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The Fanatic Report 7
Oh man, when was the last time that I actually did one of these? I’m pretty sure it’s been a month. Sorry all! Did ya miss it? I hope so! Bringing you all the news you need to know from around the blogosphere! From the home base, here is what you need to know this week. * If you’ve been hiding under a rock somewhere and haven’t yet noticed, I’m giving away a copy of Paranormalcy! It ends October 31st, so enter now, here! * My blog design packages are up AND I’ve taught myself to do animated buttons! Want…
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Random Books: The Rain Edition
Do you ever just randomly type a word into Goodreads? I do, especially when I’m bored, awake away too early, or just looking for something new to read! Today I thought it would be fun (since it’s 6:45 and I’m awake for some reason) to post some books that popped up when I typed in “rain” and my thoughts. Are you prepared for some randomness? Away we go! Enzo knows he is different from other dogs: a philosopher with a nearly human soul (and an obsession with opposable thumbs), he has educated himself by watching television extensively, and by listening…
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The Fanatic Report 6
Your place for all the book news you NEED to know around the internet! From the home base, here are the noteworthy posts this week. * My Monday post this week was about a fun blog tweak! Ever wondered how to change your font on your post titles and sidebar titles to a cute one? Check out the tutorial! Also, this week only (until Saturday evening) I’ll do it for you if you email me! * This week I was fortunate enough to have Steve Brezenoff, author of The Absolute Value of -1, stop by my blog for an interview!…
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Teaser Tuesdays (8)
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 “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, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers! My Teaser: “I had just shut the water off when I…
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The Fanatic Report 5
Read, Watch and Listen! A weekly roundup of all things interesting! Let’s see what’s going around here at home base first shall we? * Mara Purnhagen, author of the Past Midnight series, stopped by this week with a guest post about the research that went into her first book! * This week I started a one month feature where I dedicate Mondays to sharing blog help! The first tutorial people asked for was how to make a blog button, so I obliged! Have something you need help with? Need a tutorial? Send me an email or leave a comment! Next week…
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In My Mailbox 10
In My Mailbox is a weekly post created by The Story Siren and inspired by Alea of Pop Culture Junkie. IMM explores the weekly contents of our mailboxes, as well as books we might have bought this week! Wow….apparently it’s been two months since I’ve done one of these! Although that does make a bit of sense, since I was hosting my reading challenge :). So without further ado, here are two weeks of books for your viewing pleasure! These are all kind of mixed together since there were so many so let me list them out! For Review: Shadow of the Sun…
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Let’s do some hopping!
I’ve kind of fallen of the meme wagon, which makes me sad because I DO like participating in them! Sometimes in my quest for “original” content I forget how much memes help you interact with others. So in that spirit, let’s do some hopping shall we? This week’s question is: Do you judge a book by its cover? I’ll admit it! Yes, I totally do! That isn’t to say that I won’t read a book without a lovely cover, but if I’ve never heard of the book before I’m more likely to read it if the cover is stunning! I…
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The Fanatic Report 4
Read, watch, and listen! A weekly roundup of interesting things across the web! Yup, you know we always start here. Let’s see what’s going on around A Fanatic’s Book Blog first shall we? * I read TWO books this week that I gave a 5 Keys to My Heart rating too. Yup, two! That doesn’t happen very often. One was of course Paranormalcy by Kiersten White, and the other was The Absolute Value of -1 by Steve Brezenoff. * Due to a mistake on my part, I have an extra copy of Catching Fire (Hunger Games #2) *sigh*. I’m selling it for only…
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Teaser Tuesdays (7)
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 “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, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers! My Teaser: “Dallin knew he was the captain from what Ethan…
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The Fanatic Report 3
Read, Watch and Listen. This is my weekly roundup of awesome posts! As always, let’s take a peek first at what’s been happening here on my blog this week! * This week on “Me Mondays” I discussed how I host my giveaways! The secret? Stop by the post and check it out! * For those participating in the “Beach Reads” Summer Challenge, Holly Nicole Hoxter stopped by! It’s almost time for the big day of prize winners. Come back tomorrow to see the big prize and post your wrap-up! * Peachtree Publishing had a fantastic article about writing to publishers…