Alexander McCall Smith Fall Sweepstakes

About The Charming Quirks of Others (New in Hardcover):
Isabel has been asked for her help in a rather tricky situation: investigating a skeleton in the closet of one of the candidates for headmaster at a local boys school. What she discovers is surprising, but what she learns about herself and about Jamie, the father of her young son, turns out to be equally revealing.

Find out more:
Read an excerpt.
Click here for more about the book.

About The Lost Art of Gratitude (Now in Paperback):
Isabel is reunited with an old adversary, Minty Auchterlonie, who confides in Isabel about some sticky financial matters. But deciding how to handle Minty isn’t Isabel’s only dilemma she must also deal with a few lingering issues in her personal life, all in her inimitable, charming way.

Find out more:
Read an excerpt.
Free reading group guide.
Click here for more about the book.

Official Sweepstakes Rules & Regulations

ALEXANDER MCCALL SMITH FALL SWEEPSTAKES
Sponsored by Vintage/Anchor Books
A division of Random House, Inc. (“Random House”)

I. HOW TO ENTER
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. Subscribe to the Alexander McCall Smith e-newsletter for the chance to win. The sweepstakes begins October 4, 2010, and final submissions are due by 11:59 pm (Eastern Daylight Time) on October 31, 2010.

II. ELIGIBILITY
Sweepstakes is open to legal residents of the United States and Canada who are at least 18 years of age on October 4, 2010, excluding all residents of Quebec, and all Random House and employees and affiliates. Entries received from persons residing in geographic areas in which entry is not permitted will be disqualified. All federal, state and local laws and regulations apply. Void wherever prohibited or restricted by law.

III. PRIZES
Fifty (50) first prize winners will each receive a magnetic notepad dedicated to all of McCall Smith’s enchanting books and five (5) grand prize winners will receive a magnetic notepad plus one copy each of The Charming Quirks of Others (hardcover) and The Lost Art of Gratitude (paperback). ALL WINNERS will be randomly selected.

IV. WINNER
All winners will be notified on or around October 31, 2010. The winners will be notified by email, mail or telephone and may be required to sign and return affidavit(s) of eligibility and release of liability within 10 days of notification. A noncompliance within that time period or the return of any notification as undeliverable will result in disqualification and the selection of an alternate winner. One prize per household. In the event of any other noncompliance with rules and conditions, prizes may be awarded to an alternate winner. Taxes, if any, are the winner’s sole responsibility. RANDOM HOUSE RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SUBSTITUTE PRIZES OF EQUAL OR GREATER VALUE IF PRIZES, AS STATED ABOVE, BECOME UNAVAILABLE.

V. ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS
Random House assumes no responsibility for any error; omission; interruption; deletion; defect; delay in operation or transmission; communications-line failure; or the theft destruction, unauthorized access to or alteration of entries. Random House is not responsible for any problems or technical malfunction of any telephone network or lines; computer online systems, servers, or providers; computer equipment or software; or failure of e-mail or entry on account of technical problems or traffic congestion on the Internet or at any Web site or combination thereof, including injury or damage to the participant’s or to any person’s computer related to or resulting from participating or downloading materials from this Web site or sweepstakes. By entering the sweepstakes, participants are consenting to be added to Random House’s mailing lists for future promotions and for the use of their name for publicity and promotional purposes on behalf of Random House with no additional compensation or further permission (except where prohibited by law).

VI: WINNERS LIST
For the names of the winners, available after October 31, 2010, please send a stamped, self addressed envelope to: Alexander McCall Smith Fall Sweepstakes, 1745 Broadway, Mail Drop 20-2, New York, NY 10019.

VII: GOVERNING LAW
All disputes and questions regarding the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of these Official Rules, or the rights and obligations of any participant or the Sponsor, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules or provisions that would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than New York. The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of these Official Rules shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision. If any such provision is determined to be invalid or otherwise unenforceable, these Official Rules shall be construed in accordance with their terms as if the invalid or unenforceable provision was not contained therein.