Weekly Contest Report - February 17

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Every Wednesday I begin a new post, detailing contests that I'm entering around the blogosphere.  Some of these might appeal to you as well.  Check them out!

• Rebecca at Number One Novels is giving away a copy of N. K. Jemisin's The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms.  Deadline is 2/28.  Here's the link:

http://numberonenovels.blogspot.com/2010/02/n-k-jemisin-hundred-thousand-kingdoms.html

• Jami at YA Addict is celebrating her 50+ followers by giving away 1 of 5 YA books to her winner!  She will announce the winner on March 12th.  Here's the link:

http://yaaddict.blogspot.com/2010/02/50-followers-and-pick-your-lit-contest.html

• Simcha at SFF Chat is giving away a copy of One Hundred Thousand Kingdoms by N.K. Jemisin.  Deadline is February 28th.  Here's the link:

http://blog.42scifi-fantasy.com/2010/02/book-giveaway-hundred-thousand-kingdoms.html 

• Choco at  In Which a Girl Reads is hosting a giveaway celebrating her 400+ followers! The winner gets to choose any book from The Book Depository under $20.  Deadline is March 6th at 11pm EST.  Here's the link:

http://inwhichagirl.blogspot.com/2010/02/400-followers-giveaway-international.html

Hook & Jill Contest results

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Thursday, February 18th Update:  

I never heard from our contest winner, so I've drawn another name.  Our new winner is Michelle Sherman of Literarily Speaking!  She was assigned entry numbers 20 & 21, and number 20 came up at the top of my list in the Random.org draw.  Congrats to Michelle, and thanks to all who participated!

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 Sunday, February 14th

To those of you checking in, I have chosen the winner for the Hook & Jill giveaway and have emailed the winner.  I'm waiting to hear back from them before I post the results.  So be sure to check your email box to see if I've written you.  The winner has until Wednesday, 4:30pm EST to send me their mailing information.

Thanks to everyone who stopped by to not only enter the contest, but to also offer their opinions about this novel.  It's the first negative review that I've written, but I've enjoyed the interaction with those who hold different sentiments than mine.  Thank you for submitting your thoughts.

To the contest winner:  If you have a blog, I would love to read your thoughts after you finish the book.  And if you don't have a blog, feel free to come back here to share your review. 

Thanks, everybody!

Laura

Weekly Contest Report - February 10

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Every Wednesday I begin a new post, detailing contests that I'm entering around the blogosphere.  Some of these might appeal to you as well.  Check them out!

• The folks at Movie Room Reviews are giving away a copy of the BBC's Emma on DVD.  The deadline is 8pm EST on February 13th, so hurry!  Here's the link:

http://www.movieroomreviews.com/emma-dvd-giveaway?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+MovieRoomReviews+%28Movie+Room+Reviews%29

• Brodi Ashton is giving away books that she scored at Authorpalooza. You get to pick from quite a few!  I don't know when the deadline is, but here's the link:

http://brodiashton.blogspot.com/2010/02/having-passion-for-writing-why-ill.html

• Louise over at Mom Start is giving away a copy of the BBC's recent version of Emma on DVD.  Deadline is February 22nd.  Here the link:

http://momstart.com/2010/02/bbc-america-presents-emma-mini-series-on-dvd-giveaway/

• The Undercover Book Lover  is having a birthday bash, celebrating Reggie's 15th birthday.  She's got a big selection of 10 books she's offering.  Deadline is 3/10.

http://theundercoverbooklover.blogspot.com/2010/02/birthday-bash-contest-international.html

Teaser Tuesdays - February 9 - Double Trouble & a HUGE Giveaway!

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following:

• Grab your current read
• Open to a random page
• Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page
• BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)
• Share the title & author, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!

My Teaser:

"Here's the score, pal: I'm hungry; I smell like two-day-old gym socks; I live with my newlywed sister adn her Russian in-laws, a goat, and my nephew, Davy, who wakes me every morning with a mind-jolting jig on my bed.  My bedroom is located next door to the newlyweds, I have all of twenty dollars to my name, and I've just sacrificed my favorite uninsured car for the cause of justice."

pg.22, Double Trouble
by Susan May Warren

In celebration of the release of Double Trouble, LitFuse Publicity Group is hosting a super giveaway.  Click on the button below to enter!

***About the Contest***

Be sure to enter the Double Trouble Prize Package Giveaway by clicking on the "Double the Sass” button above or in the left hand sidebar!  ENTRIES NOT ACCEPTED HERE on The Calico Critic-- Click on the button!  Susan’s giving away an iPod prize package that is anything but troubling.  Check it out!

Prize Details

Double Trouble, the brand new PJ Sugar novel by Susan May Warren, is in stores now! To celebrate the release, she's running a HUMDINGER of a contest!!

One Grand Prize winner will receive a $150 SUPER SLEUTH prize package that includes:

• A brand new iPod Shuffle (perfect for those all-night stakeouts)
• A $10 iTunes gift card (we recommend the ALIAS soundtrack)
• A $10 Amazon gift card (why yes, they do sell spy pens)
• A $10 Starbucks gift card (for fuel, obviously)
• A pair of designer sunglasses (be stealthy AND super chic)
• A gorgeous scarf from World Market (can also be used as a blindfold, and/or for tying up bad guys)
• AND signed copies of both Nothing But Trouble & Double Trouble. (romance! danger! intrigue! sooo much better than Surveillance for Dummies!)

The super sleuth winner will be announced on March 1st.  Good luck!



http://www.susanmaywarren.com/contest.html

Calico Critic Upgrade - We've Got New Pages!

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Thanks to Rebecca at Lost in Books, I learned of a new feature in our Blogger software.  We can now add internal pages, separate from our regular blog posts.  For now, The Calico Critic has it's regular Home Page, plus five new ones:

• Book Reviews - An alphabetical listing of all the book reviews on The Calico Critic.  Each book title is linked back to the original review posting.

• Film/DVD Reviews - An alphabetical listing of all the film and DVD reviews on The Calico Critic.  Each title is linked back to the original review posting.

• Giveaways - This will show all our current, active contests in progress on The Calico Critic.  Deadline dates and links back to the giveaway posts will be included.  Below those will be a listing of our previous contests and their winners.

• Swaps - I enjoy the Goodreads.com Swap program.  This page will be used to list all the books I have available for this.  If you see titles that you want, click on their respective links to go to Goodreads to participate.  I also have a link to my Goodreads Wishlist, should you dare to wade through it!

• Contact / Policies - In addition to my contact information, this page details my review policies and giveaway rules. 

I'm sure there will be more pages to come in the future, but for now I'm excited to branch out in these new ways.  Thanks again, Rebecca!

Weekly Contest Report - February 3 - Maze Runner Winner Announced and Listing Contests of the Week

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Every Wednesday I begin a new post, detailing contests that I'm entering around the blogosphere.  Some of these might appeal to you as well.  Check them out!

• Katy at A Few More Pages is hosting a really cool Alice in Wonderland-themed giveaway, with several items included in it.  Deadline is 2/28.  Here's the link:

http://fewmorepages.blogspot.com/2010/02/few-more-pages-in-wonderland-giveaway.html

• Jackie at My Ever Expanding Library has a goal of reaching at least 100 followers, and is hosting a giveaway. She's offering up Hush Hush, Beautiful Creatures, and maybe even a treat from The Book Depository!  Here's the link:

http://everexpandinglibrary.blogspot.com/2010/02/help-me-reach-100-contest.html

• Lisa at A Life Bound by Books is holding a 150 follower giveaway.  Two gifts from The Book Depository!  Deadline is 3/15.

http://alifeboundbybooks.blogspot.com/2010/02/contest-to-celebrate-150-followers.html

• Grace at Books Like Breathing is offering up Marsha Altman's The Darcys and the Bingleys Trilogy.  You must enter via her special form, and the deadline is 2/12.  Here's the link:

http://bibliophile23.wordpress.com/2010/02/05/the-darcys-and-the-bingleys-trilogy-giveaway/?blogsub=confirming#subscribe-blog

• Marie at The Burton Review is hosting a giveaway for the re-issued and now full length edition of The Island of the Swans. Deadline is "around February 12th."  Here's the link:

http://www.theburtonreview.com/2010/02/giveaway-ciji-ware-interview-author-of.html

Below is the announcement of  the winner of The Maze Runner giveaway! 

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Due to the fact that I was completely distracted this weekend, I totally forgot to draw the winner of my Maze Runner contest!  Many apologies to those of you who have been eagerly waiting the results.  It always bugs me when other bloggers do this, so now the shoe is on the other foot!

Between all the tweets, comments and follows, we received 81 entries.  When I did a drawing on Random.org, the number that came up at the top of the list was #51.  You can view a pic of the drawing here. The contestant assigned to entries #51-55 has won.  And it is...

  skyla11377!!

Skyla has 48 hours to contact me, now that I've posted here, tweeted about it and have written an email.  If I don't hear from her, I'll draw another winner.  Thanks again to all the participants, and thank you for your patience!

Teaser Tuesdays - February 2 - Nothing But Trouble & a HUGE Giveaway!

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following:

• Grab your current read
• Open to a random page
• Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page
• BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)
• Share the title & author, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!

My Teaser:

"PJ didn't have to turn from her crouched position on the wet deck around the pool to recognize Director Buckham's voice.  She heard the derision in the nickname he'd bestowed upon her-- Nothing but Trouble-- as if he'd sworn out the restraining order yesterday."

pg.49, Nothing But Trouble
(Large Print Edition)
by Susan May Warren 

Sound good?  Well how about the sequel?  Check out this great giveaway, celebrating the release of Susan May Warren's Double Trouble:

About the contest!

Be sure to enter the Double Trouble Prize Package Giveaway by clicking on the "Double the Sass” button above or in the left hand sidebar!  ENTRIES NOT ACCEPTED HERE on The Calico Critic-- Click on the button!  Susan’s giving away an iPod prize package that is anything but troubling.  Check it out!

Prize Details

Double Trouble, the brand new PJ Sugar novel by Susan May Warren, is in stores now! To celebrate the release, she's running a HUMDINGER of a contest!!

One Grand Prize winner will receive a $150 SUPER SLEUTH prize package that includes:

• A brand new iPod Shuffle (perfect for those all-night stakeouts)
• A $10 iTunes gift card (we recommend the ALIAS soundtrack)
• A $10 Amazon gift card (why yes, they do sell spy pens)
• A $10 Starbucks gift card (for fuel, obviously)
• A pair of designer sunglasses (be stealthy AND super chic)
• A gorgeous scarf from World Market (can also be used as a blindfold, and/or for tying up bad guys)
• AND signed copies of both Nothing But Trouble & Double Trouble. (romance! danger! intrigue! sooo much better than Surveillance for Dummies!)

She’ll announce our super sleuth winner on March 1st.  Good luck!



http://www.susanmaywarren.com/contest.html