Born Under A Lucky Moon: Archive

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Lots of good news about Born Under A Lucky Moon!

You can read the first chapter of the book on Scribd. I love that service, it works flawlessly and has a great audience. Of course you can also read it (and more) here as before but the Scribd interface makes it super nice to read it there. I also did a fun interview with Linda Weaver Clarke which you can read on her eponymous blog. Finally, the book got a nice shoutout as a great summer beach...

Jun 7th

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“I was recently able to read the first couple of chapters online, and am already...”

– This is more of a “pre-review” from West Michigan TravelingMom at TravelingMom.com but a full review is coming soon and I will be sure to post a link to let you know what they thought of the book.

Jun 3rd

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“I found the perfect summer read in the novel Born Under a Lucky Moon by Dana...”

– Eileen Calandro on MomCentral.com. I love that review and the fact that you can enter the giveaway on their Facebook Page for a copy of Born Under A Lucky Moon and a $25 Amazon gift card!

Jun 2nd

A nice little GoodReads plugin for the giveaway...

Goodreads Book Giveaway Born Under a Lucky Moon by Dana Precious Giveaway ends May 23, 2011. See the giveaway details at Goodreads. Enter to win

May 12th

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GoodReads giveaway! →

I have set up a great giveaway on GoodReads. Please click the link to enter for a chance to win a copy of Born Under A Lucky Moon! There are 10 copies available but already almost 120 people entered as of 4 PM PST today (5/11/11)…

May 12th

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My top 10 list of favorite summer reads! →

Guess which book is on this list (albeit at the bottom)?!

May 10th

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“Do I recommend Born Under a Lucky Moon?! You are darned right I do!! This is...”

– Another great review! This one is from Cafe of Dreams.

Feb 25th

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And a little video shot by my husband at the signing and of me reading from Born Under A Lucky Moon.

Feb 19th

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Feb 19th

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“Dana Precious has written a first novel that is a fun interlude for her readers...”

– Another good review! Read more at Suite101.

Feb 14th

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WGVU interview →

I had a nice interview with WGVU which serves Western Michigan where my hometown of N. Muskegon is located. You can download it or listen to it by following the link.

Feb 11th

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“Born Under a Lucky Moon hit bookshelves last Tuesday and would make for an...”

– Another nice review, this one from Fanbolt’s Emma Loggins who gives it an A-.

Feb 11th

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Interviews

You can hear or read three of my interviews about the book on these sites and blogs: Blog Critics Blog Talk Radio Teresa’s Reading Corner

Feb 3rd

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This is the last of the short videos of me reading excerpts from the book. I like to call this one ‘Tittie’.

Feb 2nd

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First confirmed book signing!

I will be signing Born Under A Lucky Moon at Barnes & Noble on Third Street Promenade in Santa Monica, CA on Thursday, February 17, 2011 at 7 PM. Hope to see you there!

Feb 1st

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“Once the final line was read, I closed the cover on its 419 fast-moving pages,...”

– Luanne Stevenson in her review of the book which was first published on BlogCritics.org.

Jan 31st

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This 4th video of my reading from the book is called ‘Tacos’. Enjoy!

Jan 31st

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Another contest!

Woman’s Day is giving away 30 copies of my book. Click here to enter!

Jan 31st

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Another contest!

Here’s another cool contest where you can win a copy of the book: Joseph’s Reviews. Good luck!

Jan 27th

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Reading from the book again, this is ‘Mutton’.

Jan 27th

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Two exciting contests!

There are two exciting contests going on where you can not only win exciting prizes (Amazon gift certificates, Kindles…) but also copies of the book. Go enter and win! SheKnows Essence Of Life Chronicles

Jan 25th

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Another video of me reading from the book, this one is called ‘Bali’. Enjoy!

Jan 25th

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Here’s a fun video of me reading from the book. I call this one ‘Bloody Mary”.

Jan 21st

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“This quirky tale of families and hometowns is hilarious and endearing. The...”

– 4 STARS, Romantic Times Book Reviews.

Jan 17th

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“Lucky the reader who picks up this funny, charming, and touching debut novel. I...”

– Susan Elizabeth Philipps, NEW YORK TIMES best-selling author.

Jan 17th

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Jan 12th

“Deciding whether or not to trust a person is like deciding whether or not to...”

– Life lessons from…, yes,…Lemony Snicket (via tobeshelved)

Jan 12th

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Jan 7th

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Jan 7th

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Prologue

All roads in my hometown lead to water. I used to think they were all dead ends. It is a four-block-wide bit of land with one main road, Ruddiman, running its length. From this road, every other road marches off in strict perpendicular fashion to stop abruptly at Muskegon Lake or, on the other side, Bear Lake. Ruddiman does get a good running start before it hits Lake Michigan a few miles...

Dec 23rd

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Chapter One

January 2006 “Jeannie, there’s a problem,” my assistant Caitlin said calmly. “She won’t come out of her trailer.” The photographer and I jerked our heads up from studying the lighting on the test shots. The “she” was the star of the movie. The photographer looked at me. We both knew this one was my problem, not his. He just got paid $50,000 a day to snap photos, not deal with unreasonable,...

Dec 23rd

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Chapter Two

Sunday June 22, 1986 “Mom, phone for you. It’s Elizabeth.” I called from around the kitchen door. Then I left the phone on the counter and sat back down in my official place for the wedding shower. I was the ribbon keeper. The ribbons were not so carefully entwined on a paper plate bouquet. Anna opened the next package and appropriately cooed at the toaster. “Williams-Sonoma! Exactly what we...

Dec 23rd

More quotes from the book

We had fun putting together these little animated GIF files with quote from the book on some very serious topics. Right-click them to save to your disk and feel free to pass them along to your friends and family (it makes for a great virtual stocking stuffer).

Dec 17th

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Welcome!

This blog is all about my first published book, Born Under A Lucky Moon, which will be released by Harper Collins on February 8, 2011. You’ll be able to read about it, its characters, where it takes place (N. Muskegon, MI where I was raised…and birthplace of Iggy Pop!), and all sorts of other good stuff. Read the first two chapters of the book and stay tuned to see where I will be...

Dec 14th