The writer Leah Stewart has just announced a contest meant specifically for book clubs. Forty-eight writers — including me — have offered 10 copies of a book, and 4 book clubs will win enough books to keep them going for a year (12 books, 10 copies each). Winners will also have the option of having the author call in when the book is discussed.
I have some personal favorite authors on this list, including Miriam Gershow (THE LOCAL NEWS), Dean Bakopoulus (MY AMERICAN UNHAPPINESS, forthcoming), Julia Glass (I SEE YOU EVERYWHERE) and Benjamin Percy.
On the list you’ll find novels, memoirs, and story collections, several of which aren’t even out yet. Among the writers are award winners, bestsellers, and Oprah, Target, and IndieNext picks. Over the next several days Leah will be featuring them individually on her Facebook page. In the meantime, please look through the list below, check out the websites, and follow us on Facebook and Twitter.
The contest closes at 5 p.m. EST on Friday, July 2. There are three ways to enter, and you can use them all, (though please don’t use #1 or #3 more than once):
1) Comment on or like Leah’s post on Facebook.
2) Tweet or retweet info on our writers and the contest (you can use the link http://bit.ly/90QmVW). So that Leah can find your entry, be sure to include the hashtag, #yearofbooks.
3) Join the book club contest’s mailing list for information on future publications and promotions here.
You do not have to be in a book club to enter, although if you win it would certainly be a good time to start one. If you are in a book club, encourage other members to enter to increase your club’s chances of winning.
The books range from literary fiction to beach reads, and everything in between:
Husband and Wife, by Leah Stewart
@leahcstewart, http://www.leahstewart.com/
The House on Fortune Street, by Margot Livesey
http://www.margotlivesey.com/
The One That I Want, by Allison Winn Scotch
@aswinn, http://www.allisonwinn.com/
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Allison-Winn-Scotch/49841196684?ref=ts
I See You Everywhere, by Julia Glass
Love in Mid Air, by Kim Wright
@kimwright, http://www.loveinmidair.com/
http://www.facebook.com/pages/LOVE-IN-MID-AIR-by-Kim-Wright/359234790765?ref=ts
Diamond Ruby, by Joseph Wallace
@joe_wallace, http://www.josephwallace.com/
Belong to Me, by Marisa de los Santos
http://www.marisadelossantos.com/
http://www.facebook.com/marisa.delossantos?ref=ts
Pictures of You, by Caroline Leavitt
@leavittnovelist, http://www.carolineleavitt.com/, http://carolineleavitt.blogspot.com/
http://www.facebook.com/carolineleavitt?ref=ts
Good Things I Wish You, by A. Manette Ansay
@amanetteansay, http://www.amanetteansay.com/
The Seamstress of Hollywood Boulevard, by Erin McGraw
http://www.erinmcgraw.com/
Girl Trouble, by Holly Goddard Jones
http://www.hollygoddardjones.com/, http://hollygoddardjones.blogspot.com/
Tunneling to the Center of the Earth, by Kevin Wilson
http://www.wilsonkevin.com/, http://wilsonkevin.blogspot.com/
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=4712089&ref=ts
Miles from Nowhere, by Nami Mun
http://milesfromnowherethenovel.wordpress.com/bio/
The Nobodies Album, by Carolyn Parkhurst
@CParkhurst1, http://www.carolynparkhurst.com/, http://www.octaviafrost.com/
Red Hook Road, by Ayelet Waldman
@ayeletwaldman, http://www.ayeletwaldman.com/
http://www.facebook.com/ayeletwaldman?ref=ts
Disaster Preparedness, by Heather Havrilesky
@hhavrilesky, http://www.rabbitblog.com/, http://www.salon.com/entertainment/tv/heather_havrilesky/index.html
Stiltsville, by Susanna Daniel
@susannadaniel, http://www.susannadaniel.com/
My American Unhappiness, by Dean Bakopoulos
http://www.deanbakopoulos.com/index.html
http://www.facebook.com/dean.bakopoulos?ref=ts
Sea Escape, by Lynne Griffin
@lynne_griffin, http://www.Family-Life-Stories.com/
http://www.facebook.com/LynneGriffin?ref=ts
Real Life & Liars, by Kristina Riggle
@krisriggle, http://www.kristinariggle.net/
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Novels-of-Kristina-Riggle/250614105762?ref=search&sid=540474396.407354928..1
The First Husband, by Laura Dave
@lauradave, http://www.lauradave.com/
The Local News, by Miriam Gershow
@miriamgershow, http://www.miriamgershow.com/
http://artist.to/miriamgershow
Good Enough to Eat, by Stacey Ballis
http://www.thepolymathchronicles.blogspot.com/
Refresh, Refresh, by Benjamin Percy
http://www.benjaminpercy.com/
How to Sleep Alone in a King-Sized Bed, by Theo Nestor
@howtosleepalone, http://www.theopaulinenestor.com/
http://www.facebook.com/pages/How-to-Sleep-Alone-in-a-King-Size-Bed/226636320553?ref=ts
The Truth About Delilah Blue, by Tish Cohen
@tishcohen
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Tish-Cohen/118720878150252
A Maze of Grace, by Trish Ryan
@trishryan, http://www.trishryanonline.com/
The Love Goddess’s Cooking School, by Melissa Senate
@melissasenate, http://www.melissasenate.com/
http://www.facebook.com/MelissaSenate
The Embers, by Hyatt Bass
@hyattbass, http://www.hyattbass.com/
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Hyatt-Bass/121019377925649?ref=ts
[TBA] by Jason Pinter
@jasonpinter, http://www.jasonpinter.com/, http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jason-pinter/
The Last Will of Moira Leahy, by Therese Walsh
@theresewalsh, http://theresewalsh.com/, http://writerunboxed.com/
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Therese-Walsh/135862286426942
Life After Yes, by Aidan Donnelley Rowley
http://ivyleagueinsecurities.com/
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000061574617
Not Ready for Mom Jeans, by Maureen Lipinski
@maureenlipinski, http://www.maureenlipinski.com/
After You, by Julie Buxbaum
@juliebux, http://www.juliebuxbaum.com/blog/
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Julie-Buxbaum/119804978055852
The Lost Girls, by Amanda Pressner, Holly Corbett, & Jennifer Baggett
@lostgirlsworld, http://www.lostgirlsworld.com/
http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Lost-Girls/155815108248?ref=ts
Exley, by Brock Clarke
http://arsonistsguide.com/author-blog
The Seven Year Switch, by Claire Cook
@ClaireCookbooks, http://www.ClaireCook.com/
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Claire-Cook/24954647610?ref=ts
Stay, by Allie Larkin
@AlliesAnswers, http://www.AllieLarkinWrites.com/
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Allie-Larkin-Writes/116227021725680?ref=ts
Pieces of Happily Ever After, by Irene Zutell
@irenezutell, http://www.irenezutell.com/
http://www.facebook.com/irene.zutell?ref=ts
Pug Hill, by Alison Pace
@alisonpace, http://www.alisonpace.com/
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Alison-Pace/110942295604233?ref=mf
The Opposite of Me, Sarah Pekkanen
@sarahpekkanen, http://www.sarahpekkanen.com/
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Sarah-Pekkanen/215202723761?ref=mf
The Transformation of Things, by Jillian Cantor
@jilliancantor, http://www.jilliancantor.com/
Out of the Shadows, by Joanne Rendell
@joannerendell, http://www.joannerendell.com/
Love Stories in This Town, by Amanda Eyre Ward
@amandaeyreward, http://www.amandaward.com/
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Amanda-Eyre-Ward/69247505328?ref=ts
Trophy, by Michael Griffith
Tethered, by Amy MacKinnon
@amymackinnon, http://www.amymackinnon.com/
http://www.facebook.com/amy.mackinnon1?ref=ts
The Language of Light, by Meg Waite Clayton
@megwaiteclayton, http://www.megwaiteclayton.com/
http://www.facebook.com/megwaiteclayton?ref=ts
Miss Me When I’m Gone, by Philip Stephens
http://www.philipstephensauthor.com/
