I participated in another group author signing this past Saturday (10/22) at the Neshaminy Mall Barnes & Noble in Bensalem, PA with the KidLit Authors Club. Here are some pictures from the event:
Front Row L to R: Alissa Grosso, Amy Holder, Jennifer R. Hubbard, Keri Mikulski Back Row L to R: Cyn Balog, Ellen Jensen Abbott, Cynthia Chapman Willis
Authors Nancy Viau & Alison Ashley Formento
Keri Mikulski and Amy Holder (me!)
L to R: Amy Holder, Jennifer R Hubbard, Nancy Viau, Alison Ashley Formento, Cyn Balog, Alissa Grosso, Ellen Jensen Abbott
Do you live near Bensalem, PA? If so, the Barnes & Noble at the Neshaminy Mall will be hosting me and eight other KidLit Authors tomorrow (October 22nd from 1 to 4 pm) for a big signing event. We would love to meet you!!
Participating Authors: Ellen Jensen Abbott Cyn Balog Alison Ashley Formento Alissa Grosso Amy Holder (me!) Jennifer R. Hubbard Keri Mikulski Nancy Viau Cynthia Chapman Willis
This past weekend, I participated in the Warwick Children's Book Festival. It was an amazing event in Warwick, NY that was put on by the Albert Wisner Public Library. There were close to 50 other YA, MG and/or PB authors participating with me. The day was filled with fun, book signings, mingling with authors, and advocating literacy and reading. I was able to take some pictures before the event started, so I thought I'd share some of them on my blog!
Thanks to everyone who entered my September Giveaway! Kudos to some great Lipstick Laws! After collecting all the entries, I used the random name picker at Classtools.net to randomly choose three winners.
Congrats to: Nata ArtistaDonna Lynsey Sarah You have won a Lipstick Laws prize package. Please email me at amy@amyholder.com to set up the shipping details.
Thanks again & I hope everyone has a great weekend!
For those of you near Warwick, NY, I'll be participating in the Warwick Children's Book Festival from 11am - 4pm tomorrow (Sept. 17) with over 40 other authors. Stop by for the festivities, great books, signings, and a chance to meet some awesome authors.
I've been wanting to run another giveaway on my blog for a longggggg time now. My summer was pretty crazy, and now that things are settling down, I thought this would be the perfect time! So, here are the details:
What will I be giving away? Prize packages for three separate winners containing:
A signed copy of The Lipstick Laws
Lots of swag (bookmarks, stickers, temporary tattoos, etc.)
One Lipstick Pen
One lips lollipop
Lipstick & gloss
The lip beauty encyclopedia from e.l.f. cosmetics
Class of 2k11 swag
Who can enter? This giveaway is open internationally! You must be a blog follower to win.
How can you enter? Since the Lipstick Laws are a set of rules that are followed in my book, you can enter this giveaway by leaving a comment below explaining a Lipstick Law that you'd create and abide by....be as crazy and funny with your answer as you'd like!
What can you do for extra entries? Tweet about this giveaway = +1 entry Vote for The Lipstick Laws on goodreads HERE = +1 entry per vote (up to five) Blog about this giveaway = +2 entries Send me a picture of my book (not the ARC or Netgalley version) in the wild (at a bookstore, on your bookshelf, kindle, etc) to amy@amyholder.com = +10 entries
*Please add up your entries and leave the number with your comment below*
When will the winners be announced? The winners will be chosen at random and announced on September 16, 2011!
Want a chance to win a signed copy of my book? Check out my most recent interview by Natalie over at Literary Rambles HERE. Leave a comment by midnight on July 30 & a signed book winner will be chosen from the comments and announced on August 1! While you're at it, check out the rest of the site... there are so many great interviews & resources for writers.
In my last post, I mentioned the current charity auction that author Carrie Harris is holding to benefit the Giving Library. There are AMAZING items up for bid, including manuscript and query critiques by agents, phone conversations with authors, signed ARCs, customized book trailers...and there's even a chance to win two fantastic grand prizes!
Please check out the auction items available HERE. While you're at it, please consider bidding on the signed copy of THE LIPSTICK LAWS, which I will be sending directly to the winner. You can continue to bid on my auction item until 12 pm noon EST today (July 25)!
Thanks so much for supporting this very important cause!
As you might be able to tell from this charming picture of me, I've gotten some lovely new red highlights... and a really bad case of poison ivy. Obviously I'm severely allergic to poison ivy. I'll be fine...in time. Lots of time & ointment. In the meantime, at least I still have my smile. Okay, the truth is I'm celebrating (in style) the launch of BAD TASTE IN BOYS, a wickedly funny YA zombie book by the amazing Carrie Harris. I was lucky enough to be able to read an early draft of BTIB... and have to say it's as awesomesauce as its author! And I'm not even naturally the zombie-loving type...but this book converted me to zombieism (spelling?). So, the short of it is if you're looking for laughs, a fabulous zombie-fighting heroine, a hottie, and some good wholesome...er, maybe not so wholesome (we're talking lost body parts here, people) zombie fun, you should run and get your copy of BAD TASTE IN BOYS today!
Don't believe me about the zombie fun? Take a look at this trailer:
While you're celebrating the zombierama, you should also check out the special launch auction called NIGHT OF THE GIVING DEAD that Carrie has set up to benefit the Giving Library at the University of Michigan C. S. Mott Children’s Hospital. There are tons of fabulous items up for bid, including signed books, critiques, phone conversations with authors and agents, and two awesome grand prizes! For a full list of auction items, click HERE. If you'd like a signed copy of THE LIPSTICK LAWS from yours truly (ah-hem...me), click HERE to bid! I will give you a cupcake (free of zombie parts).
So, what are you waiting for? Start bidding & celebrating zombie-mania!
Helllllooooo! I know, I know, I've been MIA from the blogosphere... but for good reason. The last month has been a whirlwind both professionally and personally. I've survived a move, had lots of fun at signings and events, and have been working on writing whenever there's extra time. I thought I'd share some photos to bring you up to date on some of the recent events I've participated in below.
If you haven't been able to come to any of my signings/events yet (listed HERE), I'll be at the Neshaminy Mall Barnes & Noble in Bensalem, PA on Friday, July 8th from 5-7 pm. Also, I'll be signing at the PAYA festival in West Chester, PA on August 27th. I'd love to see you at either event!
And now for the pictures:
Books of Wonder, NYC
Class of 2k11 author panel at Books of Wonder (in NYC) during BEA week. L to R: Sheila O'Connor's arm, Bettina Restrepo, me, Alissa Grosso, Angie Smibert, Geoff Herbach, Christina Mandelski, Kiki Hamilton, Amy Fellner Dominy
Class of 2k11 display at Books of Wonder
I'm with super awesome James of Book Chic (check out his Lipstick Laws review HERE) and fellow 2k11 author, Christina Mandelski.
Natalie Zaman & Charlotte Bennardo, authors of SIRENZ
With a great group of students!
Voracious Reader, Larchmont, NY
Class of 2k11 authors at Voracious Reader in Larchmont, NY L to R: Bettina Restrepo, Alissa Grosso, (front) Amy Fellner Dominy, me, Gae Polisner, Geoff Herbach, Angie Smibert
L to R: Alissa Grosso, me, Gae Polisner, Geoff Herbach, Angie Smibert
Voracious Reader Class of 2k11 display
The Shelf Awareness Image of the Day 6/1/2011 from the 2k11 Voracious Reader event. L to R: Bettina Restrepo, Amy Fellner Dominy, Gae Polisner, Geoff Herbach, Carole Estby Dagg, me, Alissa Grosso, Angie Smibert
Gae Polisner with the henna artist. Yes, 2k11 had a henna artist at our BEA events!
Lipstick Laws signing at Borders in Exton, PA
KidLit Authors Club (KAC) group signing event at Borders in Stroudsburg, PA. L to R: Irene Breznak, me, Cyn Balog, Alissa Grosso, Cynthia Chapman Willis
Some of my favorite KAC authors! L to R: Cyn Balog, Alissa Grosso, Cynthia Chapman Willis
In this picture I'm with Lauren (teen blogger extraordinaire) from Lauren's Crammed Bookshelf at the Stroudsburg signing. Check out her review of my book HERE.
The fabulous KAC display at Borders in Stroudsburg, PA
So...I've been slacking a bit on the Blogger front. Shame on me! Time has slipped away from me recently. I'm so sorry & have missed you all. I'm hoping to resume a more regular blogging schedule, write an updated post about the TV info, and hold the giveaway I've been promising in the coming weeks (hopefully sooner rather than later). However, today I just wanted to post a quick update on some things you might want to check out:
Sara (Fabulous) McClung is holding a giveaway right now for a copy of my book and lots of swag over at her awesome blog, Babbling Flow. Today is the last day to enter to win. She's also reviewed The Lipstick Laws & interviewed me - woohoo! Check it all out HERE.
Tomorrow (May 21) I'll be signing books at Borders Express at the Exton Mall (Exton, PA) from 1-3pm. I would love to see you there if you're in the area!
Are you going to BEA in NYC next week? If so, please check out the many Class of 2k11 events going on that week. For a full list, CLICK HERE. I will be participating in the Books of Wonder signing on May 25 6-8pm & the Voracious Reader group signing on May 26 6-7:30pm.
If you can't make those signings (or you're stalking me), maybe you'll enjoy stopping by the Harrisburg (PA) Family Favorites Festival on June 4th. I'll be there for a YA signing with Jennifer R. Hubbard (author of The Secret Year).
I'll also be participating in a KidLit Authors Club group signing at the Borders in Stroudsburg, PA on June 18 from 1-3pm.
I hope to see you at one or more of these events! I'll have more signing/event updates through the summer as well. Stay tuned...
If you read Publishers Marketplace, you may already know this. If not, here is the official announcement of my big news:
Television rights: Amy Holder's THE LIPSTICK LAWS, to producer Teri Weinberg's Yellow Brick Road Productions (The Office, Ugly Betty, The Tudors), by Jerry Kalajian of the Intellectual Property Group.
I'll be writing a more detailed post on how this came about soon. In the meantime, I'm jumping up and down like crazy with excitement! I love the shows that Teri produces & feel lucky that she has my book! Fingers crossed that it goes to production! :)
Thanks so much to everyone who followed and commented on The Lipstick Laws blog tour! After collecting all the comments from the last week of the tour posts, I used the Random Name Picker at classtools.net to help me choose the week three winner of a signed copy of THE LIPSTICK LAWS. A big congrats to Kailia Sage for winning! I will be in touch with prize details.
If you did not win one of the three signed book giveaways from this blog tour, keep in mind that I'm planning a fabulous giveaway to hold on my own blog soon. There will be multiple chances to win signed copies of my book, swag, and other fun prizes. Stay tuned...
In the meantime, if you missed my Teen Book Scene blog tour, but would still like to visit the tour posts, please check out the details and direct links HERE.
My Embarrassment = Your Chance to Win a Signed Copy of The Lipstick Laws!
Today is the last tour stop of my three week blog tour for THE LIPSTICK LAWS. If you're interested in being entered to win a signed copy of my book, please be sure to comment on at least one of this week's posts -LINKS HERE-(one entry per post)...and I'd like to especially urge you to read and comment on my very last guest post HERE, where I embarrass myself & reminisce about my teen traumas that inspired some of the angst in my book.
I will be randomly selecting a winner from the comments collected on the last week of the tour tomorrow night. Thanks for following my tour!
After collecting the comments from the week two Lipstick Laws blog tour posts, I used the random name picker at classtools.net to help me select the winner of the second signed copy of my book. Congratulations to Ana Lucia for winning! I will be in touch with prize details.
Please follow and comment on the last week of the Lipstick Laws blog tour to be entered to win the final signed copy of my book. You will be entered once for each comment per tour stop. The more posts you comment on, the better your odds will be to win. Thanks for following my tour and good luck!
WEEK THREE Lipstick Laws Blog Tour Links
*The winner of the third signed copy giveaway will be randomly selected on April 17 from the comments collected from the April 10 - April 16 posts*
I'm a little behind in posting this exciting announcement (because my week has been CrAzY):
THE LIPSTICK LAWS was officially born this past Monday (April 4). She came into the world wearing red lipstick, weighing in at less than a pound, and measuring 5 & 1/2" x 8 & 1/2"! Woohoo! A big thank you to Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (and my editor, Julia Richardson) for making my publishing dream come true!
If you see my book baby out in the wild, please snap a picture and send it to me at amy@amyholder.com. I'm thinking up a giveaway for later in the month where these pictures will earn you entries. Stay tuned...
I have a lot of Lipstick Laws related interviews and guest posts floating around the internet now. Check out my News & Reviews page for links. If you aren't already following my blog tour through The Teen Book Scene, please see details (and tour links) HERE. I will be giving away three signed copies of THE LIPSTICK LAWS. The winners will be chosen from the tour post comments.
And finally, here is the fabulous James from Book Chic Club reading an excerpt! I never thought I'd see a guy reading about April's bra-stuffing... but I'm pleasantly surprised by James! He's awesome (and brave)!
You can see his original vlog of this on his site HERE or YouTube HERE.
Thanks so much to everyone who is following and commenting on THE LIPSTICK LAWS Teen Book Scene blog tour that's going on right now. For those of you who don't know, I will be giving away a signed copy of my book at the end of every week of the tour (three copies total). The winner(s) will be randomly selected from the comments collected on the tour stops each week. Comment on at least one tour stop each week to be entered. To increase your odds of winning a signed copy, please comment on several or all of the posts. For more tour details and links to the posts click HERE.
Now it's time to announce the first signed copy winner! After collecting all of the week #1 entries, I used the Random Name Picker at Classtools.net to help me select the winner. Congratulations to Fiona Chan (Fi-chan) for winning the first week's giveaway! I will be in touch with prize details.
Thanks again to everyone else who has been reading and commenting on my blog tour posts! Please continue to follow and comment on the rest of the tour stops for a chance to win the other signed copies.
Holy crapoli! There are only two more days until THE LIPSTICK LAWS is out in the wild! Dun, dun, dunnnnn.....
Wait..wait...did someone just say THE LIPSTICK LAWS is coming out in bookstores in TWO days?!
Why yes, yes I did say that. And I'm feeling super excited... and a little nervous... and a little, well, like this guy:
Since these three highly caffeinated animals are clearly geeked about the official release of THE LIPSTICK LAWS, how about you get on the geeked bandwagon with them & help me stalk my book in the wild. Any authentic pictures of wild bookstore LIPSTICK LAWS sightings will be greatly appreciated! Please send your picture(s) to amy@amyholder.com... and I will give you a cupcake. Or maybe a signed bookmark will be less messy to mail.
Remember to follow my blog tour and comment at the various tour stops to be in the running to win one of the three signed copies I'm giving away! Details are HERE.
LIPSTICK LAWS Giveaways, Video Review and Interviews Galore
There is less than a week left in my countdown for the official release date of THE LIPSTICK LAWS (April 4). Therefore, I'm throwing books at people. That's right; I'm throwing books all over the place and am going a little crazy like this kid:
Now that that confession is out of the way, I'm hoping to throw some books YOUR way... via several LIPSTICK LAWS giveaways going on right now. First, the fantabulously funny Carrie Harris is featuring THE LIPSTICK LAWS for the Bookanistas on her blog today. Comment on her post HERE to be entered to win a signed copy of my book. That's not the only reason you'll want to visit her blog post... you'll also want to find out the reason behind this stuffery:
I also have several giveaways going on in conjunction with my Teen Book Scene Blog Tour (happening now through April 16). At the end of each week of the tour, I will be giving away a signed copy of my book (three copies total). The winner(s) will be randomly selected from the comments on the posts each week. That means all you have to do to enter to win is comment on at least one of the tour stops. To increase your odds of winning, comment on several (or all) posts. More details (and links) are HERE.
In other fun news, I was so excited to see the first video review of THE LIPSTICK LAWS! I want to send huge THANK YOUS to Cari Soto of Cariblogs for the video review below & Tami Snow for featuring the review on her fabulous website, Lyrical Lip Service! You both are awesome!
Finally, I have some recent interview links to share as well. Check them out if you want to learn more about me, my book and/or the book's it-girl villain (Britney):
The Teen Book Scene Lipstick Laws Blog Tour with Giveaways!
Today is the start of my online blog tour for The Lipstick Laws through The Teen Book Scene. I will be giving away a signed copy of my book at the end of each week of the tour (three copies total). Please comment on at least one tour post each week to be entered in the giveaway(s). You can increase your odds of winning a signed copy by commenting at several or all of the tour stops. Each comment per tour stop will equal one entry per week (up to seven entries per week). Thanks so much in advance for following the tour and commenting! :)
Tour Details for The Lipstick Laws by Amy Holder March 27 - April 16, 2011 Coordinated by: Kari
WEEK ONE
*The winner of the first signed copy giveaway will be selected from the comments collected from the March 27 - April 2 posts*
**There was a mishap with the April 8 blogger... she is no longer blogging & did not post the review** Friday, April 8: Casey at A Passion for Books (Review)
Please check out and bid on the wonderful items up for bid in support of Write Hope's mission to help raise money for Japan. If you would like to bid on the Lipstick Laws package I'm donating for the cause (picture below), please see the Day 4 Item 1 auction HERE. Bidding will end tomorrow. It is open internationally!
Write Hope LIPSTICK LAWS Auction Package Signed copy of The Lipstick Laws Lipstick beauty kit from e.l.f cosmetics Signed Lipstick Laws bookmarks Class of 2k11 bookmarks Lipstick Laws magnets Stickers (The Lipstick Laws & Class of 2k11) 3 lipsticks (lipstick, liquid lipstick & hypershine lipgloss) 2 lipstick pens 1 lip gloss key chain 1 set of wax lips candy 1 lips lollipop
I'm still planning an upcoming giveaway of my own, but decided to hold off on posting it so it wouldn't coincide with the current Write Hope Lipstick Laws auction. However, my online blog tour starts tomorrow (check out the full details HERE), and I'm planning some fun giveaways for April! More info to come soon...
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
I'm the author of THE LIPSTICK LAWS, a young adult novel published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt on April 4, 2011. I'm repped by Sarah Davies of Greenhouse Literary Agency.
