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Launch party 70s trivia giveaway!

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We had so much fun at tonight’s virtual LADY SUNSHINE launch party hosted by Broadway Books, my favorite indie just down the street from me in Portland. I talked to my good friends, answered some excellent questions about the novel, and drank my first Grasshopper in homage to the 70s cocktail scene (okay, it looked like Crest but hmmmmm I approve of a Creme de Menthe/Creme de Cacao comeback.)

Thanks to everyone who tuned in to my conversation with Julie Clark and Kim Bissell, and congratulations to Chris Myers, winner of a $30 gift card to the store!

I’m giving away another $30 gift card — all you have to do is answer these questions from tonight’s event correctly and you’re entered. If you missed the launch event, you can watch it on Broadway Books’ youtube channel. Send me your answers here or post below. Enter by July 15, noon pacific.

Good luck & thank you to all of you who have ordered, read, shared, reviewed, and supported LADY SUNSHINE. I’m truly grateful. It’s on sale now at your favorite bookseller!

xoAmy

Reviews for LADY SUNSHINE

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I’m so pleased that readers are connecting with Jackie’s story. Some recent reviews:

“Unfolds with an artful combination of lyrical writing and twisting plot…”
Read the whole review here
—BookPage

“Doan paints Jackie as a sympathetic, heartwarming narrator…Fans of Crossing California and Daisy Jones and the Six will be enamored with the world of Lady Sunshine.”
Read it here
—Booklist

“A well-written, well-paced novel. Doan’s descriptions of the rugged landscape in Humboldt County create a visually rich backdrop for her characters to inhabit.”
Read the rest here!
—Kirkus

Summer 2021 events

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Please join me!

Cover reveal for LADY SUNSHINE, out June 29, 2021!

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Here it is…I may be slightly biased, but I think it’s gorgeous!! Dreamy, intense, and perfect for this story that I love so much:

Now available for preorder !

And don’t forget to mark it tbr on GoodReads! If you mark want-to-read by midnight on Friday, Oct. 9, you’re entered to win ALL 3 of my novels + some pretty flower stickers.

I can’t wait to share Jackie & Willa’s story with you.

AN IMAGINATIVE NOVEL OF FAMILY, MUSIC, AND SECRETS—SET AGAINST THE DAZZLING SPIRIT OF 1970S CALIFORNIA

For Jackie Pierce, everything changed the summer of 1979, when she spent three months of infinite freedom at her bohemian uncle’s sprawling estate on the California coast. As musicians, artists, and free spirits gathered at The Sandcastle for the season in pursuit of inspiration and communal living, Jackie and her cousin Willa fell into a fast friendship, testing their limits along the rocky beach and in the wild woods… until the summer abruptly ended in tragedy, and Willa silently slipped away into the night.

Twenty years later, Jackie unexpectedly inherits The Sandcastle and returns to the iconic estate for a short visit to ready it for sale. But she reluctantly extends her stay when she learns that, before her death, her estranged aunt had promised an up-and-coming producer he could record a tribute album to her late uncle at the property’s studio. As her musical guests bring the place to life again with their sun-drenched beach days and late-night bonfires, Jackie begins to notice startling parallels to that summer long ago. And when a piece of the past resurfaces and sparks new questions about Willa’s disappearance, Jackie must discover if the dark secret she’s kept ever since is even the truth at all.

LADY SUNSHINE on GoodReads!

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eta – New title is LADY SUNSHINE!! So if anyone wants a good deal on some stickers and T-shirts with “Good Day Sunshine” on them, I know a lady…Still getting used to it after thinking of this book as GOOD DAY SUNSHINE for a year, but I love it and the words are a huge part of the story. xoAmy ***Emerging from my writing cave for a sec to say that GOOD DAY SUNSHINE is up on Goodreads! Tentative pub date is June 2021. I’d be thrilled if you put it on your tbr list.

I’m hard at work on final edits but I’ve seen the cover and can’t wait to share it with you. (No, that’s not the cover…cover reveal this fall :))

I love this story so much.
plot in emojis – ☀️❤️🎹🔥🥀⏳👙🦋🌲🐚🎼🎹⚖️💔❤️

A little cryptic?? I can also say that it is a heart-tugger, it’s unapologetically nostalgic, and it takes place in 1979 and 1999.

Stay safe & well, hope you’re enjoying your summers and that reading is a comfort during these strange, scary times.

xoAmy https://www.goodreads.com/b…/show/44770505-good-day-sunshine

ps – Of course I’ve already bought a bunch of these stickers for next year’s swag. Currently obsessing over 70s fonts.

“Hot & Heavy”

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Love Cosmopolitan’s review of SUMMER HOURS! “Hot & Heavy…major Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants vibes.” Thanks, Cosmo!

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Rakestraw Books tonight!

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SO excited for my reading at Rakestraw Books in Danville tonight! We’ll have wine and book cookies – stop by! (Reservations helpful so that the store can get a rough headcount, but not required.) Details here.

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This is my hometown & I used to pedal my bike to Rakestraw all the time, allowance in my pocket, anxious to buy VC Andrews & Judy Blume & Colleen McCullough books that sustained me through middle school. Please come say hi!

PopSugar on SUMMER HOURS: “Better than a summer vacation”

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Love this – PopSugar calls SUMMER HOURS “surprising and affecting” & includes it in this terrific list of classic summer reads that are better than a summer vacation. Get some excellent #tbr ideas here.Screen Shot 2019-06-28 at 11.27.31 AM

Do you know about “the page 69 test”? The idea, floated by Canadian philosopher Marshall McLuhan, is that when you read page 69 of a book you know whether or not it’s for you. I did the Page 69 Test for Campaign for the American Reader and I have to say it’s accurate for SUMMER HOURS. The scene on page 69 gives you a good sense of the characters, conflict, and my writing style.

Read my page 69 test here.

Hope you have a fantastic weekend with heaps of reading time. xoAmy

 

 

 

Upcoming events

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I’d love to meet you!
Reading, signing, conversation with Meg Donohue
Author appearance, July 09, 2019 07:00PM
Books Inc. Alameda, 1344 Park, Alameda, CA, US
Join us for an evening celebrating two fantastic summer reads! Amy Mason Doan will share her sweeping and seductive new novel, Summer Hours; and USA Today-bestseller Meg Donohue will discuss her spellbinding and suspenseful tale, You, Me, and the Sea. 
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Reading, conversation, and signing – with wine and snacks
Author appearance, July 11, 2019 07:00PM

Rakestraw Books, 3 Railroad Avenue , Danville, CA, US

Danville native Amy Mason Doan returns to Rakestraw Books on Thursday, 11 July 2019 at 7 PM as we celebrate the publication of her eagerly anticipated second novel, Summer Hours.
Please make your reservations by calling the shop at (925) 837-7337.

“We’re in a rented convertible heading north on Pacific Coast Highway…”

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That’s how SUMMER HOURS begins. And I feel like I’m starting off on a road trip with my characters — a little nervous but mostly oh-so-excited that the day is here at last.

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Because it’s official — SUMMER HOURS is now on shelves (and tablets, AirPods, etc. etc.) everywhere. And there is amazing special launch-week pricing on all formats.

I’m beyond excited to get this story to you & blown away by the early reader reviews — thank you. Becc, Eric, Serra, and Maggie have long been my dear friends, and their tale of second chances, friendship, and long-lost love is incredibly close to my heart. If you enjoyed THE SUMMER LIST I really think you’ll like this one.

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Thank you for all of the early reviews & support. Here’s just a taste:

“I devoured this book. I loved Doan’s last novel, The Summer List, but I enjoyed Summer Hours even more. What a great story, it makes me want to go on a road trip up the coast of California!” C. H., Amazon

“An amazing & emotional read…” Patti Fischer, Amazon

“I didn’t want the book to end…” Chris Loves Books, Amazon

“…A memorable, thought-provoking, emotional, intense and captivating novel.” TeachLiz, Amazon

“…The final pages bring an unexpectedly, but totally appropriate, twist.” SuzReader, Amazon

“…Flawless prose that keeps you turning the pages.” InTheStacks, Amazon

“Excellent…Hit home quite a bit for this reader who happens to also be in his 30s.” Jeff, Amazon

“The characters are well-drawn and complex, the setting up and down the west coast took me on a glorious trip, and the story felt nostalgic and familiar.” Heather Frimmer, Amazon

“…A beautiful story about second chances, old friends, and lost/found love. A cut above — well above — the average “beach read,” with gorgeous writing & actual substance beneath the entertainment. I loved it.” -Michaela, Amazon

Happy Summer Reading!!
xoAmy

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