Win a 30-minute Zoom call with bestselling author Bonnie Garmus, where she will answer any of your questions about writing or publishing! Winner will also receive a signed copy of her book Lessons in Chemistry.

Bonnie Garmus is the author of the longtime bestseller Lessons in Chemistry. She is a copywriter and creative director who's worked widely in the fields of technology, medicine, and education. She's an open-water swimmer, a rower, and mother to two pretty amazing daughters. Born in California and most recently from Seattle, Bonnie currently lives in London with her husband and her dog, 99.

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Win a bundle of 3 signed hardcover novels by Zoraida Cordova, PLUS a 30-minute virtual coffee chat with Zoraida to talk all things SFF, romance, or Star Wars!

Zoraida Cordova is the acclaimed author and editor of more than two dozen novels and works of short fiction, including The Inheritance of Orquidea Divina, Star Wars: Convergence, and the Brooklyn Brujas series.

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Win a Zoom book club visit from Curtis Sittenfeld, along with a signed book by her. Pick any of Curtis's bestselling novels, including Romantic Comedy, Prep, or American Wife, and find out the stories behind the story. You also are welcome to select her 2025 story collection Show Don't Tell.

Curtis Sittenfeld is the bestselling author of seven novels, including Romantic Comedy, Prep, American Wife, Eligible and Rodham, and two story collections, You Think It, I'll Say It, and Show Don't Tell, which will be published in February 2025.

Win a signed and personalized copy of Long Island Compromise by Taffy Brodesser-Akner!

Taffy Brodesser-Akner is a staff writer at the New York Times magazine and the author of two novels: Fleishman Is in Trouble (2019, Random House), which she adapted into an Emmy-nominated limited series for FX in 2022; and Long Island Compromise (2024, also Random House). She lives in New York City.

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Win a signed copy of Please Don't Sit on My Bed in Your Outside Clothes by stand-up comedian, New York Times bestselling writer, and actress Phoebe Robinson!

Phoebe Robinson is a multitalented stand-up comedian, a New York Times bestselling writer, and an actress. She is best known as the co-creator and costar of the hit podcast-turned-TV-show 2 Dope Queens, which aired eight hour-long specials on HBO in February 2018 and 2019. Phoebe is also making her presence known in publishing as a bestselling author and a founder of Tiny Reparations Books.

Win a signed set of all of Celeste Ng's novels - Everything I Never Told You, Little Fires Everywhere, and Our Missing Hearts - personalized with a note to you inside each one!

Celeste Ng is the internationally bestselling author of the novels Everything I Never Told You, Little Fires Everywhere, and Our Missing Hearts. Her writing has been featured in the New York Times, The Guardian, and many other publications, and has been translated into more than thirty languages. Celeste has been awarded the Massachusetts Book Award, the Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature, the ALA's Alex Award, and the Pushcart Prize, as well as fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Guggenheim Foundation.

Win a signed copy of songwriter and Wilco frontman Jeff Tweedy's New York Times bestseller How to Write One Song, as well as a package of hand-selected band merchandise!

As the founding member and leader of the Grammy Award-winning American rock band Wilco, and before that the cofounder of the alt-country band Uncle Tupelo, Jeff Tweedy is one of contemporary music's most accomplished songwriters, musicians, and performers. Jeff has released four albums, written original songs for thirteen Wilco albums, and is the author of the New York Times bestsellers Let's Go (So We Can Get Back): A Memoir of Recording and Discording with Wilco, Etc. and How to Write One Song. He lives in Chicago with his family.

Win a signed copy of All Good People Here by Ashley Flowers, and a Crime Junkie Podcast prize package! Your prize package will include Crime Junkie Podcast merch and 12 months of the top tier of the Crime Junkie Fan Club.

Ashley Flowers is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of All Good People Here. She is also the creator & host of the podcasts Crime Junkie, The Deck, and The Deck Investigates. Her second novel The Missing Half hits shelves in May 2025.

Win signed copies of all four books in Caroline Kepnes' You series: You, Hidden Bodies, You Love Me, and For You and Only You, plus a special message from character Joe Goldberg!

Caroline Kepnes set out to write one book about a devious, likable bookseller named Joe Goldberg. She recently released her fourth novel in the You series, For You and Only You. She loves to read and write and dance and snack on honeydew and dark chocolate.

Win a signed hardcover set of the three recently published novels by New York Times bestselling author Jennifer Weiner: Big Summer, That Summer, and The Summer Place.

Jennifer Weiner is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of 22 books, including the novels Good in Bed, In Her Shoes, Mrs. Everything, The Breakaway, and the upcoming The Griffin Sisters' Greatest Hits (spring 2025). Jennifer has appeared on many national television programs, including The Today Show and Good Morning America, and her work frequently appears in The New York Times. Jennifer lives with her family in Philadelphia. Visit her online at JenniferWeiner.com

Win a signed advance copy of The Last Ferry Out, the upcoming thriller by Andrea Bartz (releasing in May 2025), plus signed and personalized paperbacks of The Spare Room and We Were Never Here.

Andrea Bartz is a journalist and the New York Times bestselling author of Reese's Book Club pick We Were Never Here, The Spare Room, The Lost Night, and The Herd. Her work has appeared in The Wall Street Journal, Marie Claire, Vogue, and many other outlets, and she's held editorial positions at Glamour, Psychology Today, and Self, among other publications. She lives in Brooklyn and the Hudson Valley.

Win a Zoom book club visit with author Laura Dave! Winner will also receive a signed copy of Laura's latest bestselling book The Night We Lost Him.

Laura Dave is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Last Thing He Told Me, The Night We Lost Him, and other novels.

Win a signed bundle of three books by Chanel Cleeton! The bundle includes hardcover editions of The House on Biscayne Bay, The Cuban Heiress, and Our Last Days in Barcelona.

Chanel Cleeton is The New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of seven historical fiction books, including Reese's Book Club pick Next Year in Havana.

Win signed hardback and paperback copies of Redwood Court and a handmade quilted pillow by DeLana R.A. Dameron.

DeLana R.A. Dameron is an artist whose primary medium is storytelling. Her debut novel Redwood Court was a NYT Editor's Choice and a Reese's Book Club Pick. She is the author of two books of poetry, and is writing her second novel Fairfield County.

Win a 30-minute ask-me-anything call with author Carmen Maria Machado! Winner will also receive a signed first-edition copy of Carmen's book Her Body and Other Parties.

Carmen Maria Machado is the author of the bestselling memoir In the Dream House and the award-winning short story collection Her Body and Other Parties. Her essays, fiction, and criticism have appeared in the New Yorker, the New York Times, Granta, Vogue, This American Life, The Believer, Guernica, and elsewhere.

Win a signed copy of The Rose Code by Kate Quinn, plus a book tote, bookmark, and Bletchley Park memorabilia!

Kate Quinn is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of historical fiction. She has written four novels in the Empress of Rome saga, and two books in the Italian Renaissance, before turning to the 20th century with The Alice Network, The Huntress, The Rose Code, The Diamond Eye, and The Briar Club. Kate and her husband now live in Maryland with three rescue dogs.

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Win a 30-minute book club video chat with Kirstin Chen! Winner will also receive THREE signed copies of Kirstin's book Counterfeit.

Kirstin Chen is the New York Times best-selling author of three novels. Her latest, Counterfeit, is a Reese's Book Club pick, a Roxane Gay book club pick, and a New York Times Editors' Choice. Counterfeit has been translated into eight languages and is being adapted for the screen by Sony Pictures.

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Win signed copies of The Library Book and The Orchid Thief by Susan Orlean!

Susan Orlean has been a staff writer at The New Yorker since 1992. She is the author of seven books, including The Library Book, Rin Tin Tin, Saturday Night, and The Orchid Thief, which was made into an Academy Award-winning film. Susan lives with her family and animals in Los Angeles.

Win a signed advanced reader copy of Kirthana Ramisetti's forthcoming novel, The Other Lata (publishing April 2025) and the chance to name a character in her next book!

Kirthana Ramisetti is the author of The Other Lata, Advika and the Hollywood Wives, and Dava Shastri's Last Day, a Good Morning America Book Club selection optioned for television by Max. Her writing has appeared in many publications, including The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Atlantic, Elle, and Salon.

Win a tag-team consultation with debut author Laura Leffler and her agent CeCe Lyra! Laura will review up to 50 pages of your adult fiction manuscript, and CeCe will provide the same insightful feedback for your query as she does for those on The Shit No One Tells You About Writing podcast. Winner will also receive a signed ARC of Laura's forthcoming book, Tell Them You Lied.

Laura Leffler is a debut thriller writer. CeCe Lyra is an agent at P.S. Literary Agency and co-host of The Shit No One Tells You About Writing podcast.

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Win a 30-minute phone or Zoom call to discuss your query and learn about the inner workings of the publishing industry with former literary agent's assistant and novelist Ilana Masad! Winner will also receive a signed (and personalized if you wish!) copy of Ilana's book All My Mother's Lovers.

Ilana Masad is a writer of fiction, nonfiction, and criticism whose work has appeared in The New Yorker, New York Times, LA Times, Washington Post, NPR, The Atlantic, and many more. Ilana holds a doctorate from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, is the author of the novel All My Mother's Lovers, and a co-editor of the forthcoming anthology Here For All the Reasons: #BachelorNation's Franchise Fascination.

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Win a critique of the first 50 pages of your adult fiction manuscript from Kathleen Barber, certified book coach and author! Winner will also receive signed copies of Kathleen's books, Truth Be Told and Follow Me.

Kathleen Barber is the author of Truth Be Told (originally published as Are You Sleeping and adapted into a series on AppleTV+) and Follow Me, as well as the forthcoming Both Things Are True (summer 2025) and Sisterhood Above All (spring 2026), and a certified book coach. A graduate of the University of Illinois and Northwestern University School of Law, Kathleen now lives in Washington, DC, with her husband and children.

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Win a 45-minute consultation for your books and author brand from digital marketing expert and author Dea Poirier! Winner will also receive signed and personalized copies of your choice of THREE of Dea's books.

Dea Poirier is the international bestselling author of Next Girl to Die, which sold over 50,000 copies within the first year of publication, and the bestselling thriller Find Me in the Dark.

Win a Zoom book club visit with bestselling author Ashley Elston, plus FIVE signed copies of her book First Lie Wins.

Ashley Elston worked as a wedding photographer before turning her hand to writing. Her adult debut thriller, First Lie Wins, is a #1 NYT Bestseller and Reese's Book Club pick. She likes in Louisiana with her husband and three sons.

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Win a 30-minute Zoom book club visit with author Sadeqa Johnson! Winner will also receive THREE signed paperback copies of Sadeqa's book The House of Eve.

Sadeqa Johnson is the New York Times best-selling author of five novels, including The Reese's Book club pick, The House of Eve. Her accolades include the NAACP Image award nominee, 2022 Hurston/Wright Foundation Legacy finalist, a BCALA Literary Honoree, the Library of Virginia's Literary People's Choice Award and the Phillis Wheatley Book Award. Originally from Philadelphia, she currently lives near Richmond, Virginia.

Win a personalized, signed copy of The Quiet Tenant (either the hardcover or the paperback, which contains a bonus chapter, or both) by Clemence Michallon, along with a 40-minute phone or Zoom call with Clemence to discuss publishing, writing, and/or crime fiction!

Clemence Michallon is the author of The Quiet Tenant, a USA Today and international bestseller and nominee for the Dashiell Hammett Prize. She's also a freelance journalist whose work has appeared in The New York Times Book Review, Time Magazine, The Independent, and more. Her next novel, Our Last Resort, is coming out in July 2025.

Win a children's book box containing signed copies of Naming Ceremony and The Night Market by Seina Wedlick! The box will also include some book swag and other fun items from the author.

Seina Wedlick is a children's book author who enjoys writing diverse stories infused with her culture and traditions. Seina is the author of Naming Ceremony, The Night Market and Space for Everyone (Winter 2025).

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Win a signed and annotated hardcover copy of the USA Today bestselling novel Till Death Do Us Part by Laurie Elizabeth Flynn! Winner can choose either the US or UK edition of the book.

Laurie Elizabeth Flynn is the author of The Girls Are All So Nice Here, a USA Today Best Book of 2021 that sold in 11 territories worldwide and became an instant bestseller in Canada. Her second novel for adults, Till Death Do Us Part, was an instant USA Today and national Canadian bestseller, and a Good Morning America Buzz Pick. She is also the author of three young adult novels: Firsts, Last Girl Lied To, and All Eyes On Her, under the name L.E. Flynn.

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Win a signed copy of Dry Humping: A Guide to Dating, Relating, and Hooking Up Without the Booze by Tawnya Lara, plus a card deck and non-alcoholic drink set!

Tawny Lara is the author of Dry Humping: A Guide to Dating, Relating, and Hooking Up Without the Booze and co-author of The Sobriety Deck, co-host of the Recovery Rocks podcast, and co-founder of the non-alc botanical spirit, (parentheses). When she's not juggling all of these things, she's listening to records with her hubby and fur babies, Stevie Nicks and Meg White.

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Win a signed UK copy of These Deathless Shores by P.H. Low, along with two art prints and a bookmark!

P.H. Low is a a Rhysling- and Locus-nominated Malaysian American writer and poet whose debut novel, These Deathless Shores, is now out from Orbit Books (US) and Angry Robot (UK). Their shorter work is published in Strange Horizons, Reactor, Fantasy Magazine, and Diabolical Plots, among others.

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Win signed copies of all three of Stephanie Wrobel's books: Darling Rose Gold, This Might Hurt, and The Hitchcock Hotel!

Stephanie Wrobel is the author of This Might Hurt and Darling Rose Gold, an international bestseller that has sold in twenty-one countries and was a finalist for the Edgar Award for Best First Novel. Her third book, The Hitchcock Hotel, is a USA Today bestseller that published in Fall 2024. She lives in New York City.

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Win a signed and personalized set of Jessica Goodman's four YA thrillers: They Wish They Were Us, They'll Never Catch Us, The Counselors, and The Legacies.

Jessica Goodman is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of young adult thrillers They Wish They Were Us, They'll Never Catch Us, The Counselors, The Legacies, and The Meadowbrook Murders. Her books have been translated into 16 languages.

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Win a book-themed bundle from Stacey Simmons, author of The Queen's Path. The bundle includes 2 signed copies of The Queen's Path (one for you one for your bestie!), and 2 swag bags with each including: 1 t-shirt, 1 tiara, royal stickers and bookmarks. Winner will also receive 1 writer's or readers group Zoom visit OR a book/script analysis in the vein of TQP!

Stacey Simmons, MA, PhD, LMFT is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and Certified Psychedelic Therapist. She is a clinical supervisor at Hope Therapy Center in Burbank, California. Her practice focuses on creative professionals, where she works primarily with writers, directors, actors, and musicians. Her research focuses on creativity, archetypes, psychedelic psychotherapy, neuroscience and consciousness research. She is a volunteer researcher with the Semel Institute of Neuroscience at UCLA, as well as a researcher with the Trance Science Research Institute in Paris, France. She holds a PhD from the University of New Orleans, and a Masters degree from Pacifica Graduate Institute in Santa Barbara, California.

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Win a signed and annotated copy of A Rulebook For Restless Rogues by Jess Everlee, along with some fun drink recipe cards inspired by the Lucky Lovers of London series!

Jess Everlee is the author of The Lucky Lovers of London, a series of queer, Victorian Era romances. Her books are filled with wit, heart, and happy endings for all.

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Win a signed set of the FOUR Horse Country books by Yamile Saied Mendez, plus a special bookmark!

Yamile Saied Mendez is an Argentine-American author. She's the mother of 5 kids and 2 adorable dogs. Yamile is an inaugural Walter Dean Meyers Grant recipient, a graduate of Voices of our Nation (VONA) and the Vermont College of Fine Arts MFA Writing for Children program. She is represented by Linda Camacho, from the Gallt and Zacker Literary Agency.

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Win a signed and annotated copy of The Fox Wife, signed by author Yangsze Choo, with handwritten insider notes on the margins!

Yangsze Choo is The New York Times bestselling author of The Ghost Bride, now a Netflix Original series; The Night Tiger, a Reese's Book Club Pick and Big Jubilee Read for Queen Elizabeth II's Platinum Jubilee; and The Fox Wife. She loves to eat and read (often at the same time).

Win a signed and annotated copy of author Saul Austerlitz's new book Kind of a Big Deal: How Anchorman Stayed Classy and Became the Most Iconic Comedy of the Twenty-First Century.

Saul Austerlitz is the author of six books, including Kind of a Big Deal: How Anchorman Stayed Classy and Became the Most Iconic Comedy of the Twenty-First Century (2023) and Generation Friends: An Inside Look at the Show That Defined a Television Era (2019). He is an adjunct professor of writing and comedy history at New York University, and his writing has been published in the New York Times, Esquire, Vanity Fair, Rolling Stone, the Boston Globe, the Los Angeles Times, Slate, and The New Republic, among others.

Win a signed and annotated copy of Laura Belgray's national bestseller Tough Titties, plus free access to her $499 downloadable course Book Launch Hero: A Kit and Masterclass in Bestseller Marketing and Bold Self-Promotion!

Laura Belgray, author of national bestseller Tough Titties: On Living Your Best Life When You're the F'ing Worst, is also the founder of Talking Shrimp and co-creator of The Copy Cure with Marie Forleo. She has been featured in Elle, Fast Company, Money Magazine, Forbes, Vox, and Business Insider, and has written for Bravo, Fandango, FX, NBC, HBO, USA, Nick at Nite, Nickelodeon, TV Land, VH1, and more. Belgray lives with her husband in New York and, except for college, has never lived anywhere else (which partly explains why she doesn't drive).

Win signed paperback copies of The Paris Widow by Kimberly Belle, The Second Mrs. Strom by Kaira Rouda, and Everyone is Watching by Heather Gudenkauf! You will also receive a Killer Author Club tote bag to hold all your killer reads.

The Killer Author Club is three bestselling authors talking about killing - the fictional kind - with the best thriller and suspense authors in the business. With your hosts, Kimberly Belle, Heather Gudenkauf and Kaira Rouda.

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Win a signed and annotated copy of Heather Gudenkauf's bestselling novel Everyone is Watching.

Heather Gudenkauf is the Edgar Award nominated, New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of ten novels including The Overnight Guest and Everyone is Watching. Gudenkauf's critically acclaimed novels have been published in over 24 languages and have sold over 2.5 million copies worldwide.

Win signed, annotated, and doodled copies of Amanda Montell's three books: Cultish: The Language of Fanaticism, Wordslut: A Feminist Guide to Taking Back the English Language, and The New York Times bestseller The Age of Magical Overthinking: Notes on Modern Irrationality.

Amanda Montell is a New York Times bestselling author and iHeart Radio Award-winning podcaster. Her nonfiction books include Cultish, Wordslut, and The Age of Magical Overthinking, which have been praised by The Atlantic, The Economist, NPR, Kirkus Reviews, and others. She also created and hosts the hit podcasts Sounds Like A Cult and Magical Overthinkers.

Win a signed and fully annotated copy of Such a Bad Influence by Olivia Muenter, complete with behind-the-scenes details on character, plot, Easter eggs, and more!

Olivia Muenter is a writer and a co-host of Bad on Paper podcast. Her first novel Such a Bad Influence was an instant USA Today Best Seller. Olivia lives in the Hudson Valley with her family.

Win a signed ARC of Hello, Juliet, plus a personalized book playlist with your preferred music genres from author Samantha M. Bailey! Winner will also receive signed copies of As Seen on TV and Someone Just Like You by Meredith Schorr.

Samantha M. Bailey is the USA TODAY, Amazon Charts, and #1 international bestselling author of Women on the Edge, optioned for series adaptation, Watch Out for Her, and A Friend in the Dark. Her novels have sold in twelve countries. She lives in Toronto, where she can usually be found tapping away at her computer or curled up on her couch with a book. Her next domestic suspense, Hello, Juliet, will be published in April 2025.

A born and bred New Yorker and lifelong daydreamer, Meredith Schorr fueled her passion for writing everything from restaurant reviews, original birthday cards, and even work-related emails into a career penning romantic comedies. When she's not writing books filled with grand gestures and hard-earned happily-ever-afters or working as a trademark paralegal, she's most often reading, running, or watching TV - for research, of course. Her next rom-com, Roommating, will be published in June 2025.

Win a signed and annotated copy of Mortar and Pestle: Classic Indonesian Recipes for the Modern Kitchen, the latest cookbook from Patricia Tanumihardja! Plus, organize a supper club based on the cookbook and Pat will spend 30 minutes with you and your friends via Zoom.

Born in Jakarta and raised in Singapore, Patricia Tanumihardja is a food writer and cookbook author. In addition to publishing five cookbooks and two food-themed children's books, her bylines have appeared in Washington Post, Epicurious, Food52, and Serious Eats.

Win an Instagram shout-out from award-winning author Gary Shteyngart to his 25k+ followers, as well as a signed trade paperback copy of his most recent novel, Our Country Friends.

Gary Shteyngart was born in Leningrad in 1972 and came to the United States seven years later. His most recent novel is Our Country Friends. His books regularly appear on best-of lists around the world and have been published in 30 countries.