Intrigue, suspense, murder, and more…Plus, a giveaway!
By Lauren on March 18th, 2011
Lauren Felsenstein is here again with some great giveaway news! Read on for details.
It’s Friday, so many of you are probably looking for an amazing weekend read and I’m here to help you out with a great one. It’s got love and desire. It’s got intrigue and suspense. It’s got murder, menace, music, and the mob. It’s Strings Attached, the new book by New York Times-bestselling author Judy Blundell, winner of the National Book Award for her first novel, What I saw and How I Lied.
When Kit Corrigan arrives in New York City, she doesn’t have much. She’s fled from her family in Providence, Rhode Island, and she’s broken off her tempestuous relationship with a boy named Billy, who’s enlisted in the army. The city doesn’t exactly welcome her with open arms. She gets a bit part as a chorus girl in a Broadway show, but she knows that’s not going to last very long. She needs help—and then it comes from an unexpected source.
The Los Angeles Times has called Judy’s writing in Strings Attached “reminiscent of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s in The Great Gatsby.” [Editor's note: WOW. How amazing is that?] The Wall Street Journal wrote, “from the first pages of this sophisticated novel for young adults, we are immersed in the scrappy, wisecracking, hard-edged world of 1950s Manhattan.” And see what the New York Times, Washington Post, and Bookpage had to say when they read it!
After the jump, check out the book trailer AND find out how to enter to win our giveaway!
If you find yourself wondering what the author herself likes to read, check out her Bookprint on You Are What You Read! You can also see her interview with PW Children’s Bookshelf here.
If you want to know more, you’ll have to check out the book! Don’t have a copy? Well, we can help you out…
GIVEAWAY: We have two Judy Blundell prize packs to give away! Two lucky readers will each win a copy of the 2008 National Book Award winner, What I Saw and How I Lied, and the brand-new Strings Attached. To enter to win, leave a comment (don’t forget your email address so we can contact you!) and tell us what your weekend reads are. The giveaway runs from today through 5pm ET on Tuesday, March 22. Read the complete legal rules here.
UPDATE: We have our winners! Using Random.org, we drew two winning names. Congratulations to Carrie and Michele. Thanks so much for playing, everyone!
Posted: March 18th, 2011 under Books. Tags: Bookprint, books, giveaways.
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I am reading to my son all weekend. Eric carle books@!
Comment on March 18, 2011 at 1:47 pm
I’m planning to read Incarceron by Catherine Fisher.
Comment on March 18, 2011 at 2:02 pm
I’m reading The Iron Thorn by Caitlin Kitteredge
Comment on March 18, 2011 at 2:25 pm
I’m reading Kim Harrington’s Clarity!
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Comment on March 18, 2011 at 3:29 pm
Thanks for the review and the giveaway both books sound great!
This weekend I’m reading So Shelley by Ty Roth and next I plan on reading, The Human Blend by Alan Dean Foster.
Comment on March 18, 2011 at 3:58 pm
I am going to finish up One Day and One Amazing Morning on Orange Street by Joanne Rocklin.
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Comment on March 18, 2011 at 4:47 pm
I’m planning to read Dan Gutman’s new mystery, Genuis Files.
Comment on March 18, 2011 at 6:31 pm
I am reading Divergent by Veronica Roth and will hopefully also read The Girl Who could Fly by Victoria Forester.
Comment on March 19, 2011 at 10:46 am
This weekend I am reading out of textbooks for grad school! Though tonight I will hopefully squeeze in some leisure reading – City of Bones by Cassandra Clare!
Comment on March 20, 2011 at 9:45 pm
This weekend I didn’t get much reading done. I spent a lot of the weekend writing, instead. When I did read I was trying to finish a Karin Slaughter novel called “Faithless.”
Comment on March 21, 2011 at 10:04 am
It would be great to read something other than “Goosebumps”! God Bless RL Stine for getting kids to read, but I am getting a little oversaturated!
Comment on March 21, 2011 at 10:04 am
This weekend I was reading “The Sweetness of the Bottom of the Pie.” How can you not love Flavia de Luce!
Comment on March 21, 2011 at 10:08 am
This weekend I started and have almost finished Catching Fire the final book of the Hunger Games trilogy… I’m addicted!! I’m really really going to need another good book to fill the void once I’m done this one shortly 
Comment on March 21, 2011 at 10:09 am
Wow! This is fantastic. I love the trailer. I will definitely keep my eye out for this book.
My weekend read was Warped by Maurissa Guibord!
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Comment on March 21, 2011 at 10:11 am
I read Trapped by Michael Northrop, Janis Joplin: Rise Up Singing, Haven by Kristi Cook, and Revolution by Jennifer Donnelly.
Comment on March 21, 2011 at 10:11 am
I’m waffling between the Modern Faerie books of Holly Black and the Books of Bayen by Shannon Hale. Not sure what kind of mood I’m in yet.
Comment on March 21, 2011 at 10:13 am
This weekend I finished the Roecker sisters’ The Liar Society. I started to read Stephanie Perkins’ Anna and The French Kiss and am loving it so far. Thanks for the contest. Blundell is an outstanding author and I would LOVE to win her second novel!
Comment on March 21, 2011 at 10:14 am
Looks amazing! I was reading the new Gary Vaynerchuk book, “The Thank You Economy.”
Comment on March 21, 2011 at 10:15 am
This weekend I read nursery rhymes to the little one and a few chapters of breaking daw when she napped
Comment on March 21, 2011 at 10:25 am
I read Seeds of Yesterday by V C Andrews this weekend
Comment on March 21, 2011 at 10:28 am
I am reading A Silken Thread by Brenda Jackson.
Comment on March 21, 2011 at 10:31 am
I am reading a book on Rome called Rubicon and Lauren Oliver’s Delirium.
Comment on March 21, 2011 at 10:31 am
We are reading through Judy Blume books right now
Comment on March 21, 2011 at 10:34 am
This weekend I am reading anything and everything!!!! I love to read and I have passed this passion on to my five children….It’s nice to hear..Hey have you read this one?…lol
Comment on March 21, 2011 at 10:35 am
My weekend reads included Timescape by Robert Liparulo…wonderful!
Comment on March 21, 2011 at 10:40 am
I am catching up on some pleasure reading. It is Spring Break week for me. I just read Miracle by Danielle Steele. My next read this week is The Appeal by John Grisham.
Comment on March 21, 2011 at 10:49 am
My weekend read was Promise Not To Tell by Jennifer McMahon. I’m not very far into it yet, but I am enjoying it!
Comment on March 21, 2011 at 10:50 am
In between reading board books with the baby, I just started “Nothing” by Janne Teller
Comment on March 21, 2011 at 11:08 am
This weekend I read Shipbreaker — excellent!
Comment on March 21, 2011 at 11:09 am
The giveaway books sound intriguing. Currently I am reading Cage of Stars by Jacquelyn Mitchard. One of my students thinks she’d like to read it, and I am checking it out first.
Comment on March 21, 2011 at 11:31 am
Over the weekend I finished The Time of the Witches by Anna Myers. It was historical fiction about the Salem Witch Trials. i enjoyed it.
Comment on March 21, 2011 at 11:39 am
Over the weekend I read volume 21,21 and 23 od Fruits Basket by Natsuki Takaya. I thought they were a great ending to a fantastic series. I also made some progress in two other books that I’m currently reading (The Problem of Pain by C.S. Lewis and Romeo and Juliet).
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Comment on March 21, 2011 at 11:40 am
Reading The Hunger Games…my 13yr old stepson loved it (and he is a hard fan to win) so I thought I’d pick it up too. As of page 52, I can see why he liked it. Great character development!
Comment on March 21, 2011 at 11:45 am
This past weekend I read Rot&Ruin by Jonathan Maberry, WISH volumes 1-4 by CLAMP, Radiance by Alyson Noel and Without Reserve by Abigail Reynolds. =)
Comment on March 21, 2011 at 11:49 am
I am currently reading Nineteen Minutes by Jodi Picoult.
Comment on March 21, 2011 at 12:24 pm
I’m reading THE WEIRD SISTERS
Comment on March 21, 2011 at 12:50 pm
I’m reading 13 Reasons Why (Asher) and The Brothers Torres (Voorhees) to prepare for two book groups.
Comment on March 21, 2011 at 12:51 pm
This weekend I started reading Fall of Giants by Ken Foollett. I loved his other books.
Comment on March 21, 2011 at 12:54 pm
I just finished Brain Jack by Brian Falkner. AWESOME READ! I started Randy Pausch’s, The Last Lecture last night.
Comment on March 21, 2011 at 5:36 pm
I loved What I Saw and How I Lied! Can’t wait to read the new book! This weekend I read My Soul to Take by Rachel Vincent and started Sharks & Boys by Kristin Tracy.
Comment on March 21, 2011 at 6:08 pm
My weekend read was “Sing You Home” by Jodi Picoult. However, my daughter and I are reading together “The Hunger Games” each night. She is 10 and could definitely read it all by herself – but she is loving the exchange of thoughts and ideas as am I
Comment on March 21, 2011 at 8:16 pm
