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Hello friends,

The RISING LIKE A STORM preorder campaign is now live!

This year, along with receiving gorgeous swag, you also have the opportunity to purchase signed copies of the book from two great independent bookstores, Towne Book Center (USA) or The Book Wardrobe (Canada).

If interested, please visit the following link for details: https://tanazbhathena.com/summerstorm/

Thank you so much for your support of the book (and me) last year; I truly appreciate it!

If you're recommending HUNTED BY THE SKY to a friend, do also let them know about the campaign for the book's signed paperback edition (where they have the opportunity to receive swag): https://tanazbhathena.com/signedcopies/

Regards,
Tanaz

Hi friends!

This is a long shot but the opening round of the Goodreads Choice Awards has begun and I'm trying to get HUNTED BY THE SKY into the YA fantasy category.

If you enjoyed the book, could you please click on the link below and write in your vote at the bottom?

https://www.goodreads.com/choiceaward...

Votes will be repaid with utmost gratitude and virtual hugs. Let's get an Indian YA fantasy to win this year, shall we?

xoxo
Tanaz

Hello! If you are a book reviewer interested in receiving an e-ARC for RISING LIKE A STORM, please fill in this Google form: https://forms.gle/k5LcK5BFNZUNUarr6

Open to reviewers in US, Canada and India. Own Voices reviewers strongly encouraged to apply.

Summer is nearly upon us and so is the release of my young adult fantasy novel, Hunted by the Sky!

In celebration, I am running a special Summer Hunt Promotion till August 31, 2020. This promotion is open to residents of the United States and Canada only.

With the purchase of one (1) HARDCOVER edition, you will receive the following swag:

One (1) signed character postcard featuring Gul and Cavas, with original artwork by Aishwarya Tandon. My signature will be on the back of the postcard.

One (1) Hunted by the Sky bookmark

FIFTEEN (15) Grand Prize winners selected by random draw will also receive a gift card from Barnes & Noble (US$ 100) or Chapters Indigo (CA$ 100), based on your country of residence!

For more details on how to enter, click the link below:

https://tanazbhathena.com/summer-hunt...

Did you read the first excerpt from HUNTED BY THE SKY? Want more?

Here's one, hosted by Tor.com!

The first couple of lines:
"Tiles, cool under my feet. Swirls of sangemarmar overhead, interlocking in an archway made of shimmering rose-colored stone and stained glass."

Read more: https://www.tor.com/2020/05/14/read-a...

xo
Tanaz

Den of Geek has revealed an exclusive excerpt from the first chapter of HUNTED BY THE SKY!

Here's the first line:

"They come for us in the night and shoot my father through the skull."

Read more here: https://www.denofgeek.com/books/hunte...

xo
Tanaz

Update: Mar 4, 2020: All ARCs have been claimed! Thanks so much for your interest in the book!

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Are you interested in reading and reviewing an ARC of A GIRL LIKE THAT?

Please email me at [email protected]

Though this is not necessary, reviewers with background/knowledge of South Asia and/or the Middle East is a bonus! :)

Hi everyone!

Sorry for the radio silence; it has been a busy few months! The good news is that I have ARCs for A GIRL LIKE THAT and I will be giving one away in the spring newsletter that I send out this May along with some other amazing swag! The giveaway will be international!

Sign up for my newsletter here: bit.ly/tanazb

A friend of mine (who is also an amazing writer) came up with a hashtag on Twitter recently called #OwnYourOwn. The idea was to come up with tweets and blog posts to encourage and inspire marginalized writers.

Here is my little contribution, on YA Interrobang:

http://www.yainterrobang.com/tanaz-bh...