Giveaways

Short Story Giveaway Winners

July 13, 2009

The Happy Failure, by Herman Melville – Claire @ Kiss a Cloud Family Happiness, by Leo Tolstoy – Amanda @ The Zen Leaf A Disgraceful Affair, by Fyodor Dostoyevsky – Toni @ A Circle of Books The Model Millionaire, by Oscar Wilde – Teddy @ So Many Precious Books, So Little Time An Experiment in [...]

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Love Begins in Winter, by Simon Van Booy

July 2, 2009

Title: Love Begins in Winter Author: Simon Van Booy Pages: 226 Publisher: Harper Perennial Copyright: 2009 Format: Paperback Rating: ____________________________ Simon Van Booy is likely to become on of my favorite writers. His prose is heavy with meaning and yet playful. Love Begins in Winter is a collection of five short stories that are all [...]

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The Last Queen Winner

May 25, 2009

And the winner of my copy of The Last Queen is . . . Darlene @ Peeking Between the Pages! Congratulations, Darlene. And thank you to all who entered. Watch for more giveaways here at The Bluestocking Society soon!

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The Last Queen, by C. W. Gortner

May 19, 2009

Title: The Last Queen Author: C. W. Gortner Pages: 365 Publisher: Ballantine Books Copyright: 2006 Format: Paperback Rating: ____________________________ Welcome to today’s stop on C.W. Gortner‘s blog tour for The Last Queen. Juana is the second oldest daughter of Isabel and Ferdinand, Queen and King Consort of Spain. Isabel and Ferdinand have conquered the Moors [...]

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TOON Books

April 16, 2009

Several months ago, I read and reviewed three books in the TOON Books series. The publishers were kind enough to recently send me two more of the delightful TOON Books. Here’s the rundown on the series: The books are stories in comic book form for young readers. The series advisor is Art Spiegelman, author of the [...]

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The Saddle Wise Series, by Inda Schaenen

April 14, 2009

Title: Saddle Wise Series: Book 1 – Rainy Day Rescue & Book 2 – The Quarter Horse Foal Author: Inda Schaenen Pages: 208, 208 Publisher: Running Press Kids Copyright: 2009 Publication Date: May 11, 2009 Format: Paperback Rating: ____________________________ April Helmbach was orphaned at four years old. Both of her parents were killed in a [...]

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Interview with Eleanor Bluestein

April 6, 2009

Today I’m so thrilled to share with you a Q&A interview with Eleanor Bluestein, author of the great Tea and Other Ayama Na Tales.  I loved the book and enjoyed the insights shared by Ms. Bluestein.  I hope you do too. The Bluestocking Society: I’m having trouble classifying Tea and Other Ayama Na Tales as [...]

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Tea and Other Ayama Na Tales, by Eleanor Bluestein

April 1, 2009

Title: Tea and Other Ayama Na Tales Author: Eleanor Bluestein Pages: 234 Publisher: BkMk Press Copyright: 2008 Format: Paperback Rating: ____________________________ Welcome to today’s stop on Eleanor Bluestein‘s blog tour for her debut book, Tea and Other Ayama Na Tales!  Today’s post is my review of Tea and Other Ayama Na Tales.  Then, Ms. Bluestein [...]

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