giveaway: The Leftovers by Tom Perrotta

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The Leftovers
Giveaway is closed. Congratulations to Melissa from The Avid Reader's Musings!

It's no secret I'm a HUGE fan of Tom Perrotta and have been eagerly awaiting his latest novel, The Leftovers, which comes out August 30, 2011. I was fortunate enough to snag an early copy and have been spending a heavenly weekend with it. I'm not the kind of lady to rub it in your face that I have a copy of this book when you, my lovely readers, do not. 

The wonderful folks at St. Martin's want to give a copy to one lucky reader. That's right: you too can read The Leftovers before you can buy it. Awesome, right? Here are the details: you have until midnight (Des Moines time) next Sunday, August 7, 2011 to fill out the following form. When the contest ends, I'll randomly pick a winner, email the lucky person to let them know, and St. Martin's will send the book to the winner. Good luck! If you'd rather buy the book (Kindle version), you can do that too. Look back for my review later this month.





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Comments

  1. AnonymousJuly 31, 2011 at 1:14 PM

    I am pretty envious! I have Little Children and Election but have only managed to read The Abstinence Teacher thus far.

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  2. ZibileeJuly 31, 2011 at 3:46 PM

    I am so super psyched about this book, and am so thankful that you gave me a possibility to win it! Perrotta is an author that I need to try to explore more fully, though I have loved what I've already read, and the premise of this one does more than intrigue. Thanks for hosting this giveaway!

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  3. Melissa (Avid Reader)August 1, 2011 at 1:30 PM

    I'm so excited about this one too! The two Perrotta's I've read have been fascinating and I can't wait for this one.

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  4. Laurie CAugust 1, 2011 at 7:41 PM

    Thanks for commenting on my Waiting on Wednesday blog post and letting me know about this giveaway!

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  5. Melissa (Avid Reader)August 8, 2011 at 10:17 AM

    Thank you! I'm so excited about this one. Let me know if you need info from me.

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  6. Gayle WeiswasserAugust 28, 2011 at 11:51 PM

    Must. Read. ASAP.

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