Goodbye New York and The Week Ahead: Giveaway Results, Contests & Buttons

This was part of the view from my room on the 45th floor of our hotel in New York. That's the Hudson River in the distance and the City-That-Never-Sleeps below. Beautiful. Here's another view:

I have had the most wonderful week here.  Everyone was so nice, the weather was sunny, the friends were plentiful, the subways on time, we were filmed standing on the plaza at the Today show (yes - really!) and I met so many wonderful people that share a love of books and especially faerie stories, that my heart is overflowing.  Thank you to everyone!

I'm headed home today and already planning a few fun things for the blog next week, some of which includes:

TUESDAY - Final day to enter the Goodreads Giveaway of THE FAERIE RING ARC:

 
 

    Goodreads Book Giveaway
 

 
  
   

    
       
    
   

  
   

     

      
          The Faerie Ring
      
     

     

      
          by Kiki Hamilton
      
     

    
     

      
         
            Giveaway ends May 31, 2011.
         

         
            See the giveaway details
            at Goodreads.
         

      
     

   

   

  
  
      Enter to win
  
  
 

WEDNESDAY - Announcing a new Giveaway on THE FAERIE RING Contest page:

THE FAERIE RING CONTEST

and FRIDAY will be the June Button Giveaway Day!

So be sure to check back and get in on the fun!!

Thanks again to the Class of 2k11, Patty Garcia and Alexis Nixon of Tor Publicity, and everyone who made this trip to BEA so special.

Now it's Friday - so let's do something FUN - click here to go to fellow 2k11'er Carrie Harris' blog and watch this hilarious trailer about ZOMBIES and BAD TASTE IN BOYS!!

Happy Friday!
~Kiki

Class of 2k11 in New York City!

Many members of the Class of 2k11 are here in New York for BEA and we have had such an AWESOME time!  As a group we've been chatting online together for almost a year now, plotting and planning and sharing our path to publication, but this is the first time that most of us have had a chance to meet in real life. And it has been WONDERFUL. 

We did an event for a 7th grade class at Seward Park Library in the morning and then a small event at Grand Central Library in the afternoon. Here's a shot from last night of an event we had at Books of Wonder:

And here's the audience for Books of Wonder (if you see yourself - THANK YOU  for coming!! - There were more people a bit later too.)

 And after our readings  -- authors signing new books and chatting with fans:

Since my book hasn't released yet this is the first time I have done any public events.  It's wonderful to see and meet the readers, but the reading out loud part is still a bit nerve-wracking!!

Today we're headed for Le Poisson Rouge for humorous readings of our books (which I think means we get roasted...which should be pretty hilarious) and then a final event at The Voracious Reader in Larchmont (I won't be at this event.)  THANK YOU to all who have visited with us and come to events and for your interest in our books.  It's back to the real world tomorrow -- which means doing laundry. :-)

~Kiki

New York!

I'm in New York!!! Here's a shot with my dear friend, Paula McLaughlin, who is also a writer, and we're at the 14th St. Starbucks - doing what else? Writing! Well, actually, I haven't really got to the writing part yet, more talking and blogging etc. etc. but Paula's writing. :-)

I'm in town for BEA - so stay tuned.  I'll try to post pictures throughout the week!

Have a good weekend!

~Kiki