Sword and Verse publishes in the United Kingdom today in hardcover, e-book, and audio! Get your copy now:
To celebrate, I am running a signed bookplate giveaway on Twitter (open internationally) between now and March 1!
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#LoveInBooks: 7 YA Authors Sending Love
Hello, lovely reader!
Today is the first day of a multi-author Valentine’s Day special: #LoveInBooks.
Seven of us have teamed up to share quotes from our books containing the word “love” from now through Valentine’s Day.
Here’s the first quote for Sword and Verse:
Grand Prize Giveaway
To spread even more love, each of us is giving away a finished copy of our books and swag. You can enter the giveaway below. Entries are accepted daily through Feb. 12th. The winner will be announced on Monday, Feb. 15. USA only.
Participating books and authors (alphabetically, by book):
- ARROWS by Melissa Gorzelanczyk / Follow Melissa on Twitter
- ASSASSIN’S HEART by Sarah Ahiers / Follow Sarah on Twitter
- BOOKISHLY EVER AFTER by ISABEL BANDEIRA / Follow Isabel on Twitter
- CURIO by Evangeline Denmark / Follow Evangeline on Twitter
- THE MYSTERY OF HOLLOW PLACES by Rebecca Podos / Follow Rebecca on Twitter
- SWORD AND VERSE by Kathy MacMillan / Follow Kathy on Twitter
- THIS IS WHERE IT ENDS by Marieke Nijkamp / Follow Marieke on Twitter
Today’s the Big Day!
It’s all been leading up to this! Sword and Verse officially releases today in hardcover, e-book, and audiobook!
Release Day Shenanigans:
Sword and Verse Blog Tour: Join me over at Once Upon a Twilight, where I’ll be sharing 5 of my favorite moments from Sword and Verse.
Launch Party: Tonight from 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm at Carroll County Public Library, Finksburg Branch (2265 Old Westminster Pike, Finksburg, MD 21048. Phone: 410.386.4505) Join us for a reading, signing, refreshments, and a screening of the winning entries in the SWORD AND VERSE trailer contest. Open to all! Copies of the book will be available for purchase and signing. For more information, see http://library.carr.org
Twitter: Join me for random exclamations, freakouts, and dances of joy all day long at @kathys_quill.
Thank you to everyone who has supported Sword and Verse on its long journey to publication!
Sword and Verse Blog Tour
The Sword and Verse release celebration blog tour starts today! Thank you to Rockstar Book Tours for hosting the tour and to all the bloggers who will be welcoming me over the next two weeks! Here’s the schedule:
Week One:
Monday, January 11: Interview at Two Chicks on Books
Tuesday, January 12: Review at A Reader Under The Sea
Wednesday, January 13: Guest post at Tales of the Ravenous Reader
Thursday, January 14: Review at Nerdophiles
Friday, January 15: Interview at Dark Faerie Tales
Week Two:
Monday, January 18: Review at Fiktshun
Tuesday, January 19 (AKA RELEASE DAY!): Guest post at Once Upon a Twilight
Wednesday, January 20: Review at Please Feed the Bookworm
Thursday, January 21: Interview at The Eater of Books!
Friday. January 22: Review at Good Choice Reading
SWORD AND VERSE Audiobook Sample!
The good stuff just keeps coming in! Here’s a sample of Emily Rankin’s beautiful narration on the Sword and Verse audiobook, also releasing January 19 from Blackstone Audio:
Stories By Hand with Kathy MacMillan 