Book of the Year nomination for THE PEOPLE WE KEEP!

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Oh, friends!!! I am completely thrilled by this news: The People We Keep is a nominee for @bookofthemonth’s Book of the Year Award! (Fun fact: the award is called The Lolly, after Lolly Willowes, which was the very first BOTM selection in 1926!) Thank you so much, @rachelbilson for choosing TPWK for BOTM and making this possible! After all the time I spent fighting for this book — for April — to be exactly what my heart told me to write, I’m just so amazed and thankful to be on this list! I’m still overwhelmed by all the love you’ve all shared with me since The People We Keep came out through … [Read more...]

ONE WEEK UNTIL PUB DAY! New Giveaway!

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When I changed the number on this giveaway graphic over to a ONE today, I got the most fluttery bunch of butterflies I've ever had in my whole life. Next Tuesday -- NEXT TUESDAY -- this book I've been carrying in my heart for almost fifteen years will be on-sale wherever books are sold. Thank you! Thank you! Thank you, to everyone who has pre-ordered this book or is planning to buy it or told a friend about it or offered me encouraging words. I'm so excited and deeply honored to get to share this work that means so much to me.Here's one last pre-order giveaway before the big day. This one … [Read more...]

VIRTUAL Book Tour for The People We Keep!

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VIRTUAL BOOK TOUR DATES: It will be a new experience to do a virtual book tour, and while I’m sad to miss seeing some of you in person, I’m excited to get to share this experience with so many of you who live far and wide. And I cannot wait to talk with @justjuliawhelan, @juliaclaibornej, and @thereseannefowler. I have missed them all so much. 💗 Hope you’ll tune in to one — or even all three. 8/3 - 5PM PST - Rakestraw Books "Live at Home!" with Allison Larkin in Conversation with Julia Whelan (narrator of The People We Keep)  Julia Whelan is an actor, writer, and narrator of over … [Read more...]

Two Weeks! New Giveaway!

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Two weeks left until the Gallery Books edition of The People We Keep is on-sale! I’ll send a custom soft enamel mayflower pin to 25 readers who email preorder receipts to info@allielarkinwrites.com. Winners will be selected using a random number generator. Hardcover, ebook, audiobook and Book of the Month receipts are all eligible. Thank you so much to everyone who entered the previous preorder giveaways! If you didn’t win the last one, your entry is automatically rolled over into this new giveaway. This giveaway closes on Monday, July 26th at midnight PST. Stay tuned for one more giveaway on … [Read more...]