Must. Give. Books. Away.
Catherine Ryan Hyde
So maybe you've noticed I have no current giveaways on my blog. No wonder I'm getting sweaty around the collar. Hate to go too long without giving books away.
Behold the advance reader's copy (or proof, as they call them in the UK) of next Spring's UK hardcover title, When You Were Older. It has it's own page on my site already, so either of those links you just read through will get you to more about it. Hope you like what you hear.
My Transworld editor, Sarah Adams, sent me a lovely stack of these with a note saying there were a few extras, and she figured I would know what to do with them. And I'm sure we're all on the same page here...what do you do with books? Right. You get them to readers.
Comment. That's all. Just comment. Make sure I know your email address in case you win (but do enter it into the form, not in the body of the comment itself, because I doubt you want the whole world to know it). I'll collect entries for one week. Then, if you don't live in some terribly far-flung country, I'll see if I can't get your prize to you by Christmas.
Happy holidays, and I'll give away more of these in the new year, so stay tuned.
Aaaaaaand...the winner is...my new friend Jeth, from the Philippines. So don't expect this to arrive by Christmas. Not gonna happen. But I can probably make it the first book you read in 2012.
Thanks to everyone who jumped in for this. And now for a small bit of good news for you. Right after the holidays, I'm going to give away another of these. And I have your names carefully tucked away, where they will go back in the hat for the next contest, along with any new entries. So you'll get more chances, and you don't have to enter all over again.
Wish I could give one to all of you, but for the moment this is the best I got. Thank you for being my readers!