuria Books
4465 I-55 North
Jackson, MS 39206
800-366-7619
Square Books Jr.
160 Courthouse Square
Oxford, MS 38655
662-236-2262
NEW MEXICO
Bookworks
4022 Rio Grande Boulevard NW
Albuquerque, NM 87107
505-344-8139
NEW YORK
Books of Wonder
18 East 18th Street
New York, NY 10011
212-989-3270
OKLAHOMA
Best of Books
1313 East Danforth
Edmond, OK 73034
405-340-9202
TEXAS
Blue Willow Bookshop
14532 Memorial Drive
Houston, TX 77079
281-497-8675
UTAH
The King’s English Bookshop
1500 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City, UT 84105
801-484-9100
VIRGINIA
Hooray for Books!
1555 King Street
Alexandria, VA 22314
703-548-4092
CANADA
Mabel’s Fables
662 Mr. Pleasant Rd.
Toronto, Ontario
M4S 2N5
416-322-0438
Do you live overseas, far beyond Canada? No worries! Books of Wonder will be handling international orders, and so they have the materials for plenty of extra pre-orders. Everyone gets their chance.
Probably most of you already know this, but pre-orders make a WORLD of difference for a book, a series and an author. A THOUSAND PIECES OF YOU is not a book that’s getting a gargantuan publicity push; the buzz you’ve seen out there about the novel is totally grassroots, reader-driven enthusiasm, and I am so, so grateful for that. If you’re excited for it, please don’t wait around. Only you guys have the power to make this book a success.
Besides, are you going to tell me you don’t want posters/buttons/stickers with this image on them?
Some of the bookstores will be posting special links on their websites, etc., but get in touch with any of them, they’ll be able to hook you up — as long as supplies last. They might not last long! Remember what I said about the Philippines selling out already, after … was it one week? A week and a half? At any rate, you want to jump on this. You have three weeks before A THOUSAND PIECES OF YOU comes out, but go ahead and order now to be sure you get the poster and all the other glorious swag!
All I have to do is preorder? I just emailed Willow Books in Massachusetts about a preorder!
That’s it! Well, you have to be one of the first ten pre-orders or in-store sales. But you have acted quickly, so I expect you’re in luck …
Awesome! I will plan on contacting the Kings English sometime later this week!
Good for you! you’ll want to get the jump on the competition. 😀