Wednesday Wanderings - 7/15/09

I wander around the blogosphere and bring you what I find.

Lee Verday, husband to Jessica Verday, author of The Hollow, is hosting a fabulous contest!  What is he giving away?  Well, a signed ARC of The Hollow, of course!!  You can read more about The Hollow in his blog post.  Be sure to tell him I sent you; it's a bonus contest!!!  Enter until Jessica's birthday.

Monday was the kick-off to Stephanie Kuehnert's Ballads of Suburbia Cyber-Launch Party.  You definitely want to be a part of this!  Don't forget, you can pre-order a signed copy of Stephanie's new book, Ballads of Suburbia from Women & Children First.  After you order it, send me a copy of your receipt and be entered in the Ballads Blitz!!

Author Elizabeth Scott, is giving away an ARC of The Blonde of the Joke, by Bennet Madison.  Answer a simple question to be entered to win.  You have until Friday, July 17th.

I am always plugging my friend Vania's work because I think her photography skills are awesome!! Well, she is sharing those skills with one lucky person, via a contest on her blog.  You can win an 8X10 of one of her prints from one of her awesome photo shoots!  There are pics from the Beautiful Creatures, Eyes Like Stars, and Prophecy of the Sisters shoot.  You know you want one!! I'm having a hard time picking just one!

Author, Jo Knowles is not only giving away a copy of Swinging, but also a paperback copy of Lessons From a Dead Girl, both of which release on Aug. 11th.  Head over to her blog and enter for your chance to win.  Deadline is Aug. 10th.

Wednesday Wanderings - 7/8/09

I wander around the blogosphere and bring you what I find.

It's been awhile since I've brought you an edition of Wednesday Wanderings.  I have been busy finishing summer school, preparing for my new job as AP, and doing alot of blog tours (they all seemed to come at once).  Anyway, this week, I want to remind you about some contests I am doing here, that may have been overlooked during the 4th of July festivities.

First, a great group of bloggers and I are trying to get the word out about Stephanie Kuehnert's, soon to be released, YA novel, Ballads of Suburbia.  Please pre-order this book and get entered to win some great prizes in the Big Ballads Blitz!  Stephanie's also having a Cyber Release Party, and you are invited! 

Next, yesterday was FINALLY the release of Lisa Mantchev's debut YA novel, Eyes Like Stars.  I reviewed it here.  Vania (Reverie Book Reviews) and I are holding an Eyes Like Stars Release EXTRAVAGANZA!!!  Create a congratulatory vlog, card, note, post for Lisa and put it on your blog, then leave your link in the comments and you are entered to win some GREAT prizes!!  Also, go find Eyes Like Stars in a store near you, snap a pic and send it to me along with the city and state where you found it.  You will be entered to win a print from an Eyes Like Stars photo shoot.  You can see the prints at Vania's Life Captures.

Here are some other contests you might want to check out:

Just Blinded Book Reviews is giving away an ARC of Sarah Dessen's Along for the Ride.  To enter, tell her what you do when you can't sleep.  Ends 7/17

Alea at Pop Culture Junkie has a hardcover copy of Tempo Change that you can win.  Enter until 7/20

Liyanaland is holding a 150 followers contest.  So far, she's giving away Academy 7 and Eyes Like Stars.  More followers = more books added to the pot.  So, what are you waiting on? Go follow!!

Carrie's YA Bookshelf is giving away two upcoming YA titles - The Hate List and Beautiful Creatures.  You have until July 30th, so spread the word!

On an unrelated note, unrelated because it's not a contest.  Michelle Zink's YA novel, Prophecy of the Sisters, is due to be released 8/1, but Amazon has it IN STOCK! Go forth and order your copy NOW!!!

Wednesday Wanderings - 6/17/09

I wander around the blogosphere and bring you what I find.

Rachel Vincent is giving away a signed copy of Prey and the necklace Faythe wears on the covers of Rogue, Pride, and Prey. The contest runs until June 23rd and all you have to do is leave a comment.

Would you write a review for Nicole Baart? In exchange, she will send you a package with bookplates and bookmarks. Read her post to see all the details.

Win an advanced copy of When the Whistle Blows by Fran Cannon Slayton. Enter by June 25th.

Are you a True Blood watcher? Well, many book bloggers are and because the series is based on a book series, Beth Fish Reads has put together the Sookie Stackhouse Reading Challenge. A bunch of us are challenging ourselves to read the books between now and next June. I'm joining, will you?

Our online book club read this month was Into the Beautiful North. Bermudaonion has posted her review and also has an extra unread galley to give to someone who comments. She loved this book! You can enter until June 28th.

Fantastic Book Review wants to give you a chance to win a summer prize pack which includes a signed hardcover copy of Twenty Boy Summer. This one ends July 1st.

Are you a follower of the Young Adult (& Kids) Books Central Blog? Well, you should be. Every time their followers count reaches a multiple of 50, prizes will be awarded to one random follower. So, what are you waiting for? Get over there!

So, I told you about the Sookie Stackhouse Reading Challenge right? Well, Melissa's Bookshelf is running a contest to win the first 7 books! How cool is that? There are many ways to get entries. This one ends July 5th.

Many of you have seen my Twitter icon and are wondering, "why is it green?" Well, you have @DevynBurton to thank for my greenness, but the reasoning behind it is at Devyn's blog, The Faerie Drink Review. Read his original post and follow-up.

Bookluver-Carol is giving away Nikki's Purse, filled with goodies, and a hardcover copy of Dork Diaries. Just leave a comment by July 1st, US only.

A lot of people are wanting to read Shiver. Well, Karin's book Nook has an ARC to give away. Hurry because this one ends on Friday, the 19th!

Okay, I have to stop because my eyes are burning from searching for contests. I do have one last thing to share with you. My blogging buddy and friend, Vania, is an awesome talent! She does fabulous photography and went out on a limb to create a trailer for Michelle Zink's upcoming YA release, Prophecy of the Sisters. She had never attempted a trailer before, but wait till you see this' it's FABULOUS!



Prophecy of the Sisters from Vania S on Vimeo.

Wednesday Wanderings - 6/10/09

*edited:  I had this scheduled to post at 6 PM yesterday, but for some reason it ended up in drafts*

I wander around the blogosphere and bring you what I find.

You could win Sea Change by Aimee Friedman at Melissa Walker's blog. Read her Win-It-Wednesday post and comment to win.

Have you read Twenty Boy Summer?  Whether you have or haven't, you need to participate in the 20 Things in 20 Days Scavenger Hunt.  Sarah Ockler and the Twenty Boy Summer Word Ninja Blog Team will be giving you daily clues to play and win! 

Lisa Mantchev got a great box in the mail this week!  What was in it? Backstage Pass wristbands for Theatre Illuminata.  You could win one!  Visit Backstage at the Theatre Illuminata and find out how.

The 2009 Debs are hosting A Feast of Awesome Widget Contest.  Post the widget on your blog, myspace, facebook, and be entered to win 1 of 3 fabulous prize packs.

Have you seen The Season in your bookstore lately?  Sarah MacLean is hosting a Spot the Season Photo Contest.  In exchange for your photo of The Season in the wild, you will receive a bookmark.  The most creative picture receives a signed poster.  You have until June 19th.

Still looking for a way to win Twenty Boy Summer?  Books, Movies, and Chinese Food has 5 copies to giveaway.

Last Night in Montreal has been getting some great blogger reviews lately.  Drey's Library has a gently used ARC available to win.  She's asking you to share a favorite dessert recipe.  You have until 6 PM, June 17th.

Booking Mama has posted a review for Bella Sara Royal Trading Cards.  She is giving away one set of Bella Sara Prize Pack featuring Royalty (1 pack), Miniatures (1 pack) and Treasures (1 pack) collections.  You can enter until June 24th.  She is also giving away a copy of Dork Diaries and Nikki's Purse prize pack.  You have until the 23rd to enter this one. 

 Maw Books Blog is giving away a copy of Freckleface Strawberry and the Dodgeball Bully.  I recently reviewed and loved this children's book.  Go enter for your chance to win it by leaving a comment about your dodgeball experiences.  You have until June 16th.

Bookin' With Bingo is giving away Fifty is Not a Four Letter Word.  She has 5 copies.  Enter until June 19th, 6 PM EST.

Shooting Stars Mag has an awesome ABC Family Prize Pack to giveaway!  All you have to do to be entered is comment, but there are also chances for extra entries.  You can enter until June 22nd.

Bookluver Carol is giving away the Ghostgirl series!  This one ends July 1st.

It's a great list!  I hope you find something you like.  I also know that I owe you some winner posts from my recent contests.  The closing out of the school year and waiting to hear about the new job had me a little preoccupied, but I do have those ready to go and will be posting them tomorrow.  First thing tomorrow will be Sarah Ockler's guest post for the winners of Twenty Boy Summer!  I know you can't wait for that one.  Then I'll post the others later in the day.  Until then...

Wednesday Wanderings - 6/3/09

I wander around the blogosphere and bring you what I find.

I Heart Monster has a great new summer contest going on.  She is combining summer vacation, reading, and photography in A Summer Photo Contest with Books.  There are categories for you to enter your pictures in, each one involving you or someone reading a book.  This contest runs until Sept. 10th and is open worldwide. 

The Story Siren is giving away 5 copies of The Debs: Love, Lies, and Texas Dips.  Each one will be personalized for the winner, by the author.  Enter until June 16th.

Mrs. Magoo's Movie Monday contest this week is for a copy of Breathing  She also has her monthly contest giveaway, which is for a copy of Chicken Soup for the Soul: The Campus Chronicles.

Shooting Stars Mag has a new feature called NRT or New Release Tuesday.  This week's book is Entr@pment.  You can win a copy if you enter before June 15th.  Also, she is giving away 5 copies of Twenty Boy Summer + the Clique Series.  You can enter to win one or both from June 1 - 22.

Traveling to Teens has 5 copies of Twenty Boy Summer to give away.  This is one I reviewed and loved!  You definitely want to get your hands on this one!  This contest is running until the end of the month, June 30th.

Serena Robar is giving away a book every day in June.  A book a day in honor of her new release, Giving Up the V.  All you have to do is subscribe to her newsletter.

Want to read Graceling?  You have to hurry because this one ends TODAY!  Hip Writer Mama has 10, yes ten copies to giveaway. 

Melissa's Bookshelf has a great interview with author, Julie Lessman.  Julie is graciously giving away, your choice, of 1 of her 3 books from The Daughters of Boston Series.

Twenty Boy Summer is a popular giveaway this week.  Over at Bookluver-Carol's Reviews, you can enter to win one of 5 copies.  You have until June 30th on this one.  

Trish at Hey Lady! Whatcha Readin'? is giving away The Chosen One.  As a matter of fact, she has 10 copies up for grabs!  You can enter until June 17th. 

Devourer of Books has 3 copies of Belong to Me for her readers.  Read her review and then comment before June 12th for your chance to win. 

Booking Mama and Bookin' With Bingo are both hosting a HUGE Dads and Grads Giveaway.  You can win 8 different books! 

Jenn's Bookshelf is giving away The Accidental Bestseller.  This one ends on June 12th.

WOW! That's a lot of book giveaways; get entering!!

Wednesday Wanderings - 5/27/09

I wander around the blogosphere and bring you what I find.

Here are the contests/giveaways that I thought might interest you this week.  I am putting some in my sidebar periodically, so you can go there to see some others as well.

Booking Mama has a great post about a Fantasy Road Trip Contest for teens and parents of teens, and along with it, she is giving away an audio copy of Libba Bray's A Great and Terrible Beauty.  Enter until June 9th.

Speaking of audiobooks, Bookin' with Bingo has 3 copies of Mr. Popper's Penguins to giveaway.  Hurry and enter as this one ends at 8 AM, Sat. May 30th.

Traveling to Teens has a copy of Exclusively Chloe up for grabs.  You have until the 10th of June.

Over at Mrs. Magoo Reads, she has a great feature called Movie Monday.  There is always a giveaway and this week's is The Sacred Sin.  Enter until this Sunday.

Author Rachel Vincent is giving away an ARC of her new YA book, My Soul to Take.  This one ends May 30th.

Amanda at A Patchwork of Books reviewed and is giving away a cute children's book: Abigail Spells.  She has 3 copies to giveaway.  Enter until Sun. May 31st.

There you have it, now go forth and enter!

Wednesday Wanderins - 5/20/09

I wander around the blogosphere and bring you what I find.

 

This week I'm back with a load of great giveaways for you.  I hope that something in this list will intrigue you!

 

Presenting Lenore is having 2 HUGE giveaways right now.  One is the Penguin Fantasy Prize Pack (9 books) and the other is the Penguin Reality Prize Pack (9 books).  You can see the books on her site, but 2 books in each pack will be mystery books.  Both giveaways end June 3 at noon CST.

 

Reader Rabbit is helping get the word out about Sarah Ockler's new book, 20 Boy Summer, by giving away 3 copies.  This one lasts until June 2.

Maw Books always has the best interviews!  This time, she's interviewed Paul Harris, author of Secret Keeper.  Stop by and see what he had to say.  While you're there, enter to win a copy of his book!

Over at My Friend Amy, she is having a Week of Pure Passion.  Her contest, Take a Chance on Passion, will have 5 winners who get their choice of one of the "passion" books by Julie Lessman, one winner will get all 3 books, and one winner will get a 15 page writer's critique from Julie.  Read her review, interview, and enter to win!

Want to read The 19th Wife?  Head over to Hey Lady, Whatcha Readin'? She has a paperback copy to giveaway when you tell her who your favorite teacher was.  You can enter until 5/31.

I love Bermudaonion's Weblog!  She is a great blog buddy, and this week she has a great giveaway, The Turnaround by George Pelecanos.  Read her review, and leave her a comment to enter.  This giveaway is until 5/24.

S. Krishna's Books has a giveaway that I want to enter, because I've been dying to read this book!  You can enter to win a copy of Waiting for You by Suzanne Colasanti until 5/31.

Jenn and I are pretty close on the amount of blog posts we have done.  She is celebrating her 200th post and so am I.  Over at Jenn's Bookshelf she has 20 books up for grabs in her Mega Favorites Giveaway.  Go check it out!  You could win them all!

Finally, A Novel Menagerie has 3 copies of April & Oliver for you to win.

Thanks for stopping by to see what giveaways I've found around the blogs. 

 

 

Wednesday Wanderings - 5/6/09

I wander around the blogosphere and bring you what I find!

Authors love to giveaway swag, ARCs, and published books.  Here are some author contests for you.

Keri Mikulski, author of the Screwball series, has a Yay for YA Summer Giveaway.  to enter, she wants to know your favorite break-up song or plans for the summer.

Tera Lynn Childs, author of Oh. My. Gods and the soon to be released, Goddess Boot Camp, is having a poetry contest to win a copy of Oh. My. Gods which comes out in paperback on May 14th.

Lisa Mantchev, author of the soon to be released, Eyes Like Stars, is hosting a great contest to giveaway an ARC or a Théâtre Illuminata Prize Package, your choice. It is a Fairy-Style, Cake-Wrecking Contest.

Linda Urban is giving away a copy of her book, Mouse Was Mad.  All you have to do is tell her what makes you mad and what makes you feel better.

Shrinking Violet hit the shelves yesterday, and author Danielle Joseph wants to give 2 copies away.  Just post about her giveaway somewhere, let her know, and you're entered!

Melissa Walker is not the author of Same Difference, but she did a cover story on her blog about Siobhan Vivian's book, so she's giving one away.

Deva Fagan has 4 ARCs of her book, Fortune's Folly to giveaway.  You must be either a book blogger, teacher, librarian, or book seller to enter this one.

Rachel Vincent has one last ARC of Prey to give away.  If you have been following the Shifters series, then you need to enter this one.  She wants to know who your favorite Shifters character is and why.

So, that's this week's edition of Wednesday Wanderings.  Nothing but author contests for you.  Hopefully there's something you like, a new author or blog to follow.

Until next week...

Wednesday Wanderings 4/22/09

I wander around the blogosphere and bring you what I find.

This week I have 2 non-bookish links for you first. 

SavingCents with Sense is one of the people I follow on Twitter and right now, she has 2 giveaways going on.  The first one is a Vacation Getaway Set from Marykay.  The second offer is for 10 cans of Libbys veggies and Tailgating kit.

For bookish links, please see:

Drey's Library is giving away First Family by David Baldacci.  

Bookingmama has copies of Sounds Funny! and Sounds Tough!; Testimony; Because I Love Her; Admission; Luke on the Loose; and Love, Mercy.  Lots to win on her site!

Brimful Curiosities is giving away 4 children's books and a DVD/CD.  Please see her sidebar for the list of giveaways and links to them all!

I found a new blog today thanks to a tweet from @drey's_tweets.  The blog is Juiciliciousss Reviews and there is a HUGE giveaway going on over there right now!  Thanks to having 100 followers, books are being given away.  Head on over there and see what's up for grabs.  While you're there, check out the blog if you don't already follow!

Finally,  I have a survey that I would LOVE for you to give me your feedback on.  Your feedback will help me make decisions/changes/improvements for my blog.  Anyone who completes the survey will be entered into a random drawing for a $10 gift card to Amazon, Powells, or Barnes & Noble plus an extra gift from me!  I will leave the survey open until Friday, May 1 at midnight.

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Wednesday Wanderings - 4/8/09

I wander around the blogosphere and bring you what I find.

Here are some giveaways that might interest you...

Drey's Library is full of giveaways lately!  She has an interview with David Christofano and is giving away a copy of The Girl She Used to Be.  You can enter until April 17th.  She also has an awesome Earth Day giveaway where 5 people will win a set of 6 books.  This one ends april 30th.  There's a giveaway for National Poetry month for all you poetry lovers out there, that ends April 30th.  You can enter to win a copy of A Lucky Child until April 12th.  Finally, through April 10th, you can enter to win a copy of Zamora's Ultimate Challenge.

Another blog that has a lot of giveaways going on right now is A Bookish Mom. Here is what she has going on.  Enter to win 1 of 5 copies of The Turnaround by George Pelecanos, through April 19th.  Enter to win 1 of 5 copies of Girls in Trucks, through April 19th.  Enter to win 1 of 5 copies of One Deadly Sin, through May 5th.  You could win 1 of 5 copies of The Girl Who Stopped Swimming, through May 5th.  Finally, she has 2 beauty books.  Yes, you can win 1 of 5 copies of either, How Not to Look Old or Living Beauty.

Wow!  That's quite a batch of giveaways for just two little blogs.  These are two great blogs with some great giveaways.  Hopefully, there is one book that you would like to win!

I had great success with my 100 posts giveaway and I am pleased to let you know that the same and more is happening over at Bookin' with Bingo.  Not only did she reach 100 posts, but she also reached 100 followers.  Congratulations to her!  To celebrate, she is hosting a HUGE giveaway.  Head on over, congratulate her, and enter the contest.

Come back next week for some more great giveaways.

Wednesday Wanderings 4/1/09

I wander around the blogosphere and bring you what I find!

Saints and Spinners has a new contest that starts today titled, Children's Book Sequels That Never Were.  Here is the "jist" of the contest:  "Between April 1—10, we invite you to submit your book titles and 2-3 sentence synopsizes to the Unnecessary Children’s Book Sequels That Never Were contest. For simplicity's sake, the books should be either picture books or early readers such as the"I Can Read" books."  I know there are some creative and witty people out there, so head on over and check this one out!

Kylee's 2009 Blog has 5 copies of  The Crimes of Paris to giveaway.

Over at Bookfoolery and Babble, you can enter to win a copy of Colleen Gleason's As Shadow's Fade.

5 lucky readers could win A Lucky Child from Drey's Library.  You have until April 12th to enter.

Bookworm Readers is giving away a copy of Violet in Private by Melissa Walker.  I recently won this one and can't wait to get it in the mail!  She also has a copies of My Life in Pink and Green by Lisa Greenwald, and Sucks to be Me by Kimberly Pauley.  This is all part of her March Madness feature.

HUGE contest!  The Story Siren is giving away a 10-pack of ARCs.  Can you get excited about that?  You still have time to enter, so get over there!

Hope you win something!

Wednesday Wanderings with a Giveaway 3/25/09

I wander the blogosphere and bring you what I find.

I apologize for not posting a Wednesday Wanderings last week.  I hope that what I have for you this week will make up for it.  Here's what I've come across in my blog reading:

If you are looking for a great book to read, check out Bermudaonion's Weblog.  She ended up with 2 ARCs of Into the Beautiful North and she wants to give one away.

This Mom Can Shop has a chance for you to win $25 credit to Urbanity Studios.  You have to check out these cards!  They are great if you need birth announcements, party invites, etc.

Barefoot Mommy is always finding the best items to review and giveaway.  This week she has a tutu shirt, a locket necklace from Penelope Poet and Skinny Dip Candles.

Mommy Works Blog has a number of giveaways going on.  They are all posted in the sidebar:  eieio Girl's Roundabout Dress - Ends 4/1, Asher Jasper Felted Wool Animal Ball - Ends 3/29, Mimi and Reese Easter Tote FULL of Goodies! - Ends 3/29, Little Ace $10 Gift Card - Ends 3/28, Custom Crayon Roll - Ends 3/25, Cinnamonsticks Handstamped Jewelry $40 Gift Card - Ends 3/25

Finally this week, I was able to review a neat new website for kids.  Since I work with children, I fell in love with this immediately and knew I had to share it with you.  The name of the website is Shidonni.  Here is a blurb that I received from Noa, a fellow blogger and marketing/social media consultant who is promoting the site:

Shidonni is a virtual world for children, ages 5 and up, based on the idea of drawing animals and caring for them, but with a 21st century twist.

Visitors to the site receive a blank canvas where they can draw an animal and create a background for that animal to play. After drawing their virtual pets, children play with them as they magically 'come alive'. Children then care for, feed and play games that incorporate their animals as main characters.

In order to play, you have to download Microsoft's free plug-in, Silverlight.  To play around with the site, you can click on "try me" or you can register for free with a username and password.  You start by creating an animal, then a background for the animal.  Once the animal is created, it comes to life.  It was cute to see the little pig I drew walking across the screen! You can even get a surprise, a bedroom, or create food for your animal.  All of the work is done on a very user friendly "paint" like program.  It will be easy for children to use once you show them how as all of the buttons are self-explanatory.  You draw with a pencil, paint with a paint bucket, erase with an eraser, etc.  There is also an explanation page for parents.  I had fun playing around and know that kids will too.  Animals can be saved as long as you are a member.  Registration is free or you can become a Shidonni Pro which allows you to dress your animals and get other extras for them and their world.  They offer a 1 month, 3 month or 6 month offer.

Noa has graciously offered one of my readers a 3 month Shidonni Pro Account!  All you have to do is visit Shidonni, take a look around, let your kids play with it, etc.  Come back here and leave a comment as to what you liked or didn't like about the site.  I will run the contest through Sunday, March 29 at midnight.  One comment will be chosen at random to win and will be emailed and posted on this blog on Monday the 30th.  Please leave your email address, in code, so that I can contact you.

Wednesday Wanderings 3/11/09

I wander around the blogosphere and bring you what I find.

This week I have a handful of giveaways from around the blogs, as well as a big surprise from yours truly!  Last week was a great week for many bloggers thanks to the Book Giveaway Carnival.  I had a lot of new visitors and I hope you will stick around.  Word is getting out about my blog and I'm loving all of your sweet comments.  Here is what I found this week:

Label Daddy Giveaway at This Mom Can Shop:  Enter to win a $30 gift card to use at LabelDaddy.com.  Contest ends on March 17th.

Drey's Library is hosting a massive book giveaway in honor of Women's History Month.  5 lucky readers will win ALL of the books listed.  Contest ends on March 31st.

Jo-Jo Loves to Read is giving away a copy of This Side of Heaven, which looks like a great read!  Contest runs until March 28th.

Win 1 of 8 ARCs of How to Ditch Your Fairy by Justine Larbalastier courtesy of Steph Su Reads.  This one ends on the 15th, so hurry over and get entered!

I currently have 2 giveaways going on here.  Make sure you check out my Spring Cleaning Giveaway and My Little Red Book.

I have a surprise coming up a little later on today, so make sure you subscribe to my feed so that you can see what's up!  You won't want to miss it!

Wednesday Wanderings 3/4/09

I wander around the blogosphere and bring you what I find.

This week's wanderings post will be short and sweet.  I just want to point each of you to the Book Giveaway Carnival that is going on over at Bookroom Reviews  this week.  There are many, many giveaways for you to choose from. 

Oh, and one more thing.  Many of you follow me on Twitter and know that my sister-in-law went into labor yesterday.  Well, my nephew was born yesterday at 2 PM.  I am so excited and couldn't wait to share him with you.  This isn't the best picture, but it's one my brother sent from his phone yesterday before I could leave school and get to the hospital.

Welcome to the world, Brayden!

I am a very proud aunt and plan on immediate spoiling!

Wednesday Wanderings - 2/24/09

I wander around the blogosphere and bring you what I find.

This week's post is all about giveaways, so get out there and get entered.

I mentioned this giveaway in my Blog Link-Up post on Sunday, but it's worth mentioning again.  Over at Hey Lady! Whatcha Readin'?, Trish is giving away a Slanket.  You've seen them on infomercials, now own one for yourself.  She is giving away 2 and the contest will run until March 3.

Bookingmama has 5 copies of The Italian Lover to give away.

Bookroomreviews Weblog is giving one lucky person a set of Psi Bands.  To quote the site, "Psi Bands (pronounced “Sigh Bands”) are drug-free wrist bands for the relief of nausea due to morning sickness (pregnancy), motion sickness/travel, chemotherapy, and anesthesia."  You can enter until March 6 and there are multiple ways to earn entries.

J. Kaye's Book Blog has 2 giveaways going on right now.  You can enter to win an ARC of Nine Lives or, for those of you who write book reviews, she has an ebook of The Slippery Art of Book Reviewing.

Finally, Dar at Peeking Between the Pages, also has 2 giveaways going on right now.  The Mighty Queens of Freeville is being given away on March 2, so enter before then.  Today, she had a guest post by Bruce Skye, author of Grayrider.  One person will win her gently read hardcover copy of this book.  This contest ends on March 9.

That's the list for this week.  What have your wanderings found?  Leave your links in the comments.

Wednesday Wanderings - 2/11/09

I wander around the blogosphere and bring you what I find.

This week I have a new-to-me-blog to share, giveaways, and a request. 

I happened on this blog and am so glad I did.  If you haven't visited Writing for Kids (While Raising Them), you need to.  This week she even has a giveaway going on.  You can enter to win a signed. 4 book set of the Howie I Can Read series.  She has posted a great interview with author/illustrator Aaron Zenz.  Stop by, read the interview, comment, and enter the giveaway.  Make sure to stop by often as great things are going on over there.

There are some great giveaways going on over at 5 Minutes for Giveaways.  This is a sister site to 5 Minutes for Mom, another great blog.  Two that I thought were great are the Roku Player with a 6 month Netflix subscription and The Amazing Box-o-Box.

My friend Kathy, who blogs at Bermudaonion's Weblog has listened to her favorite audiobook so far and she wants to share it with some of you.  She has 3 copies of Little Pink House to give away.  Stop by and get yourself entered.

Gwynne at Connecting2Give helps fulfill needs for people, but she also posts about gives on her blog.  This give is her personal one.  She recently bought a Targus Grypton Tripod for her new video camera, and she bought an extra one to give away to someone else.  She wants to know why you want it, what you would do with it, etc.  Well, this is something I would love to have!  For my birthday last year, I got a great new Fuji camera.  It does so many things that I have yet to figure out, but one thing is that it has a timer on it, so I could set it to take pictures.  My husband and I need a new picture together, but there is not usually anyone around to take it.  Having a tripod for my camera would help with this.  I could really put it to good use!

Now, for my request.  I entered a photo in a contest over at 5 Minutes for Moms, Horsing Around Photo Contest.  Well, the finalists are out today and I am 1 of 20.  WOW!  So, there will be 3 winners chosen to receive a $100 gift certificate to A Rocking Horse to Love.  First prize goes to the entry with the most votes, and I need your votes.  My picture is #9.  Please vote by clicking on the link above - thank you!!  I will be posting a new giveaway tomorrow, and voting gets you an extra entry. 

That's all for this week...until next week, enjoy the blogs, read alot and happy entering!

Wednesday Wanderings - 2/4/09

I wander around the blogosphere and bring you what I find.

There are a lot of good things happening all over the blogs this week.  I've put together an assortment of giveaways, posts, and new blogs that I think you'll enjoy.

Giveaways

Happy Blogiversary to Charlotte's Library!  In honor of this event, she is giving away 3 children's and 1 YA book.   Click here to see which books you could win!

Reviewer X has an awesome giveaway going on in honor of the release of The Dust of 100 Dogs.  All you have to do to enter is purchase the book and let her know by sending a copy or snapshot of your receipt to her via email.  I've got mine coming; will you go out and get yours?

I recently reviewed a Barefoot Book - Listen, Listen, which I enjoyed.  Imagine my excitement when I found this giveaway for pick your favorite Barefoot Book that is going on at Blessed Nest Perch.  This is also a new blog I found thanks to Brimful Curiosities.

Edited to add:  Mabel's Labels is offering a giveaway on The Ark Adventure.  You can win a Custom Neat Freak Combo by donating to The Ark Adventure.  You earn 1 entry for every $1 donated. Click here to go to the giveaway post.

Posts of Interest

Grow Wings needs your help.  In a recent post, Young Readers Online, she wrote about connecting kids with the kidlitosphere.  Do you have any thoughts on the topic that you could share with her?

The Book Chook is a great blog full of all things children's lit.  Susan had a great post this past week: No Time to Read to Kids.  This is a topic near and dear to this early childhood teacher's heart; what do you think?

What's New?

On Sunday, I posted about a new charity program that I am involved in called The Ark Adventure.  If you missed the post, you can read it here.   I am honored to be a part of this group and hope that you will help out when and if you can. 

Many book bloggers have other hobbies.  I know, who has time for something else when you have so many books to read?  It is possible!  Many book bloggers enjoy knitting when they're not reading.  I got involved in a Twitter discussion about it, and then got followed this week by KnittingHelp, which led to me to a new blog, KnittingHelp, where you can learn to knit via free videos.  Maybe I'll take up a new hobby.

I've saved the best for last.  This past week, MotherReader introduced us to Kidlitosphere Central.  Pam, along with Elizabeth Burns, Kelly Harold, Jen Robinson, and Anne Levy, have collaborated on this great new website.  Here are some excerpts from the website:  

What started as individuals blogging independently about children’s and young adult books became a collective of like-minded people. While maintaining our own sites and unique perspectives, shared activities made us a thriving community. Now — with weekly celebrations of poetry and nonfiction, an online literary journal, a shared database of book reviews, discussion groups, contests, social networks, an annual conference, and our own book awards — we’ve become a society.

KidLitosphere Central strives to provide an avenue to good books and useful literary resources; to support authors and publishers by connecting them with readers and book reviewers; and to continue the growth of the society of bloggers in children’s and young adult literature.

Welcome to KidLitosphere Central: The Society of Bloggers in Children’s and Young Adult Literature at www.kidlitosphere.org.

I hope you've enjoyed this week's edition of Wednesday Wanderings.  What did you "wander" upon this week?