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August Monthly Reads.

August Monthly Reads.

It’s that time again… Rowena: August was a better reading month new books for me. I’ve fallen into re-reading old favorites to shake the mini reading slump I fell into in July so this past month, I focused on knocking some review copies out of the way and I thought I did okay. I’m super […]

Author Spotlight: Susan Elizabeth Phillips.

Author Spotlight: Susan Elizabeth Phillips.

Well, we’ve gone and done it. We’ve brought back the month long Author Spotlight where we celebrate our favorite authors for an entire month. We hosted a few last year and then it kind of fell off our radar but because we can, we’re bringing it back and we’re hoping to have great discussions throughout […]

Paid Reviews and BBAW

Posted August 31, 2009 by Holly in Discussions, Features | Tagged: , , , , , | 20 Comments

Yesterday I read a post on the blog Rat’s Reading where he complained about a site he recently came across that charges for reviews. Dedicated Book Reviews apparently charges for reviews, guest author posts and etc. You can check out the site and their fees here. I looked over the site and I don’t really […]

Book Binge Presents: Back-To-School Book Bag Extravaganza

Book Binge Presents: Back-To-School Book Bag Extravaganza

Several months ago I put out a request asking authors for items they’d be willing to donate for some grab bags we were putting together and was overwhelmed by the response. It took awhile, but with the help of Rowena – who spent the day with me yesterday (thanks Ween!) – we finally got them […]

Giveaway Winner: Bird in Hand by Christina Baker Kline.

Giveaway Winner: Bird in Hand by Christina Baker Kline.

We’ve got a winner in the house today! First off, thanks to everyone who entered the giveaway for BIRD IN HAND by Christina Baker Kline. We got a decent amount of entries and with the help of RANDOM.ORG, we were able to choose one lucky winner. The winner of BIRD IN HAND by Christina Baker […]