The big day has arrived! Last night, my giveaway of The Uncoupling by Meg Wolitzer and sponsored by AudioGo came to an end at midnight. This morning I got ramp up the old List Randomizer and select the lucky winners. Here they are: Melanie Y Belinda B Lyndsey J Carrie K Melissa V Congratulations! I [...]
It’s Penguin’s Anniversary and We Get the Presents!
30 Jul By 7 Comments
Today is a special day for Penguin. It’s their 75th anniversary! For 3/4 of a century, Penguin has been making some great books available to readers around the world. It started out as a small English publishing company with a vision for making reprinted paperback books affordable (for the price of a pack of cigarettes [...]
Fireworks Over Toccoa Contest
11 Mar By 2 Comments
I have recently read Fireworks Over Toccoa by Jeffrey Stepakoff. I’m working on my review, which will be posted next week. [Sneak Peak: I think people will find this to be a fun beach read this year.] In the meantime, I wanted to let you know about an incredible contest being held by St. Martin’s [...]
The Lace Reader Winner
23 Sep By 4 Comments
My “It’s time to pick a winner” helper is slacking off once again. I completely forgot to draw a winner for my second copy of The Lace Reader. Sorry about that! It got lost in the BBAW shuffle I’m afraid. I came across this copy after reshelving my books after taking the pictures for my [...]
Remarkable Creatures Winner!
13 Sep By 5 Comments
Thanks to everyone who entered this contest. It was very interesting to read everyone’s views on the debate between science and religion. Unfortunately, there can only be one winner. Via List Randomizer, I drew the lucky winner and she is: Carrie K from Books and Movies Congratulations, Carrie! Please send me an email with your [...]
BBAW ~ The Serial Giveaway
13 Sep By 223 Comments
One of the best things about Book Blogger Appreciation Week is the giveaways. They are fun to host and they are fun to win. For me, how my giveaway came about is the result of a fluke. Many of you commented on my post I wrote earlier this month on being too unfaithful a reader [...]
Dog Days of Summer Drawing to an End
28 Aug By 3 Comments
The Dog Days of Summer is almost over. It was such a fun week for me. I enjoyed sharing your photos and thoughts about dog and the books we read together. Know that I will be a busy bee tomorrow making sure I have everyone’s entries accounted for before spending some good quality time with [...]
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