Blog Tour: Chasing Nirvana by Allyn Oaksmith



Chasing Nirvana
by Elyn Oaksmith
Genre: YA Coming of Age Romance/LGBTQ
Release Date: November 3rd 2017


Fran Worth is just another girl trying to make it through senior year at Weatherwax High in Aberdeen, Washington. But it's 1993 and Fran is gay. Her comfortably off the radar life turns vividly public when a student nominates Fran for prom queen. When confronted by angry parents Fran refuses to back down, promising to deliver her hometown heroes in hopes of winning prom queen votes.
Fran heads out on a 24 hour road trip to Daily City, California with four friends, including her crush who may or may not be gay.  Their plan? To sneak backstage to ask Kurt Cobain and Nirvana to come home and play prom. No problem. Unless something goes wrong.





Want to check out a sample of Chasing Nirvana? Download a three chapter sample here


About the Author

I graduated from Smith College and have a very expensive MFA from The American Film Institute. Some writers will tell you that their MFA was a waste of money. I won't. It gave me great editorial skills and colorful, crazy experiences working as a screenwriter in LA. Cooking on fishing boats in Alaska paid my tuition. Screenwriting and working in the middle of the Bering Sea have a lot in common: hard work, unpredictability and occasionally both make you want to scream.
Besides my family and friends, I love rescue dogs, cats, cooking, baking, open water swimming, kayaking and reading, reading, reading, reading. Did I mention reading?


Author Links:
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GIVEAWAY
Anyone who comments on any of the blogs during the tour is eligible to win one of 30 e-book copies of Chasing Nirvana. 

Anyone who signs up for the Author’s newsletter during the blog tour at this link: http://eepurl.com/2ZfTP  will enter to win one of 5 signed copies of the paperback.

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  1. Ellyn OaksmithOctober 24, 2017 at 8:51 AM

    Thanks so much for hosting. You have a beautiful site. Best wishes -- Ellyn Oaksmith

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  2. JB's Bookworms with Brandy MulderOctober 24, 2017 at 11:14 AM

    You're welcome. Thank you, and good luck with your new book.

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