Kid Konnection: Lenore Appelhans event and giveaway
I was very excited when my friend, and fellow blogger, Lenore Appelhans‘ book, LEVEL 2, was published and I was determined to see her while she was on her book tour – luckily, she came pretty close to me. She made a stop at Malaprop’s and had an event with four other YA authors:
(l to r) Beth Revis, Meagan Spooner, Lenore Appelhans, Victoria Schwab, Megan Shepherd
- Beth Revis, author of SHADES OF EARTH
- Meagan Spooner, author of SKYLARK
- Victoria Schwab, author of THE ARCHIVED
- Megan Shepherd, author of THE MADMAN’S DAUGHTER
I was happy to see there was a good crowd in attendance and that several bloggers had traveled pretty far to see these authors. While all of the authors were interesting, I was there primarily to see Lenore, so I will focus on her in this post. (Besides, this would be way too long if I wrote about all five of the authors.)
Lenore’s grandmother was into astrology and had Lenore’s chart done when she was 10 years old. Her chart revealed that she would be a writer, so it seems it was destined to be! Lenore studied journalism and is an advertising copywriter. She and her illustrator husband live in Germany – they have started writing and illustrating children’s books. Their first collaboration, CHICK-O-SAURAS REX will be published in July.
Before she wrote LEVEL 2, Lenore researched afterlife visions, mythology, and religions. Her architect brother-in-law built her a cross-section of a “hive” so she could visualize it better as she wrote. She loves twists and originally put a lot of them into the book – her editor suggested she save some of them for the next two books in the trilogy, so she edited some of them out. Lenore hates cliffhanger endings and fought to keep LEVEL 2 from having one.
I got Lenore to autograph a copy of LEVEL 2 for one lucky reader and she added a great totebag to the giveaway To enter to win an autographed copy of LEVEL 2, by Lenore Appelhans, plus a tote bag, simply fill out the entry form. Contest is open worldwide – one entry per person, please. I will use random.org to determine the winner. Contest ends at midnight EDT Thursday, February 28, 2013. Comments are welcome (and appreciated) but will not get you an entry in the contest.
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I so love that you were able to see Lenore on her tour. That’s the beauty of all this. Sending big hellos!
I am REALLY jealous of you now!! With all of the authors that you get to meet, I would love to meet LENORE the most because of being a fellow blogging friend and all the lovely comments she’s left for me over the years sharing our love of our furry friends and such. I will be reading her book this month too!!! What an awesome giveaway.
Given the authors background, Level 2 sounds like it will be interesting! Thanks for your contest.
I so look forward to getting and reading this book!
You go to the cooolest stuff! Fab pictures/share.
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What a wonderful giveaway & how very cool to meet all of those authors ~ especially Lenore!
That is great, Level 2 sounds like an interesting read
How fun! You have such great author events! I have read Lenore’s book and enjoyed it! I am signing up for your giveaway because I had an ARC copy that has pretty much fallen apart from use, to have a signed copy for my shelf would be wonderful!
Fun YA book event! What a great group of authors. Glad you could be there to support Lenore – love the picture of her posing with her book. Bloggers like me don’t like cliffhangers either, so I like that Lenore kept that in mind when writing Level 2. Thanks for the giveaway- I’ve been eyeing that book!
I just finished it on audio! I think it is great that you were able to see her on her tour. I am very proud of her!
How wonderful that you got to meet Lenore on the book tour! I’m excited for her book!
This must have been such a fun event, I’m glad you got to go and meet Lenore and the other authors!
I love the little bag that comes along with the book, Level 2. Thanks for giving me a chance to win it.
I’m so glad you got to see Lenore on her book tour and I’m so glad that her book is published. It really seems to be doing well.
Destiny, right? So glad you had a nice time!
She loves cats, too! I would have loved that visit with all of these great authors! You are a lucky ducky!
Lenore’s book is definitely on my list to read this year. Now, to acquire a copy…
What a great event! I so wish these were near me. Anyhow I’m listening to Lenore’s book and really enjoying it.
It’ great that Lenore’s tour brought her close to you. I’m so happy for her. She has a very interesting past and I think it’s cool how she was able to draw on it in her writing.
So glad you enjoyed this event, Kathy!
Looks like an awesome event!! I sure wish I could have been there.
That must have been amazing! I can’t wait to read Lenore’s book and am so glad to see her doing well. It sounds like a huge hit! It’s been so much fun to follow her blog over the years and see her progress. Congrats to Lenore and thank you for the offer!
How exciting to see this book published!… and thanks for the giveaway
It’s always so great when a fellow blogger is successful! Looks like a great event.
Very cool event—it looks like you had a good time! I love Lenore and her blog, and I have a copy of Level 2 already, so I won’t enter the giveaway. I’m so excited to read it, but my schedule has been insane lately. This is a reminder to make it a priority.
How awesome you were able to attend the event! And thanks for the giveaway!
I’m so happy for Lenore and for you being able to attend the event. It must have been awesome with that line up of authors. Thank you very much for the giveaway!