by Serena on September 16, 2008
A Gem of a Book Contest, check it out.
My one gem on my shelf is Gaston Leroux’s The Phantom of the Opera.
Why do I love it? I read it after I had seen the musical on television in commercials and saw a miniseries on television when I was about 10 years old. I fell in love with the love triangle between the Phantom, Christine, and Raoul. I guess you could say that I sympathized with the Phantom, being the outcast and trying to fit in, but not doing it in the best possible way most of the time. Granted this book has a dark side, and some would consider it a horror novel, but I found the tender side of the novel more endearing.
I decided to check out the original book, which was actually written in a journalistic narration. It was nothing like I expected when I read it, but I still enjoyed it. I’ve read this book like 50 times and I think I have lent it to anyone who wanted, which would probably consist of two people.
Another friendly reminder about these contests:
1. Diary of an Eccentric is holding a contest for The Almost Moon by Alice Sebold and The Choice by Nicholas Sparks Deadline is Sept. 30
2. Savvy Verse & Wit is holding a contest for Howl and Other Poems by Allen Ginsberg as the first contest for Book Blogger Appreciation Week Deadline is Sept. 19
3. Savvy Verse & Wit is holding another contest for “A Coney Island of the Mind” by Lawrence Ferlinghetti as part of BBAW; Deadline is Sept. 19
3. Book Club Girl has a new contest today as well.
Please also double-check the growing list of giveaways at My Friend Amy’s blog.
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by Serena on September 14, 2008
With Book Blogger Appreciation Week starting tomorrow, I wanted to provide all of my readers with an update on the awards presentations and giveaways. I also have some announcements for this blog in relation to BBAW.
Award presentations will begin on Sept. 17 for the various categories, and these are the blogs presenting the awards to the winners:
Sept. 17 in the Morning:
Age 30+ A Lifetime of Books will make the presentations for the Best Meme/Carnival/Event and the Best Best Commenter/Commentator
Booking Mama will present the awards for Best Design and Best Book Club Blog
Sept. 17 in the Evening:
Caribou’s Mom will present the award for Most Humorous Blog
My Friend Amy (The host and Creator of BBAW) will present the award for Best Publishing/Industry Blog
Stephanie’s Confessions of a Book-a-holic will present the award for Best Name for a Blog and Best Challenge Host
Literate Housewife will present the awards for Best Community Builder and Best Author Blog
APOOO will present the award for Best Book Published in 2008
Bookroom Reviews will present the awards for Best Book Community Site and Most Chatty
Book-a-rama will present the awards for Most Concise and Most Extravagant Giveaways
Sept. 18 in the Morning:
My Friend Amy will present the award for Best General Book Blog
Stephanie’s Confessions of a Book-a-holic will present the awards for Best Romance Blog and Best Kidlit Blog
Literate Housewife will present the awards for Best Fantasy/Sci-fi/Horror/Spec-fic Blog and Best History/Historical Blog
APOOO will present the awards for Best Literary Fiction Blog and Best Cookbook Blog
Bookroom Reviews will present the award for Best YA Lit Blog
Book-a-rama will present the award for Best Thrillers/Mystery/Suspense Blog
Caribou’s Mom will present the awards for Best Non-fiction Blog and Most Eclectic Taste
The Friendly Book Nook will present the award for Best Christian/Inspirational Blog
Sept. 18 in the Evening:
My Friend Amy will present the award for Most Altruistic Blog
For those of you interested in the numerous giveaways on the Book Blogs this week, please check out this link for the official list.
Links for other BBAW giveaways next week can be found here.
And trust me there will be a lot of them, including a week filled with poetry and writing on Savvy Verse & Wit in what I will call a week of “Writing in Metaphor and Imagery”
Sept. 15 BBAW Kickoff at Savvy Verse & Wit will be an article about Beat Poetry and a contest to win 1 copy of “Howl and other Poems” by Allen Ginsburg, which is part of The Pocket Poets Series.
Sept. 16 for BBAW I will post my interview with Jill Celeste of The Magic Lasso, my partner for BBAW, as well as a contest to win 1 Copy of “A Coney Island of the Mind” by Lawrence Ferlinghetti
Sept. 17 for BBAW will include an article that will appear here and at My Friend Amy on poetry and blogging, with a contest to win a 1-year subscription to Poetry magazine.
Sept. 18 for BBAW, an article on Sylvia Plath and her writing, along with a contest for 1 copy of “Ariel” by Sylvia Plath
Sept. 19 for BBAW, an article on writing and writing spaces, along with a contest for a 1-year subscription of Writer’s Digest.
***ALSO A REMINDER: Today is the last day for you to enter the MRS. LIEUTENANT CONTEST! Here’s the link for that, the cut off is MIDNIGHT EST***
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