Giveaway #2 and a WINNER!

Congratulations to Myya for winning this months book selection, The End of Your Life Book Club. We're so excited to get started reading this book and look forward to discussing it in our facebook group.

Thank you so much for answering our question in the comments.  We know it's hard to narrow down your favorite genre but we did have a reason for it.  We want to expand our book club horizons and pick books from all kind of genres.

We told you we have a month of giveaways lined up and you are going to love this next one!

Happy Whimsy has the cutest necklace for any book lovin' lady out there. When I saw it I knew I had to ask, beg, grovel, whatever I had to do to see if the sweet shop owner would sponsor this giveaway.

Thank you, Sue, for saying yes!!

How. Cute. Is. That?! 

Here's the official description:

Book Nerd 1x2" Silver Resin Pendant
18" ball chain...approx. size of pendant 1x2"...."book Nerd" for Book Lover, Indy Reader, Book Club Gift...anyone who loves books and loves to read.

Sue also has another Etsy shop called Little Goodie 2 Shoes. Such fun stuff!! Iron ons, stickers, thank you cards, pillows and magnets are just a few of the items you will find in this ah-dor-able little shop.

I know some momma's about ready to have some babehs that are going to need some of this stuff!

What I love most about her shops are that the things she has available are cute and a great price!!

So enter to win this cute necklace, go browse her shops and tweet, tweet, tweet! to get the word out to help showcase this lovely woman and her adorable shops!

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January Book Selection and Blogiversary!

Mimi and I are excited!

Not only are we announcing the next book club selection, but it is our one year blogiversary and we've got a fun month of giveaways planned!

I want to thank Mimi for agreeing to host this blog with me.  When I had the idea for If You Give a Blogger a Book....Club, I knew Mimi would be the perfect partner because she loves reading and books as much (if not more) as I do and we get along so well!

I also want to thank all of our readers and facebook group friends that have made this year so fun.  Thank you for reading the books, participating in the discussions on the facebook group and for all of your thoughtful comments.

Without further ado.....the book club selection for January 2013 is:

From Amazon:

“What are you reading?”

That’s the question Will Schwalbe asks his mother, Mary Anne, as they sit in the waiting room of the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. In 2007, Mary Anne returned from a humanitarian trip to Pakistan and Afghanistan suffering from what her doctors believed was a rare type of hepatitis. Months later she was diagnosed with a form of advanced pancreatic cancer, which is almost always fatal, often in six months or less.

This is the inspiring true story of a son and his mother, who start a “book club” that brings them together as her life comes to a close. Over the next two years, Will and Mary Anne carry on conversations that are both wide-ranging and deeply personal, prompted by an eclectic array of books and a shared passion for reading. Their list jumps from classic to popular, from poetry to mysteries, from fantastic to spiritual. The issues they discuss include questions of faith and courage as well as everyday topics such as expressing gratitude and learning to listen. Throughout, they are constantly reminded of the power of books to comfort us, astonish us, teach us, and tell us what we need to do with our lives and in the world.

Reading isn’t the opposite of doing; it’s the opposite of dying.

Will and Mary Anne share their hopes and concerns with each other—and rediscover their lives—through their favorite books. When they read, they aren’t a sick person and a well person, but a mother and a son taking a journey together. The result is a profoundly moving tale of loss that is also a joyful, and often humorous, celebration of life: Will’s love letter to his mother, and theirs to the printed page.

The End of Your Life Book Club by Will Schwalbe

Contest ends on Thursday night.  We'll announce the winner AND another giveaway on Friday!


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2013 Reading Challenge

Do you set a goal for number of books to read each year?  

Apparently, I love a good challenge because I pledged to read 28 books in 2012 and I read 35! 

This year I'm pledging to read 40 books! 

I think I can do it, how about you?

New Years Help

If we are friends on GoodReads....you're well aware of my love of self-help books.  I feel like I'm always a work in progress and love learning about more ways to be awesome.

I do think I'm pretty awesome.   Wouldn't you like to be awesome too?

I just downloaded a couple ebooks from Amazon that I intend to read tomorrow.  Yes, tomorrow.  The new year is acoming friends!




 



 These are two books will help me to manage my time better. I'm anxious to make the most of every minute....because you never know how many minutes you have left.

Do you have any self-help recommendations for me?

 Happy New Year!!

Book Love

As a kid, I remember spending my weekends curled up on the couch with a good book.  It's still one of my favorite ways to spend time and I hope someday my kids love it too.

I started reading this book last week and I can't wait to put all of the ideas into motion in my home.

I'm excited to tell you that this book is available for FREE from Amazon for Kindle through Sunday!

Download Book Love: Help Your Child Grow from Reluctant to Enthusiastic Reader 1st Edition today.

Perfect Gift for the Zombie Lover

Does your husband love The Walking Dead TV show?  Do you watch the show with him...while covering your eyes because you love him and want to have an activity that you do together?  No?  That's just me?  Okay.

I just found the perfect Christmas present for my husband and it's a book, which I love.  I love reading books, receiving books and I really love giving books!

Zombigami: Paper Folding for the Living Dead is a great gift because my husband is always folding paper for the kids!  However, I'm going to encourage him to do this new hobby at work because our daughter is afraid of Zombies.

This could be a stress reliever for him!! And then he can decorate his desk with little zombigami people.

10 Great Gifts for Readers

With Christmas coming Connie and I thought we'd share our top 10 gift choices for the reader in your life!

I'm going to do a list of 5 and Connie will provide the other 5. Whether you are an E-Reader resistant reader or a two timer like me, I have a great list of 5 that I'm sure you will love to give or receive this Christmas!

Mimi's Five Gifts for Readers

1. Book Bag

2. Literary Necklace

3. E-Reader Cover

4. Bookends

5. Journal

Connie's Five Gifts for Readers!

1.  Lightweight Reading Headlamp

2.  Literary Charm Bracelet

3. Stationary

4.  A book mark

5.  A Book Purse

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