You are here: Home / 2009 / Archives for May 2009

Announcing the 4 Rs Challenge!

31 May By 11 Comments

Over the holidays, I participated in LibraryThing‘s Secret Santa book swap.  I had fun playing elf for my fellow LTer and really enjoyed getting my presents in the mail.  Around the same time, Nicki from Fyrefly’s Book Blog posted about modifying that concept into a giveaway.  I added my two cents about it making for [...]

Filed Under: 4 Rs Challenge Tagged With: , , , , , ,

Can’t Go to the BEA? I’ve Got Prizes for You!

29 May By 15 Comments

In case you didn’t know, Rebecca @ The Book Lady’s Blog has arranged BEAtwittyParty for those of us who are not among the fortunates at the Book Expo America in New York City this weekend. There are prizes galore and, although I didn’t get my prizes to Rebecca on time, I do have some prizes [...]

Filed Under: book giveaway Tagged With: , , , ,

I am in Love

27 May By 18 Comments

On Monday, Danny and I purchased a new car.  Our Escort is 11 years old and on the fritz and our 5 year old minivan has almost 110,000 miles on it.  In deciding which car to buy, there were many factors involved: We needed something reliable. The vehicle needed to carry two growing girls and [...]

Filed Under: About Literate Housewife Tagged With: , , , , , , ,

A Lovely New Blog

25 May By 8 Comments

I love book blogs.  There is always something new and exciting there for me to discover.  Just tonight, I discovered Michael Connelly’s new book The Scarecrow from reading Drey’s review (and then I immediately entered Dar’s contest with finger’s crossed!) and a lovely new book set in India entitle Atlas of the Unknowns by Tania James from [...]

Filed Under: Blog Spotlight Tagged With:

#166 ~ Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet

25 May By 14 Comments

Happy Memorial Day everyone! I am happy to be Jamie Ford’s tour host today as part of his Pump Up Your Book Promotion blog tour. I won a signed ARC copy of Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet from Marcia at The Printed Page last year and have been looking for an opportunity [...]

Filed Under: book review, book tour, Historical Fiction, male author, War Through the Generations Tagged With: , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Bloody Hell, We’ve Got a Winner!

22 May By 6 Comments

Calling Chartroose! Bloody Hell, I’ve got a Book Barrage for you: You’ve won a copy of Daphne du Maurier’s Frenchman’s Creek and My Cousin Kate! Please send me your address and I’ll pass it on to Danielle at Sourcebooks.  Congratulations!

Filed Under: Books Tagged With: , , ,

#165 ~ The Blue Notebook

20 May By 24 Comments

The Blue Notebook by James Levine The Blue Notebook tells the story of Batuk, a 9-year-old girl who is sold by her family into prostitution in Mumbai.  We meet Batuk as a more experienced prostitute, living in what she calls a nest. It is from there that she lures her clients, makes “sweet cakes” with [...]

Filed Under: book review, fiction, male author Tagged With: , , , , , ,

A New Take on Historical Fiction

19 May By 4 Comments

If you know me, you know that I love good historical fiction. Danny surprised me last night with some YouTube pressies that give that genre a whole new meaning.  They are short videos directed by Derek Waters about scenes from American history narrated by a very drunk person and acted by some pretty famous people [...]

Filed Under: Historical Fiction Tagged With: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

#164 ~ Precious ~ Book Review and Blog Tour

18 May By 14 Comments

Precious by Sandra Novack Today it is my pleasure to serve as Sandra Novack’ hostess on her Precious blog tour organized by TLC Book Tours.  What a great way to kick off the week!  Please see information on her entire tour and the giveaway at the end of this post. For more information on TLC Book Tours, [...]

Filed Under: book review, female author, fiction Tagged With: , , , , , ,

Mother’s Day Books Giveaway Winners

17 May By 3 Comments

Here are the winners of my Mother’s Day Books Giveaway contest.  Congratulations to each of the winners!   And the winner is… Liyana!  And the winner is… Wendy W!  And the winner is… MJ!  And the winner is… Book Club Girl!  And the winner is… Elizabeth S!  And the winner is… Sharon A! Please email me [...]

Filed Under: book giveaway, contest
« Older Posts