Give-aways
Monday, July 7th, 2008I’m a Winner…
In the last couple of weeks, I’ve managed to snag A Foreign Affair, by Caro Peacock in a book give-away hosted by Shawnee at Reading in Appalachia. I’ve been wanting to read this one and was really excited to win it. Thanks, Shawnee!
I also participated in Dewey’s 24 Hour Read-A-Thon and won 3 Bookmooch points for being one of the participants who raised money for Reading Is Fundamental. Thanks, Dewey!
There are tons of great give-aways out there this week. Check out Books on the Brain where you can win both of Elin Hilderbrand’s books: A Summer Affair and Barefoot. Also Wendy at Musings of a Bookish Kitty is having TWO give-aways in honor of her wedding anniversary.
Thursday, June 12th, 2008Look What I Won…
Click on the book to visit the author’s website.
I entered a book giveaway on Lisa’s blog, Books On The Brain and won a brand new copy of Springtime on Mars, by Susan Woodring. This collection of short stories has been getting great reviews and I’m adding it to my stack to read during the 24 Hour Read-A-Thon coming up at the end of the month.
I received the book today and was thrilled to see it was autographed for me!
Many thanks to Susan Woodring and to Lisa. I’m looking forward to reading this collection.
Friday, June 6th, 2008Update on 24 Hour Read-A-Thon
There are some updates over on Dewey’s blog about this event. Also there is a mug give-away. How would you like to win this mug? 
Isn’t it cute?
It’s not to late to sponsor me for the Read-A-Thon. Reading is Fundamental is the charity for which we are raising money - to sponsor me (and donate directly to RIF), simply go to my original post about the challenge and sign up with Mr. Linky (please?).
Sunday, May 25th, 2008The 24 Hour Read-A-Thon
June 28 - 29, 2008
9:00am to 9:00am PCT
Dewey is hosting the 24 hour Read-A-Thon again this year. Last year I missed out because I was on vacation during the challenge…but this year I intend to participate! If you are interested, Dewey has created an FAQ page for the event. Participants can choose to be readers, cheerleaders and/or donors. Sign ups are here.
The really special thing about this Read-A-Thon is not the prizes or the exhilaration of sleep deprivation (although those are great), but the fact that it is also a charity event. Participants are encouraged to pick up sponsors and donate to Reading is Fundamental (RIF) which puts books into the hands of children.
My goal is to stay up for the 24 hours and read and participate in as many of the mini-challenges that I can. I’m blocking out the entire weekend so that I’ll have a day after the event to recover! I’m looking for sponsors…people who will commit to either a dollar amount per hour of my participation OR a set amount of money (regardless of hours) to donate to RIF. I won’t ask you to send me money…rather, I will encourage you to donate directly to this charity in one of the 7 ways they allow on their site. Interested? If so, this is how to sponsor me:
- Post about this challenge on your blog and commit on that post (in writing) to whatever your donation is to be. If it is for a certain dollar amount per hour of participation (for example), come back here on June 29th and I will post my number of hours committed to the challenge so you can do the math.
- Once you’ve created a post, come back and link to it through Mr. Linky here on my blog. I will do a follow up post following the challenge to show how much Team Caribousmom raised for reading!
- Following the challenge, send your sponsorship money directly to RIF by going to their site here.
- Follow my progress during the 24 hour period here on my blog - I’ll be doing updates and letting you know if I reach my goal of staying up for the entire time!
To sponsor Team Caribousmom, link to the post where you have committed to sponsor Team Caribousmom using Mr. Linky below:
Friday, May 23rd, 2008And the Winners Are…..
May 23rd Give-Away Winners
For the Autographed copy of The Bright Side of Disaster: Swapna (who commented on 5/20/2008 at 8:15am)
For the Un-autographed copy of The Bright Side of Disaster: Anne (who commented on 5/21/2008 at 6:39pm)
**Neither winner had a link to a blog…which is why I posted the time and date of their comments.
CONGRATULATIONS to you both. I will be sending you an email today to get your snail mail address so I can send your books right out to you.
Thank you to ALL who entered the give-away. I think Nattie would have been thrilled!
Tuesday, May 20th, 2008Looking for a Good Book (for free)?
There is plenty of generosity on the Internet - if you doubt that, just prowl the book blogs. Almost every week a blogger is giving away a book for free. Just in the last two days I’ve had visits from two bloggers who not only routinely give away books, but link readers to other bloggers who want to send you a free book.
A Book Worm at A Book Bloggers Diary holds frequent give-aways. She is currently asking readers to enter her contest to win one of four autographed books by Emily Griffin. She also provides links to other give-aways around the Internet…
…as does Susan at West of Mars.
I know I’ll be checking in with these bloggers frequently.
Don’t forget to enter my book give-away which ends May 22nd - I’ll be drawing two lucky winners on May 23rd!
Tuesday, May 13th, 2008Book Give Away
UPDATE on this GIVEAWAY:
Katherine Center has been incredibly kind and not only did she send me an autographed book for the giveaway, but she also sent a personalized autographed edition for me to keep! Because of her generosity, I will also be giving away my review copy of her book … SO, one person will win an autographed copy, and one will win an un-signed version. So far there have been only a few people signing up! Please pass along the word to other bloggers!! Thank you!
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As part of the Thinking of Nat Challenge (see my post about this challenge), readers have been asked to give away a book in Nattie’s memory.
Katherine Center has graciously offered a signed edition of her latest novel - The Bright Side of Disaster - for me to give to one lucky winner here at Caribousmom. This book has been getting great reviews.
A brief synopsis from the publisher:
Jenny Harris always expected that she’d fall in love, get married, and have a baby–in that order. Now, very pregnant and not quite married, she actually doesn’t mind that she and her live-in fiancé, Dean, accidentally started their family a little earlier than planned; she’s happy to have so much to look forward to. But Dean–whom Jenny loves enough to overlook his bad facial hair, his smoking habit, and his total commitment to a cheesy cover band–is acting distant, and not in a pre-wedding-jitters kind of way. The night he runs out for cigarettes and just doesn’t come back, he demotes himself from future husband to sperm donor.
And the very next day, Jenny goes into labor.
In the months that follow, Jenny plunges into a life she never anticipated: single motherhood. At least with the sleep deprivation, sore boobs, and fits of crying (both hers and the baby’s), there’s not much time to dwell on her broken heart. And things start looking up. She learns how to do everything one-handed, makes friends in a mommy group, and even manages to give dating tips to her sweet, clueless father–who’s trying to court her sassy mother again, fifteen years after their divorce. She also gets to know a handsome, helpful neighbor–with a knack for soothing babies–who invites her out dancing. But Dean is never far from Jenny’s thoughts or, it turns out, her doorstep, and in the end Jenny must choose between the old life she thought she wanted and the new life she’s been lucky to find.
I think this is the perfect book for a give-away in Nattie’s memory - a story about a single mother with humor and heart.
If you’d like to be entered in the drawing, please leave me a comment on this post by May 22nd. I will be drawing a name on May 23rd…so keep an eye on my blog!
