The Name of My Book's Ghost, My Poster Contest Winner, & Trailer News

On Halloween, I sent readers on a scavenger hunt through my various guest posts to find the name of my In the Shadow of Blackbirds protagonist's first love—aka, the book's ghost. I slipped his name into my Halloween spirit photography post at Corsets, Cutlasses, & Candlesticks, but if you missed it last week, let me cordially introduce you to him right here:

I'm not going to say too much about Stephen at this point—you'll have plenty of time to get to know him when you read the novel. If you really, really can't wait until April and are dying to ask a question, feel free to see if I'll budge on any info in the comments section of this post. I may answer questions that don't involve one of the book's many secrets.  

The winner of my giveaway for a signed In the Shadow of Blackbirds poster and swag pack (a giveaway that entailed finding Stephen's name) is...

Malvina Beatrice

Congratulations, Malvina! I'll contact you soon.

The winners of my giveaways at IceyBooks and Writer, Writer, Pants on Fire are being contacted by those bloggers.

If you didn't win this time around, don't fret. There will be plenty more opportunities to try to win In the Shadow of Blackbirds swag and advance reading copies in the months to come. As a matter of fact, I'll be stopping by The Mod Podge Bookshelf on November 19 for another guest post and giveaway. And look what's on the horizon for February...

 Exclusive Trailer Reveal Tour

Hosted by The Mod Podge Bookshelf

February 7–14, 2013

Halloween Week Giveaway #3: A Signed IN THE SHADOW OF BLACKBIRDS Poster & Swag

Welcome to the final stop in my Halloween week blog tour for In the Shadow of Blackbirds.

On Monday I was at IceyBooks with one of my Amulet Books siblings, Sarah Skilton, and on Tuesday author Mindy McGinnis interviewed me about the In the Shadow of Blackbirds cover at Writer, Writer, Pants on Fire. At both stops I've provided opportunities to be placed on my list to receive an advance reading copy of In the Shadow of Blackbirds. I'm also over at Corsets, Cutlasses, & Candlesticks today discussing the strange history of spirit photography...and explaining that ghostly figure that appears on my book's cover.

And right here on my own site I'm celebrating Halloween with an In the Shadow of Blackbirds prize package that includes a signed bookmark, a signed bookplate, stickers, and a signed 12x18 In the Shadow of Blackbirds poster!

The signed poster.

In the Shadow of Blackbirds bookmark, stickers, and bookplate.

Here's what you need to do to enter the giveaway:  

Find the name of my novel's ghost. 

My ghost likes mysteries and word games and would love to send you on a scavenger hunt. I've slipped his name into one of this week's guest posts. Visit the three guest post sites, find his name, and enter it in the form at the bottom of this post. 

Once again, here are the links to all of my Halloween stops:
IceyBooks
Writer, Writer, Pants on Fire
Corsets, Cutlasses, & Candlesticks

ONLY ONE ENTRY PER PERSON WILL BE COUNTED, so please enter only once. I'll pull a name from the correct entries using Random.org. The giveaway is international!

DEADLINE: Tuesday, November 6, 2012, at midnight.

THE CONTEST IS NOW CLOSED. THE WINNER WAS ANNOUNCED HERE.