AAPI Heritage Week ASKING FOR A FRIEND Giveaway!

In honor of Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month and Taiwanese American Heritage Week, I am running a Goodreads giveaway of five signed copies of ASKING FOR A FRIEND!

Trade reviewers have said:

“The challenges [the main characters] face from being ‘raised by one culture but living in another’ will ring true for readers who share their identity, while the sweetness of their romance will win over everyone else. A swoon-worthy, heart-wrenching view into the trials of growing up second generation in an immigrant community.” (Kirkus Reviews).

You can enter to win by clicking the link below or the graphic above:

https://www.goodreads.com/giveaway/show/412387-asking-for-a-friend

Runs from now until 5/31!

ASKING FOR A FRIEND Preorder Campaign!!

Thank you for supporting ASKING FOR A FRIEND! If you preorder the book or request it from the library (it’s ISBN 978-0063237889!), I’d love to express my appreciation by sending the following to you:

  • bookmark

  • signed bookplate

  • two 4 X 6 art cards, with art by Yulia Kim (IG: mulanartist).

  • ASKING FOR A FRIEND sticker

PLUS! Every entry will be entered into a sweepstakes to win the following:

  • 3rd Prize: ASKING FOR A FRIEND notebook

  • 2nd Prize: ASKING FOR A FRIEND totebag

  • GRAND PRIZE: ASKING FOR A FRIEND totebag and signed copy of LOVE & RESISTANCE

HOW DO I ENTER?

1) Fill out the Google form located at:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/17lMFT8LoMjG6wqbWOeXxvKy-7vliPQIjUsQfFq1Fw1c/edit

(Google account may be required)

OR

2) Email the following to KChenPreorder@gmail.com:

a) Name

b) Mailing address

c) Proof of purchase or library request.

OR

3) Preorder from:

  • Books, Inc. Palo Alto (https://www.booksinc.net/PaloAlto)

  • Linden Tree Books (https://www.lindentreebooks.com/)

  • Barnes and Noble Atlantic Ave (may need to preorder in person or over the phone) (https://stores.barnesandnoble.com/store/3419)

    ** If you preorder from a store, you MUST separately fill out a Google form or email me in order to be entered into the sweepstakes!

RULES N’ STUFF

1) USA only (sorry!!)

2) while supplies last

3) forms/entries must be completed from 6/14/24 to 7/22/24. (If you have purchased the book or requested it from the library before 6/14/24, that’s totally fine!)

4) forms filled out between June 20-Jul 10 may have a slight delay in shipping.

ps. I have heard that there are some bad actors who will try and hack into giveaways and ask for credit card numbers, etc. I will NEVER ask for any information beyond what is requested in the Google form or basic information needed for shipping. :)

Media coverage for LOVE & RESISTANCE!

I have been honored to see mentions of LOVE & RESISTANCE as we get closer to our launch date! Among some of the wonderful outlets that have included LOVE & RESISTANCE are:

Booklist

Diverse Reads 2023

https://bookshop.org/lists/diverse-reads-2023-releases

 

Books, Inc.

Summer Reads for Teens & Young Adults

https://www.booksinc.net/store/catalog/books-inc--summer-reads-/summer-reads-for-teens---young-adults

 

Booksparks Summer Reading Challenge

https://src2023.booksparks.com

 

Cover to Cover Blog

Building the Book Pile #426

https://cover2coverblog.blogspot.com/search?q=love+%26+resistance

 

Double the Books Magazine, Issue 55

https://ddbmagazine.wixsite.com/doublethebooks?fbclid=IwAR2WGDRb9g1D0ioRYEmVr-7sH-3Gb5ErFlg-v7MIB8-QMhvhp9F9KP7x03o

 

Epic reads

https://www.epicreads.com/blog/asian-americans-past-present/

https://www.epicreads.com/blog/books-for-asian-pacific-american-heritage-month/

 

Forever Booked Up

50 Young Adult Romance Books coming out in 2023

https://foreverbookedup.com/young-adult-romance-books-2023/

 

GirlTalk HQ

Blog post and novel excerpt

https://www.girltalkhq.com/ya-novel-love-resistance-a-thought-provoking-story-of-freedom-friendship-and-love/

 

Hasty Book List

Books by Asian American and Pacific Islanders Out This Year

Books by Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders Out This Year

https://www.hastybooklist.com/home/book-roundup-books-by-asian-american-and-pacific-islanders-out-this-year

 

Inking and Thinking

New Book Releases by Asian American and Pacific Island Authors to Put on Your TBR

https://inkingandthinking.wordpress.com/2023/05/10/new-book-releases-by-asian-american-and-pacific-islander-authors-to-put-on-your-tbr/

 

Mystic Realms Blog

100 Diverse Books Out in 2023

https://mistyrealms.blog/2023/02/28/100-diverse-books-out-in-2023/

 

Pop! Goes the Reader

Do Judge a Book By Its Cover

https://popgoesthereader.com/do-judge-a-book-by-its-cover/do-judge-a-book-by-its-cover-issue-159-young-adult-contemporary-part-40/

 

READING (AS)(I)AN (AM)ERICA

Taiwanese American Heritage Week 2023 Wrap-up Post

https://readingasiam.blog/2023/05/22/taiwanese-american-heritage-week-2023-wrap-up-post/

 

She reads

Most Anticipated YA Books of the Summer & Best YA Romances of Summer 2023

https://shereads.com/best-ya-romances-of-summer-2023/

https://shereads.com/most-anticipated-ya-coming-summer-2023/

 

Teen Librarian Toolbox

Blog post: Book Mail: 39 books out between now and November!

https://teenlibrariantoolbox.com/2023/05/23/book-mail-32/

 

Trenzle

10 Most Anticipated YA Books of the Summer

https://www.trenzle.com/10-most-anticipated-ya-books-of-summer-2023/

Preorder links now available!

Preorder links for LOVE & RESISTANCE are now available on the HarperCollins website, whoo hoo!

If you like:

😎 fun shenanigans

😎 swoony romance

😎 Asian American representation

😎 French fries

Please consider preordering or adding to your Goodreads bookshelves (link at bottom of the page)!

PS. Your super tech-savvy author has somehow figured out how to add website links to images, so if you click on the Harper logo, it should TAKE YOU RIGHT TO THE PRE-ORDER PAGE! Maybe! Or maybe not!

WE HAVE A COVER!

QUILL TREE/HARPERCOLLINS July 4, 2023

IT’S HERE!

I am so happy to share the cover of LOVE & RESISTANCE, my debut YA novel about a secret society of students starting a revolution against bullying.

A huge THANK YOU to cover designer Laura Mock, artist Steffi Walthall and my wonderful editor, Jen Ung. :)

ON SALE July 4, 2023!