Two of my favorite people made an audiobook together! THE MOON SISTERS by Therese Walsh is out in paperback and audio this week and Julia Whelan (who's the narrator for STAY and WHY CAN'T I BE YOU) is the narrator! I'm so excited about this beautiful combination! And I have an audiobook code for a one-time listen from Downpour to give away to one lucky person! CONTEST CLOSED "Walsh has written a beautiful, lush novel fueled by a fairy-tale journey of grief, love, and will-o’-the-wisps. Fans of coming-of-age novels will be drawn in and may never want to … [Read more...]
3Ws – Michael Storrings
What do you create? I create Art that Celebrates. I hope to capture in my work those memories people share when they travel to cities or celebrate special occasions together. In my latest book, New York in Four Seasons, I tried to capture many of the events that happen in a year while also chronicling the life that occurs and joy that people feel at those gatherings. My hope is that people will get lost in the details of my art and relive their own memories. Some of the various images and people depicted in this book are personal to me—family, friends, places, and most of all, pugs. … [Read more...]
WCIBY Whirlwind!
Last week was a whirlwind! I kicked off pub day with an interview at 13Wham News This Morning (watch here), and chased it with a great chat with Bill Kenower from Author2Author Radio about superhero nosebleeds, outlining, and how writing is a lot like gardening (listen here). And had interviews up at SheKnows.com, Chick Lit is Not Dead, Chick Lit Central, and Chick Lit Bee. Friday night was my first reading for WHY CAN'T I BE YOU, and it was fun to kick it all off at the Greece Barnes & Noble. I even got to see Steph the Bookworm (right), her friend Taylor (left), and her mom, Kim … [Read more...]
WCIBY Pre-Order Extravaganza!
Guess what? WHY CAN'T I BE YOU hits shelves next week! Since one of my favorite organizations - Planet Dog Foundation - was so helpful to me while collecting research for WCIBY, I thought it would be fun to organize a pre-order contest to benefit PDF. To enter, pre-order your copy of WHY CAN'T I BE YOU and e-mail your e-receipt or receipt photo to me at info at allielarkinwrites dot com. Please include the words Preorder Extravaganza in the subject line. For every pre-order receipt I receive, I'll donate one dollar to Planet Dog Foundation. On February 25, I'll draw an … [Read more...]
A Valentine’s Gift from 20 Writers!
To show our readers some love this Valentine's Day, twenty authors have come together to give you a shot at winning up to twenty books (including WHY CAN'T I BE YOU)! Meg Waite Clayton, author of THE WEDNESDAY SISTERS, came up with this fabulous idea and has all the details on her website. Learn how to enter here! … [Read more...]
Happy Valentine’s Day & Giveaway Winners!
Happy Valentine's Day! I've managed to keep my absurdly ridiculous sweet tooth in check and make it through this holiday season without eating any conversation hearts (oh, I do love conversation hearts) so I'm calling it a win. Now I just have to survive the season of Easter Candy (ie. yellow chick Peeps in the microwave) and I'm good until October. So anyway, where ever you are, I hope you had a great Valentine's Day and either managed to avoid eating too much candy or had a good day because you ate way too much candy. It all depends on what your goals are. Right?The winners of a copy … [Read more...]
A Valentine’s Day Giveaway!
Who couldn't use a little extra love for Valentine's Day?The lovely Kate Ledger, author of Remedies, sent me four copies of The Dogs' Book of Romance -- advice on love and relationships from our four-legged friends -- for a Valentine's Day giveaway!To sweeten the pot, I've put together a Valentine's gift bag (pictured above) for you and your favorite pup. Three lucky readers will get a copy of The Dogs' Book of Romance and one lucky reader will get a copy of the book plus a gift bag filled with goodies!The gift bag includes:For you:A copy of The Dogs Book of RomanceThe Madelaine Chocolate Co. … [Read more...]
Let’s pretend it’s last Friday, okay?
Alright, so remember when I said I was going to be posting new additions to the STAY prize pack every Friday until the end of October when I'd announce the winner? What I should have said was that I had good intentions of posting every Friday, but if something got in the way, I'd post later. Because I totally didn't get around to posting last Friday, and then I've had one of those weeks where the alarm clock feels a lot like a starting pistol. So, you're going to get a prize pack addition today, and another one tomorrow, and I can promise that, because I'm setting up both posts right now to … [Read more...]