Now that all my ALA photos are posted, here are my After ALA photos… first, obviously, I need to sort all my loot and cackle over my spoils. We wants more Bookses.
Since I’ve been visiting family after my return, my mom took the opportunity of Other‘s release to bake a pooka birthday cake. Yes, you read that right. A Pooka Birthday Cake.
My mom is made of awesome.
Me, photographing the event.
So, five people here on my website and on my Livejournal correctly identified where Pooka was in those photos for my last contest–the cathedral in Köln, aka Cologne, Germany. Thanks to the random number generator at Random.org, the lucky winner of a signed bookmark and a postcard from me is Edawn from LJ. Congrats! Will email you shortly.
I know. I’ve been horrible and offline for the past few weeks (months?) thanks to romping–er, studying abroad–in France and now Germany. Also, nail-biting and crossing my fingers and toes over the oh-so-soon release of Other! Just under one and a half months now! Now… I think it’s time for a CONTEST.
What’s up for grabs? I think a postcard from France or Germany should be nice… along with a shiny Other bookmark. All signed by me, of course, with a handwritten teaser from Other on the postcard!
How do you enter? Well, all you have to do are look at these photos and tell me where Pooka is at. City and country, please. Entries are due by midnight on Saturday May 22, and I will mail the postcard and bookmark to one lucky winner, randomly chosen from those who guess correctly! And if I get enough entries, I will be tempted to run another “Where’s Pooka? Postcard Contest” for a different location.
Please leave your name, your guess of where Pooka is, and your email address in the comments. Now, here are the photos…. have fun!
An important announcement from Pooka…
Yes, that’s right! For one whole month, you have a chance to win an ARC (Advance Review Copy) of my debut novel Other! Between April 15 and May 15, you can enter to win on Goodreads. Click here for the official giveaway details!
Some of you might remember that I brought my stuffed toy pooka along with me to France. Obviously, Pooka Postcards were required. Lo and behold:
Perched on the giant windows of my hostel in Paris.
Outside one of the official buildings of Rennes, the capital of Brittany, France.
Yes, there’s actually Pooka in this picture! Click for the larger view to spot her.
Enjoying the perfumes of a French flowerbed.
Castle! Château de Combourg, to be exact.
Romping among the wildflowers outside of that castle.
