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Want to Walk the Red Carpet?
Have you seen the contest Donna Woolfolk Cross, the author of Pope Joan, has running through the end of the month? She’s offering a chance to walk down the red carpet with her for the US premier of the cinematic adaptation of her novel! I received an email from the author yesterday and I am so excited! In addition to the contest, please keep your eyes open for a guest post from Donna along with a book giveaway!
The Contest
To enter the contest, purchase a copy (multiple entries for each copy you buy!) of the Three Rivers Press edition of the novel on or before July 31, 2009 (go to PopeJoan.com for the details). After you’ve purchased the novel, send a copy of the dated receipt containing the ISBN number for the novel (978-0307452368) along with :
Your Name
Your Phone Number and/or
Your Email Address
to:
POPE JOAN RED CARPET
c/o Jean V. Naggar Literary Agency
216 East 75th Street
New York, New York 10021
The Prize
Please note that your receipt must be received by August 15th in order to be eligible for the contest. On August 17th, Donna is going to draw the winner from all of the receipts she receives. The winner will be notified right away and, if you are the lucky winner, here is what you awaits you:
- Two tickets to the movie premiere
- Round trip airfare for two from any location in the continental United States or Canada
- A walk down the red carpet with Donna Woolfolk Cross and her family
- One night hotel accommodation for you to share with your guest
The Movie
If the idea isn’t enough to tempt you to enter this contest, how about some still photos from the film? These shots are just beautiful! I’ve never seen John Goodman look so brooding and menacing (I’ve not read the novel yet, so I’m not sure if he character is menacing or not).
This photograph reminds me a lot of the cinematography from Elizabeth: The Golden Age.
Wasn’t this guy in Lord of the Rings? Take away Viggo Mortensen and Orlando Bloom from the frame and you realize just how good looking David Wenhamis is!
The Novel
A little history about this novel: It was originally published by Ballantine Books in 1996. It went though several printings, but is now published by Three Rivers Press, an imprint of Crown Publishing Group. When the book changed publishers, Donna made some corrections and additions, added an updated “Author’s Note” that includes new research on Joan, and added a list of “Best of the Best” Reading Group questions, formulated from her experiences chatting with book groups. The new version is the definitive version.
I haven’t read this novel yet, but it’s been on my TBR pile for some time. I had no idea that it was being made into a novel until I received the author’s email. Have you read it? Would you be interested in reading it with me and chatting about it on Twitter? I’d love to schedule something like that for this fall. Send me an email or leave a comment here.
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July 19, 2009 | Filed Under contest
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