Winner of the final August giveaway

Congratulations to Jess, who has won a copy of The City's Son!  Jess, I'll be in touch about sending you the book, sometime in September after its North American release.  And thanks to everyone for your comments and tweets.

A Winner, and a Final Giveaway

Congratulations to Angie, the winner of Uncorrupted, my giveaway prize for last week.  Angie, I’ll be in touch soon to make arrangements to send you a copy.

For my third and final giveaway this month, I’m giving away a copy of The City’s Son, by Tom Pollock.

Two things I should tell you about this book:

1.  I haven’t yet read it, as the North American release date is September 8.

2.  As you might guess, I’m related to the author.

Re point 1: Although I haven’t read The City’s Son, I have no hesitation in recommending it and suggesting that you rush out and buy a copy. Not just because I want to see the author do really well, but also because I was lucky enough to read the manuscript for one of his other books (not yet released), and I think he’s an excellent writer.  I can’t wait to read this one.

Re point 2: Yes, Tom is my cousin by marriage.  And although we’re separated by an ocean, we go back a long way.  I have vivid memories of him visiting Canada as a seven-year-old boy, and having a deep discussion about candy: his favourites, my favourites, and whether there were any intersections.  Later, I remember visiting his family in London when he was a young man.  As we stood in line for the London Eye he talked about music, and I realized he is as hip as I am not.

So I’m thrilled to offer a copy of The City’s Son to one of my readers.  Once again, this contest is open to all of my readers.  If you want to enter, be a follower of my blog and leave a comment below.  And you’ll receive an extra entry if you also tweet about the contest and let me know in a separate comment.  You may enter until midnight (EDT) Monday, August 27 and the winner will be announced on Tuesday, August 28.