Matched by Ally Condie International Giveaway!!!

I am giving away an ARC of Matched by Ally Condie. Here's the synopsis from the book's website :

In the Society, Officials decide. Who you love. Where you work. When you die.
Cassia has always trusted their choices. It’s hardly any price to pay for a long life, the perfect job, the ideal mate. So when her best friend appears on the Matching screen, Cassia knows with complete certainty that he is the one… until she sees another face flash for an instant before the screen fades to black. Now Cassia is faced with impossible choices: between Xander and Ky, between the only life she’s known and a path no one else has ever dared follow — between perfection and passion.

 And below is the photo of an actual copy one of you will win. I am posting it because since it is an ARC, it looks nothing like the finished product and I don't want any of my readers ending up disappointed when they open the package. This could also ruin your reading experience before you even open the book and I certainly don't want that.

Giveaway 411:

1. Please leave a comment with your email or a way to contact me (if you have an email in your profile, no need to leave it here).

2. This giveaway is open internationally!!!

3. Deadline for entries is February 23rd, 2011. The winner will be announced on February 24th, 2011.

An extra entry:

Become a follower of my blog for one extra entry. Please leave a separate comment if you do. If you already are a follower, please also leave a separate comment letting me know.

The Anatomy of Ghosts by Andrew Taylor Giveaway!

I am giving away one ARC of The Anatomy of Ghosts by Andrew Taylor. It's just been released a couple of weeks ago and it's not a bad literary thriller. A lot of people even say, it's great. Below's the synopsis,  so you can judge for yourself.

1786, Jerusalem College, Cambridge

They say Jerusalem is haunted by Mrs Whichcote's ghost. Frank Oldershaw claims he saw her in the garden, where she drowned. Now he's under the care of a physician.
Desperate to salvage her son's reputation and restore him to health, Lady Anne Oldershaw employs her own agent - John Holdsworth, author of The Anatomy of Ghosts, a controversial attack on the existence of ghostly phenomena. But his arrival in Cambridge disrupts the uneasy status quo. He glimpses a world of privilege and abuse, where the sinister Holy Ghost Club governs life at Jerusalem more effectively than the Master, Dr Carbury, ever could.


But Holdsworth's powers of reason and his knowledge of natural philosophy have other challenges. He dreams of his dead wife, Maria, who roams the borders of death. Now there's Elinor, the very-much-alive Master's wife, to haunt him in life. And at the heart of it all is the mystery of what really happened to Sylvia Whichcote in the claustrophobic confines of Jerusalem.


Why was Sylvia found lying dead in the Long Pond just before a February dawn? And how did she die? Indeed, why was she at Jerusalem, living or dead, in the first place?

Giveaway 411:

1. Please leave a comment with your email or a way to contact me (if you have an email in your profile, no need to leave it here).

2. Due to the shipping costs, this one is open to the U.S. and Canada residents only.

3. Deadline for entries is February 17th, 2011. The winner will be announced on February 18th, 2011.

An extra entry:

Become a follower of my blog for one extra entry. Please leave a separate comment if you do. If you already are a follower, please also leave a separate comment letting me know.

Black Hills by Dan Simmons Audio Book Giveaway!

This time I am giving my very gently used copy of Black Hills on audio (Unabridged). And when I say 'very gently', I mean I opened it and took only one disc out. So, it's pretty much not used at all. Unfortunately, the book didn't work for me but I'm hoping it will find a good home where it'll be appreciated.

The book's synopsis:

Paha Sapa, a young Sioux warrior, first encounters General George Armstrong Custer as Custer lies dying on the battlefield at Little Bighorn. He believes--as do the holy men of his tribe--that the legendary general's ghost entered him at that moment and will remain with him until Sapa convinces him to leave.

In BLACK HILLS, Dan Simmons weaves the stories of Paha Sapa and Custer together seamlessly, depicting a violent and tumultuous time in the history of Native Americans and the United States Army. Haunted by the voice of the general his people called "Long Hair," Paha Sapa lives a long life, driven by a dramatic vision he experiences in the Black Hills that are his tribe's homeland. As an explosives worker on the massive Mount Rushmore project, he may finally be rid of his ghosts--on the very day FDR comes to South Dakota to dedicate the Jefferson face.

Giveaway 411:
1. Please leave a comment with your email or a way to contact me (if you have an email in your profile, no need to leave it here).

2. Because of the shipping costs, this one is open to U.S. and Canada residents only.

3. Deadline for entries is February 10th, 2011. The winner will be announced on February 11th, 2011.

An extra entry:

Become a follower of my blog for one extra entry. Please leave a separate comment if you do. If you already are a follower, please also leave a separate comment letting me know

The Sound of a Wild Snail Eating by Elisabeth Tova Bailey International Giveaway!

I am giving away a brand new ARC of The Sound of a Wild Snail Eating, a memoir by Elisabeth Tova Bailey which from the sound of the reviews, is a really great book on nature and life. Here's the synopsis from the author's website:

Elisabeth Tova Bailey tells the inspiring and intimate story of her uncommon encounter with a Neohelix albolabris—a common forest snail. While an illness keeps her bedridden, Bailey watches as the snail takes up residence on her nightstand. She discovers the solace and sense of wonder that this mysterious creature brings and comes to a greater understanding of the interconnections between species and her own human place in the natural world. Intrigued by the snail’s molluscan anatomy, cryptic defenses, clear decision making, hydraulic locomotion, and mysterious courtship activities, Bailey becomes an astute and amused observer, providing a candid and engaging look into the curious life of this overlooked and underappreciated small animal. Told with wit and grace, The Sound of a Wild Snail Eating is a remarkable journey of survival and resilience, showing us how a small part of the natural world illuminates our own human existence.

Giveaway 411:

1. Please leave a comment with your email or a way to contact me (if you have an email in your profile, no need to leave it here).

2. This giveaway is open internationally!!!

3. Deadline for entries is February 3rd, 2011. The winner will be announced on February 4th, 2011.

An extra entry:

Become a follower of my blog for one extra entry. Please leave a separate comment if you do. If you already are a follower, please also leave a separate comment letting me know.

Vixen by Jillian Larkin International Giveaway!!!!

I have a brand new, ARC of Vixen, book one in The Flappers series. The book hit the stores on December 14th and I somehow ended up with a review copy. Because I do not read this type of YA fiction, I decided to just give it away to someone who will appreciate it a lot more than I would. A little bit about the book from the website, The Flappers (which by the way, is quite fancy):

Jazz . . . Booze . . . Boys . . . It’s a dangerous combination.
Every girl wants what she can’t have. Seventeen-year-old Gloria Carmody wants the flapper lifestyle—and the bobbed hair, cigarettes, and music-filled nights that go with it. Now that she’s engaged to Sebastian Grey, scion of one of Chicago’s most powerful families, Gloria’s party days are over before they’ve even begun . . . or are they?
Clara Knowles, Gloria’s goody-two-shoes cousin, has arrived to make sure the high-society wedding comes off without a hitch—but Clara isn’t as lily-white as she appears. Seems she has some dirty little secrets of her own that she’ll do anything to keep hidden.
Lorraine Dyer, Gloria’s social-climbing best friend, is tired of living in Gloria’s shadow. When Lorraine’s envy spills over into desperate spite, no one is safe. And someone’s going to be very sorry. . . .
From debut author Jillian Larkin, VIXEN is the first novel in the sexy, dangerous, and ridiculously romantic new series set in the Roaring Twenties . . . when anything goes.

Giveaway 411:

1. Please leave a comment with your email or a way to contact me (if you have an email in your profile, no need to leave it here).

2. This giveaway is open internationally!!!

3. Deadline for entries is January 25th, 2011. The winner will be announced on January 26th, 2011.

An extra entry:

Become a follower of my blog for one extra entry. Please leave a separate comment if you do. If you already are a follower, please also leave a separate comment letting me know.

Winter Garden by Kristin Hannah + Giveaway!!!

Winter Garden by Kristin Hannah is being released in paperback today. In honor of that, I am reposting my review of this great novel and once you read that, I have two (2) copies of the book to be given away, courtesy of the publicist, Wiley and The Book Network.

This book was absolutely amazing. Ms. Hannah's writing is at once to the point and deeply moving. Before you know it, you're drawn into the world she created and don't want to leave. Perhaps, the best testament to the quality of Winter Garden is my sister's reaction. She is not a book worm whatsoever (hi sister!), it is extremely difficult to get her interested in a book even though she tries, judging by a number of books borrowed from me that she started but never finished. And once she starts reading a book, it takes her a long time to finish it, not because she doesn't want to but because her lifestyle doesn't really give her a lot of spare time. With all that in mind, my sister Eva read Winter Garden in two days and called me right after she finished to discuss it. In her words: 'the book was phenomenal and the author's sentences are such that you just want to remember them all and as soon as I get home I'll be writing them down'. Not only did she like it so much that she didn't sleep all night and chose to read instead, but while driving to work, she actually had to pull over to keep reading because she couldn't wait until the end of the day! I think that says it all!!

But I will still say some more. Winter Garden is also heartbreaking and I was unable to stop the tears from flowing freely. The story became so sad and touching to me because the fictional story of Anya's life is probably a real story of many women and men that survived the Leningrad siege. So be prepared for many heartrending passages but also know that you will be rewarded in the end and will most likely want to read Winter Garden all over again. I know I already do (thank goodness I still have three other books Ms. Hannah wrote to read for the first time).

How can you not want to try your luck at winning this awesome novel?!

Giveaway 411:

1. Please leave a comment with your email or a way to contact me (if you have an email in your profile, no need to leave it here).

2. This giveaway is open to US and Canada residents.

3. No P.O. Boxes. Street addresses only.

4. Deadline for entries is January 18th, 2011. The winner will be announced on January 19th, 2011.

An extra entry:

Become a follower of my blog for one extra entry. Please leave a separate comment if you do. If you already are a follower, please also leave a separate comment letting me know.

Even if you don't win, or if you need more convincing to read Winter Garden, here are a couple of links to help you make up your mind:

An excerpt of Winter Garden.

Kristin discussing Winter Garden.

Good luck to you all!

Lockdown by Alexander Gordon Smith Giveaway!!!

I am very excited about what I have to offer one of my readers today. One of you will win a brand new paperback copy (with a new cover) of Lockdown by Alexander Gordon Smith. It is book one in the Escape From Furnace series and it's really great. It is a YA book but even people who don't normally read this genre will enjoy Lockdown (I know because I am one of those non-fans).

Part two of the series, Solitary, is being released on the American market today and in honor of the release, thanks to Macmillan publisher in cooperation with Ksenia W., I am giving away the copy of Lockdown so that one more person can get hooked on the series.

The Book's synopsis from GoodReads:

Furnace Penitentiary: the world’s most secure prison for young offenders, buried a mile beneath the earth’s surface. Convicted of a murder he didn’t commit, sentenced to life without parole, “new fish” Alex Sawyer knows he has two choices: find a way out, or resign himself to a death behind bars, in the darkness at the bottom of the world. Except in Furnace, death is the least of his worries. Soon Alex discovers that the prison is a place of pure evil, where inhuman creatures in gas masks stalk the corridors at night, where giants in black suits drag screaming inmates into the shadows, where deformed beasts can be heard howling from the blood-drenched tunnels below. And behind everything is the mysterious, all-powerful warden, a man as cruel and dangerous as the devil himself, whose unthinkable acts have consequences that stretch far beyond the walls of the prison. Together with a bunch of inmates—some innocent kids who have been framed, others cold-blooded killers—Alex plans an escape. But as he starts to uncover the truth about Furnace’s deeper, darker purpose, Alex’s actions grow ever more dangerous, and he must risk everything to expose this nightmare that’s hidden from the eyes of the world.

Giveaway 411:

1. Please leave a comment with your email or a way to contact me (if you have an email in your profile, no need to leave it here).

2. This giveaway is open to US and Canada residents.

3. No P.O. Boxes. Street addresses only.

4. Deadline for entries is January 4th, 2011. The winner will be announced on January 5th, 2011.

An extra entry:

Become a follower of my blog for one extra entry. Please leave a separate comment if you do. If you already are a follower, please also leave a separate comment letting me know.

A Thousand Tomorrows & Just Beyond the Clouds Omnibus Giveaway!!!!!

Hachette Book Group is publishing in January an omnibus of two of Karen Kingsbury's novels, A Thousand Tomorrows and Just Beyond the Clouds. Thanks to the generosity of the publisher, in cooperation with Sarah R., I am now offering this book to one of my readers.


From the publisher's site:

 In A Thousand Tomorrows, Cody Gunner, a talented but angry cowboy, meets Ali Daniels, a lovely and mysterious barrel-racer. The two are national champions, top of their game, alone and intent on staying that way. Cody has rejected everything about his past, and only has room for his little brother, Carl Joseph, born with Down Syndrome. Ali embraces life, making the most of every moment because of a secret she keeps hidden from the public, connecting her with a sister who died before she had a chance to live. Before their paths intersect, competing is all they need, but what fears must they face if together they ignite a love that burns brighter than both of them?
In Just Beyond the Clouds, Cody is nursing a broken heart over the death of the love of his life, when he meets Elle Dalton, Carl Joseph's teacher. Cody can't bear the thought of losing his little brother, too, so when Elle begins championing Carl Joseph's independence, she finds herself at odds with Cody. But even while they battle it out, they can't deny the instinctive connection they share, and Cody faces a crisis of the heart. What if Elle is the one woman who can teach Cody that love is still possible?
In the brand-new omnibus edition, Karen Kingsbury's continuing story of devotion, tragedy, and renewal, comes to life, teaching that while love often causes the heart to break, it's also the only thing that can mend it again.

Giveaway 411:

1. Please leave a comment with your email or a way to contact me (if you have an email in your profile, no need to leave it here).

2. This giveaway is open to US and Canada residents.

3. No P.O. Boxes. Street addresses only.

4. Deadline for entries is December 31st, 2010. The winner will be announced on January 1st, 2011.

An extra entry:

Become a follower of my blog for one extra entry. Please leave a separate comment if you do. If you already are a follower, please also leave a separate comment letting me know.

What Alice Knew Giveaway!!!!

I know that I have not been posting anything on this blog of mine for the longest time. There are a few important things going on in my life right now and soon I will talk about it more. For now however, to compensate my readers somehow for the lack of meaningful content, I am hosting a giveaway of a book that's been making rounds in the blogosphere and was released last Tuesday. Thanks to the courtesy of Hannah from Sourcebooks, Inc., I will be giving away an ARC of What Alice Knew by Paula Maranzt Cohen.

Publisher's synopsis:

Under Certain Circumstances, No One Is More Suited to Solving a Crime than a Woman Confined to Her Bed
An invalid for most her life, Alice James is quite used to people underestimating her. And she generally doesn’t mind. But this time she is not about to let things alone. Yes, her brother Henry may be a famous author, and her other brother William a rising star in the new field of psychology. But when they all find themselves quite unusually involved in the chase for a most vile new murderer—one who goes by the chilling name of Jack the Ripper—Alice is certain of two things:
No one could be more suited to gather evidence about the nature of the killer than her brothers. But if anyone is going to correctly examine the evidence and solve the case, it will have to be up to her.

Giveaway 411:

1. This giveaway is international.


2. It's open until September 30th, 2010


3. All you have to do is just leave me a comment with your email letting me know that you'd like to be entered in the giveaway.


Good luck everyone and thank you for visiting my blog!!!!!

Get Positively Beautiful Giveaway!

There was a time, not that long ago, when I was watching What Not To Wear obsessively. First it was just me and then I invited my daughter to watch it with me (she would also not want to miss an episode). In the end I think I overdosed on the show, but I still remember the beautiful Carmindy and her awesome tips on how to look your best.

That's why I am very excited to offer you a chance to win a copy of Carmindy's book, Get Positively Beautiful, courtesy of Anna from Hachette Book Group.

Get Positively Beautiful by Carmindy

According to a recent study, only 2% of women describe themselves as 'beautiful.' (Dove Global Study 'The Real Truth About Beauty: A Global Report', 2004) The media instructs women how to 'look ten years younger,' 'cover up wrinkles,' or 'get fuller, plumper lips.' And even makeup products play off women's insecurities, promising to conceal perceived flaws, define cheekbones, or make eyelashes fuller and longer. The underlying message? That there's something inherently wrong with the way women look and that they have to spend time, money, and energy keeping up with all the ways they should 'fix' themselves.

In GET POSITIVELY BEAUTIFUL, makeup artist Carmindy from TLC's hit program What Not to Wear shows you how to change your mindset from negative fault-finding to a positive beauty philosophy. You learn how to find and focus on your best features and how to combat negative thoughts about your appearance. Carmindy demonstrates easy makeup techniques for eyes, brows, lashes, lips, cheeks, and skin, and how to adapt looks to different weather conditions and 'beauty moods.'

Giveaway 411:

1. All you have to do is leave me a comment that you want to be entered along with your email ( if your email is linked to your profile, you don't need to leave me one).

2. It is open to US and Canada. No P.O. Boxes please.

3. It's open until August 17, 2010.

Good luck and thank you all for visiting my blog!

Fit for Life Giveaway!

Boy, do I ever want to be fit! And fit for life is even better. But, something tells me that's not going to be easy in my case. You, my dear reader, have however a chance at becoming and staying fit. All you have to do is enter this giveaway and keep your fingers crossed that you'll win.


Here's what's up for grabs, courtesy of Anna from Hachette Book Group:

Fit For Life by Harvey and Marilyn Diamond

It's the program that shatters all the myths: FIT FOR LIFE the international bestseller that explains how to change both your figure and your life. Nutritional specialist Harvey and Marilyn Diamond explain how you can eat more kinds of food than you ever ate before without counting calories...and still lose weight! The natural body cycles, permanent weight-loss plan that proves it's not only what you eat, but also when and how, FIT FOR LIFE is the perfect solution for those who want to look and feel their best. Join the millions of Americans who are FIT FOR LIFE and begin your transformation with:
* The vital principles that bring you permanent weight loss and high energy
* The FIT FOR LIFE secrets of timing and food combining that work with your natural body cycles
* A 4-week meal plan, menus, shopping tips, and exercise
* Delicious recipes and more.

Giveaway 411:

1. All you have to do is leave me a comment that you want to be entered along with your email ( if your email is linked to your profile, you don't need to leave me one).

2. It is open to US and Canada. No P.O. Boxes please.

3. It's open until August 16, 2010 which is also a release date for Fit For Life.

Good luck and thank you all for visiting my blog! 

The Hot Box by Zane Giveaway!

To make up for the fact that I rarely write any posts of value at the moment, I decided to have yet another great giveaway.

This time it's The Hot Box by Zane, the courtesy of Atria Books.

The publisher's synopsis:

“Hot Box” is a baseball drill that can be played with three or more players and two to four bases. The players take turns being fielders and runners, ultimately trying to tag the rest of the players out. In The Hot Box, best friends Milena and Lydia are playing the game with Jacour, Yosef, Glenn, and Phil. The only problem: the men do not realize that they are playing. Milena lives a sheltered and dismal existence and has not allowed a man to touch her body in eight years . . . until now. Lydia dreams of getting away from small-town America but, until she can make that happen, she is prepared to do whatever it takes to continue to have her bills paid . . . on time. Good sex always does the trick. Two women. Four men. Two love triangles. Reading has never been this hot because, once again, Zane is taking you outside the box.

Giveaway 411:

1. All you have to do is leave me a comment that you want to be entered along with your email ( if your email is linked to your profile, you don't need to leave me one).

2. It is open internationally.

3. It's open until August 10, 2010 which is also a release date for The Hot Box.

Good luck to you all!!! And thank you for visiting my blog.

The Quickening by Michelle Hoover Giveaway!

As previously promised, I am hosting a giveaway of an ARC of Michelle Hoover's The Quickening, a debut novel that sounds like a really great read.

Publisher's description:

Enidina Current and Mary Morrow live on neighboring farms in the flat, hard country of the upper Midwest during the early 1900s. This hardscrabble life comes easily to some, like Eddie, who has never wanted more than the land she works and the animals she raises on it with her husband, Frank. But for the deeply religious Mary, farming is an awkward living and at odds with her more cosmopolitan inclinations. Still, Mary creates a clean and orderly home life for her stormy husband, Jack, and her sons, while she adapts to the isolation of a rural town through the inspiration of a local preacher. She is the first to befriend Eddie in a relationship that will prove as rugged as the ground they walk on.  Despite having little in common, Eddie and Mary need one another for survival and companionship. But as the Great Depression threatens, the delicate balance of their reliance on one another tips, pitting neighbor against neighbor, exposing the dark secrets they hide from one another, and triggering a series of disquieting events that threaten to unravel not only their friendship but their families as well.

 In this luminous and unforgettable debut, Michelle Hoover explores the polarization of the human soul in times of hardship and the instinctual drive for self-preservation by whatever means necessary. The Quickening stands as a novel of lyrical precision and historical consequence, reflecting the resilience and sacrifices required even now in our modern troubled times.

Giveaway 411:

1. The giveaway is open until Saturday, July 31st.

2. All you have to do is leave me a comment expressing your wish to be entered plus your email (unless your email links to your profile).

3. This giveaway is international so come all and try your luck.

Enjoy!

Good luck and thank you for visiting my blog!

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Make sure to visit Michelle's website and her blog especially. She writes some great stuff about the writing process.

The Thousand Aututmns of Jacob de Zoet Giveaway!

As previously promised, I am hosting a giveaway of an ARC of David Mitchell's newest novel, The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet. The book hits the bookstores today, so i figured it is a good day to offer it to you.

Publisher's description:

In 2007, Time magazine named him one of the most influential novelists in the world. He has twice been short-listed for the Man Booker Prize. The New York Times Book Review called him simply “a genius.” Now David Mitchell lends fresh credence to The Guardian’s claim that “each of his books seems entirely different from that which preceded it.” The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet is a stunning departure for this brilliant, restless, and wildly ambitious author, a giant leap forward by even his own high standards. A bold and epic novel of a rarely visited point in history, it is a work as exquisitely rendered as it is irresistibly readable.

The year is 1799, the place Dejima in Nagasaki Harbor, the “high-walled, fan-shaped artificial island” that is the Japanese Empire’s single port and sole window onto the world, designed to keep the West at bay; the farthest outpost of the war-ravaged Dutch East Indies Company; and a de facto prison for the dozen foreigners permitted to live and work there. To this place of devious merchants, deceitful interpreters, costly courtesans, earthquakes, and typhoons comes Jacob de Zoet, a devout and resourceful young clerk who has five years in the East to earn a fortune of sufficient size to win the hand of his wealthy fiancée back in Holland.

But Jacob’s original intentions are eclipsed after a chance encounter with Orito Aibagawa, the disfigured daughter of a samurai doctor and midwife to the city’s powerful magistrate. The borders between propriety, profit, and pleasure blur until Jacob finds his vision clouded, one rash promise made and then fatefully broken. The consequences will extend beyond Jacob’s worst imaginings.  As one cynical colleague asks, “Who ain’t a gambler in the glorious Orient, with his very life?”

A magnificent mix of luminous writing, prodigious research, and heedless imagination, The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet is the most impressive achievement of its eminent author.

Giveaway 411:

1. The giveaway is open until Monday, July 12th.

2. All you have to do is leave me a comment expressing your wish to be entered plus your email (unless your email links to your profile).

3. This giveaway is international so come all and try your luck.

Enjoy! Good luck and thank you for visiting my blog!

Raven Stole the Moon + a Red Umbrella giveaway

As promised in my previous post, I am giving away my ARC copy of Raven Stole the Moon by Garth Stein (the condition is very good, almost like new) and a Red Umbrella that the woman on the cover is holding. One lucky person will win both things.

Here's the publisher's synopsis:

From the author of the acclaimed New York Times bestseller The Art of Racing in the Rain comes an extraordinary tale of grief, devotion, redemption, and timeless mystery. 

When Jenna Rosen abandons her comfortable Seattle life to visit Wrangell, Alaska, it's a wrenching return to her past. The hometown of her Native American grandmother, Wrangell is located near the Thunder Bay Resort, where Jenna's young son, Bobby, disappeared two years before. His body was never recovered, and Jenna is determined to lay to rest the aching mystery of his death. But whispers of ancient legends begin to suggest a frightening new possibility about Bobby's fate, and Jenna must sift through the beliefs of her ancestors, the Tlingit, who still tell of powerful, menacing forces at work in the Alaskan wilderness. Armed with nothing but a mother's protective instincts, Jenna's quest for the truth behind her son's disappearance is about to pull her into a terrifying and life-changing abyss.

You can also read what I had to say about it.

 Giveaway 411:

1. Just leave me an email expressing your wish to win (if you have a link to your profile and I can contact you this way, you don't have to).


2. This giveaway is open internationally (YAY!)


3. It's open until Sunday June 20th (midnight).

Good Luck everyone!!!!!!

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Both the book and the umbrella are courtesy of Sarah D. from Terra Communications. Thank you Sarah!

Android Karenina Giveaway!!!!

I went to BEA'10 (Book Expo America) and I had tons of fun!!! A bigger post is coming up soon but right now I just want to let you, my dear readers know that I didn't forget about you while attending the Expo.

Today is International Children's Day, mostly celebrated in Europe. We are all somebody's children and in honor of that I have a super duper giveaway.

Ben H. Winters, the author of Android Karenina was gracious enough to sign one copy of his book just so I can give it to one lucky winner. If you read or heard of Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, then you'll know what's coming your way. But in case you don't, here's a synopsis from Quirk Classics:

 Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters coauthor Ben H. Winters is back with an all-new collaborator, legendary Russian novelist Leo Tolstoy, and the result is Android Karenina: an enhanced edition of the classic love story set in a strange new world of robots, cyborgs, and interplanetary travel.

As in the original novel, our story follows two relationships: the tragic adulterous romance of Anna Karenina and Count Alexei Vronsky, and the much more hopeful marriage of Nikolai Levin and Kitty Shcherbatskaya. These four, yearning for true love, live in a steampunk-inspired 19th century of mechanical butlers, extraterrestrial-worshiping cults, and airborne debutante balls. Their passions alone would be enough to consume them—but when a secret cabal of radical scientific revolutionaries launches an attack on Russian high society’s high-tech lifestyle, our heroes must fight back with all their courage, all their gadgets, and all the power of a sleek new cyborg model like nothing the world has ever seen.

Filled with the same blend of romance, drama, and fantasy that made the first two Quirk Classics New York Times best sellers, Android Karenina brings this celebrated series into the exciting world of science fiction.
 
If that doesn't sound fun, then I don't know what does.

Giveaway 411:

1. All you have to do is just leave me a comment with your email address (not necessary if you have a profile link where I can get hold of you).


2. The giveaway is open until Tuesday, June 6th. This is the date Android Karenina hits the shelves in the stores.


3. The giveaway is open internationally (YAY!).

Good luck everyone and have fun!!!! And remember, the copy is signed!

Presumed Innocent by Scott Turow - Giveaway!

In anticipation for the highly-awaited sequel to PRESUMED INNOCENT, INNOCENT, which releases May 4, 2010, Hachette Book Group and I would like to offer you a chance to win a copy of  PRESUMED INNOCENT.

Presumed Innocent brings to life our worst nightmare: that of an ordinary citizen facing conviction for the most terrible of crimes. Prosecutor Rusty Sabich is transformed from accuser to accused when he is handed an explosive case--that of the brutal murder of a woman who happens to be his former lover.

GIVEAWAY 411

The rules are simple, as usual:

1. To enter, please leave a comment with your email, if I have no other way of contacting you.

2. The giveaway is open to U.S and Canada residents.

3. No P.O. Box addresses, only street ones.

4. For extra entries, you can tweet about this giveaway, come back and leave a separate comment with a link. My twitter user name is: lillygustavus.

5. This giveaway is open from April 1th - April 19th.

And no, this is not a joke in honor of April Fool's Day

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This giveaway is made possible by Valerie R. from Hachette Book Group.