JUNIPER: ARCs and links and a release date, oh my!

Every aspiring author dreams of one day holding her work in her hands. Well…

The ARCs of Juniper Lemon’s Happiness Index have arrived!!! MY BOOK IS A PHYSICAL, PRINTED THING. YOU CAN PICK IT UP AND TURN THE PAGES AND WRITE THINGS IN IT AND USE BOOKMARKS AND AND

Oh, what an ARC is? ARCs are advance reading copies (also called galleys and uncorrected proofs) that come out in the months before a book’s release to start generating buzz for it. I’ll be giving some away pretty soon, so stay tuned for details!!

“But when does it come out, Julie?”

I’m glad you asked. The original date, as you may catch on the spine, was in June, but has since moved up! The book will now be

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And until then?

There are a few things you can do to save Juniper a place in your reading pile!

• Mark it to-read on Goodreads
• Pre-order via Amazon, Barnes & Noble, or (probably) your favorite online book vendor. You can even reserve it at Target!
• Request the book at your local library!!!

All three of these things help me as an author, so any would be greatly appreciated 🙂 Thanks for heralding this humbling first with me, and keep an eye out for those giveaway details!

 

(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 my debut also sold in France and Quebec– and is going to be translated into one of my favorite foreign languages!!)

JUNIPER is slated for release next year, summer 2017. If you’d like to be notified when the book is added to Goodreads, made available to pre-order, or will be celebrated/raffled off in a giveaway, you can let me know here or subscribe to my website RSS feed. Alternatively, follow me on Twitter or tumblr for antics peppered with book news!

For now, thanks for helping me celebrate. Virtual doughnuts on me!