Hi Gang!
Just a quick word about the DON’T JUDGE A GIRL BY HER COVER Advanced Reading Copies.
1. I don’t decide who gets them. I’m sorry. My wonderful publisher is kind enough to send me a dozen or so for close personal friends (and all of mine are already gone, I’m afraid.)
2. If you’re going to be attending NCTE/ALAN or you know a teacher/librarian who will be attending, I’ll be there signing ARCs during the conference so you should be able to pick up a plain one at the Hyperion/Disney Book Group booth any time or a signed one during my signing time (to be determined).
3. There will probably be ARCs at the other big industry conferences between now and June 9th (publication date). I’m afraid I don’t have details right now, but keep an eye out!
4. ARCs are also sent out to reviewers and other industry movers and shakers.
5. If you are a reviewer and would like to request that Hyperion send you an ARC then there is now a special email address where you can write and make your interest known.
Please note the following:
—I will not be making these determinations. There are limited numbers of ARCs every year and there are far wiser people than I who decide how we use them.
–Please request an ARC only if you have a legitimate review following. (In other words, don’t just SAY you’re a reviewer to snag a copy. Because that would be sneaky. And wrong.)
–In your request, please include the following information (feel free to cut and paste):
* YOUR NAME
*YOUR BLOG/NEWSPAPER/ETC. NAME
*THE LOCATION OF YOUR BLOG/NEWSPAPER, ETC.
*APPROXIMATE AUDIENCE FOR YOUR REVIEWS (CIRCULATION, HITS, ETC.)
*THE MAILING ADDRESS WHERE THE ARC SHOULD BE SENT
*YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS
*YOUR PHONE NUMBER
*ARE YOU A MINOR (YES, NO) AND IF SO WHAT IS YOUR AGE
Again, I’m afraid I can’t promise ARCs to anyone, but if you’re a reviewer and you’d like to be considered then please email the above information to [email protected].
And, most of all, THANK YOU for your interest in the Gallagher Girls! I have to say that having GG3 out in the world (even in ARC form) is pretty nerve wrecking, so I really, really hope all of you enjoy it!
-Ally
ps…Just to clarify, ARCs are printed by publishers for people who provide a service to the publishing industry (reviewers, buyers, leaders, etc.)
So unless you have a blog or other review source that the publicity department at my publisher can verify I’m afraid this offer isn’t for you.
Also, I’m also very sorry that, in all likelihood, we won’t have enough ARCs to go around. I have no idea what criteria the publicity department will use when deciding if a person will recieve an ARC. If I did I’d pass it on. But alas, I don’t.