The lovely ladies at NA Alley have made "Wilfair" and "Redwoodian" the featured books of the month. Hooray! They're also doing a giveaway. Hooray again! They're so nice and they support new adult fiction. Hooray three times!
Check out the site, it is a good one. Thanks, NA Alley!
I woke up Thursday to find this wonderful (and long!) article about WILFAIR and REDWOODIAN on Wit & Fancy.
Isn't that a catchy name for a site? Catchy posts, too, that run the gamut from recipes to film crit to book reviews and beyond.
Thanks, Chiara, for the thoughtful and thorough review! So appreciated.
I came across this very sweet review for WILFAIR and REDWOODIAN at Amanda Loves Words.
It's true that I was so thrilled at the review's opening line -- "These two books are moving onto my top 10 list of favorite books ever" -- that I practically broke into a jig.
But here's my favorite bit: "(t)hese books aren't for everyone but they're definitely for me."
Hooray. Love. Yes.
When I began to write these books I knew they wouldn't be for everyone. They're quirky, or so I'm told, and I'm probably a bit too besotted with optimism and humor and weirdness and sunshine and mostly good feelings.
Those things are not everyone's cup of tea, or bowl of Wilfair Hotel onion dip, rather.
In the end, I only wanted a few true readers who, like Amanda, would find that the books were definitely for them. Readers are my greatest joy as I build the WILFAIR world, those people who say "dang, Alysia, your stuff is kind of peculiar, but it is my kind of peculiar."
Thank you, so much, dear, peculiar people. Thank you, Amanda. And gratitude to one and all.
* Addendum *
So I'm worried that this post seems to exude chest-puffery. Gah! I hope not. I just wanted to say that I love the love and I'm down with the books not being for everyone. Moving on now. Slipping out of the room. Head down, collar up, face red. Sigh.
I will hug this review of Wilfair now. Thank you, Victorian Swag! Victorian Swag, I might add, hearts the Fassbender but hard, so that right there means an immediate follow. Non?
Thank you thank you thank you for this sweet and sparkly Redwoodian review!
Erin, you can date Prior Yates. I told him you'll be phoning. He's Excited Town for sure.
Thanks, Living Vicariously (Through Books)! Love this Redwoodian review.
Favorite line? "It's surprisingly hot." You're referring to a specific action in the book -- an action that happens a few times -- and that makes me happy.
Here's a picture of dip as a big thank you.
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I love this Wilfair review Living Vicariously (Through Books) just posted. The book has received some offbeat compliments, but this particular line fills my heart with fizz.
"This book is ridiculous in all the right ways."
Ridiculousness that feels right was exactly my aim. Thank you so much, Living Vicariously! You made my week. Truth.
I love this review. Thank you so much, NVA.
Here's a picture of some delicious dip to show my sincere appreciation.
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I'm chuffed* about the swell** Wilfair review at Forever Young Adult.
I feel like an inch of confetti on the ground. (Disclaimer: I like confetti on the ground better than when it is in mid-air. It just all goes too fast when it is falling. The ground is forever, though.)
Thank you, Erin and FYA!
*I'm not British but I say "chuffed" sometimes.
**I'm not from the 1930s but I say "swell" sometimes.
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