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In celebration of the October 8, 2019 release of Cold as Marble, Book #2 in the Light as a Feather series, I’m giving away a grand prize to one lucky winner!

One (1) hardcover copy of Cold as MarbleOne (1) $25 Hulu gift card so that you can binge all of Season 2 of Light as a FeatherOne (1) pendulum so that you can practice divination on your own (if you suspect you might have some paranormal powers)!One (1) Fenty Killawatt Highlighter for all your upcoming holiday parties!

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Sweepstakes entries are open from 9 a.m. PST on September 23, 2019 through 12 a.m. PST October 4, 2019.

Sweepstakes entries can be earned by:

Following @zoeaarsen on Twitter and tweeting the name of who you think will be Violet’s first victim in #ColdasMarbleOR by following @zoeaarsen on Instagram and commenting on the sweepstakes announcement post

Participants can enter as many times as they’d like. The winner will be chosen at random by Rafflecopter. The sweepstakes is open to participants age 13 and over in all countries, although no prize substitutions will be offered. Winner is responsible for any customs/import taxes required by their country for delivery of prizes.

[image error]Cold as Marble, the sequel to Light as a Feather, is hitting shelves in the USA on October 8, 2019! You can pre-order a copy now on Amazon or BN.com.

I am so thrilled with the Kirkus Review!

The story is gripping and fast-paced, with sharper dialogue and plenty of hair-raising spookiness mixed with high school tomfoolery. Readers will devour the juicy occult particulars as McKenna discovers that she is a medium and teams up with friends to use a divination pendulum, phases of the moon, and other Wiccan magick to try to stop Violet. 

 

I’m a bit of a design snob, and I have to admit that I am so excited about the cover art for Cold as Marble (the sequel to Light as a Feather, hitting shelves in Fall 2019) and the new paperback cover for Light as a Feather that I literally had them printed in giant poster size to frame.

Yep, these are going up on the wall.

I also loved the cover with key art from the show, but these are so edgy and punk rock and contain so many delicious details from the book that seeing them for the first time was kind of like reading a love letter.

Find out more about Cold as Marble on Riveted, the Simon Teen blog!

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I am very excited and proud to announce that Book #1 in the Willow series, Light as a Feather, has been published by Simon Pulse!

The published version is a little different than the original book on Wattpad, especially the ending, which hints at a new challenge McKenna will have to solve in the second book!

The book is available in hardcover, paperback, and e-book on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and at a store near you!

Whether you read it the first time on Wattpad and can’t get enough, or are new to the series because you loved the TV show, I hope you’ll join McKenna, Trey, and Mischa in battling Violet and avenging the deaths of Olivia and Candace!

As I’ve blogged about before, as a student at NYU I focused my undergrad studies on animation. I was lucky enough to have the legendary Faith Hubley as my teacher, who taught me not only how to break down my story ideas into visual sequences but how to also translate my own life experiences into creative output.

One of the projects I’ve been working on (writing, developing character art) for a long time is Dull Colours, a silly animated series about new wave/Goth girls (yes, I know new wave and goth are not the same thing, just go with me, here) at a mundane high school in Indiana. They become internet famous because of their band, but are still bullied by classmates. It’s a goofy passion project in the vein of Daria that has been close to my heart for a while because it’s about the struggle of dealing with haters every day and the monotony of being trapped in high school, but also about believing in yourself and your talent when everyone around you is trying to convince you that you suck.

Someday, maybe I’ll finish the pilot! But for now, here’s the trailer:

More of my animation stuff is here.

Greetings and Happy Halloween season!

[image error]To celebrate the release of Light as a Feather on October 9th (coming soon to a bookstore near you) and the original Hulu series based on the book, I’m running a very special way for you win a copy of the book and 1 month of Hulu!*

The Scavenger Hunt

To enter for your chance to win a hardcover copy of Simon Teen’s published version of Light as a Feather and a $25 gift card to Hulu so that you can watch Season 1 of the show,* find a participating bookstore from the list below. At the store, ask at the counter for your Light as a Feather clue. Take a picture of the front of your tarot card clue and share it on Instagram or Twitter using the hashtag #LightAsAFeatherBook in your post. Like this:

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That’s it! There is no purchase necessary! Every Friday between now and Halloween (October 31) I’ll randomly draw a winner from the total entries on Instagram and Twitter to give away a hardcover and a $25 gift card to Hulu. Then, on Halloween, I’ll draw the grand prize winner, who will receive a $25 gift card to Hulu and a $100 gift certificate to spend at the bookstore where you found your clue!

Other Ways to Enter

If there isn’t a participating bookstore or library near you, email me and let me know!

You can also enter for a chance to win by sharing a photo of yourself holding a copy of Light as a Feather and tagging it the same way as you would a clue: #LightAsAFeatherBook on Instagram or Twitter.

Prize Dates

Winners of a hardcover book and $25 gift card will be drawn and announced on:

Friday October 5, 2018
Friday October 12, 2018 (Hulu series premiere)
Friday October 19, 2018
Friday October 26, 2018

The grand prize winner will be drawn and announced on Wednesday, October 31!

Where to Find Clues

If you’re a bookstore or library that would like to participate in giving away clues, please email me!

This list is constantly expanding, so check back often to see if a location near you is participating!

California

Mysterious Galaxy

5943 Balboa Ave #100

San Diego, CA 92111

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Hicklebee’s Books

1378 Lincoln Ave.

San Jose, CA 95125

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Colorado

Boulder Book Store

1107 Pearl St

Boulder, CO 80302

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Illinois

Anderson’s Bookshop Naperville

123 W Jefferson Ave

Naperville, IL 60540

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Anderson’s Bookshop Downers Grove

5112 Main St

Downers Grove, IL 60515

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Anderson’s Bookshop LaGrange

26 South La Grange Road

La Grange, IL 60525

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Michigan

Bookbug

Oakland Dr.

Kalamazoo, MI 49008

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Nebraska

Indigo Bridge Books & Café

701 P St #102

Lincoln, NE 68508

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New Jersey

word Bookstore

179 Maplewood Ave.

Maplewood, NJ 07040

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Ohio

Learned Owl Books

204 N Main St

Hudson, OH 44236

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Washington

Queen Anne Book Company

1811 Queen Anne Ave. N.

Seattle, WA 98109

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King’s Books

218 St Helens Ave

Tacoma, WA 98402

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*Gift cards for Hulu subscriptions may only be redeemable within the United States. If you’re a winner and reside in another country, we’ll work out a prize of equal value.

Don’t forget, you can pre-order a copy of Light as a Feather now or ask for it at your local bookstore! Happy scavenging, and a giant THANK YOU to the stores and libraries who are participating!

I am SUPER EXCITED to share that the entire Light as a Feather series is being published by Simon Teen! It has been a fun walk down memory lane revisiting the original manuscripts with my awesome editor, Jessi Smith, to introduce new twists and turns to surprise you. To answer a question that I’ve been asked a few times on Wattpad by readers who first read the series on that platform, the original drafts will remain on Wattpad, and the new books will be a mix of old and new as a treat for anyone who loves the world of McKenna, Trey, Violet and Willow and can’t get enough!

Book #1 will be released on October 9, just three days before the Hulu original series Light as a Feather inspired by the book debuts on October 12! The book will be available in hardcover (!), paperback, and e-book and is

Just in time for Halloween, Season 1 of Light as a Feather, the Hulu Original show inspired by my book, will be available (all ten episodes) on October 1!

The show stars Liana Liberato, Ajiona Alexus, Dylan Sprayberry, Jordan Rodrigues, Peyton List, Brianne Tju, YouTube’s Brent Rivera, and the eerie Haley Ramm as Violet!

Here’s the official Hulu trailer:

 

At last, the third book in the Weeping Willow trilogy is available in France! I absolutely LOVE the cover art that Hachette Romans produced for this translated series, and I think our translator, Marie Furthner, did an awesome job. [image error]

In this final installment of McKenna’s quest to save Mischa’s life and end the curse that Violet Simmons has put on the kids in her town, she and Trey set out on a cross-country adventure. As they travel to California, they encounter new enemies who want to take advantage of McKenna’s paranormal talents, unravel dark secrets that have ensnared their town for eighteen years, and determine a way to outsmart the Simmons family once and for all –

– But victory over Violet comes at a high price.

Check it out here!

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Imagine the surprise and delight of my high school French teacher to learn that Light as a Feather, Stiff as a Board is now available as a YA novel in France! Published by Hachette Romans and translated by the lovely and wise Marie Furthner, “Léger comme une plume” can now be enjoyed by francophone fans of paranormal fiction! 

Available now on Amazon France – and I’m guessing Babelio is like a Goodreads.com, but for French reading audiences? I’d never seen this cover before, but I kind of love it!

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If you live in France and would like to review the book, veuillez visiter: https://www.babelio.com/livres/Aarsen-Leger-comme-une-plume/956191