With great thanks to Sheri at A Novel Menagerie, The Literate Housewife’s Dog Days of Summer theme week has a brand! Doesn’t our bassett hound in front of the fan speak volumes about the hottest days of summer, those days that leave you begging for fall? Well, if we can’t make things cooler, we can embrace this time of year and devote the week of August 24th to those adorable pets whose species is besmirched by this saying.
The books that I’ll be reviewing here that week are:
The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein
Secrets of Happiness by Sarah Dunn
The Dogs of Babel by Carolyn Parkhurst
Travels with Charley by John Steinbeck
Want to know how you can participate and use the beautifully coordinating button?
1) Read and review one or more of the books I’ve chosen to review that week. If you’ve already reviewed one of those books and review another book that relates to dogs, just let me know. I’m fine with that. Please grab the button and use it if you’d like.
There will be a dog and/or summer related prize drawn using List Randomizer for one of the bloggers who sign up below and review at least one of the books on my list.
All participants will be included in the general drawing for the Dog Days of Summer bookmarks I’ll be making for this event.
2) Submit a picture of you, your family, or your pets (not strictly dogs) survive the Dog Days of Summer. Please feel free to use the button and encourage your friends and family to vote for you.
This will be a contest. There will be a dog and/or summer related grand prize for the picture getting the most votes. Second and third place will receive a bookmark.
All participants will be included in the general drawing for the Dog Days of Summer bookmarks I’ll be making for this event.
All pictures must be received by August 20th to be included in the contest.
Pictures will be posted at 9am EST on Monday, August 24th and voting will end at 5pm EST on Friday the 28th.
3) Comment on my reviews.
For each comment, you will be entered in the general drawing for the Dog Days of Summer bookmarks I’ll be making for this event.
If you have any questions, please feel free to drop me an email. Please note that I will be on vacation until August 3rd. I will have access to email and plan on posting reviews, etc. while I’m away, I won’t be online as frequently. I will get to your email as soon as possible.
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I have read and reviewed The Art of Racing In The Rain. Although I liked it, I thought Marley & Me was the much better doggie book. But, here’s my review on The Art of Racing In The Rain: http://anovelmenagerie.com/2008/09/28/the-sunday-salon-the-art-of-racing-in-the-rain/.
I love Basset Hounds! I didn’t know if you knew that I actually have one… a girl named Claire who we call Princess Paddywaddle. She’s so cute!
Congrats on your Dog Days of Summer Event!
Sheri
P.S. THANK YOU so much for the answers on The Angel’s Game. I finished my review. I also found a really good discussion on Amazon.com that helped.
Oh my gosh, that is the cutest button ever!!
I love your botton can’t wait to participate. I will be reading Art of Racing in the Rain. My book club in September will be reading The Story of Edgar Sawtee, what perfect timing.
That is the cutest button EVER!
sounds like a fun challenge. I’ve already read Secrets to Happiness. Love that cover.
I’ll have to give signing up more thought.
I needed a good excuse to get The Art of Racing in the Rain off my TBR pile, and I wanted to put that adorable button in my sidebar, so I signed up!
My maiden name is Bassett…had to live most of my life with taunting….especially in my teens. Can you believe I even had a teacher call me “hound”. Obviously, that was before the days we live in now.
I’m not sure what I have to fit this challenge to get this cute button, but I’ll think about it.
Very cute button, and idea.
Wisteria Bassett Leigh (LOL)
Thanks so much to everyone for your comments! I am really looking forward to the 24th!
Wisteria, I would think Bassett furniture first – and that’s no laughing matter. They make great furniture.
I hope that you join us!
I’m excited that people are joining. Come one, come all.
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I’m signing up and I will be reading: The Dogs of Babel. Love the button.
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I’m in — I read The Art of Racing in The Rain but I might try to sneak something else in.
I’m going to read “Travels with Charley” and just blogged about it and The Dog Days of Summer” here: http://lifeisapatchworkquilt.com/blog/?p=996
Looking forward to it!
I was just hopping by from Redlady’s Reading Room to see your lovely bookmarks — and saw this post. I just happen to be reading this book this week for my library book club. Great timing!
I just posted my review for my Dog Days read of The Dogs of Babel. The link is:
http://byhookbook.blogspot.com/2009/08/done-my-dogs-days-book-review.html
I don’t think I will read another dog book this week but I am doing the dog days with my daughter. We picked out lots of dog books from the library and are going to read them this week.