Monday, October 7, 2019

Giveaway - Beautiful on the Outside - Adam Rippon

Oh, I have a great giveaway for you today! Adam Rippon's memoir Beautiful on the Outside releases October 15/19 - and I have a copy to give away to one lucky reader.

What's inside? From Grand Central Publishing:

"Former Olympic figure skater and self-professed America's Sweetheart Adam Rippon showcases his funny and inspiring personality in this entertaining memoir in the vein of Andy Cohen.

Your mom probably told you it's what on the inside that counts. Well, then she was never a competitive figure skater. Olympic medalist Adam Rippon has been making it pretty for the judges even when, just below the surface, everything was an absolute mess. From traveling to practices on the Greyhound bus next to ex convicts to being so poor he could only afford to eat the free apples at his gym, Rippon got through the toughest times with a smile on his face, a glint in his eye, and quip ready for anyone listening. Beautiful on the Outside looks at his journey from a homeschooled kid in Scranton, Pennsylvania, to a self-professed American sweetheart on the world stage and all the disasters and self-delusions it took to get him there. Yeah, it may be what's on the inside that counts, but life is so much better when it's beautiful on the outside." Read an excerpt of Beautiful on the Outside.

"Adam Rippon is an Olympic athlete and medal-winning figure skater. He won the 2010 Four Continents Championships and the 2016 U.S. National Championships and was selected to represent the United States at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea. He came out as gay in October 2015 and, at the 2018 Winter Olympics, won a bronze medal as part of the figure skating team event, thus becoming the first openly gay U.S. male athlete to win a medal in a Winter Olympics. Later that year, he was named to the TIME 100 List of Most Influential People, Forbes 30 Under 30; AdWeek’s 100 Most Creative and OUT Magazine’s Power 50: The Most Influential Voices in LGBTQ America. He won season 26 of Dancing with the Stars: Athletes before going on to be a judge on the premiere season of Dancing with the Stars Juniors."

And if you'd like to read Beautiful on the Outside, enter for a chance to win using the Rafflecopter form below. Open to US and Canada, ends October 19/19.

7 comments:

bermudaonion said...

I think my mom would love this - thanks for the giveaway!

Amy C said...

Looks like a very interesting book.

Danielle H. said...

I enjoy reading books like this and getting to know the story behind the success. Thank you for the chance!

traveler said...

Thanks for this wonderful feature and giveaway.

Mayor Sonni said...

Best of luck with the book and book tour! I saw this post in the Monday, Oct. 07, 2019 edition of The BookTube Your Shelf Daily Reader.

maritza b said...

i can't wait to read this

Ethan said...

My boyfriend and I both became fans of his during the Olympics. I'm really looking forward to reading his book!