Free. Very Free. Also, On Sale.

Okay, I’m going to just knock down one big hurdle between you and my new novel: the price. It’s now free.

Like, you-don’t-have-to-pay-anything-to-read-it free. Think of Blank like your month-long magical library book that appears on all your devices before launch. Click here.

No, you don’t have to feel bad! Because, apparently, if you read it for free and like it… and if you tell friends.. and if you leave a review on Amazon which you really must… then the algorithm magic kicks in and it pays for itself! And look: it’s already the #1 bestseller in Friendship Fiction.

(Note: if you’re not an Amazon Prime member, it’s close to free, but not. $1.99. But the fact that you’re not an Amazon Prime member means you’re probably okay waiting for things — unlike the rest of us impatient shoppers — so you might want to hold out for the paperback or hardcover to arrive on the actual March 1st release date anyway.)

Either way, it’s still a drastic price reduction from the hardcover or paperback. Of course, you don’t get the hardcover or paperback.

Sorry, what’s that? You still don’t want to read it? Ah.

Maybe it’s just too complicated?! Let me break it down for you.

How to Download Blank as a First Reads Pick

1. Go to Amazon.com. Type: Blank Zibby Owens in the search bar. See image.

2. Then click on all the way on the right.

   

3. Then: Deliver to device! This can be delivered to your Kindle which you probably have linked or, if you don’t have have a Kindle, you just say: Deliver to Kindle Cloud Reader. That’s what I do. And then I just read e-books on my laptop. No need to buy an e-reader. Best kept secret?!

4. Read it. Right now. Boom. Magic!

   

Well, maybe you’re holding out for the audiobook.

Sale on Bookends

You know what else? For the month of February, my memoir Bookends: A Memoir of Love, Loss, and Literature, is on sale too in the U.S. ($2.49), the U.K. (.99 GBP), or Australia (1.49 AUD).

Support Local Indies

Maybe you don’t want to download Blank because you believe in supporting your local independent bookseller which is HUGELY IMPORTANT. I’ll be partnering with so many indie bookstores on my Zibby-verse Tour, not to mention I own one: Zibby’s Bookshop, Santa Monica.

So trust me: I get it. In fact, you should order Blank at your local indies now so they have it waiting for you on March 1st!

A few bookstores I’ll be visiting or who will be providing books for Zibby-verse events.

Tour Merch

I really hope you’ll come to one of my Zibby-verse tour stops. I even partnered with author Stacy Igel and her company Boy Meets Girl to make this limited edition fabulous tour t-shirt! Grab yours and join the tour. Buy here while supplies last.

Podcasters Supporting Podcasters

A special note of thanks to podcasters Elizabeth Lyons, Write the Damn Book Already, and the team behind the Meant for It podcast, for airing my episodes with them this week. Dedicated with Doug Brunt and Unleash Your Inner Creative with Lauren LoGrosso are coming soon… and more!

Zibby’s Book Club

I’ve selected my next few months of book club picks! To get Zoom links and be notified of upcoming meetings, click here. You can attend any sessions you want which include Q&A with the author!

(January: Angela Brown, Olivia Strauss is Running Out of Time.)

February: Laurie Frankel, Family Family: A Novel. 2/27 at 1 pm ET.

March: Anna Quindlen, After Annie: A Novel. 3/27 at 7 pm ET.

April: Susan Lieu, The Manicurist’s Daughter: A Memoir. 4/24 at 7 pm ET.

May: Julia Alvarez, The Cemetery of Untold Stories: A Novel. 5/29 at 7 pm ET.

June: Announcing the memoir soon. 6/26 at 7 pm ET.

July: Announcing the novel soon. 7/31 at 7:00 pm ET.

August: Alison Espach, The Wedding People. 8/21 at 7:00 pm ET.

Join the book club to get the invite links here.

Signing Off

Okay, I’m getting tired of all the shameless promotion. I’m tired in general. Launching a book is a lot of work, man! (Haha, I never say “man.”) It’s an immense joy and privilege, but it’s a lot. There’s always more I can do. So I do it.

I was operating at max capacity before so now I’m just setting off alarms everywhere. Beep, beep! Overdrive!

And then there’s my next piece of news that I’ll be sharing next week. Stay tuned.

Thanks for your support, Zibby-versers!

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