Thank you to everyone who entered our August giveaways! Emails have been sent to both winners, and they will have three days to respond before new winners will be drawn. :)
Michikit
The winner of our Vampire Academy giveaway is:
Elena
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Wednesday, September 1, 2010
Friday, August 27, 2010
Flower Friday - Graham Thomas + Friday's Fab Five
'Graham Thomas' roses
This week's featured flowers are - 'Graham Thomas' roses! These pretty yellow roses bloom in large, lovely clusters and smell wonderful. This is the first time we've featured a flower that is not from our own yard, so I don't have any personal experience with growing this rose, but they happen to be in bloom at our favorite city park right now and I just couldn't resist snapping a couple photos of them while we were at the park this afternoon. I am excited to learn more about them and am already trying to figure out if we could make space to fit 'Graham Thomas' into our yard. To learn more about about 'Graham Thomas' roses, check out Dave's Garden's Graham Thomas page, Backyard Gardener's Graham Thomas page, or HelpMeFind's Graham Thomas page.
A few book and blogosphere updates:
1. Our Stupid Shiny Designs contest ends on Tuesday (8/31), so be sure to stop by and enter if you haven't already! Click here to enter. Our Richelle Mead giveaway also ends Tuesday (8/31), so if you would like the chance to win a signed copy of Vampire Academy click here to enter that giveaway.
2. Julie Kagawa shared an excerpt from The Iron Queen on Harlequin's Blog. Click here to get a sneak peek of what Meghan and Ash are up to in The Iron Queen. :-)
3. Escape from Reality is giving away a copy of Sophie Jordan's Firelight. The contest ends 8/31. You can stop by to check out that contest here.
This fun meme is hosted by Froggarita's Bookcase. Every Friday Froggarita asks five questions so we can all get to know each other better. The only rule is that you can't use the same answer twice within your five! Ready to play? Leave your answers in the comments or leave us a link to your own Friday's Fab Five post.
1. What is your favorite tree?
Jacaranda! I absolutely love Jacaranda trees, but they won't survive the winters where we live. We've tried planting and pampering them several times, but never with any success. Eventually we settled for keeping a few baby Jacarandas inside (as bonsai-style houseplants).
2. What is your zodiac sign?
Pisces
3. How long does it take you to do your grocery shopping?
If the kids are with me, at least an hour. If I am alone, about thirty minutes.
4. How often do you ride a bike?
Not very often.
5. Who is your role model?
My mom. :-)
Tuesday, August 10, 2010
Book Giveaway!!! Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead!
I feel fortunate to have had the opportunity to meet Richelle Mead last night, and I am so excited to have picked up a signed copy of Vampire Academy to give away to one of our followers here on The Eager Readers. To see my photos and videos from the Richelle Mead book signing click here. Candace and I attended the event together, and she will be giving away a signed copy of Vampire Academy on her blog too, so you can double your odds of winning a signed copy by entering both giveaways.
Vampire Academy summary:
St. Vladimir’s Academy isn’t just any boarding school—it’s a hidden place where vampires are educated in the ways of magic and half-human teens train to protect them. Rose Hathaway is a Dhampir, a bodyguard for her best friend Lissa, a Moroi Vampire Princess. They’ve been on the run, but now they’re being dragged back to St. Vladimir’s—the very place where they’re most in danger. . . .
Rose and Lissa become enmeshed in forbidden romance, the Academy’s ruthless social scene, and unspeakable nighttime rituals. But they must be careful lest the Strigoi—the world’s fiercest and most dangerous vampires—make Lissa one of them forever.
Contest Details:
The prize: A signed paperback copy of Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead
The deadline: August 31st at 11:59 pm (PST)
How to Enter:
Fill out the form below.
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(This contest is open to US residents only. Sorry! Our other August contest is open to our international followers, please click here to enter that contest.)
Extra Entries:
+1 for every place you help spread the word about this contest (Up to +3)
+1 for commenting on our Richelle Mead book signing report HERE
Awesome Book Event! Richelle Mead!
Richelle Mead
Last night I attended a Powell's book signing event featuring the fabulous Richelle Mead! It was awesome to meet her and to hear more about her writing process and upcoming projects. She read a bit of Spirit Bound (Vampire Academy #5), answered several questions from the audience, and signed lots of books! If you would like a signed copy of Vampire Academy, be sure to check out our giveaway post HERE. Candace from Candace's Book Blog will also be giving away a signed copy of Vampire Academy, so you can enter both contests to double your odds. :-)
Rather than summarize the whole event for you, I decided to record Richelle's Spirit Bound reading and most of her Q & A session to share with you guys. (My apologies for the shaky camera work and my noisy camera that creaks and clicks while attempting to focus.) You can find all seven clips on TheEagerReaders' YouTube Channel.
Part 1 - Richelle responds to a question about whether her characters are based upon real people. She describes the inspiration for Abe's wardrobe in her Vampire Academy series. She also answers a question about whether she would rather be a Dhampir, a Moroi, or a Strigoi.
Part 2 - Richelle responds to a question about which scenes she enjoys writing the most. She also discusses the challenges of working on a scene repeatedly throughout the editing process.
Part 3 - Richelle talks about the possibility of a Vampire Academy movie now that the film rights have been optioned. She describes how little input authors have in the movie-making process once the rights are sold.
Part 4 - Richelle responds to a question about why she chose to have her vampires hail from Russia and Romania.
Part 5 - Richelle discusses the way short story anthologies typically come together and mentions her story about Lissa's parents in the upcoming Kisses from Hell anthology.
Part 6 - Richelle responds to a question about where she gets the ideas for her books & mentions a metal dragon sculpture she recently stumbled across in Leavenworth, Washington that captured her interest.
Richelle reads an excerpt of Spirit Bound (Vampire Academy #5). This excerpt is from chapter three, and Richelle pauses part way through the excerpt to explain a bit more about how Rose came to be eating a popsicle in that scene. :-)
The Vampire Academy series is one of my favorite discoveries this year! I don't know how it took me until May to pick up the first book, but as soon as I finished the first book I couldn't wait to devour the other four. It is definitely in the running for the most addictive series I've read all year. Rose is a fantastically tough and snarky heroine, her best-friend Lissa is charismatic and complicated, and the guys in this series are DELICIOUS! If you haven't picked up the Vampire Academy series yet, you may want to read the first five books before the sixth and final book, Last Sacrifice, is released December 7th. To learn more about the Vampire Academy books or Richelle's two adult urban fantasy series, visit Richelle's website, blog, facebook, or twitter.
Vampire Academy
Frostbite - Vampire Academy #2
Shadow Kiss - Vampire Academy #3
Blood Promise - Vampire Academy #4
Spirit Bound - Vampire Academy #5
Last Sacrifice - Vampire Academy #6
Pre-order it: IndieBound | The Book Depository | Powell's | Amazon
I am excited to check out Richelle Mead's two adult series, her Georgina Kincaid books and Dark Swan books. In addition to meeting Richelle and having fun visiting with Candace, it was wonderful to see local authors Lisa Schroeder and Suzanne Young again. Lisa Schroeder has a children's book called Little Chimp's Big Day coming out September 7th. It looks completely adorable, and I hope to be able to attend her signing event next month. Suzanne Young's third Naughty List book, A Good Boy is Hard to Find, will be in stores November 25th. And she also shared a bit of info regarding her upcoming YA novel, A Need So Beautiful (which I cannot wait to read)! Lisa and Suzanne are seriously the sweetest and friendliest authors ever, and it is always a pleasure to visit with them. If you haven't pre-ordered their upcoming books yet, be sure to check out the links below.
Lisa Schroeder's:
Suzanne Young's:
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