Con-Troll YA is This Weekend!

Just a quick announcement that Con-Troll YA is baaack! I'll be at the Adrian Public Library with an incredibly fabulous lineup of YA authors including Tracy Bilen, Kate Bassett, Courtney Allison Moulton, Eric Priuska, and *insert drum roll here* NYT bestselling author Ellen frickin' Hopkins!!!! (Yes, "frickin'" in Ellen's legal middle name.)

In case you've been living under a book tent--which, more power to ya!--Con-Troll YA is a young adult lit conference featuring author panels, a writing workshop (that I'm leading this year), and book signings. Stop by to make all your dreams come true...or at least get some swag.

See you there!
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Books & Cherries!

Tomorrow the Gryffindorrific Kate Bassett and I will be at Brilliant Books from 2-4pm signing books and probably eating copious amounts of cherry-flavored goodies during the world-famous Traverse City Cherry Festival up in Traverse City, Michigan. Come up and see us be authorly and silly. We're super good at both!

Here are the Deets:
When
Saturday, July 11, 2015
2-4pm
Where
Brilliant Books
118 E. Front Street
Traverse City, MI
Call for more info: 231-946-2665

Special props go to the booklicious Sara G. of The Hiding Spot blog. Northern Michigan can thank (or blame depending on how much sugar Kate and I ingest) her for puttin' the YA in Cherry Festival! What? Those letters are totally in there! 

See ya up north,
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My Last Playlist

To celebrate the My Last Kiss paperback hitting shelves today (with some super fun extras if I may say so myself!), the Fierce Reads crew at Macmillan has posted the My Last Kiss Playlist on their Tumblr!

As you may already know, music is a huge inspiration for everything I write. I get most of my ideas from song lyrics and use the playlists I compile for my novels to push through the congestion of [uninvited] Writer's Block Parties. Music is magical in the way it evokes emotion and inspires. That same magic lives on every page of every book you love, which is why I'm so excited to share these songs with you. They're a tiny peek inside Cassidy's world and the friends (and frenemies) that made her afterlife...ish so thrilling to write about. And hopefully, for you, to read about.

You'll hear some of my favorite bands like Metric, Eisley, Dashboard Confessional, Radiohead and so many more. If you like what you hear, thank the artists by buying your favorites.

I'd love to hear which songs you like best and any new tunes that make you think of Cassidy's journey or Ethan's dreamy eyes and even Caleb's adorable skater hair. Let the song swapping begin!

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Paperback Giveaway!

June brings more than just sunny weather and an excuse to wear crop tops 24-7. On June 16th the paperback edition of My Last Kiss will hit bookshelves, and I am absolutely thrilled about some fun extras my publisher and I have planned for you guys.

The first is a super generous Goodreads giveaway that runs through the end of the month. Click below to enter, and stay tuned for more details on other paperback-tastic extras!

Goodreads Book Giveaway

My Last Kiss

by Bethany Neal

Giveaway ends June 30, 2015.
See the giveaway details at Goodreads.

Enter to Win

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MY LAST KISS-able Giveaway

No sweetheart this Valentine's Day? No problem! Cuddle up with a signed copy of My Last Kiss instead. Besides, everyone knows book boyfriends are way better than real boys. Sorry, guys. Sometimes the truth hurts. Just remember: there's always chocolate.

Goodreads Book Giveaway

My Last Kiss

by Bethany Neal

Giveaway ends February 14, 2015.
See the giveaway details at Goodreads.

Enter to win

Good luck!
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