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You Can Win My Book!

Or: trying to maintain one's sanity before the book release

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River Selby (they/them)
May 01, 2025
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First things first: you can enter to win a galley of my forthcoming book, Hotshot: A Life on Fire. While you’re there, please consider adding my book as “want to read” on Goodreads. I know; it’s owned by Amazon. But the market actually cares about these things and it’s easy to do! Plus, you can read the book’s first two reviews on the platform! (Yes, they’re both good. Yes, I’m scared for more reviews).

It’s silly, but I have now fulfilled my dream of telling people they can win my book in a giveaway! Woohoo! (there will be more opportunities in the nearish future, too!)

And!! I got some blurbs! I may have cried while reading them. I posted these slides (plus a few others) on my Instagram:

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