Ash Parsons https://ashparsonsbooks.com Website of Author Ash Parsons Wed, 27 Jan 2021 15:14:01 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.2 Girls Save the World in This One Makes Top YA Books List https://ashparsonsbooks.com/girls-save-the-world-in-this-one-makes-top-ya-books-list/ https://ashparsonsbooks.com/girls-save-the-world-in-this-one-makes-top-ya-books-list/#respond Wed, 27 Jan 2021 15:14:01 +0000 https://ashparsonsbooks.com/?p=500 So excited to see WE ARE NOT FROM HERE in the top 10, and to see GIRLS SAVE THE WORLD IN THIS ONE making the list as well for top YA books from @yalsa!!!

]]> https://ashparsonsbooks.com/girls-save-the-world-in-this-one-makes-top-ya-books-list/feed/ 0 You’re So Dead Coming Summer 2021 https://ashparsonsbooks.com/youre-so-dead-coming-summer-2021/ https://ashparsonsbooks.com/youre-so-dead-coming-summer-2021/#respond Fri, 22 Jan 2021 17:17:16 +0000 https://ashparsonsbooks.com/?p=494 Kelsey Murphy at Philomel has acquired You’re So Dead by Ash Parsons. The YA comic thriller follows three best friends who sneak into an influencers-only festival (gone way wrong) on a private island in the Caribbean, only to discover a killer is in their midst—and they have to uncover the truth and solve the mystery. Publication is planned for summer 2021; Jodi Reamer at Writers House sold North American rights.

]]> https://ashparsonsbooks.com/youre-so-dead-coming-summer-2021/feed/ 0 PRE-ORDER: THE FALLING BETWEEN US https://ashparsonsbooks.com/pre-order-the-falling-between-us/ https://ashparsonsbooks.com/pre-order-the-falling-between-us/#respond Wed, 31 Jan 2018 15:08:48 +0000 http://ashparsonsbooks.com/?p=327

It’s almost one month until my new book comes out! So, to thank readers who pre-order  THE FALLING BETWEEN US (a contemporary mystery and bittersweet romance about a rock star who vanishes)- I have book-goodies for everyone who pre-orders AND one lucky person will win the grand prize!  

(Guitar not included in the pre-order or grand prize, sorry! )

PREORDER THE FALLING BETWEEN US THRU THE LINKS BELOW or THROUGH YOUR LOCAL INDIE!

Amazon   –    Barnes and Noble  –   Books-A-Million    –   IndieBound   –   Target

WHAT YOU’LL RECEIVE:

 

*A set of 6 character cards –each featuring a character from   The Falling Between Us

*A Bookmark

*A Signed Bookplate

 

IN ADDITION! – from the pre-order entries I receive, ONE LUCKY WINNER will be selected at random to win THE GRAND PRIZE!

THE GRAND PRIZE CONTAINS:

* One pair of blackbird earrings (sterling silver) for you or a friend

* Paintbox Soapworks  Blackbird Sorbetto Emulsifying Sugar Scrub  (11oz) – (OMG I love Paintbox Sugar Scrubs! This scent is divine and gender-neutral.)

(above, of course, to reflect main character, rock star Joshua Blackbird!)

AND ALSO

* 1 Circus Showgirl Paperblanks mini writing journal

* 1 Frame-worthy reproduction circus poster (11×14) – featurning MAY WIRTH from my Friday twitter series #CircusCrush (check it out starting 2/2/18! May is our first crush!)

(above reflecting main character Roxy Stewart’s love for the vintage circus!)

RULES & HOW TO ENTER:Pre-Order goodies available only WHILE SUPPLIES LAST! (so don’t delay!)

*The PRE ORDER CAMPAIGN is open internationally (cards, bookmark, bookplate)– WHILE SUPPLIES LAST!

*PRE-ORDER GRAND PRIZE also open internationally! (although the sugar scrub might not make it – depending on international shipping regulations)

*To enter – Email your NAME, MAILING ADDRESS, and THE FALLING BETWEEN US PRE-ORDER RECEIPT IMAGE /Screen-shot/proof of purchase to: ash(at)ashparsonsbooks(dot)com  Receipt *must show* valid purchase!

*Preorder Campaign goodies will be mailed out on a rolling basis while supplies last! (until 3-13-18)

*The grand prize winner will be chosen at random & notified by email on The Falling Between Us release day, 3-13-18. —EDITED!!!NOPE!!!!  CHANGE OF PLAN – I forgot I would be traveling on release week!  The GRAND PRIZE WINNER will be chosen at random and notified by email on FRIDAY, MARCH 16th!

Thanks!!!

 

]]> https://ashparsonsbooks.com/pre-order-the-falling-between-us/feed/ 0 The Falling Between Us – Junior Library Guild Selection! https://ashparsonsbooks.com/the-falling-between-us-junior-library-guild-selection/ https://ashparsonsbooks.com/the-falling-between-us-junior-library-guild-selection/#respond Mon, 08 Jan 2018 16:32:36 +0000 http://ashparsonsbooks.com/?p=323 I’m so excited and honored to share that The Falling Between Us is a Junior Library Guild Selection!

]]> https://ashparsonsbooks.com/the-falling-between-us-junior-library-guild-selection/feed/ 0 Still Waters Young Adult Book of the Year https://ashparsonsbooks.com/still-waters-young-adult-book-of-the-year/ https://ashparsonsbooks.com/still-waters-young-adult-book-of-the-year/#respond Fri, 05 May 2017 15:25:27 +0000 http://ashparsonsbooks.com/?p=277 I am so happy that Still Waters won Young Adult Book of the Year in my home state, thank you Alabama Library Association!

]]> https://ashparsonsbooks.com/still-waters-young-adult-book-of-the-year/feed/ 0 Literary Arts Fellow for the Alabama State Council on the Arts https://ashparsonsbooks.com/literary-arts-fellow-for-the-alabama-state-council-on-the-arts/ https://ashparsonsbooks.com/literary-arts-fellow-for-the-alabama-state-council-on-the-arts/#respond Wed, 14 Dec 2016 22:22:59 +0000 http://ashparsonsbooks.com/?p=273 I’m very honored to be a Literary Arts Fellow for the Alabama State Council on the Arts.

]]> https://ashparsonsbooks.com/literary-arts-fellow-for-the-alabama-state-council-on-the-arts/feed/ 0 Ash Parsons is a 2016 PEN Literary Award Winner https://ashparsonsbooks.com/ash-parsons-is-a-2016-pen-literary-award-winner/ https://ashparsonsbooks.com/ash-parsons-is-a-2016-pen-literary-award-winner/#respond Wed, 20 Apr 2016 21:11:09 +0000 http://ashparsonsbooks.com/?p=253 AshParsonsPENAwardWinner

Here I am with Phyllis Reynolds Naylor and Katherine Patterson.
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]]> https://ashparsonsbooks.com/ash-parsons-is-a-2016-pen-literary-award-winner/feed/ 0 STILL WATERS on the TXLA Tayshas List https://ashparsonsbooks.com/still-waters-on-the-txla-tayshas-list/ https://ashparsonsbooks.com/still-waters-on-the-txla-tayshas-list/#respond Fri, 11 Dec 2015 20:35:35 +0000 http://ashparsonsbooks.com/?p=228 So thrilled that STILL WATERS is on the TXLA Tayshas List! Thank you, Texas Library Association -YA Round Table for your work and for this honor.

]]> https://ashparsonsbooks.com/still-waters-on-the-txla-tayshas-list/feed/ 0 All the Dragons in the World – The Depiction of Sexual Abuse Exposure and Escape in YA Literature https://ashparsonsbooks.com/all-the-dragons-in-the-world-the-depiction-of-sexual-abuse-exposure-and-escape-in-ya-literature/ https://ashparsonsbooks.com/all-the-dragons-in-the-world-the-depiction-of-sexual-abuse-exposure-and-escape-in-ya-literature/#respond Wed, 26 Aug 2015 17:50:40 +0000 http://ashparsonsbooks.com/?p=220 I wrote a piece for Teen Librarain Toolbox’s Sexual Violence in YA Literature Project (#SVYAlit ) – very proud to be included in this valuable resource.

]]> https://ashparsonsbooks.com/all-the-dragons-in-the-world-the-depiction-of-sexual-abuse-exposure-and-escape-in-ya-literature/feed/ 0 I will be at Page & Pallet bookstore with Mary McCoy on Saturday, August 1st! https://ashparsonsbooks.com/page-and-pallet-appearance-august-1/ https://ashparsonsbooks.com/page-and-pallet-appearance-august-1/#respond Mon, 20 Jul 2015 22:21:16 +0000 http://ashparsonsbooks.com/?p=208 Come say g’day!

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