Teaser Tuesdays-11/04/08

Grab your current read.
Let the book fall open to a random page.
Share with us two (2) “teaser” sentences from that page, somewhere between lines 7 and 12.

You also need to share the title of the book that you’re getting your “teaser” from … that way people can have some great book recommendations if they like the teaser you’ve given!
Please avoid spoilers!

" About midmorning, just for fun, Ewan began referring to the whole briar patch as the Hidden Lands, just like the scroll had said. Hadyn played along, even though Avalon or Camelot was superior in his mind." page 28,The Book of Names by D. Barkley Briggs

Tuesday Thingers-11/04/08

Do you own multiple copies of any books? Which ones? Why? Can you share your list?"



I have only one book in multiples. My husband and I were in Ireland the summer that Harry Potter and The Order of the Phoenix was released. We went and stood in line at midnight at a bookstore on Grafton Street in Dublin and waited to buy our first and only UK copy of any HP book. When we got home our US copy was waiting for us in the mail.

Election Day

Election Day

Mailbox Monday -11/3/08

I have been getting lots of books through the mail lately, so I thought I would go ahead and join in on Marcia's Mailbox Mondays over at The Printed Page. Now it will be in one place, on one day. Nice and neat. I will probably be mentioning the books I purchase as well. Just trying to tidy up a bit.

So what books did I get this past week?

Monday- An Abundance of Katherines by John Green (purchased at B&N)
Wednesday- Murder on the Down Low by Pamela Samuels-Young (from the author, through Pump Up Your Book Promotion for review)
Friday- The Gifted Gabaldón Sisters by Lorraine Lopez ( Halloween secret pal gift)
Sunday- Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist by Rachel Cohn and david Levithan (purchased at Target)


What new books did you get this week?

Nick&Norah's Infinite Playlist- Book Review

Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist by Rachel Cohn and David Levithan

The first couple chapters almost had me giving up on it all together. It was a bit hard to get into the rhythm and style of the writing, a kind of stream of consciousness. But as I kept reading, I got more interested and invested in the lives of these two straight-laced kids in the very non straight-laced world of the New York Indie music scene.

This is a story of two good kids finding each other in an unorthodox way and discovering that they can both get what they want and deserve out of their relationships.

Despite a slow start, and the overuse of the F word (I am pretty sure there are other words that could have been used in many instances), I really enjoyed this book. Now I have to go and see the movie.

3/5

Book Giveaway

I mentioned awhile back that I would be having a giveaway as a thank you for all the great books I have been lucky to have won the past couple months. The Book Giveaway Carnival just happened to be going on this week as well so I thought I would make the giveaway a part of it.

So, here are all the details you will need:


The prizes: I have three books that I will be giving away. A hardcover copy of The Wonder Spot by Melissa Banks, a paperback copy of The Christmas Tree by Julie Salamon, and a gently read paperback of Angus, Thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging: Confessions of Georgia Nicholson by Louise Rennison.





The deal: Just leave me a comment, say hello. Of course, I wouldn't mind some book recommendations. :) Also, let me know which book(s) you are interested in. Three books, three chances to win!

The timeline: You have until midnight (CST) on Friday, November 7th to enter. I will announce the winners that weekend. I will be randomly picking three winners from my comments for all three of the books.

Contest closed. Winners announced here.

*** Check back during the week, there just may be a surprise giveaway or two thrown in. :)

Good Luck!

And don't forget to go and check out all the other contests going on for the Carnival this week.

Sunday Salon (It's November!)

I can't believe it is already November. October flew by so quickly. It was a good month for reading, though. 14 books read last month! Hard to believe, I know. I am hoping for another month like that. Two months actually if I want to reach 100 books for the year. Anybody else with that goal?

This past week was spent more on knitting than reading, I must admit. I finished a pair of socks and am almost finished with some fingerless mitts for a friend.

So, I have some new books on the shelf that I need to get read for reviews this month and next. I have The Book of Names by D Barkley Briggs and Murder on the Down Low by Pamela Samuels-Young. Of course those aren't the only books on my to-read shelf at the moment. I will be reading Into Thin Air by Jon Krakauer for the New Classics Challenge and The Dubliners by James Joyce for the Classics Challenge.

I will be having a book giveaway this coming week. Check back tomorrow for the details. I have three books to start and there may be more during the week. All winners will be announced next weekend. So, visit everyday next week and see what you can win.

One last book for October and a jack-o-lantern

jack o lantern

Last night we carved a jack o lantern and lit candles throughout the house. We watched Halloween and passed out candy. We actually had more than one group of kids this year! Neighbors had a party.


Anyway, It was a nice way to spend Halloween. Off the streets, away from Downtown crazy-ness.

I also finished reading An Abundance of Katherines by John Green yesterday. I loved it.

Hope everyone had a great night.

It's November!

jack o lantern
Originally uploaded by my_weezy

Last night we carved a jack o lantern and lit candles throughout the house. We watched Halloween and passed out candy. We actually had more than one group of kids this year! Neighbors had a party.

Anyway, It was a nice way to spend Halloween. Off the streets, away from Downtown crazy-ness.





I also finished my pair of TTL Mystery Socks!



Yay. I love them. I had been thinking that I would give them away since I went with the bigger size, but they fit me just fine and probably won't fit my friend's feet. I think I will be giving her another pair I made that are too big for me:

Beatrix



Hope you all had a wonderful Halloween.