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Seers of Light GIVEAWAY!
It’s time for the big event! Yes, I know you have all been waiting anxiously to get your hands on a copy of Seers of Light haven’t you? I can’t blame you! It’s fabulous! I urge you, even if you don’t win this giveaway…go read this book. For only $4.99 you can buy an e-book copy. So why not? You will love it! GIVEAWAY BREAKDOWN Okay so I really wanted to make this International. I think my International readers are superb and they deserve nifty stuff too! However, shipping is so expensive. So here’s what I’ve decided. If you are in…
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A bit more about Ms. DeLucy + Guest Post!
Can I say I love this picture? Okay, I’ll say it. I LOVE THIS PICTURE! Time to get to know a bit more about Ms. DeLucy. Shall we? From her Goodreads page…. I was born in Northern Pennsylvania, where I developed an obsession with all things literary and musical thanks to the influence of an extremely creative family. Before moving to the Midwest to study English in 2002, I trained in vocal performance and had my first taste of literary work as an editor for a local social organization. Today, I work for the University of Missouri and as an…
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Guest Post + a Giveaway!
The lovely Jenn at Books at Midnight offered me a spot on her blog as a guest poster, so of course I took it! Go on over, read my post, and enter to win something special :). http://booksatmidnight.blogspot.com/2010/05/guest-blogger-fanatics-book-blog.html
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It’s Jennifer DeLucy Week!
Yes my friends, it’s Jennifer DeLucy week here on A Fanatic’s Book Blog! Ever since I met this lovely lady on Goodreads, I knew I had to dedicate a week to her :). She’s sweet, she’s funny, she one of the most helpful people I’ve ever met! Top that off with the fact that she is a completely FABULOUS author…well you have one great lady! In the spirit of an author week, this will be an intro post, where I break the rest of the week down for you. ARE YOU READY? *** Monday 5/24 – Intro Post! (You’re looking at…
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The Versatile Blogger Award
Thank you thank you to Housewife Blues and Chihuahua Stories for this amazing award! The Rules for the award are: 1. Thank the person who gave you this award 2. Share 7 things about yourself. 3. Pass the award along to 15 bloggers who you have recently discovered and who you think are fantastic for whatever reason! (in no particular order…) 4. Contact the bloggers you’ve picked and let them know about the award. Seven things about myself hmmmm? Okay! 1. I LOVE video games. Bordering on obsession, I play at least 10 to 15 hours of video games a…
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A big helloooooo!
Wait, wait. Hold still! Let me take a picture of all of you! I am still in shock, and mostly in awe, that there are over 100 of you following my blog! A Fanatic’s Book Blog will be officially five weeks old as of this coming Sunday. Crazy right? HI and welcome to the madness that is my book ramblings! It never ceases to make me feel special that people want to read what I have to say. In all the time I’ve been blogging (and it’s been a WHILE) I’ve always been so touched when people started to follow…
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Waiting On Wednesday (4)
“Waiting on” Wednesday is a weekly event hosted by Breaking the Spine where we share upcoming releases that we just cannot wait for! Shadow Hills by Anastasia Hopcus His love captivated her… his secrets might kill her. Since her sister’s mysterious death, Persephone “Phe” Archer has been plagued by a series of disturbing dreams. Determined to find out what happened to her sister, Phe enrolls at Devenish Prep in Shadow Hills, Massachusetts—the subject of her sister’s final diary entry. After stepping on campus, Phe immediately realizes that there’s something different about this place—an unexplained epidemic that decimated the town in the 1700s,…
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Book Review: Billie Girl
Abandoned as an infant because of her incessant crying, and left hanging from a tree in a makeshift sling, Billie Girl is rescued by a passing couple, then turned over to a homeless boy who sells her for $5 to the two women who raise her-women who are actually brothers. Billie Girl’s life, a gender-bending puzzle filled with dark humor and lessons on killing out of love, is a series of pivotal encounters with strangers who struggle along with what they are given: her two “mothers,” a bigamist husband, a long-lost daughter named after a car, a platonic second husband…
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A Catch Up Post!
So yesterday was the Pride Parade which is why I didn’t post! In Long Beach this is a BIG day, complete with a parade and an all day festival! I went out, snagged a spot and took a whole ton of pictures. Then we barbecued and wandered downtown for the big event! I had a little too much fun and slept through until work this morning. Thus why this post is going up now. 🙂 ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ Let’s play catch up! ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ GIVEAWAY WINNER! Congratulations to Kirthi from Pages, the lucky winner of The Unwritten Rule by Elizabeth Scott! An email is on…
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Tyger, Tyger – The Giveaway!
Well it’s all been building up to this hasn’t it? Are you excited? I’M EXCITED! Which is funny…because I can’t even win. Ha! Let’s get to it! This giveaway is for two pre-ordered copies of Tyger, Tyger! Winners will receive a confirmation email from The Book Depository, and their copies will arrive as soon as the book comes out! Since the books are coming from The Book Depository, I am happy to announce that this giveaway is International! *sees her International friends doing a happy dance* Thank the Book Depository! Giveaway ends May 31st at 12:00 PM PST. Winner will…