I believe this is self explanatory.

I'm going away ...

Hey everybody,


In four hours I leave for New York City.  I've never been!
The main reason I'm going is for Book Expo America.  I am so excited to meet some authors I love, and spend some time with some of my blogger friends!
Tomorrow (Oh my, TOMORROW)  I'm going to a public library for the Teen Author Carnival where I will get to meet Michelle Hodkin, Gayle Forman, Susane Colasanti, and more.  If I get lost at all it'll be tomorrow.  TAC is not exactly close to our hotel ...


I owe you all so much.  I have a couple of reviews to post when I get home, as well as some interviews in varying stages of completion.  Oh, the giveaways I have in store ... and I haven't even gotten to BEA yet!


I really don't think I'm going to sleep tonight.


I hope that I don't freeze up when I meet Sarah Dessen, because I LOVE her.


So, I'm going to try to sneak more books into my carry-on ... Have a lovely week!


Love,
Terri

Divergent Giveaway WINNERS

Hi!

Now, I get to reveal the WINNERS of an autographed copy of Divergent by Veronica Roth.
(Wait, did she just say winners?)
YES, I just said WINNERS.
I love you and Divergent and Veronica Roth so much that I couldn’t just give away one signed copy of Divergent …

I’m giving away 3.

Thank you to Veronica Roth, HarperCollins Canada, and Indigo Books & Music Inc. for everything.

WINNER 1:  Diana

WINNER 2:  Carina Olsen

WINNER 3:  Cary Cheyenne.

All winners must email me at readandriot2@gmail.com to claim their copy!

Now, here’s the deal:  I leave for New York and Book Expo America, (I’m very excited), on Sunday.  Since I was only planning on giving away one copy I’m not going to mail the surprise extras until I’m home from the trip.

Super special side note!
I met Veronica Roth on The Dystopian Tour, but she wasn’t the only author there.
Veronica Roth and Lauren Oliver toured together.  Or, are currently touring together actually.
They are both great, and I am right in the middle of Lauren’s first novel.  (I’m very concerned for the main character at the moment).

I have a copy of Before I Fall AND Delirium to give away.  No official contest / giveaway has been started.  I want to finish Before I Fall and read Delirium before I give either away.

I’ll tell you more about The Dystopian Tour later!

Love,
Terri

Love List (4)

Hello!

Another 14th has snuck up on me.   So, lately I love ...

SLEEP.

Bookish people.

Meg Cabot's Princess Diaries.

Darren Criss.

Jeri Smith-Ready.

Glee's cover of "Somewhere Only We Know" sung by Darren Criss.

Helping people.

Divergent by Veronica Roth.

HarperCollins Canada.

People who forgive my ridiculousness.

Talking about The Vampire Diaries with my manager.

The people that care about me.

When my friend says, "Oh my sweet mittens."

My local Chapters.

Talking to people about Divergent.

The photo of Meg Cabot and I.

Meeting Meg Cabot (because I MET MEG CABOT).

The fact that my mom won't give my Glee soundtrack back, because she's listening to it.

The Splendor Falls by Rosemary Clement-Moore.

Glee's Prom.

Being able to rely on my coworkers.

Love,

Terri

Divergent Giveaway

Hello everyone!

I hope you all have had a great week.  I definitely have.

In two weeks I’ll be going to a book signing.  I’ll also be going to one next week, but that’s besides the point.  Now, back to the signing in two weeks.  It’s the wonderful Veronica Roth.  You know, she wrote a book called Divergent, you might have heard of it.  You haven’t heard of it?  Have you been living under a rock (or hiding under the covers from the weather)?

Anyway, I’m getting away from myself again.  I’ve seriously been like this all week, so you’ll have to get through my babbling to get to the good part.

I knew I was going to this event before I even read Divergent (starts the “Let’s see how many times I can say Divergent” game).  Divergent was a great read.  I’ve recommended Divergent to quite possibly too many people.  Divergent was just that good.  Once I calmed down some from my hysterics after immediately finishing Divergent, I couldn’t wait to go to this Divergent signing.
Guess what’s in it for you!  A signed copy of DIVERGENT!

I’m getting one copy of Divergent signed for me, and one for this giveaway.  (Giveaway’s the world you all have been waiting for).


Rules:
This giveaway is international!
You must be a follower of this blog to be eligible to enter.

I want to know which faction you belong to.  You can do the FACTION QUIZ on facebook, or if you don’t have facebook there’s a list of the faction qualities here for you.

You'll get an extra entry if you promote this giveaway. So go ahead and tweet it, blog about it, facebook it. Just leave a link.
If you want to type a couple of sentences while playing the "Divergent Game" you’ll probably get an extra entry.  (By probably, I mean definitely).

Leave a comment with all or some of the above info to enter!

You do not need to leave an email address. I will post who wins, and they will have 48 hours to contact me. If they fail to contact me within that 48 hours another winner will be chosen.

CONTEST CLOSES MAY 17TH 2011 MIDNIGHT EST!

You can read my DIVERGENT REVIEW.  There are no spoilers.

Factions:

Abnegation is for the selfless.

Dauntless is for the brave.

Candor is for the honest.

Erudite is for the intelligent.

Amity is for the peaceful.

I belong to Candor.

I love Divergent, so I'm happy that I get to share it with you.

Good luck!

Love,
Terri