The Carrier of the Mark Book Shop Hop!

This is it guys.  We are on the final countdown to the release of Carrier of the Mark in the US and Canada.  I'm a super excited bag of nerves at the moment.  People keep asking me what am I going to be doing for the launch. Do I have a party organized, or a signing?  The answer is nope.

You see, Carrier of the Mark started out online and thought it only fitting to have my release party on line...well sort of.  You see, all my awesome followers, you guys, are all over the world.  You've all been so amazing and super supportive, I wanted to be able to share this day with you, so I've come up with the Carrier of the Mark Book Shop Hop.

Here's what we're doing. Team Irish (my family, all over from Ireland) and me are going to visit as many book shops in MA as we can on Tuesday.  Yes! We are donning our Carrier of the Mark Book Shop Hop tee-shirts and are going on tour.  Our lightning tour will work it's way around Boston city and suburbs over a six hour period.  I'll be signing stock in each store, and we'll be taking photos of Carrier and Team Irish outside each shop. And this is where you can join in the fun.

I can't visit all your bookstores, but I can sign your copy of Carrier of the Mark (sort of). I'm asking you to join in on the Carrier of the Mark Book Shop Hop! All you have to do is take a photo of yourself with your copy of Carrier, in or outside your local bookstore. Post your picture to Twitter (use #CarrieroftheMark hashtag) or Facebook, or email it to me at leigh@leighfallon.com and email me your postal address, and I'll send you a signed bookplate for your copy of Carrier, and I'll send you one of my gorgeous bookmarks too...because you're worth it! *flicks hair*

So come join Team Irish on Tuesday the 4th of October for a fun day. Everyone who sends a picture gets a bookplate. Everyone's a winner. Woohoo! Keep an eye on twitter too, there will be photo updates, most of them embarrasing, all of them fun.

Please tweet this link, reblog, or post to facebook, I need to get the word out. Thanks a million!!
*Smooches*
Leigh

Wildefire Launch

Some dude in a dodgy shirt

Last night I went to the launch of Karsten Knight’s, Wildefire, at Barnes and Noble in Framingham.  I had a great evening.  Even Karsten's hideous pineapple, flowery Hawaiian shirt couldn’t put a dampener on the evening. 

Joking aside, the Hawaiian themed launch was a great success.  Karsten wowed the audience with his funny tongue in cheek speech which had a liberal sprinkling of crowd pleasing quips.

Me, Kim, & Gail

Me & Karsten

Afterwards, I completely jumped the queue and snagged the first signing of night (oops).  Then had a howl with Kim Harrington (Author of Clarity and a whole string of other books coming your way over the next two years) and the ever lovely Boston Bloggers.  The fabulous Danielle Bunner brought a whole selection of calorific cookies, which we all stuffed our faces with.  Then in true girl fashion, spent the latter half of the evening discussing the latest fad diets and our love of all things carbs. Woot!

Anyway, congratulations Karsten, and good luck with Wildefire.