Happy Anniversary Penguin Books! and a Giveaway

What a treat to celebrate Penguins anniversary and their contribution to reader's everywhere.  I was thrilled to be asked to participate in their celebration by receiving 2 free books and to be able to offer those same two books to you.

I chose The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd because it's one of my favorite books of all time and I wanted to own a copy so I could reread it and share it with my reading daughters.

The second book I chose was Acqua Alta by Donna Leon.  I have not read anything by this author but have heard lots of positive remarks about her books and her writing.  This book is part of a mystery series featuring an amateur sleuth.  That, plus the fact that the mystery is set in Italy, peaked my interest.  And that it was described as 'chilling.'  

Two of my reader's can win one of these books from the generous folks at Penguin.
Here's all you have to do:
1) Check out the Penguin Books 74th Anniversary website, look around the site and discover wonderful and interesting facts about Penguin, then click on The Original 10 button in the right column.  Towards the bottom of the article you'll find a list of the original 10 books that were published in 1935 and launched the beginning of Penguin Books.  In your comment let me know if you've read any of those and which ones.  If you're like me and haven't read any, let me know if there are any that sound interesting to you.
2) Let me know which of the two books I'm giving away you'd like to win, either Life of Bees or Acqua Alta.
3) Leave a way for me to contact you if you are a lucky winner.

I wish you all the best of luck.  However, we are all winners because we are able to read and enjoy the paperback books Penguin publishes at a reasonable price.  I hope you'll take a minute to read about the early days of Penguin.  I enjoyed the About Page, the Gallery, the Time Line and the six new cover designs by the world's best artists working tattoo and illustrations.  My favorite of those 6 is The Broom of the System by David foster Wallace and designed by Duke Riley.

13 1/2 by Nevada Barr Giveaway!

I am so excited to offer this fabulous book for a giveaway.  Read my review.  This is such a good psychological thriller and I highly recommend it.  I thought I had things figured out early on but the book didn't let up and kept me guessing about what would happen.

Here's what you need to do to enter this giveaway:

***Leave a comment with your email address written in code form, such as booklogged at gmail dot com.***

If you'd like to garner some extra entries, do one or all of the following:
1.  Subscribe by entering your email in the FeedBurner in the left sidebar.
2.  Sign up to be my neighbor - left sidebar right under the Contest Central button.
3.  Click on the Contest Central button and sign up for one of the contests listed.  Let me know which one.

This drawing will end on November 3.

Good luck to everyone.  I wish I had one to send to each of you

Win a Copy of Cleopatra's Daughter

I sometimes wonder if Michelle Moran makes any money on her books because she gives so many away!  Okay, I know she does because she's an excellent writer and her books are so interesting, but really she does give a lot away.

She is allowing me to host a giveaway for her most recent book, Cleopatra's Daughter.  Read my review.    I thoroughly enjoyed this book and look forward to reading her earlier books.  The winner of this book will also receive an ancient Roman coin complete with certificate of authenticity.

 Not only do I get to give away this book but the giveaway is OPEN INTERNATIONALLY!  I love that I can offer something for all those wonderful bloggers and readers who live outside the U.S. and Canada.

How to enter:

Mandatory:  Let me know if you've read any of Moran's earlier books and if so, which one was your favorite.  LEAVE AN EMAIL ADDRESS.

Extra Entries:  Leave an additional comment for each.

+1 entry -  Go to Contest Central and enter one of the giveaways listed and tell me which one. (This contest does NOT count.)
+5 entries - Copy the HTML for the Contest Central button and add it to your sidebar.
+1 entry - To to Michelle Moran's website and click on the red Join the Treasure Hunt link.  Tell me the name and location of one of the independent stores involved in the Treasure Hunt.

Speaking of Michelle's website, take time to check out the other contests going on right now.  There's a really terrific contest for teens - Win a $250 gift certificate to Hollister's.  And there's a monthly winner for an ancient Roman coin complete with certificate of authenticity.  I'm hoping for this because I have the book and I NEED a coin!

I love the program Michelle has set up for book clubs.  There are Reading Group Guides for each of her novels and book clubs can request a speakerphone chat.

And can I just say how envious I am of all the traveling Michelle does?!  If you want your wanderlust to heat up just check out some of the wonderful places she's visited.  And to think some of you live in those places.  Awwwwww...

Contest ends on Oct 11 - Next Sunday.  That's my grandson's birthday!

This contest has ended.