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Book Spotlight: Diary of a Mad Fat Girl by Stephanie McAfee & Giveaway

February 10, 2012 by Darlene

Today I’m spotlighting Diary of a Mad Fat Girl by Stephanie McAfee which released on February 7.  I love the title – it’s titles like these that I definitely click on out of curiosity when I’m book browsing and then this cover.  I think I’d pick it up just to find out what it could possibly be about with that butt on the front.  LOL.   I haven’t had a chance to read this yet but it really does sound like a good read and I hope to get to it one of these days soon. I’m going to share a bit about the book and be sure to check out the giveaway at the end of the post as well!

 

About Diary of a Mad Fat Girl by Stephanie McAfee

In DIARY OF A MAD FAT GIRL, McAfee delivers a fast-paced tale about Graciela “Ace” Jones, known in her small town of Bugtussle, Mississippi as a feisty high school teacher with an outsized presence and a big mouth to match. Readers quickly learn that Ace is mad—mad at her best friend Lilly who cancels their annual trip to Panama City for mysterious reasons, mad at her boss Catherine for “riding her ass like a fat lady on a Rascal,” mad at her friend Chloe’s abusive husband and especially at Mason McKenzie, the love of her life, who has shown up with a marriage proposal three years too late. The only one she isn’t mad at is her near-constant canine companion, chiweenie Buster Loo.

In an effort to tackle her anger, Ace decides to take matters into her own hands as she works to take down Chloe’s philandering husband, give Mason a second chance, and try and get to the bottom of a multitude of other scandals plaguing Bugtussle—not to mention all while trying to navigate Southern small-town politics and prejudices! With a sharp and distinctive voice, McAfee’s DIARY OF A MAD FAT GIRL is a debut not to be missed.

Buy your own copy at Amazon.com or Amazon.ca

 

About Stephanie McAfee (from Stephanie’s website)

 

Like Elvis, I was born in Tupelo, Mississippi. And while I’m not the King (or Queen) of anything that I know of, I do have a white steed, a noble knight, and a royal court. Ok, I’m lying. I have a brown chiweenie, a buck wild toddler, and if we line our “Cars” cars up just right…

I have lived in the Wild Wild West, but don’t live there anymore because I discovered that some people belong in the south and I am one of those people. Humidity, as it turns out, is not such a bad thing after all. Neither are thunderstorms. Plus I have a deep love and genuine appreciation for normal sweet tea, fresh seafood, SEC football, and large bodies of salty water. So now I live in Florida.

I have a B.A. in English from the University of Mississippi and I’m a life-long fan of the Ole Miss Rebels (despite their current rash of ridiculous and embarrassing problems). I also have an M.A. in Secondary Education from the University of Alabama, which gives me the right yell “Roll Tide!” every now and then. Despite my solid educational background, my work history is what you might call checkered (if you wanted to be nice). It ranges from dispatching at my father’s trucking company to teaching high school Spanish to temping at a technology consulting firm in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

Another thing about me: One day, I decided to write a book. Ten years later, I wrote one. It’s called Diary of a Mad Fat Girl and I think it’s pretty funny. Maybe you might think it’s funny too!

Now let’s move on to the almost unbelievable part of the story:

I self-published Diary of a Mad Fat Girl on Christmas Day of 2010, then listed it on Barnes & Noble’s Pubit! and Smashwords a few weeks later.

In March of 2011, it showed up at #31 on the New York Times Bestseller list in combined print and e-book fiction where it lasted two weeks. That same week, it debuted at #17 in e-book fiction, and hung on there for twelve weeks.

How’s that for crazy?

Now I write full-time, along with taking care of the buck-wild toddler of mine.

Stephanie’s website and blog
Find Stephanie on Facebook
Follow Stephanie on Twitter

 

GIVEAWAY DETAILS

I have one copy of Diary of a Mad Fat Girl by Stephanie McAfee to share with my readers.  To enter…

  • For 1 entry simply leave me a comment entering the giveaway.
  • For 2 entries, follow my blog.  If you already do, thank you, and please let me know so I can pass the extra entry on to you as well.
  • For 3 entries, blog or tweet this giveaway and spread the word.

This giveaway is open to US & Canadian residents only (no PO boxes) and I will draw for the winner on Saturday,  March 3/12.  Good luck!

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Comments

  1. Margaret says

    February 10, 2012 at 12:17 am

    I love these memoir style books. Thanks for the giveaway!

    Margaret
    singitm(at)hotmail(dot)com

  2. Margaret says

    February 10, 2012 at 12:17 am

    I’m a follower

    Margaret
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  3. Margaret says

    February 10, 2012 at 12:18 am

    Tweeted

    Margaret
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  4. wall-to-wall books-wendy says

    February 10, 2012 at 4:03 am

    Oh my word I have had my eye on this book for a while now.

    Please enter me –
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    I am a follower
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  5. Denise Z says

    February 10, 2012 at 4:23 am

    Thank you for sharing about this book, it sounds like a hoot and I would love to read it 🙂
    dz59001@gmail.com

  6. Denise Z says

    February 10, 2012 at 4:24 am

    I am a follower (Denise Zaky)

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  7. Denise Z says

    February 10, 2012 at 4:25 am

    I tweeted about the fun times goin on here 🙂
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  8. Lisa Garrett says

    February 10, 2012 at 4:29 am

    This one has been on my wishlist!! My kind of book.

  9. Lisa Garrett says

    February 10, 2012 at 4:30 am

    I follow via GFC and email.

  10. Lisa Garrett says

    February 10, 2012 at 4:31 am

    Tweeted: https://twitter.com/#!/lag32583/status/167933496155844608

  11. Emily Drake says

    February 10, 2012 at 5:51 am

    Thanks for the great giveaway!

  12. Emily Drake says

    February 10, 2012 at 5:51 am

    I follow via Google Reader.

  13. FABR Steph says

    February 10, 2012 at 5:57 am

    This sounds like such an entertaining read. Thanks for the giveaway.
    fivealarmbookreviews(at)yahoo(dot)com
    +2 Follower
    +3 Tweet: https://twitter.com/#!/FABR_Steph/status/167954757577744385

  14. Anne says

    February 10, 2012 at 7:20 am

    Wonderful giveaway. Thanks.

  15. Anne says

    February 10, 2012 at 7:21 am

    I am an e-mail subscriber.

  16. Rachel W. says

    February 10, 2012 at 7:22 am

    I’m a follower- thanks for the giveaway!

    Rachelhwallen@gmail.com

  17. Ellie says

    February 10, 2012 at 7:24 am

    i would enjoy this lovely book. Many thanks.

  18. Ellie says

    February 10, 2012 at 7:24 am

    I subscribe via e-mail.

  19. zibilee says

    February 10, 2012 at 7:59 am

    I am not sure what a chiweenie is, but I am intrigued, nonetheless! I would love to read this one, Dar, and thanks for the great giveaway. You just know I am going to enter!

    zibilee(at)figearo(dot)net

  20. amandasue says

    February 10, 2012 at 8:36 am

    I’d love a chance to read this 🙂

  21. amandasue says

    February 10, 2012 at 8:37 am

    I’m a follower thanks.

  22. Ti says

    February 10, 2012 at 9:31 am

    That is the funniest cover I’ve seen in a long time. I suppose it would not be as funny if there was an actual obese person hanging on that fence but the way it was staged, I can’t help but chuckle.

  23. Ti says

    February 10, 2012 at 9:31 am

    And I am a follower!

  24. Karen B says

    February 10, 2012 at 10:42 am

    OMG – love the cover! This sounds like such a fun read.
    kpbarnett1941[at]aol.com

  25. Karen B says

    February 10, 2012 at 10:44 am

    Email subscriber, Networked blogs follower.
    kpbarnett1941[at]aol.com

  26. CassandraG says

    February 10, 2012 at 10:56 am

    Sounds really great.
    GFC follower
    Email suscriber
    divavixenqueen@gmail.com

  27. scottsgal says

    February 10, 2012 at 11:25 am

    I’ve read some good review of this – looks like a fun book
    msboatgal at aol.com

  28. scottsgal says

    February 10, 2012 at 11:26 am

    already a follower
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  29. rhonda says

    February 10, 2012 at 11:41 am

    I am a follower Lomazowr@gmail.com. ail tweet at rhondareads.

  30. Vicki says

    February 10, 2012 at 11:51 am

    This sounds like a book I would LOVE!
    Thanks for the chance to win!
    irbratb(@)gmail(.)com

  31. Vicki says

    February 10, 2012 at 11:56 am

    Follower: GFC, GoodReads, Email etc.
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  32. Diane B says

    February 10, 2012 at 11:57 am

    Now this sounds like the kind of book that I need to read right now. This is why I’m a follower, because of your variety of books. Thanks for the giveaway. 😉

  33. Vicki says

    February 10, 2012 at 11:57 am

    TWEET
    irbratb(@)gmail(.)com

    • Vicki says

      February 10, 2012 at 12:00 pm

      Sorry, that link was broken. here is the correct one:
      TWEET

  34. Patricia N says

    February 10, 2012 at 12:03 pm

    Sounds like a humorous read!
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  35. Patricia N says

    February 10, 2012 at 12:04 pm

    I follow your blog via GFC as Patricia N
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  36. Patricia N says

    February 10, 2012 at 12:05 pm

    Tweet
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  37. carol says

    February 10, 2012 at 1:38 pm

    I agree, that is a great title. I’d love to be entered in the giveaway. I’m already a follower.

    carolsnotebook at yahoo dot com

  38. Dalene says

    February 10, 2012 at 1:50 pm

    Sounds like a fun book! I’ll definitely put it on my TBR list. Thanks for the giveaway. Old follower :0

  39. Carol Wong says

    February 10, 2012 at 2:00 pm

    I love the cover, the idea of the story and I want to start laughing!

    CarolNWong(at)aol(dot)com

  40. Carol Wong says

    February 10, 2012 at 2:01 pm

    I am a loyal follower of your blog with GFC.

    CarolNWong(at)aol(dot)com

  41. Carol Wong says

    February 10, 2012 at 2:02 pm

    I tweeted:
    https://peekingbetweenthepages.com/ Enter to win “Diary of a Mad Fat Girl”

    I didn’t get a shortcut. I tweeted under my Twitter name of Carolee888.

    CarolNWong(at)aol(dot)com

  42. bookworm says

    February 10, 2012 at 2:17 pm

    The book does sound like fun, I have seen it around, I think on Amazonvine. Nice post!

  43. Sophia Rose says

    February 10, 2012 at 2:23 pm

    Howling with laughter after seeing the title, reading the blurb, and the piece about the author. Love to laugh while I read!

    Thanks for the giveaway opportunity.
    GFC and email follower: Sophia Rose/ sophiarose1816@gmail.com

  44. Jenners says

    February 10, 2012 at 3:45 pm

    First of all, those are not the legs or butt of a fat girl! Trust me … I know!! : )

    And I love hearing her story!

  45. Just Mom says

    February 10, 2012 at 6:01 pm

    This one sounds fun! Please enter me and thanks for hosting!

    +1 I am a follower

  46. Linda Kish says

    February 10, 2012 at 7:53 pm

    I would love to win a copy of this book.

    lkish77123 at gmail dot com

  47. Linda Kish says

    February 10, 2012 at 7:53 pm

    I am a GFC follower

    lkish77123 at gmail dot com

  48. bn100 says

    February 11, 2012 at 1:34 am

    This book sounds very interesting. Thanks for the giveaway.

  49. bn100 says

    February 11, 2012 at 1:35 am

    I follow your blog.

  50. Staci@LifeintheThumb says

    February 11, 2012 at 10:07 am

    This one sounds like a hoot!!

  51. Patricia Boyle says

    February 11, 2012 at 2:11 pm

    What a name for a book! Though those legs on the cover don’t look too fat.

    pboylecharley AT hotmail DOT com

  52. Darlene says

    February 11, 2012 at 4:09 pm

    Please enter me in the draw, and thanks for the giveaway!

    darlenesbooknook at gmail dot com

  53. Darlene says

    February 11, 2012 at 4:09 pm

    +1 for following on GFC (Darlene)

    darlenesbooknook at gmail dot com

  54. Darlene says

    February 11, 2012 at 4:10 pm

    +1 for tweeting:

    https://twitter.com/#!/DarleneBookNook/status/168471665326559232

    GFC Darlene
    darlenesbooknook at gmail dot com

  55. Shannon says

    February 11, 2012 at 4:10 pm

    Haha this sounds like it is going to be a funny read!
    +1 I follow the blog.
    +1 I tweeted about the post.

  56. mamabunny13 says

    February 12, 2012 at 8:25 am

    I would love to win this book. Thanks for the chance.
    mamabunny13 at gmail dot com

  57. mamabunny13 says

    February 12, 2012 at 8:25 am

    I follow via gfc – mamabunny13
    mamabunny13 at gmail dot com

  58. Susan @ The Book Bag says

    February 12, 2012 at 7:14 pm

    Sounds like a great book ! Thanks for the giveaway.

    GFC – Susan @ The Book Bag

  59. Tiffany Drew says

    February 15, 2012 at 3:25 pm

    I’ve been dying to read this book, it looks so fun! Thank you for the opportunity 🙂

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  60. Tiffany Drew says

    February 15, 2012 at 3:26 pm

    GFC follower Tiffany Drew

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  61. Tiffany Drew says

    February 15, 2012 at 3:26 pm

    Tweeted:
    https://twitter.com/#!/enterthedrew/status/169909974259081216

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  62. Anita Yancey says

    February 15, 2012 at 5:05 pm

    Sounds like a fun book. I would really enjoy reading it. Please enter me. Thanks!

    ayancey(at)dishmail(dot)net

  63. Anita Yancey says

    February 15, 2012 at 5:07 pm

    Follow on GFC as Anita Yancey
    Email Subscriber

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  64. faefever25 says

    February 21, 2012 at 6:06 am

    This has been on my wishlist since I heard of it, thanks for the giveaway ^_^

    faefever25 at hotmail dot com

  65. faefever25 says

    February 21, 2012 at 6:06 am

    I am a follower

  66. faefever25 says

    February 21, 2012 at 6:07 am

    Tweeted here: https://twitter.com/#!/Parakiss25

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