reading a good book with a furchild by my side
Due to some apparent confusion on how to sign up for the giveaways, I am posting this clarification.
For those of you who want to be eligible for the book giveaways in March – you MUST have your name appearing somewhere on the sign up post for Reading for a Cure either as:
A blogger participant (enter [...]
Last Night in Montreal, by Emily St. John Mandel
ISBN: 978-1-932961-68-3
256 pages
Published by Unbridled Books (2009)
This week, thanks to the wonderful people over at Unbridled Books, I will be drawing for TWO winners who will each receive an edition of Emily St. John Mandel’s fantastic debut novel: Last Night in Montreal. Winners will be drawn [...]
The Local News, by Miriam Gershow
ISBN: 978-0385527620
384 pages (paperback)
Published by Spiegel & Grau/Random House (reprint 2010)
Today’s giveaway for Reading for a Cure goes to one lucky winner who will receive a paper back edition of The Local News by Miriam Gershow. I chose one name randomly by assigning a number to each [...]
This month’s theme for The Social Justice Challenge is Child Abuse and Domestic Violence.
Natasha is asking a few questions to get us started:
What is the first thing that comes to your mind when you think of domestic violence and child abuse?
What does domestic violence and child abuse mean to you personally?
What is your current knowledge [...]
Raven Stole the Moon, by Garth Stein
ISBN: 978-0-06-180638-4
464 pages
Published by Harper Collins (2010)
This week, thanks to the generosity of Harper Collins and the wonderful people at Terra Communications, one lucky reader will win a copy of Garth Stein’s newly released first novel: Raven Stole the Moon. I will draw a winner on March 11th [...]
April 1 – October 31, 2010
Trish at Trish’s Reading Nook is hosting The Classics Challenge 2010 – and although I am getting close to my saturation point with challenges, this is one I really should do…and it gives me excellent motivation to read more classics.
There are three participation levels:
Classics Snack – Read FOUR classics
Classics Entree [...]
February 1 – May 15, 2010
I am late joining this one, but I finally caved in. Jill at Fizzy Thoughts is hosting this challenge centered around the upcoming BEA in NYC in May.
Guidelines:
Between February 1st and May 15th, read 1 (one) book set in New York City and post your review.
The book can be [...]
May 1 – September 30, 2010
In case you were wondering…YES, Trish’s Reading Nook is once again hosting the Non-Fiction Five Challenge in 2010.
The Rules (unchanged from previous years):
Read 5 non-fiction books during the months of May – September, 2010 (Trish would like you to link your reviews on Mister Linky each month; Mister Linky can [...]
The Local News, by Miriam Gershow
ISBN: 978-0385527620
384 pages (paperback)
Published by Spiegel & Grau/Random House (reprint 2010)
Last year I was lucky enough to get a review copy of Miriam Gershow’s debut novel The Local News – which I thoroughly enjoyed (read my review). In February this book was released in paperback and is a [...]
Just Don’t Fall, by Josh Sundquist
ISBN: 978-0-670-02146-8
316 pages
Published by Viking (February 2010)
Today’s giveaway for Reading for a Cure goes to two lucky winners who will each receive a hardcover, first edition of Just Don’t Fall by Josh Sundquist. I chose two names randomly by assigning a number to each person who was either signed up [...]
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