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Book Giveaway Winners – 14 Cows for America, The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, The Year The Swallows Came Early and The Graveyard Book
Wow, what a month of giveaways! Normally, I announce giveaway winners on the respective thread of the book so as to avoid writing blog posts when I don’t need to but I thought announcing this many winners warranted a separate post. First, man...
Guest Post and Giveaway: On Quotes and Inspiration by Kathryn Fitzmaurice, Author of The Year the Swallows Came Early
Earlier this year I read Kathryn’s debut middle grade fiction book The Year the Swallows Came Early and I raved about it. I was also fortunate to not only interview Kathryn but to also meet her at the LA Times Festival of Books. She was abs...
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows – Review and Giveaway
I have only heard great things about The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows and have been wanting to read it for some time. In all honesty, I must admit that it didn’t grab me right away. It ...
Giveaway – 14 Cows For America and Thomas Gonzalez Shares the Illustration Process for this Beautiful Picture Book
Yesterday I gushed about 14 Cows for America done by Thomas Gonzalez by Carmen Agra Deedy in collaboration with Wilson Kimeli Naiyomah and illustrated by Thomas Gonzalez. If you missed my gushing, go back and read my book review because I can hones...
Giveaway: The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman (pssst . . . it’s SIGNED!)
I’m thrilled to give away a signed copy of The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman, 2009’s Newbery Award winner and all around massively popular book by a massively popular author. I was able to pick up a copy of the book while at BEA a few w...
Bloggiesta Wrap-Up: In Which We Pat Ourselves on Our Backs and a Few Win Books!
Sorry folks that I didn’t post the Bloggiesta wrap up sooner! I think I went into a self-induced comatose state after it was over and then had a bit of a staycation. But I promised that I wouldn’t post anything on my blog until I got ...
The *iwasiwasinnewyorkatbeawithnatasha* Giveaway!
Oh how I wish I could magically transport every single one of you to New York City to attend BookExpo America! I’m having a blast (well, I’ve prescheduled this post but as of Thursday afternoon I was having a blast and hadn’t left...
The Chosen One by Carol Lynch Williams: A Review, a Reading, and a Signed ARC Giveaway!
The Chosen One by Carol Lynch Williams is a book that I have been wanting to get my greedy hands on as soon as I saw the first review for it. Why? Well, I’ll tell you why. One. It’s YA. I love YA. Need I say more? Two. It̵...
Interview with Paul Harris, Author of The Secret Keeper & a GIVEAWAY
Yesterday I reviewed the book The Secret Keeper by Paul Harris, a new book that takes place during the Sierra Leone civil war as a journalist investigates the murder of his past girlfriend. In my review, I said the book had “a great storyline...
GIVEAWAY: Newbery Honor Book, Savvy by Ingrid Law
Yesterday, I was thrilled to interview Ingrid Law who just received a 2009 Newbery Honor for her debut novel Savvy. Savvy is such a fun, whimsical book with a lot of heart and I really enjoyed it. I’m thrilled to pass on another copy of Sav...
Winners! Laurie Halse Anderson & Jodi Picoult Giveaways
Sorry for the delay in announcing the winners of my two most recent giveaways. Long story short: lots of entries to be tallied and I decided I wasn’t going to stay up till the wee hours of the morning to do it. And then the read-a-thon ha...
More on Meeting Laurie Halse Anderson and a Signed Wintergirls Giveaway!
So after Wednesday’s reading and signing with Jodi Picoult (you are entered in my giveaway for seven signed books aren’t you?), The King’s English Bookshop, my local independent bookstore turned right around and hosted Laurie Halse ...
On Meeting Jodi Picoult and an AMAZING Giveaway!
I was really excited when my local independent bookstore, The King’s English Bookshop, put out their upcoming author tour list and saw that Jodi Picoult was making a stop in Salt Lake City to read from her newest book, Handle with Care. Of co...
