A blog devoted to helping you discover new great reads. Usually through contests, but not always!
From our good friend Rebecca Chastain at Number One Novels:
This week, Number One Novels interviews debut author Todd Ritter about his novel, Death Notice, a character-driven mystery/thriller that’s “fast-paced, suspenseful and creepy, with just the right amount of gore.” One novel is up for grabs, with the contest ending Sunday, December 5.
That sounds like my kinda book! Sound like yours??? Come on by and see if you can win it instead of me.
Our favorite Book Butterfly (really, there’s only one, so of course she’s our favorite by default. But that doesn’t mean she’s not one of our favorite people around here!) is up to her tricks again. Lucky for us, she has awesome tricks, full of bookish goodness designed to bring YOU closer to some awesome reads — and the authors who pen them.
Can we still say authors pen books, in this age of word processors?
Anyway, it’s author Sarah Ockler who’s stopped in for Ten Tantalizing Questions about her new book, Fixing Delilah. As always, the questions are great and the answers enlightening. Stop in and check them out.
And then, since there’s always an And Then with The Book Butterfly, you good people in the US can enter to win a signed copy of Fixing Delilah. Enter by December 15.
From author Linda Weaver Clarke:
Two Interviews and book giveaways each week for the month of December:
1. Interview with Regency Romance Author Jaimey Grant
Book Give-Away November 29 – December 6: for those interested in Deception, leave a comment about this interview with your e-mail. USA & Canada.
Deception is the love story of Lord Levi, Earl of Greville and Miss Aurora Glendenning. He is a gambler with a title and many properties who decides to quit gambling and find a rich bride.
2. Interview with Author Jeane Slone
Book Give-Away December 2 – 9: for those interested in She Flew Bombers, leave a comment about this interview with your e-mail. International.
She Built Ships During WWII will be out in January. It is about a woman welder in the Richmond Shipyards. This historical fiction weaves a Tuskegee Airman, a black sailor hurt in the Port Chicago explosion, an airplane riveter, and a Japanese American mother interned in a horse stable and the first day care center in Richmond, California.
Yep, another day, another guest blog post from our friend Phillipa Ashley, as she tours to promote Dating Mr. December.
Today, she’s over at Romance Junkies, talking about the setting of Dating Mr. December. Go see what’s up. I can empathize with that bit about 4PM…
I know some of you have done posts and/or interviews and/or gives featuring What I thought I Knew, the book from Alice Eve Cohen. I recognize her name. (It’s a cool name!)
Now the Melissas over at Chick Lit Central have conducted an interview with Ms. Cohen, and you are invited to drop in and check it out. It’s interesting stuff.
Then, you US or Canada folk can enter to win a copy of What I Thought I Knew. Follow the directions and get your entries in by December 2. Which is coming up in a few days. Get busy!
It happens to all of us from time to time. We wind up with an extra copy of a book and so we do what comes naturally: give it away.
Such is the situation over at Booking Mama’s, where Julie has an extra copy of the American Girl book, Taking the Reins. This isn’t one of the usual character books built around the dolls. Nope. This is an interactive book, with more than 20 endings a reader can choose. Not quite choose your own adventure — anyone else remember those?
Stop in at Booking Mama and read about it. Then enter to win (if you’re in the US or Canada) by December 5.
Our friend Adam Callaway is back! And he’s looking for followers, so he’s throwing a contest. All you gotta do is follow his blog, Sensawunda, and you can enter yourself for a copy of Ted Chiang’s book, The Lifecycle of Software Objects.
This is a novella, with only 30,000 words. But they sound like words well chosen!
Enter by December 5. No geographical restrictions are mentioned, so I’m guessing Adam’s willing to ship anywhere — but don’t you DARE quote me on that. I might be wrong.
Simply Stacie’s happening once again! I mean, really. Do we expect anything less from her???
Here’s the latest:
Stash By David Klein- 3 winners- US & Can- ends 12/12
Win $250 & a $20 Amazon.com GC- Worldwide- ends 12/31
Whoo! Do you see that there second give? It’s worldwide!!
Knock yourselves out…
Bermudaonion’s cooking up some fun… Literally!
She’s got news of a visit with author Patricia Moore-Pastides, via a local bookstore signing. And cooking demo — did I mention we were cooking up fun??? And you doubted me??? The horror. Don’t doubt the hostess.
An autographed copy of Greek Revival, Ms. Moore-Pastides’ new book, is up for grabs over at Bermudaonion’s blog. This is a worldwide contest, boys and girls! Woot! Entry is easy, so please do so by December 12.
Bridget at Readaholic is like me: we like things in threes. Here are three more gives she’s got going on. Be sure to stop in an enter a few of them…
Suck On This Year by Denis Leary
1 winner
US
ends 12/8
One Night In Scotland by Karen Hawkins
2 winners
US
ends 12/9
Thunder & Ashes by Z.A. Recht
US
ends 12/9
