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20 May By Literate Housewife Leave a Comment

The May Book Give Away here at The Literate Housewife Review may be over, but there are more opportunities to be had at another great book blog: Devourer of Books. Check out her contest in celebration of her upcoming 100th post. Even if – I can’t believe it could possibly be true – you aren’t [...]

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And the Winner’s Are…

20 May By Literate Housewife 7 Comments

With the help of my beloved husband (who was trying to eat, but oh well…), the following who entered Literate Housewife’s May Book Give Away are: Forgery of Venus Erin at My Journey through Reading Gardens of Water Jennifer at Devourer of Books The House at Riverton Lisa at Books on the Brain The Venetian [...]

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May Book Give Away

4 May By Literate Housewife 1 Comment

It’s May and spring is finally here. I’m in the mood to do some spring cleaning and I thought I might provide my readers with the gift of a new book. This year I’ve received several Advance Reader’s Copies of books and I’ve reviewed them here at Literate Housewife. Five of them are part of [...]

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Without an ARC

29 Apr By Literate Housewife 6 Comments

For the past week it seems as though all it’s done is rain, and I’m without an ARC. Please don’t read that as a complaint, though. I have two on the way: Love Marriage by V.V. Ganeshananthan through LibraryThing‘s Early Reviewers for April and Songs for the Missing by Stewart O’Nan through Barnes & Nobles’ [...]

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Last Chance

29 Mar By Literate Housewife 1 Comment

Today’s the day I’m going to draw a name for a free copy of Robin Gerber‘s novel, Eleanor vs. Ike! If you haven’t already contacted me and would be interested in receiving a copy of this book, please leave a comment here. I’ll be holding the drawing at 5pm EST, so time is running out. [...]

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#62 ~ The Forgery of Venus

23 Mar By Literate Housewife 1 Comment

The Forgery of Venus: A Novel by Michael Gruber What would it be like to live a life in which you cannot trust your memory or your senses to tell you what is true or even who you are? Charles “Chaz” Wilmot lives that nightmare in The Forgery of Venus, the latest novel by Michael [...]

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Win a Free Copy of Eleanor Vs. Ike

22 Mar By Literate Housewife 4 Comments

Now that my review and interview have been posted, it’s time for you to get involved. If you would like to win a free copy of Eleanor Vs. Ike from HarperCollins, please leave a comment here. I will draw a random winner on Saturday, March 30 at noon. I’ll announce the winner then. If you’re [...]

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Three Things I’ve Learned About Myself Today

19 Mar By Literate Housewife 1 Comment

I’m working on transcribing my interview with Robin Gerber this afternoon during breaks. During this process I’ve learned three things: After 11 years living in Virginia, I still very much sound like someone from Southwest Michigan – no matter what my family or anyone else has to say. LeeAnn, my youngest sister, and I have [...]

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An Exciting Opportunity Coming Our Way!

28 Feb By Literate Housewife 1 Comment

Earlier this week I was approached by one of the Online Marketing Managers at HarperCollins to see if I would be interested in receiving an Advanced Readers Copy of Eleanor Vs Ike by Robin Gerber. Here’s a short description of the book: “Captivating and fast-paced, Eleanor vs. Ike pits the unforgettable Eleanor against the enormously [...]

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Early Christmas Pressies for Literate Housewife

20 Dec By Literate Housewife 2 Comments

I have had the most wonderful things happen to me over the past two days – I’ve received two free books in the mail!!! Yesterday there was a package waiting for me from Simon and Schuster. I thought it might be the book that I snagged as part of LibraryThing‘s Early Reviewers group. When I [...]