There were five entries to win this Advance Reader’s Edition of The House at Midnight by Lucie Whitehouse. I used the wonderful Random.org to choose a winner. Congratulations to SHANNAN of Shannan Loves Books And Movies. It looks like Shannan is making excellent headway in the Mystery Read-A-Thon. Why don’t you drop by her blog [...]
Posts from ‘August, 2009’
2nd Book Give-away: Mystery Read-A-Thon
I hope you are enjoying participating in the Mystery Read-A-Thon. It looks like we have a VERY small group participating…and so I’ve decided not to restrict these giveaways AT ALL geographically. So everyone is eligible to enter, no matter where you live. Sound good? To enter to win the 2nd book I have up for [...]
Update #1: Mystery Read-A-Thon
2:50 PM – Saturday, August 8th I started the Read-A-Thon a little late today as I had made plans for the morning. I decided to start reading Best Intentions by Emily Listfield which I have had on my stack of review books since April. So far, I am enjoying this book immensely. Listfield gets right [...]
Mystery Read-A-Thon – SIGN UP to win…
I have FOUR books to give away in the next two days to people participating in the Mystery Read-A-Thon. I had wanted to post this on the blog for this event…but I’m not an authorized poster there…so here is what I am going to do. PLEASE SPREAD THE WORD: If you are participating in the [...]
Mystery Read-A-Thon THIS WEEKEND!
August 8-9, 2009 Tomorrow begins the second Mystery Read-A-Thon. Apparently there are some administrative troubles…but the show will still go on! And I am definitely participating. The goal is to read 12 hours of the 48 hour period. I have so many books that fit this genre…and I’m not sure which ones I will delve [...]
Friday Finds – August 7, 2009
August 7, 2009 Friday Finds is hosted each Friday at Jenn’s blog Should Be Reading. Readers are encouraged to share the books they discovered in the last week. I don’t always get around to posting every Friday, so my “finds” usually span more than a week! By clicking on the book title, you will be [...]
Book Lust
I had an hour to kill yesterday and found myself wandering the aisles of my local Barnes and Noble Booksellers. I should know better than to think I can just browse. I came home with three new books: My Sister, My Love by Joyce Carol Oates Still Waters by Nigel McCrery Beach Music by Pat [...]
The House on Fortune Street – Book Review
What had persuaded her to buy the house, though, were none of these sensible reasons but the thought that sprang into her mind at the first sight of the address – 41 Fortune Street – that her grandfather would have liked the name. “Straight out of Dickens,” she could hear him say, straw hat rocking. [...]
Random Reading Challenge: Progress
August 1, 2009 – July 31, 2010 Read details of challenge and sign up here. Link to reviews of challenge participants here. I am hosting this challenge and will track my progress on this post, as well as giving you updates on how I chose each book. I have chosen Level III – read 12 [...]
Mailbox Monday – August 3, 2009
I always enjoy Mondays because of Marcia’s weekly event: Mailbox Mondays. Readers share the books which arrived at their homes over the past week and link their posts to Marcia’s blog. For me, this event has evolved into a way for me to acknowledge those books I receive from authors, publishers and publicists and give [...]
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