Author Visit ARC Giveaway!

Excited about the Author Visit programs coming in April? Well, guess what! I have ARCs to giveaway! For those unaware, ARC stands for Advance Reader Copy.

Use the Comments link for a chance to receive an ARC for one of the following titles! One ARC per Commenter please, to share the wealth.

Sara Gruen will be at the Spencer Branch on April 8th and I have not one but two ARCs for At the Water's Edge

• "While her brother, Ellis, and his friend attempt to find the Loch Ness Monster in an attempt to get back into her father's good graces, Maddie is left on her own in World War II-era Scotland and experiences a social awakening."

You can register for the program here.


Also have an ARC (just one) for A Desperate Fortune by Susanna Kearsley who will be at the Corporate Parkway Branch on April 16th. 

• "Hired by a once-famous historian to crack codes in a 300-year-old journal that once belonged to a Jacobite exile, Sara Thomas encounters complications in the form of the journal's reclusive owner, a charming Parisian neighbor and the journal's own writer." 

You can register for the program here.

And to make things more interesting, I have ARCs for some titles which have already been released. Perhaps you have a reserve waiting to be filled for one of the following?
 
I have two ARCs for Mary Doria Russell's Epitaph: a Novel of the O.K. Corral 

• "A sequel to "Doc" is based on the true events of the gunfight at the O.K. Corral and Wyatt Earp's survival against a backdrop of volatile politics in 1881 America."

 
Have a single ARC for My Sunshine Away by M. O. Walsh, a Penguin First Flights Debut Author Program selection

• "A man reflects on the summer of his fourteenth year, where in Baton Rouge he fell in love with a golden-haired girl across the street before an unspeakable crime shattered illusions in his seemingly idyllic neighborhood."

 
And finally, a really HOT commodity ... I have one ARC (and only one!) for The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins

• "Obsessively watching a breakfasting couple every day to escape the pain of her losses, Rachel witnesses a shocking event that inextricably entangles her in the lives of strangers."

First come, first served!! Use the Comments link if interested in an ARC for one of these great reads!

RA Tip: Penguin First Flights

At the District's Discussion Leaders meeting in August, Penguin First Flights was mentioned as a good resource for learning about titles by debut authors. The program is run by Penguin using forthcoming debut titles with monthly live chat sessions hosted by Nora Rawlinson of EarlyWord. 

The titles vary from genre to genre, so one month the book may be a mystery or science fiction and the next month it could be literary fiction or fantasy. The main connection between the books is that they are always forthcoming titles by debut authors. 

A few titles previously introduced in First Flights are: The City of Women by David R. Gillham, The Movement of  Stars by Amy Brill, The Yonahlosse Riding Camp for Girls by Anton DiSclafani, The Thinking Woman's Guide to Real Magic by Emily Croy Barker, Archetype by M. E. Waters, Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng, Dollbaby by Laura Lane McNeal and Five Days Left by Julie Lawson Timmer. As I mentioned before, the debut titles cover a wide range of genres.

The October debut title is Unbecoming: a Novel by Rebecca Scherm - "a thriller about a small-town girl who charms her way into the world of international art fraud." (Penguin) The author chat session for this title will be held October 22 starting at 3:00 PM Central Standard Time.

One of the perks of being a member of Penguin First Flights is receiving an ARC of the next title (for FREE!) in the mail - a month before the live author chat session. This allows participants time to read the book and be prepared for the chat session. NOTE: you are not required to submit comments during the chat, you can just 'lurk' during the session if you wish. This can be handy if you haven't finished the book but would still like to learn about the title and/or the author ... :-)  

Participants receive email reminders ahead of each chat session and also have the opportunity to submit questions about the book (or the author) in advance.

If you are interested in the Penguin First Flights program, click on the link listed under RECOMMEND SITES.