In what is (objectively speaking, of course) probably the best book launching campaign ever, my publisher Sourcebooks is encouraging readers to recommend their favourite bookstore. Isn’t it great?

Anyone can nominate their favorite bookstore here. Sourcebooks will award the winning bookstore with a $3,000 prize; two additional bookstores will each receive a $637 prize. (The specific dollar figure of the second prize is a nod to the book, as 637 is the population of Bivald’s fictional Broken Wheel, Iowa.) As part of the campaign Sourcebooks will also give weekly prizes to those who submit nominations.

The campaign began January 4, and runs until February 19, when the winning bookstores will be announced.

This, of course, made me wish I had created a much larger town. Let’s give some love to all the wonderful indie bookstores out there!