Sunday, September 12, 2010

giveaway: the secrets of newberry

One lucky person will win a copy of The Secrets of Newberry by Victor McGlothin. Thanks to Hachette for this giveaway!

From Publishers Weekly:
"McGlothin (Sinful Too) explores themes of race in 1955 New Orleans via the spirited capers of his two protagonists, Bones Arcineaux and Hampton Bynote. Hampton, from the nearby village of Newberry, is a young and defiant black man who befriends Bones, a young mulatto dandy. They partner as cat burglars hitting affluent French Quarter residences until one heist ends in the murder of a white city politician. Back in Newberry, Hampton falls in love with Magnolia Holiday, but they're separated after the New Orleans cops, unable to nab Hampton for the murder, arrest him for a lesser crime that gets him locked up for 14 months. Jumping ahead to 1971, Hampton and Magnolia are settled with a family when Bones shows up with plans for him and his old friend, but despite their criminal association, a more ominous issue arises from an unexpected quarter. Though the villains are little more than piggish caricatures, McGlothin's rugged prose captures the sultry locale, and the suspenseful edge is a nice complement to the story's social conscience."

The rules: Enter by leaving a comment to this post with your email (if I can't contact you, you can't win). You can gain additional entries by leaving separate comments letting me know that you're a follower (one extra each for the blog and Twitter) or have posted a link to the giveaway on your site. The deadline to enter is 11:59pm Pacific on September 25. Winners will be selected at random. Since this is from Hachette the winners must have mailing addresses in the US or Canada; no PO Boxes.

8 comments:

  1. Please enter me in the contest.

    I'm following on twitter with @headlessfowl

    Thank you!

    headlessfowl at jteers dot net

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  2. I would love to read The Secrets of Newberry :) *Thanks* for the giveaway!
    theluckyladybug[at]gmail[dot]com

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  3. I would love to be entered in your draw. This books looks great!
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  4. I follow you through the Google Reader RSS Feed.
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  5. I am following you on Twitter - @lemonslippers
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  6. Follow on GFC

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  7. Please enter me.

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  8. I follow on GFC

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