To start this post off right, I have exciting news! For the past few months, hundreds of librarians from across the country have been voting and reading and voting some more, and our very own Help for the Haunted by John Searles was chosen from among all the upcoming September books for the inaugural LibraryReads Top 10 List! Congratulations to John and this truly amazing novel.
If you aren’t yet familiar with Help for the Haunted, please read on. Eerie and full of dark secrets,
Searles’s novel tells the story of Sylvie, a young girl who, after the
mysterious loss of her parents, goes on a journey to find out what really
happened the night they were killed. On sale September 17, Help for the
Haunted started getting the attention of librarians at BEA, and the buzz
has continued with booksellers, bloggers, and other authors. Gillian Flynn,
author of Gone Girl, calls Help for the Haunted "frightening
and beautiful.”
Not only is the novel phenomenal, Searles himself
is, quite simply, the best thing ever. I haven’t accolades enough to tell you
how amazing this guy is. And now I have an awesome gift to pass along to
you!
John is giving away two pairs of tickets to see Matilda: The Musical between now and September
16, 2013! You can enter for your chance
to win on John’s website. You may enter once between July 30 and August 25, and
then enter again from August 26 to September 16.
In addition, the first 10 people to
email librarylovefest@harpercollins.com win a
galley! Total win-win situation here, y’all: great book,
and the chance to see an amazing play.
-Amanda
PS: See why everyone
loves Help for the Haunted – read an excerpt now. Like John Searles on Facebook to stay up-to-date on his tour schedule, events and sweepstakes news.