Category: Books
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All aboard to Bookingham for another Juniper giveaway!
Friends and readers, I am delighted to announce that we have put our heads together, and the magnanimous Duke of Bookingham is currently hosting a Juniper-themed giveaway over on her tumblr! You may notice there seems to be a set in these pictures. That’s because an advance copy, a finished hardback, and an audiobook of Juniper […]
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#JuniperIRL Scavenger Hunt
Here’s a thing I don’t get to say every day: My first book came out on Tuesday!! To celebrate the release of Juniper Lemon’s Happiness Index, today I’m kicking off a Juniper-themed scavenger hunt that anyone can join online, or, if you happen to be in the Portland area, in person! The hunt list (above – prints […]
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Countdown to Debut – plus, 10 more ARCs of Juniper up for grabs!
How did we get here? In less than two months now, Juniper Lemon’s Happiness Index hits bookstores! I hardly know where to begin, but I think I’ll start with some excitement: Goodreads is giving away 10 advance copies of Juniper! If you’re a Goodreads member, you can enter with the click of a button here (where it […]
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Juniper ARC giveaway!!
Update 3/19/2017: The giveaway is now closed– the winner has claimed her prize! Congrats to Laura J! Hello, friends! I’m excited to announce that I am giving away an advance reading copy of Juniper Lemon’s Happiness Index— along with a prize! The winner of the raffle will receive the book and his or her choice of either: A $50 […]
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There’s a new cover in town…
Or rather, across the pond! Say hello to Juniper’s newest sister cover, that of the Penguin Random House Children’s UK edition! Isn’t it beautiful? This version is now also available for pre-order from Amazon UK! If you don’t live in the UK but are interested in this edition, sit tight– I will update this post with international […]
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What happens between selling your (first) book and publication?
Spoiler alert: a lot. Hello, friends! How long has it been? Looks like my last post was in August (and even that, I remember, felt like it took days to put together between other tasks). I credit several reasons for that, but most tie back to: selling your (first) book is work. It’s all […]
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First Revision on Deadline – in pictures
Midway through June I posted some anticipated stats for a major revision (which, as you may have guessed, was for my debut novel). This has been my most ambitious revision to date, and was also my first on a deadline. I worked on it every day from the morning I talked through changes with my editor to the day I handed it in […]
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(More) Big Book News!!!
Hahaha, you thought I was done shouting last week when I shared this? Well, check out what appeared in Publishers Marketplace this week: Can you tell which part I’m most excited about? (Hint: not the sensible thing, which is that there were actually two books to this deal with a Big Five imprint, but that […]
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Big Book News!!!
Run up the banners! Write it in the skies! Shout your feelings and favorite Hamilton song from the rooftops!!! Today I am thrilled to announce the sale of my debut novel to Kathy Dawson of Kathy Dawson Books, an imprint at Penguin Random House! Here’s the official announcement in Publishers Weekly: Watch this space – […]
Julie Israel 