Bookish links for Saturday, June 6, 2009
Posted By CarrieK on June 6, 2009
Author links:
~ Wendy at Musings of a Bookish Kitty has an interview with Mary Stanton, author of Angel’s Advocate.
~ Planet Books has a guest post by Marisa de los Santos, author of Belong to Me.
~ There’s a great guest post by Judith R. Hendricks (author of The Laws of Harmony) at Stephanie’s Written Word.
Discussion starters:
~ Belle at Ms. Bookish tells you why you should listen to your next read.
Reviews:
~ Sheri at Bookopolis has a great review of Best Intentions by Emily Listfield. I really want to read this one.
~ Shelly at Write for a Reader has a review of a new YA novel, Eyes Like Stars by Lisa Mantchev.
~ Caribousmom and S. Krishna both have reviews of Last Night in Montreal by Emily St. John Mandel that made me add it to my wish list.
Giveaways:
~ Toni at A Circle of Books is giving away A Summer Affair by Elin Hilderbrand.
~ Trish at Hey Lady! is giving away TEN copies of The Chosen One by Carol Lynch Williams.
~ Serena at Savvy Verse & Wit is giving away a copy of Holly’s Inbox by Holly Denham.
~ 5 Minutes for Books is giving away an audiobook copy of The Chosen One by Carol Lynch Williams.
~ Carol at Carol’s Notebook is giving away five copies of The Night Gardener by George Pelecanos.
~ Dawn at She Is Too Fond of Books is giving away an audiobook copy of The Scarecrow by Michael Connelly.
~ Lenore at Presenting Lenore is giving away a three-book prize pack from BEA – including Catching Fire!
~ Dar at Peeking Between the Pages is giving away five copies of The Night Gardener by George Pelecanos. She’s also giving away two copies of Best Intentions by Emily Listfield.
~ Alea at Pop Culture Junkie is giving away five copies of Twenty Boy Summer by Sarah Ockler.
~ Nicole at Linus’s Blanket is giving away the ARC we all want to get our hands on: Catching Fire, the sequel to Suzanne Collins’s The Hunger Games.
~ Katrina at Callapidder Days is giving away five copies of Follow Me by Joanna Scott.
~ Amanda at A Patchwork of Books is giving away an autographed copy of Waiting for You by Susane Colasanti.
~ Jen at Devourer of Books is giving away three copies of Belong to Me by Marisa de los Santos. This book is fantastic – you should definitely enter.
~ Win a summer grab bag of books from Hachette from one of these bloggers: Booking Mama, Book-Blog, and Lesa’s Book Critiques.
~ Lori at Lori’s Reading Corner is giving away a $25 gift card to Borders.
~ J. Kaye has a bunch of giveaways: First Family by David Balducci on audio and 7th Heaven by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro on audio. For others, head over to her Current Giveaways page.
~ Sheri at A Novel Menagerie is giving away a copy of Sunnyside Blues by Mary Carter. Julie at Booking Mama is giving away a copy, too, and has a guest post by the author.
~ Amy at My Friend Amy is giving away a copy of Stephanie Meyer’s The Host.
~ Iliana at Bookgirl’s Nightstand is giving away a copy of The 19th Wife by David Ebershoff.
~ Tina at Bookshipper is giving away a copy of Breathless by Lurlene Daniels.
Other bookish stuff:
~ If you have school-age children, you should check out the Barnes & Noble Summer Reading Program, where each child can earn a free book for reading 5 books during the course of the summer.
~ John Grisham has picked Shia LaBeouf to play the lead in his latest bestseller, The Associate.
~ Debbie’s World of Books pointed out a funny about how far some people would go to get their hands on an ARC of Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins.
~ Trish at Hey Lady! is convinced her books are multiplying behind her back. Funny post.
I love the cartoon about killing others off for an ARC of the Hunger Games sequel. I’m quite sure I’d take someone out to get one! Not only me, but my kids too! I also enjoyed Trish’s take on the mysteriously growing pile of books. They do breed at night, along with the laundry. I’m almost scared to check out the party they are all having while I sleep.
Thanks for including a link to my guest post. I am also having a giveaway this week – three copies of Shelf Discovery: The Teen Classics We Never Stop Reading! Stop by my blog to enter!
Thanks for mentioning my giveaways! Best Intentions is really a good read.
Sandy – I know – that comic made me snort! And yes, I do believe books multiply. My husband doesn’t believe me when I tell him I don’t know where they all came from!
Stephanie – thanks for letting me know – I’ll head over!
Darlene – thanks for the reminder – I almost forgot to go enter the giveaway myself!
Thanks for the link to my audiobooks post. The Catching Fire cartoon was so funny! And Trish’s post, too.
Belle – you’re welcome!
Thanks for the links. I have some different contests going on as well if you or anyone wnat to stop by and enter.
Some books and even a couple prize packs: One for Royal Pains (new show on USA) and an ABC Family one.
Thanks,
Lauren