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Scenes from the #YARoadTrip Tour!

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I was honored to participate in the YA RoadTrip tour October 6-16 with a fantastic group of authors in honor of Teen Read Week!  Thank you to the many librarians and booksellers who made the tour possible, and to everyone who came out to see us!

Missed the tour?  We left signed copies of our books behind at the following stores:

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Kicking off Teen Read Week at the Glenwood Branch in Howard County, MD.
Kicking off Teen Read Week at the Glenwood Branch in Howard County, MD.
Author fun times in Annapolis, MD.
Author fun times in Annapolis, MD.
Visiting with the book club at Howard High School in Ellicott City, MD.
Visiting with the book club at Howard High School in Ellicott City, MD.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

And scenes from the epic program arranged by Enoch Pratt Free Library for 250 visiting students and teachers:

Deborah Taylor, EPFL's Coordinator of School & Student Services, welcomes the crowd.
Deborah Taylor, EPFL’s Coordinator of School & Student Services, welcomes the crowd.
Karen Hattrup took on moderator duties.
Karen Hattrup took on moderator duties.
Dramatizing Melissa's description of ARROWS with a little help from some audience volunteers.
Dramatizing Melissa’s description of ARROWS with a little help from some audience volunteers.
Rahul Kanakia assures everyone that authors' cars are all made of solid gold.
Rahul Kanakia assures everyone that authors’ cars are all made of solid gold.
Lightning round!
Lightning round!

#LoveInBooks: 7 YA Authors Sending Love

Authors You Should Know, Contests and Giveaways, News

LoveInBooks

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:

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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):

  1. ARROWS by Melissa Gorzelanczyk / Follow Melissa on Twitter
  2. ASSASSIN’S HEART by Sarah Ahiers / Follow Sarah on Twitter
  3. BOOKISHLY EVER AFTER by ISABEL BANDEIRA / Follow Isabel on Twitter
  4. CURIO by Evangeline Denmark / Follow Evangeline on Twitter
  5. THE MYSTERY OF HOLLOW PLACES by Rebecca Podos / Follow Rebecca on Twitter
  6. SWORD AND VERSE by Kathy MacMillan / Follow Kathy on Twitter
  7. THIS IS WHERE IT ENDS by Marieke Nijkamp / Follow Marieke on Twitter

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Today’s the Big Day!

News, Sword and Verse, Upcoming events

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 VerseSword 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

Guest Posts, Interviews, News, Sword and Verse

Sword And Verse

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