Flower Friday - American Beauty

Climbing American Beauty

This week's featured flowers - 'Climbing American Beauty' roses!  These deep pink roses fade to a beautiful light pink as they age.  This rose is a hybridized, large-flowered climber that can grow to between twelve and fifteen feet tall (with support).  The flowers grow in fragrant clusters, and it blooms from late spring to mid-summer.  This rose is not quite as disease-resistant as some of our other roses like Duchesse de Montebello, Veilchenblau, and Marianne, but it is still fairly hardy.  To learn more about 'American Beauty' climbing roses, check out Dave's Garden's 'Climbing American Beauty' page, Peaceful Habitations' American Beauty, Cl. page, or The Antique Rose Emporium's American Beauty, Cl. page.

A few book and blogosphere updates:

1.  Julie Kagawa will be participating in a Twitter party to celebrate the August 3rd release of The Iron Daughter, the second book in her Iron Fey series.  The party will start at 8 pm EST tomorrow (Saturday, July 31st) and will last until around 9:30 pm EST.  Julie will answer questions and will be giving away some great prizes including signed books, doodled bookplates, and a hand-painted Grimalkin rock. You can follow the chat on twitter or tweetchat using the hashtag #ironfey.

2.  Robin Benway shared her playlist for The Extraordinary Secrets of April, May, and June, which will be in stores August 3rd, here.  She also included a book excerpt with each track on the playlist.  If you want to learn more about the characters in her book, all three of the fictional sisters now have twitter accounts: April, May, & June.

3.  Simon & Schuster has arranged a live chat with Cassandra Clare on Wednesday, August 4th at 5 pm EST.  If you haven't registered to attend yet, stop by USTREAM to RSVP.  You can read more about the event here.

Book Giveaway!!! The Iron King by Julie Kagawa!

The Iron King by Julie Kagawa!

Update (7/1):  CONTEST CLOSED!  The winner is T.V and Book Addict!  Congratulations!

Julie Kagawa's Iron Fey novella, Winter's Passage, which takes place just after the conclusion of The Iron King and before the beginning of The Iron Daughter, will be available as a free download tomorrow!  [Update (6/1): Click here to download Winter's Passage for free!]  In celebration of the release of Winter's Passage and because The Iron King is one of our favorite debut novels this year, we've decided to give away a copy of The Iron King here on The Eager Readers!  You can read our full review of The Iron King here.  If you would like to learn more about Julie Kagawa's books, please check out The Iron Fey website or Julie Kagawa's website and blog.

The Iron King Summary:

Meghan Chase has never fit in at her small-town high school, and now, on the eve of her 16th birthday, she discovers why. When her half brother is kidnapped, Meghan is drawn into a fantastical world she never imagined--the world of Faery, where anything you see may try to eat you, and Meghan is the daughter of the summer faery king. Now she will journey into the depths of Faery to face an unknown enemy . . . and beg the help of a winter prince who might as soon kill her as let her touch his icy heart. The Iron King is the first book in the Iron Fey series.

The Iron King Trailer:
 

Contest Details:

First prize (one winner) = a paperback copy of  The Iron King by Julie Kagawa

Contest deadline:

June 30 at 11:59 pm (PST)

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It's Monday! What Are You Reading?

Currently Reading:

                                   

The Iron Daughter (ARC) by Julie Kagawa  &   Sisters Red (ARC) by Jackson Pearce

 Up Next in my TBR (to-be-read) pile:

                                  

 Flash Burnout by L.K. Madigan   &   Chasing Brooklyn by Lisa Schroeder

What are you reading today?  What's up next in your TBR pile?

This fun meme is hosted by Sheila at One Person's Journey Through a World of Books.