Caroline Starr Rose

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Celebrating BLUE BIRDS: A Week-Long Giveaway

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Blue Birds makes its way into the world two months from now. I am beyond excited to introduce you to my girls, Alis and Kimi, and hope they will come to mean to you what they do me.

During the next week over a dozen bloggers will celebrate Blue Birds. Some will post about friendship or cross-cultural experiences. Others will run interviews with me or will share a Blue Birds review. I’ll include all links on the blog, so that you might read along.

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As part of the celebration, I’m giving away a downloadable PDF of this beautiful Blue Birds quote (created by Annie Barnett of Be Small Studios) for anyone who pre-orders the book. If you’d like to participate, here’s all you need to do:

  • Simply click through to order from Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Books A Million, IndieBound, or Powell’s
  • Email a copy of your receipt to caroline@carolinestarrrose.com by Monday, January 19

I will send out the PDF on Tuesday, January 20. This is yours to use as you choose. My copy is going on my bookshelf, and I’ve also had notecards made. I do ask that you not give away the PDF itself. This is an honor system sort of thing, and I’d like it to remain as a gift for those who pre-order. But feel free to print as many copies as you’d like. Imagine what a lovely gift the book and quote might be together!

Before getting published, I had no idea how much power pre-sales can have. Early numbers help a publisher decide how many books to print (what’s known as a print run), influence bookstores whether or not to carry a book, and can indicate how successful a book will be overall.

I would be honored if you spread the word about Blue Birds. Thank you, friends, for your support. A book needs readers, and I am so grateful for readers like you.

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Comments

  1. Irene Latham says

    January 8, 2015 at 5:40 pm

    Oh, Caroline, this is so beautiful! xo

    Reply
    • Caroline says

      January 9, 2015 at 6:49 am

      Thank you, lovely one!

      Reply
  2. Victoria says

    January 15, 2015 at 10:38 am

    Really, a lovely print. Was it hard to find a quote to use? I feel like the entire book is quoteable!

    Reply
    • Caroline says

      January 15, 2015 at 11:08 am

      It was, actually! I feel like most of it is dependent on what comes before or is coming next. It will be tricky to finally decide what I’ll share during readings.

      Reply

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