Book Preorder Campaigns & Offers: Current Incentives
Book Preorder Campaigns
Incentives, Offers, Gifts, & Swag
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Pre-order incentives last updated Mar 9, 2025.
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Recently added offers…
The South Wind – Alexandria Warwick
Watch Me – Tahereh Mafi
A Palace Near the Wind – Ai Jiang
The Lost Queen – Aimee Phan
Love in 280 Characters or Less – Ravynn K. Stringfield
The Familiar – Leigh Bardugo
The Unlucky Ones – Hannah Morrissey
Slayers, Every One of Us – Russo & Youngs
Amelia, If Only – Becky Albertalli
Proclaimer – Megan Schaulis
Lu and Ren’s Guide to Geozoology – Angela Hsieh
The Starving Saints – Caitlin Starling
Exquisite Ruin – AdriAnne May
Beneath the Surface – Emily McIntire
Beneath the Hood – Emily McIntire
The Notorious Virtues – Alwyn Hamilton
Words with Wings and Magic Things – Matthew Burgess
Give Up the Night – PC & Kristin Cast
Undeniable – Cameron Hanes
How to Stop Trying – Kate M. Williams
Restricted List – Ashley Bow
Coven – S
The Memory Spinner – C. M. Cornwell
Pocket Potters – JK Rowling
Tell Me How You Really Feel – Betty Cayouette
Banned Together – Ashley Hope Pérez (ed)
When the Wicked Sing – SL Dubois
The Extraterrestrial Zoo – Samantha van Leer
Holy Terrors – Margaret Owen
Wildest Dreams – L.J. Shen
Note: if you’re a collector, remember to check out the page that tracks upcoming special editions as well!
How do I find preorder incentives and offers for upcoming publications?
Introduction
Publishers and authors will occasionally produce promotional material such as signed bookplates, art cards, enamel pins and other merch to help promote their books in the lead up to publication. Often these items are offered to ‘influencers’ directly as part of a marketing campaign, but sometimes they are made available to us normal people who just want to buy the books. I maintain this list both for readers who would love something special from a fandom or author they want to support with a preorder, and also authors who are trying to reach a wider audience.
About this list
I keep this page regularly updated with links to various pre-order incentives, campaigns, offers and other available book swag. Feel free to bookmark and come back to see what’s new, or subscribe for the occasional email update!
I usually leave the previous month’s expired offers up for a few weeks, because sometimes you can still grab the swag if they have any leftovers. Expired offers are then moved to the archives.
Expiry dates given for redeeming offers below are provided by the sponsor, and are therefore linked to their location. Supplies can run out, so it is better to order early if you can!
If you’d like to submit an offer to be included here, please contact me directly with the details ツ
Future Anticipations
The Burning Queen (Ravence) - Aparna Verma
Offer: Art print
Availability: International (first 300 entries)
Expiry: Nov 3, 2025
“In the thrilling sequel to The Phoenix King, deadly secrets are uncovered, new alliances are forged, and an exiled princess will rise from the ashes of the old world as the burning queen.”
➤ Promotion link and further details
➤ Buy from Amazon | B&N | Blackwells
A Fate Unwoven - Rachael A. Edwards
Offer: Set of A5 character cards
Availability: [Not stated]Expiry: Sep 29, 2025
“A heretical storyteller partners with an ancient spirit to undo the magic that subjugates her to the crown, in this chilling debut fantasy filled with monsters, forbidden rituals, and corrupted deities.”
➤ Promotion link and further details
➤ Buy from Amazon | B&N | Blackwells
Grave Flowers - Autumn Krause
Offer: Vintage bookplate
Availability: Mysterious Galaxy
Expiry: Sep 2, 2025
“A twisty, dark-royalcore YA fantasy that takes the courtly intrigue of Hamlet and infuses it with the vicious ambition of the Boleyn family.”
➤ Promotion link and further details
Pocket Potters - JK Rowling
Offer: Mini tote bag and 30% discount
Availability: Australia, NZ, UK
Expiry: Aug 25, 2025
“A series of magical gift books featuring favourite witches, wizards and creatures from the wizarding world.”
➤ Promotion and purchase link with further details
The Memory Spinner - C. M. Cornwell
Offer: Bookmark, sticker, signed bookplate, character art card
Availability: Selected Indies (US)
Expiry: Aug 11, 2025
“A luminous fantasy debut about a young girl who must choose between staying immersed in a magical past with her deceased mother, or saving those she loves most in the complicated, yet real present.”
➤ Promotion link with further details
The Dividing Sky - Jill Tew
Offer: Purple crayola marker and custom limited edition sticker
Availability: US only (paperbacks)
Expiry: Jun 23, 2025
“A cunning teen memory merchant falls for the handsome rookie officer on her tail in this swoony dystopian romance.”
➤ Promotion link and further details
➤ Buy from Amazon | B&N | Blackwells
Amelia, If Only - Becky Albertalli
Offer: Amelia-themed postcard and a Simon-themed bookplate
Availability: International
Expiry: Jun 14, 2025
“Amelia Applebaum isn’t in love with Walter Holland. He just happens to be her favorite moderately famous, chaotically bisexual YouTuber. Whom she just happened to invite to prom.”
➤ Promotion link and further details
➤ Buy from Amazon | B&N | Blackwells
Smoke & Mirrors - Rosalyn Ransaw
Offer: Downloadable detective kit
Availability: International
Expiry: Jun 9, 2025
“An exciting and twisty middle-grade debut mystery novel—perfect for fans of From the Desk of Zoe Washington and The Parker Inheritance—about the disappearance of a famous magician, and one boy’s quest to find the truth.”
➤ Promotion link, author link, and further details
➤ Buy from Amazon | B&N | Waterstones | Blackwells
The Listeners - Maggie Stiefvater
Offer: Letter from the author and art print of June and her dachshunds
Availability: Participating UK Indies
Expiry: Jun 9, 2025
“At the Avallon Hotel, power comes to those who watch and listen.”
➤ Promotion link and further details
➤ Buy from participating Indies
Lu and Ren’s Guide to Geozoology - Angela Hsieh
Offer: Double-sided mini print and signed exclusive bookplate (+ bonus sticker if ordering from Fantom Comics)
Availability: International, library requests included
Expiry: Jun 2, 2025
“Graphic novel following a girl who learns more about friendship and family as she journeys across the fantastical land of Lirrin to tend to its majestic animals.”
➤ Promotion link and further details
➤ Buy from Amazon | B&N | Blackwells
May 2025
When the Wicked Sing - SL Dubois
Offer: Chance to win a signed hardcover copy of When the Wicked Sing, custom bookmark, a letter from the author, artwork prints, and stickers.
Availability: US only
Expiry: May 27, 2025
“Banished from the fae realm, the last surviving sirens cling to life in the underwater city of Salus, where death lurks at every turn. “
➤ Promotion link and further details
➤ Buy from Amazon
The South Wind (Four Winds #3) - Alexandria Warwick
Offer: Custom page overlay
Availability: US only
Expiry: May 26, 2025
“A sizzling standalone fantasy of second-chance love inspired by Sleeping Beauty and the Greek myth of Theseus and the Minotaur from the author of The North Wind.”
➤ Promotion link and further details
➤ Buy from Amazon | B&N | Blackwells
Beneath the Sunshine - Smardine S
Offer: Preorder discount
Availability: US only
Expiry: May 13, 2025
“She ran from him once. Now, he’ll do anything to keep her.”
➤ Promotion link and further details
➤ Buy from Amazon
Men With No Names - Ryan McClellan
Offer: Preorder discount
Availability: International
Expiry: May 13, 2025
“Stranded on a hostile planet after Earth’s nuclear apocalypse, two rival factions battle for survival—but the mysterious ‘light’ they seek could either be their salvation or their doom…”
➤ Promotion link and further details
➤ Buy from Amazon
A Curse Carved in Bone – Danielle L. Jensen
Offer: Signed bookplate
Availability: US & Canada
Expiry: May 13, 2025
“A shield maiden fights to break the shackles of prophecy—and to overcome the betrayal of the man who broke her heart.”
➤ Promotion link and further details
➤ Buy from Amazon | B&N | Blackwells
Modern Divination - Isabel Agajanian
Offer: Art prints and bookmarks
Availability: US (UK residents can get from promotional tour)
Expiry: May 6, 2025
“The color of magic was gold…”
➤ Promotion link and further details
➤ Buy from Amazon | B&N | Blackwells
Tell Me How You Really Feel - Betty Cayouette
Offer: Chance to win one of 5 prize packs
Availability: US only
Expiry: May 5, 2025
“Podcasters Maeve and Finn have just gotten a life-changing, blockbuster deal for their viral sex and relationships podcast, Tell Me How You Really Feel. Unfortunately, given their history, they can barely be in the same room together.”
➤ Promotion link and further details
➤ Buy from Amazon | B&N | Blackwells
The Lost Queen - Aimee Phan
Offer: Holographic bookmark
Availability: US only
Expiry: May 5, 2025
“A heroine like no other, ancient magic unleashed, a fated epic battle–the first book in an enchanting YA fantasy duology inspired by Vietnamese lore, weaving magic, sisterhood, and self-discovery.”
➤ Promotion link and further details
➤ Buy from Amazon | B&N | Blackwells
Undeniable: How to Reach the Top and Stay There - Cameron Hanes
Offer: Signed bookplate
Availability: US and Canada
Expiry: May 5, 2025
“You become the best you can be by learning from others. That is how bowhunter and ultramarathoner Cameron Hanes approaches each day in his pursuit of greatness in this essential guide to finding success.”
➤ Promotion link and further details
➤ Buy from Amazon | B&N | Blackwells
April 2025
When the Tides Held the Moon - Venessa Vida Kelley
Offer: Signed bookmark, sticker, art print
Availability: Participating Indies
Expiry: Apr 28, 2025
“Historical fantasy blends with epic romance at the turn of the 20th century in this unforgettable New York fairytale of queer identity and found family.”
➤ Promotion link and further details
➤ Buy from Participating Indies
My Best Friend's Honeymoon - Meryl Wilsner
Offer: Art print and signed bookplate + chance to win towel
Availability: US & Canada
Expiry: Apr 28, 2025
“Meryl Wilsner’s spicy romance, their first with a nonbinary lead, where two lifelong best friends go on a nonrefundable honeymoon together and discover sometimes to find a happily ever after, you just have to ask.”
➤ Promotion link and further details
➤ Buy from Amazon | B&N | Blackwells
Colton Gentry's Third Act - Jeff Zentner
Offer: “Honeysuckle Summer” song
Availability: US & Canada (paperbacks)
Expiry: Apr 27, 2025
“A down on his luck country musician who, in the throes of grief after a shocking loss, moves back home and rekindles a relationship with his high school sweetheart.”
➤ Promotion link and further details
➤ Buy from Amazon | B&N | Blackwells
The Wrong Quarterback - C. R. Jane
Offer: Art print
Availability: The Last Chapter (US)
Expiry: Apr 21, 2025
“A star quarterback plays for keeps in the first book of a seductive dark-romance series.”
➤ Promotion link and further details
➤ Buy from The Last Chapter
The Starving Saints - Caitlin Starling
Offer: Character print and enamel pin
Availability: Copper Dog Books (US)
Expiry: Apr 19, 2025
“A transfixing fever dream of medieval horror following three women in a besieged castle that descends ravenously into madness under the spell of mysterious, godlike visitors.”
➤ Promotion link and further details
➤ Buy from Copper Dog Books
Beneath the Surface - Emily McIntire
Offer: Character cards.
Availability: US & Canada
Expiry: Apr 15 (book 4)
“Angsty second chance romance in interconnected standalones in the Sugarlake series.”
➤ Promotion link and further details
➤ Buy Beneath the Stars from Amazon | B&N | Blackwells
➤ Buy Beneath the Stands from Amazon | B&N | Blackwells
➤ Buy Beneath the Hood from Amazon | B&N | Blackwells
➤ Buy Beneath the Surface from Amazon | B&N | Blackwells
Watch Me (Shatter Me) - Tahereh Mafi
Offer: Page overlays
Availability: US only
Expiry: Apr 14, 2025
“Lose yourself in this exhilarating return to the #1 global bestselling Shatter Me universe, the first book in a new series set ten years after the fall of The Reestablishment.
➤ Promotion link and further details
➤ Buy from Amazon | B&N | Blackwells
The Ashfire King - Chelsea Abdullah
Offer: Stickers (+ art print from Word bookstore)
Availability: International
Expiry: Apr 14, 2025
“A merchant and a prince trapped in the crumbling realm of jinn must figure out how to save one world to return to their own.”
➤ Promotion link and further details
➤ Buy from Amazon | B&N | Waterstones | Blackwells
Love in 280 Characters or Less - Ravynn K. Stringfield
Offer: Author’s zine with personal character sketches, deleted excerpts, further reading, and a 280 inspired playlist
Availability: International
Expiry: Apr 14, 2025
“Black college student Sydney Ciara navigates academics, love, and the online space, in this coming-of-age romance told through her blog posts, messages, and more.”
➤ Promotion link and further details
➤ Buy from Amazon | B&N | Waterstones | Blackwells
A Palace Near the Wind - Ai Jiang
Offer: Art cards and a signed bookplate
Availability: International
Expiry: Apr 14, 2025
“A richly inventive, brutal and beautiful science-fantasy novella.”
➤ Promotion link and further details
➤ Buy from Amazon | B&N | Waterstones | Blackwells
Slayers, Every One of Us - Kristin Russo & Jenny Owne Youngs
Offer: Art cards and a signed bookplate
Availability: US & Canada
Expiry: Apr 7, 2025
“A memoir reflecting on heartbreak, perseverance, and life lessons learned from Buffy the Vampire Slayer, from the hosts of the hit podcast Buffering the Vampire Slayer.“
➤ Promotion link and further details
➤ Buy from Amazon | B&N | Blackwells
The Perfect Divorce - Jeneva Rose
Offer: Bookmark and stickers
Availability: Mysterious Galaxy (US)
Expiry: Apr 14, 2025
“Till death do us part. Yours. Not Mine.”
➤ Promotion link and further details
Coven - Soman Chainani, illustrated by Joel Gennari
Offer: Extended case files
Availability: US only
Expiry: Apr 8, 2025
“Need your magical crime solved? Call the Witch Coven.”
➤ Promotion link and further details
➤ Buy from Amazon | B&N | Blackwells
The Twisted Throne - Danielle L. Jensen
Offer: Double-sided art print
Availability: US & Canada
Expiry: Apr 8, 2025
“A princess promised in marriage falls for the wrong brother, and their forbidden love threatens to destroy a fragile peace between kingdoms.”
➤ Promotion link and further details
➤ Buy from Amazon | B&N | Blackwells
Roll for Love - M.K. England
Offer: Three custom stickers
Availability: US & Canada
Expiry: Apr 7, 2025
“A second-chance queer romance about two teens whose in-world D&D characters fall in love, but in IRL things are more complicated.”
➤ Promotion link and further details
➤ Buy from Amazon | B&N | Blackwells
The Gods Time Forgot - Kelsie Sheridan Gonzalez
Offer: Gold foiled bookmark, sticker, signed bookplate + art print if ordering from Books Are Magic
Availability: [not stated]Expiry: Apr 7, 2025
“Irish mythology collides with Gilded Age New York in this sweeping debut enemies-to-lovers historical romantasy.”
➤ Promotion link and further details
➤ Buy from Amazon | B&N | Waterstones | Blackwells | Books Are Magic
Wildest Dreams (Forbidden Love) - L.J. Shen
Offer: Signed bookplate and sticker packet
Availability: Participating Indies
Expiry: Apr 7, 2025
“He’ll protect his best friend’s baby sister from anything…other than himself.”
➤ Promotion link and further details
➤ Buy from Participating Indies
Proclaimer - Megan Schaulis
Offer: Character card
Availability: US only
Expiry: Apr 7, 2025
“He’ll protect his best friend’s baby sister from anything…other than himself.”
➤ Promotion link and further details
➤ Buy from Amazon | B&N | Blackwells
March 2025
The Notorious Virtues - Alwyn Hamilton
Offer: Illustrated page overlays
Availability: US only
Expiry: Mar 31, 2025
“Bestselling Rebel of the Sands author Alwyn Hamilton is back with a glittering fantasy thriller about a glamorous media darling, a surprise heiress, and the magical competition of a lifetime.”
➤ Promotion link and further details
➤ Buy from Amazon | B&N | Blackwells
Give Up the Night - P. C. Cast & Kristin Cast
Offer: Custom tea package and sticker
Availability: US & Canada
Expiry: Mar 31, 2025
“New York Times bestsellers P.C. Cast and Kristin Cast return with Give Up the Night, the astonishing conclusion to their Moonstruck duology set in a dark and magickal world filled with incredible danger and irresistible romance.”
➤ Promotion link and further details
➤ Buy from Amazon | B&N | Blackwells
Holy Terrors (Little Thieves) - Margaret Owen
Offer: Enamel pin
Availability: US & Canada
Expiry: Mar 31, 2025
“An impossible killer is tearing through royalty, and leaving Vanja’s signature red penny on every victim. Suddenly the Pfennigeist is no longer a folk hero but a nightmare.”
➤ Promotion link and further details
➤ Buy from Amazon | B&N | Blackwells
Exquisite Ruin - AdriAnne May
Offer: Art print, sticker, signed bookplate
Availability: Third Place Books (US)
Expiry: Mar 24, 2025
“In this darkly romantic reimagining of the Minotaur myth, a sorceress and a demon are entwined in sensual battle to escape a deadly maze and reclaim their freedom.”
➤ Promotion link and further details
➤ Buy from Third Place Books
The Familiar - Leigh Bardugo
Offer: Exclusive gold foil stamped notebook featuring the hardcover endpaper artwork.
Availability: US only (paperback)
Expiry: Mar 24, 2025
“A spellbinding novel set in the Spanish Golden Age.”
➤ Promotion link and further details
The Coven Tendency - Zoe Hana Mikuta
Offer: A horror print and “the coven craves death” vinyl sticker
Availability: International
Expiry: Mar 24, 2025
“A bloody and unrelenting fantasy about young witches dangling on the edge of love and obsession, of magic and madness, of life and death (and death and death and death)…”
➤ Promotion link and further details
➤ Buy from Amazon | B&N | Waterstones | Blackwells
The Shadow Bride - Shelby Mahurin
Offer: Rose charm
Availability: US only
Expiry: Mar 24, 2025
“A vampire and the woman who tried to kill him prove that true love can conquer anything, even Death.”
➤ Promotion link and further details
➤ Buy from Amazon | B&N | Waterstones | Blackwells
➤ Buy special edition from Barnes & Noble
Deadstream - Mar Romasco-Moore
Offer: Stickers
Availability: International
Expiry: Mar 24, 2025
“In this sinister YA thriller, a teen girl witnesses the livestreamed murder of a popular online streamer by a paranormal entity . . . and could be its next victim.”
➤ Promotion link and further details
➤ Buy from Amazon | B&N | Blackwells
Tideborn - Eliza Chan
Offer: Bookmark, art postcard, city emblem sticker
Availability: Participating Indies (International)
Expiry: Mar 24, 2025
“A dragon queen, a vengeful sea witch, and a mythical titan converge on the underwater city of Tiankawi in the sequel to the international bestselling epic fantasy Fathomfolk.”
➤ Promotion link and further details
➤ Buy from Dryad Books (UK), Mysterious Galaxy (US), Abbey’s Bookshop (AU)
To Steal from Thieves - MK Lobb
Offer: Signed bookplate, vinyl sticker, double-sided bookmark
Availability: Canada (US from Riverbend Bookshop)
Expiry: Mar 24, 2025
“In this high-stakes heist novel, an alchemologist and a con man team up to steal a rare necklace—but complicated feelings of attraction and deception threaten to destroy everything and everyone they love.”
➤ Promotion link and further details
➤ Buy from Amazon
Once for Yes - Allie Millington
Offer: Postcard, personalized bracelet/keychain and a bookmark
Availability: [Not stated]Expiry: Mar 24, 2025
“A heartfelt novel celebrates the healing power of community and the endurance of love.”
➤ Promotion link and further details
➤ Buy from Amazon | B&N | Waterstones | Blackwells
The Unlucky Ones - Hannah Morrissey
Offer: Exclusive “Hazel” bracelet inspired by the book
Availability: US & Canada
Expiry: Mar 24, 2025
“A police transcriber-turned-novelist returns to Black Harbor to help solve the case of her ex-husband’s murder.”
➤ Promotion link and further details
➤ Buy from Amazon | B&N | Blackwells
Every Thread of Light - Sarah Zimm
Offer: Character art page overlays
Availability: First 75 preorders
Expiry: Mar 24, 2025
“In the kingdom of Magus, war and winter reign.”
➤ Promotion link and further details
➤ Buy from Amazon
Bent Right To Your Wind - Esther Valors
Offer: Stickers, bookmark and chatacter art
Availability: International
Expiry: Mar 22, 2025
“Aaron Willow and Maya Amery’s story began with a book in a park, a budding friendship between a golden-hearted boy and a jaded, independent girl.”
➤ Promotion link and further details
➤ Buy from Amazon
Playing by the Rules (Players) - Monica Murphy
Offer: Signed character bookmarks
Availability: New Romantics Books (US)
Expiry: Mar 18, 2025
“What happens when you fall for your brother’s best friend? Find out in this angsty sports romance by New York Times bestselling author Monica Murphy.”
➤ Promotion link and further details
The Scorpion and the Night Blossom - Amélie Wen Zhao
Offer: Deluxe edition with two art prints and three bookmarks, + bonus pin if ordering from an Indie
Availability: US only
Expiry: Mar 18, 2025
“In a world invaded by demons, one girl will face the ultimate test when she is forced to enter into an ancient, deadly competition for the chance to save her mother’s soul… before she loses her forever.”
➤ Promotion link and further details
➤ Buy from Amazon | B&N | Blackwells
➤ Buy signed limited edition from Barnes & Noble
Beneath the Hood - Emily McIntire
Offer: Character cards.
Availability: US & Canada
Expiry: Mar 18 (book 3); Apr 15 (book 4)
“Angsty second chance romance in interconnected standalones in the Sugarlake series.”
➤ Promotion link and further details
➤ Buy Beneath the Stars from Amazon | B&N | Blackwells
➤ Buy Beneath the Stands from Amazon | B&N | Blackwells
➤ Buy Beneath the Hood from Amazon | B&N | Blackwells
➤ Buy Beneath the Surface from Amazon | B&N | Blackwells
Words with Wings and Magic Things - Matthew Burgess, illustrated by Doug Salati
Offer: Signed art print
Availability: Participating indies (US)
Expiry: Mar 17, 2025
“A spellbinding collection of poems for young readers that celebrates the power of words to awaken the imagination and alchemize the everyday.”
➤ Promotion link and further details
➤ Buy from Participating Indies
The Story She Left Behind - Patti Callahan Henry
Offer: Downloadable travel journal made by the author and a customizable bookplate
Availability: US & Canada
Expiry: Mar 17, 2025
“Inspired by a true literary mystery, the sweeping story of a legendary book, a lost mother, and a daughter’s search for them both.”
➤ Promotion link and further details
➤ Buy from Amazon | B&N | Blackwells
Beautiful Exile - Catherine Cowles
Offer: Signed bookplate and exclusive dust jacket
Availability: Participating Indies (US)
Expiry: Mar 17, 2025
“I should’ve known Lincoln Pierce was trouble from the moment I held my knife to his throat.”
➤ Promotion link and further details
➤ Buy from participating indies
Story Spinners: A Sisterly Tale of Danger, a Princess, and Her Crew of Lady Pirates - Cassandra Federman
Offer: Art print
Availability: Participating Indies (US)
Expiry: Mar 17, 2025
“The Princess Bride meets Raina Telgemeier’s Sisters in this middle grade graphic novel about two sisters who must put aside their differences to soothe their new baby sister with the best bedtime story ever, proving to their parents—and each other—that they can get along.”
➤ Promotion link and further details
➤ Buy from participating indies
In the Company of Killers - Elora Cook
Offer: Signed bookplate, bookmark, stickers, art print (UK + US) or 3x digital art prints (Int + library)
Availability: International, library requests included (signed copies at Books of Wonder and TYPE Books)
Expiry: Mar 17, 2025
“Gossip Girl meets The Sopranos in this fast-paced drama about a teenage mafia heiress who would do anything to avenge her family, even join forces with her handsome enemy.”
➤ Promotion link and further details
➤ Buy US edition from Amazon | B&N | Blackwells
➤ Buy UK edition from
➤ Buy from Amazon | Waterstones | Blackwells
The Bane Witch - Ava Morgyn
Offer: Signed bookplate and a Myrtle’s Cafe or Balsam Motor Inn art card
Availability: Interabang Books, Charm City Books, Morganstern Books
Expiry: Mar 17, 2025
“Practical Magic meets Gone Girl in Ava Morgyn’s next dark, spellbinding novel about a woman who is more than a witch―she’s a hunter.”
➤ Promotion link and further details
➤ Buy from Participating Indies
Restricted List - Ashley Bow
Offer: Stickers, Cole baseball card, 1 of 4 art prints
Availability: International
Expiry: Mar 13, 2025
“The best things in life are secret… but does that include relationships?”
➤ Promotion link and further details
➤ Buy from Amazon
Homegrown Magic - Jamie Pacton & Rebecca Podos
Offer: Digital roleplaying game, 3 recipes, 4 wallpaper art + signed bookplate and art print at River Bend Bookshop
Availability: International (US editions only) for digital rewards
Expiry: Mar 11, 2025
“A delightful queer romantic fantasy full of friends-to-lovers chemistry, found family, rival family drama, and cozy garden magic from two acclaimed YA authors making their debut in the adult space.”
➤ Promotion link and further details
➤ Buy from Amazon | B&N | Blackwells
➤ Buy from River Bend Bookshop
A Study in Secrets (Last Chance Academy) - Debbi Michiko Florence
Offer: Bookmark, sticker, signed bookplate + chance to win virtual bookclub visit with the author
Availability: US/Canada for merch (signed copies at Bank Square Books) + international for drawing
Expiry: Mar 10, 2025
“Only Murders in the Building meets Escape from Mr. Lemoncello’s Library in this action-packed novel about a girl pulled into a mysterious treasure hunt at her new boarding school.”
➤ Promotion link and further details
➤ Buy from Amazon | B&N | Blackwells
What Wakes the Bells - Elle Tesch
Offer: Signed copy with double sided bookmark, a postcard, and an exclusive sticker
Availability: Participating Indies (US/Canada)
Expiry: Mar 10, 2025
“Inspired by an ominous Prague legend, What Wakes the Bells is a lavish gothic fantasy by debut author Elle Tesch that is perfect for fans of Adalyn Grace, Margaret Rogerson, and V.E. Schwab.”
➤ Promotion link and further details
➤ Buy from Black Bond Books (CA) or Village Books (US)
Blood Beneath the Snow - Alexandra Kennington
Offer: Digital bonus chapter
Availability: International, library requests included
Expiry: Mar 10, 2025
“A heart-pounding romantasy following a rebellious princess who must compete to the death against her siblings for the crown to ensure justice, while fighting her feelings for her country’s most powerful enemy.”
➤ Promotion link and further details
➤ Buy from Amazon | B&N | Waterstones | Blackwells
Dawn and Dust – Haley Whiteley
Offer: 2x art prints and the first two chapters of the book
Availability: [Not stated]Expiry: Mar 10, 2025
“A deadly tournament. A horrendous secret. An unjust war–and two girls with the power to end it.”
➤ Promotion link and further details
➤ Buy from Amazon
Mama Needs a Minute - Mary Catherine Starr
Offer: Digital laundry-themed coloring book
Availability: International
Expiry: Mar 10, 2025
“A deadly tournament. A horrendous secret. An unjust war–and two girls with the power to end it.”
➤ Promotion link and further details
➤ Buy from Amazon | B&N | Waterstones | Blackwells
They Bloom at Night - Trang Thanh Tran
Offer: Glow-in-the-dark metal pin
Availability: US, Canada, UK, ROI
Expiry: Mar 10, 2025
“A novel about the monsters that swim beneath us . . . and live within us.”
➤ Promotion link and further details
➤ Buy US edition from Amazon | B&N | Blackwells
➤ Buy UK edition from Amazon | Waterstones | Blackwells
Fable for the End of the World - Ava Reid
Offer: Limited edition bookmark, art print and bookplate
Availability: US only
Expiry: Mar 10, 2025
““By encouraging massive accumulations of debt from its underclass, a single corporation, Caerus, controls all aspects of society. A dystopian romance.”
➤ Promotion link and further details
➤ Buy from Amazon | B&N | Blackwells
The Ragpicker King - Cassandra Clare
Offer: Enamel pin of Lin Caster’s brooch
Availability: Mysterious Galaxy (US)
Expiry: Mar 10, 2025
““Lin and Kel must chart a perilous course between love and lies.”
➤ Promotion link and further details
Note: First US printings from any retailer will have a full-color illustrated case art under the dust jacket, e.g. Amazon | B&N | Blackwells)
Thinking in Watercolor - Jessie Kanelos Weiner
Offer: A free watercolor class video from the author
Availability: International
Expiry: Mar 3, 2025
““A 30-day masterclass in the art of using watercolor to tell your own stories. “
➤ Promotion link and further details
➤ Buy from Amazon | B&N | Waterstones | Blackwells
The Extraterrestrial Zoo - Samantha van Leer
Offer: A signed bookplate and an Extraterrestrial Zoo patch
Availability: US only (first 100 entries)
Expiry: Mar 3, 2025
“A 30-day masterclass in the art of using watercolor to tell your own stories.”
➤ Promotion link and further details
➤ Buy from Amazon | B&N | Blackwells
Sucker Punch: Essays - Scaachi Koul
Offer: Sticker sheet
Availability: US only
Expiry: Mar 3, 2025
“The long-awaited follow-up from one of the most original and hilarious voices writing today..”
➤ Promotion link and further details
➤ Buy from Amazon | B&N | Blackwells
Banned Together - edited by Ashley Hope Pérez, illustrated by Debbie Fong
Offer: Exclusive ‘banned together’ pin
Availability: US only (first 100 entries)
Expiry: Mar 3, 2025
“A dazzling YA anthology that spotlights the transformative power of books while equipping teens to fight for the freedom to read, featuring the voices of 15 diverse, award-winning authors and illustrators.”
➤ Promotion link and further details
➤ Buy from Amazon | B&N | Blackwells
16 Comments
Fiona Fenn · 27 August 2024 at 3:30 am
I also have a preorder campaign for The Crack at the Heart of Everything to add to the November 2024 list!
Graphic:
https://www.instagram.com/p/C_I9hw5Rz3J/
Direct Link to Shelf Life:
https://shelflifebooksrva.com/event/2024-11-15/crack-heart-everything-launch
Kaela · 12 January 2024 at 4:31 am
Just so you know, it looks like A Drop of Venom has the text for for the incentives of This Wretched Valley listed- and the title for the This Wretched Valley box says ‘Beasts of War’. Thanks for all the work you put in to this!
Daisy · 13 January 2024 at 11:01 am
Ah, thanks so much for catching this, I’ve fixed it now 🙂
Jules · 8 January 2024 at 3:37 am
Hi!
Do you know if House of Flame and Shadow by Sarah J. Maas has a preorder gift? Her books usually do but I cant find the link anywhere. Thanks!
Daisy · 13 January 2024 at 11:03 am
Hi Jules – unfortunately it looks like this book doesn’t have a preorder gift – instead they are doing a bunch of versions with different short stories included.
Nora · 21 February 2022 at 8:07 am
Just want to say you are a godsend for posting all of these. I’m always requesting new releases from the library and love this database.
Daisy · 27 February 2022 at 10:03 pm
Thanks so much for taking the time to comment and so glad this list is useful! It always makes me happy when they include library requests in their preorder campaigns 💕
Lyndsey Hall · 12 January 2022 at 2:08 am
Hi, thanks so much for including The Solitary King! I just wanted to clarify, it’s ebook preorders not hardcover, and the preorder incentive is a bookmark, signed bookplate and two character art prints 🙂 Thanks! Lyndsey x
Apoorva · 19 December 2021 at 4:07 am
Here’s one for The War of Two Queens (FBAA #4) by Jennifer L Armentrout
Pre Order the hardcover, paperback, ebook or audio from any vendor, in any country to receive TWOTQs bookmark and temporary tattoo. You will need to fill out the form https://forms.gle/kp6wxuRUABDn6QCY9
Helen Wu · 9 November 2021 at 10:45 am
Hi, here is a pre-order campaign for TOFU TAKES TIME
promotion link: http://helenhwu.com/books
TOFU TAKES TIME – Helen H. Wu, illustrated by Julie Jamera
Offer: Signed bookplate, postcard, bookmark, and stickers.
Availability: USA
Expiry: April 26, 2022
Daisy · 9 November 2021 at 2:26 pm
Thanks – I added it to the list 🙂
Divya · 8 November 2021 at 9:06 pm
Not sure if this is the best place to ask this, but here it goes 😅 Has anyone received the preorder incentive pin for Defy the Night.? It’s been more than month since it released, bit I haven’t got it yet and can’t see anyone else got it too.
Daisy · 9 November 2021 at 2:26 pm
I saw a couple come up on instagram yesterday for the first time – hope yours arrives soon!
Divya Kaushik · 9 November 2021 at 6:49 pm
Awesome.! Thank you 😊 💓
LIna · 27 September 2021 at 7:46 am
I’m not sure how constantly this list is updated but you have the wrong author listed for How We Fall Apart.
Daisy · 27 September 2021 at 8:32 am
Thanks very much for that, I’ve fixed it! (Copy paste error, oops.) I update the page a couple of times a week 🙂