If you know me or have heard me talk about reviews I get a bit shy about it. I never know how anyone will react to a certain book and I try not to think about reviews--ever. It's the healthier option for me. It's not that I don't appreciate reviews or reviewers. The opposite is true, really. I can't write a review to save my life, so I appreciate those who can.
Anyway.
I CRAWL THROUGH IT seems so far away to me that I was surprised to get review news this week. Good review news.
Twice.
On Monday I got word that Publishers Weekly gave the book a starred review saying:
✭ "It’s bizarre, compelling, and not like anything else."
On Wednesday I got word that School Library Journal gave the book a starred review and said:
✭ "An ambitious, haunting work of art."
I'm humbled and thrilled.
This is a book that I've wanted to write for a lifetime.
On top of that, my friend and brilliant author Beth Kephart read an ARC I gave her a few weeks ago and she blogged about it here. Beth's newest book, ONE THING STOLEN blew me away and I'm urging you to buy it and find out why.
Only three more months until I CRAWL THROUGH IT comes to bookstores near you. My local independent bookstore, Aaron's Books, is taking pre-orders now for a 15% discount. When you shop at Aaron's Books, you support my community, so it's pretty cool for me if you pre-order from Aaron's. Also, your books will be signed and personalized (if you want) and Aaron's will ship them to you.
But wait! There's more. The official launch of the book will take place at Aaron's Books on September 22, 2015 at 7pm. If you're nearby or plan on being nearby at that time, you can still get the 15% discount AND RSVP for the launch at this one handy link.
Summer is upon us.
For now, I will disappear back into revisions and writing and researching and even a little resting.
I'm reading: Still Life with Woodpecker by Tom Robbins. I last read it in 1992 and it's amazing.
What are you reading?
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