Thursday, March 31, 2011

Fool for Books Giveaway Hop - My 40th Birthday, Your Gifts!


Forty.  40 years.  The big 4-0.  Over the hill?  Not quite yet.  I may be in shock over this big milestone, but I'm still going to celebrate.  And YOU get to benefit!  No foolin'!

Welcome to the next stop on the Fool for Books Giveaway Hop, sponsored by The Bookish Snob and I Am a Reader, Not a WriterBe sure to check out the other stops on the hop and enter to win-- there are hundreds of sites giving away all sorts of book-related treats.  But be quick about it, as this hop only lasts for two days.  The full listing of blogs is at the bottom of this post.

So here's what we have for giveaway-- all of these books are Advanced Copies (ARCs).  The ones I've reviewed for The Calico Critic are gently used.

I'm going to have three winners.  Winner #1 will get first pick, winner #2 second pick, winner #3 third pick.  Here are the books available:


Here are the rules for entering the giveaway:
  • Leave a comment below; this counts as your only required entry.  In order to filter out spam, all comments will not post until I've had a chance to approve them.
  • Entries accepted until 11:59pm EST on Saturday, April 2nd.
  • The winners must supply a US mailing address for prize shipment.
  • Make sure at least one posted comment includes your email address. If you'd rather not have your email posted here, you may contact me directly to give me that information after you've entered here.
  • I will compile the entries and the three winners will be chosen by Random.org, so even one entry can make you a winner.
  • Should you win, I will contact you on Sunday, April 3rd.  Please take measures to ensure that my email will make it past your spam filters, lest you miss my message. (CalicoCritic@gmail.com) You'll have 72 hours to respond before I pick another winner.
  • More information on the giveaway policies can be found on the Contact / Policies page.


Bonus Entries

Please make note of all your bonus entries in your comment(s).  You may post either separate comments or a single large comment.  Here are your bonus entry options:
  • Follow The Calico Critic by clicking on the Google "Follow" button on my sidebar (old or new followers both get the bonus entry, just please let me know your follower name).
  • Follow me (@LHartness) on Twitter and tell me your @UserName.
  • Tweet about the giveaway on Twitter.com; be sure to use an URL linking back to this blog posting in your tweet. You may do this as frequently as every 8 hours between now and April 2nd at 11:59pm EST.  For each tweet, please come back and post the direct URL link to that specific tweet, not just your @Username.



That's it!  Thanks for stopping by, and good luck to all the entrants!


NOTE: Two entries had to be deleted because they came in after the 11:59pm EST deadline:
kissyjensen at gmail dot com
hsiu_an(at)hotmail(dot)com





And happy 16th wedding anniversary to my darling husband-- the last year was definitely our best one yet!  Love you!


October 1991 : Two Months Dating
3 1/2 Years Away from Marriage!




Fool for Books Giveaway Hop Participating Blogs

59 comments:

  1. I follow with GFC and Twitter
    Megan on GFC @mekyser on Twitter

    AmethystDaydreams at zoho dot com

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  2. thanks for the great giveaway :)
    +1 GFC(MonaG)
    +1 Twitter(@Kulmona)

    monagarg@yahoo.com

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  3. Thanks for the giveaway!

    deborah@deborahandreasen.com

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  4. Great giveaway

    follow on GFC - JeanP

    skpetal at hotmail dot com

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  5. Wonderful giveaway! And Happy Anniversary!

    GFC: Carina L. Tai

    alicia.aatran@yahoo.com
    http://dystopiandesserts.blogspot.com/

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  6. Sounds great! Enter me please!
    amazing_alex.0818[at]yahoo[dot]
    Oh and I'm a GCF follower.

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  7. Happy April Fool's Day! Happy Anniversary and Birthday!
    I am following GFC.

    Mary_Reiss @ hotmail.com

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  8. Great giveaway!
    angelabluejeans7(at)yahoo(dot)com

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  9. I'm a GFC follower: Angela J. Prieto
    angelabluejeans7(at)yahoo(dot)com

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  10. Follow on GFC

    lhoffpauir at gmail

    Thanks!

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  11. Thanks for the giveaway!
    New GFC Follower - Memrie
    Twitter Follower - darkangel231988
    Tweeted - http://twitter.com/#!/darkangel231988/status/53955924297138176

    darkangel231988@gmail.com

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  12. gfc follower
    ruthaw_1974@yahoo.com

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  13. YEAH!!! Thanks lisapeters at yahoo dot com

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  14. Oh, I guess I got confused. Here is my required entry. Did them out of order. thanks for the giveaway!
    ruthaw_1974@yahoo.com

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  15. Thanks for the giveaway!

    the imagine tree at aol dot com

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  16. Thanks for being part of this great hop!
    I'm a follower on GFC-Lisa Richards
    (\___/)
    (='.'=)
    (")_(")

    alterlisa AT yahoo DOT com
    http://lisaslovesbooksofcourse.blogspot.com/

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  17. Awesome giveaway!Thanks
    mamabunny13 at gmail dot com

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  18. I follow via gfc - mamabunny13
    mamabunny13 at gmail dot com

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  19. Thanks for the great selections and participating in the giveaway hop
    tbarrettno1 at gmail dot com

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  20. gfc follower (tabathia)
    tbarrettno1 at gmail dot com

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  21. Hi
    happy April fools day lol thanks for chance to enter your giveaway
    I'm a new follower: as always ♥ Carol
    twitter follower: asalways_Carol
    and my email: caroespejel15@yahoo.com

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  22. Thanks for the giveaway

    I am an old follower Barbara Hightower

    Bhitwr at gmail dot com

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  23. Great selection!
    +1 GFC follower
    rickimc[at]aol[dot]com

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  24. Yay!

    I am a GFC follower (Alicia Caldwell)

    Twitter follower @aliciacald

    aliciacald(at)gmail(dot)com

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  25. Thanks for the chance to win giveaway.
    I'm a GFC follower - Cindy Macbeth

    cindymacbeth at gmail dot com

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  26. I turned 40 this year, too! I have to say that I'm loving it! GFC follower (AEKZ2).

    annettekz2@yahoo.com

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  27. thanks for the chance! wilsondev(at)gmail(dot)com

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  28. Happy birthday and happy anniversary, too. Still so young.

    lkish77123 at gmail dot com

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  29. Great giveaway, thank you! I'm a new GFC follower: Kaity Gatchell.
    bittenbooks@gmail.com

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  30. Happy 40th! Thanks for the chance to win presents :)

    I'm a GFC follower and email subscriber.

    Jules
    onebookshy at yahoo dot com

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  31. Thanks for the chance to win in the give away rengold69@yahoo.com

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  32. I follow GFC as veltara
    Follow you on twitter @scarletredwll
    I tweeted the giveaway!
    http://twitter.com/#!/scarletredwill/status/54210714633633792

    Happy 40th!!!!
    veltara(at)yahoo(dot)com

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  33. Best wishes and thanks for a wonderful giveaway!
    Chanticlear1 (at) gmail (dot) com

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  34. I follow in GFC!
    Best wishes and thanks for a wonderful giveaway!
    Chanticlear1 (at) gmail (dot) com

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  35. I'm an email subscriber, too!
    Best wishes and thanks for a chance to win this wonderful giveaway!
    Chanticlear1 (at)gmail (dot) com

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  36. GFC follower Cathie
    Twitter follower @greatmasteryoda
    Tweeted http://twitter.com/greatmasteryoda/status/54244255174103040

    Happy Birthday!

    lovemybabysquid@yahoo.com

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  37. Thanks for the awesome giveaway! Yay to being 40!
    GFC follower: lindadao2060
    Twitter follower: linda2060
    Tweeted:
    http://mobile.twitter.com/linda2060/status/54255309664952320
    Lindadao2060 at yahoo dot com

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  38. I'd like to be entered please. Thanks for the giveaway! :D +1

    GFC: Dominique S +1

    Twitter: @laylees +1

    Tweeted: http://twitter.com/#!/laylees/status/54260588225892353 +1


    Total= 4

    couponcookie at gmail dot com

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  39. I follow with GFC - Matire Kacerosky

    and Twitter - BellMarie5

    Thanks for the giveaway and Happy Birthday!

    BellaMarie @ tampabay . rr . com

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  40. Congrats on your anniversary!
    16 years, wow!


    clarkmurdock@yahoo.com

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  41. Awesome giveaway :)


    scouts579(at)aol(dot)com

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  42. I'm a GFC follower :)


    scouts579(at)aol(dot)com

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  43. Twitter too @StacieBromley :)


    scouts579(at)aol(dot)com

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  44. I tweeted :)

    http://twitter.com/#!/StacieBromley/status/54299712349667328


    scouts579(at)aol(dot)com

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  45. Thanks for the giveaway!

    bdecouverte@gmail.com

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  46. I follow via GFC as Belle Découverte

    bdecouverte@gmail.com

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  47. I follow on Twitter as @bdecouverte

    bdecouverte@gmail.com

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  48. I tweeted: http://twitter.com/#!/bdecouverte/status/54304769581395968

    bdecouverte@gmail.com

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  49. Thank you for the awesome giveaway!

    I'm an old GFC follower (Michelle @ The True Book Addict)

    Twitter follower: @truebookaddict

    tweeted: http://twitter.com/#!/truebookaddict/status/54339330134642688

    truebookaddictATgmailDOTcom

    Happy anniversary! =O)

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  50. gfc follower holly wright
    hollybwright at comcast.net
    thanks

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  51. I love that photo :-)

    thank you for the giveaway

    book.splot AT gmail DOT com

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  52. Great giveaway!

    tommygirl828 (at) gmail (dot) com

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  53. THANKS!!!

    GFC follower-ashley

    Twitter follower-@Holt9102

    ashtreygonesmokeya@yahoo.com

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  54. Please enter me in this giveaway!

    - Follow via GFC (Sarah E)

    - Follow on Twitter (@bookloversarah)

    - Tweet: http://twitter.com/BookLoverSarah/status/54383407983099904

    bookloversarah1 at yahoo dot com

    Sarah E

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  55. Please enter me in your giveaway
    chaarmedone1512@aol.com

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  56. I follow you on twitter- Lora1967

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  57. I am a GFC follower Lora1967
    chaarmedone1512@aol.com

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  58. Awesome giveaway! Follow GFC under Krysta Banco

    morganlafey86(at)aol(dot)com

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  59. Great selection of books.
    gfc-mary j
    mary@cire.com

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