Who is Too Fond of Books?

I’m Dawn, welcome to my book blog! This is the place for book reviews, author interviews, giveaways, Spotlight on Bookstores series, bookish musings, and news from the publishing world.

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Winner of Sarah Bird's *The Gap Year*

Did you enter to win Sarah Bird’s The Gap Year – a novel about a mother and navigating that last contentious year of high school (and all the pre-college woes that accompany it)?

If so, click over to this post on my Giveaways page, where I’ve announced the winner.

Book Giveaway: *The Gap Year* by Sarah Bird

Did you read Sarah Bird’s wonderful Spotlight on Bookstores post about BookPeople in Austin, Texas?

If you did, you got a taste of her fun writing style – her great ability to tell a story while making the reader part of the action.

Book Giveaway: *This Burns My Heart* by Samuel Park

I love a novel that takes me away to another time, another place … a novel that teaches me not only about a culture that is different from my own, but one that shows a similarity between the cultures.

Samuel Park’s novel, This Burns My Heart, is an epic love story that takes place in postwar [...]

Winner of *The Blind Contessa's New Machine*

Did you enter the giveaway for Carey Wallace’s novel, The Blind Contessa’s New Machine?

To see if you’re the lucky winner, pop over to this post on my Giveaways page.

Book Giveaway: *The Blind Contessa's New Machine*

set in 19th century Italy
inspired by a true story …
… involving the invention of the typewriter
called “like a fairy tale” by The New York Times
interested? Click here to link over to my Giveaways page and enter to win The Blind Contessa’s New Machine, a novel by Carey Wallace

Giveaway: *Eden Lake* by Jane Roper

I enjoy following the updates of Boston-area author Jane Roper on Twitter, and was disappointed to miss her reading at Newtonville Books this week.

Imagine my surprise when she emailed, offering a giveaway of her novel, Eden Lake!

To learn more about the novel (and Jane Roper!), click over here to my Giveaways [...]

Winner of book-club-in-a-box with *The Bird Sisters*

Did you enter to win this fab prize pack – up to eight copies of The Bird Sisters, plus a Skype call with novelist Rebecca Rasmussen?

If you did, you’ll want to head over to this post on my Giveaways page, where I announce the winner (yes, there’ll be a second-chance drawing if she doesn’t claim [...]

Enter to win a book-club-in-a-box with *The Bird Sisters*

I’m practically hyperventilating as I write this post!  It’s a truly generous offering from an author and her publisher.

A few weeks ago, Crown/Random House contacted me about offering a giveaway of The Bird Sisters.

Sure!, I said.  I’ve really enjoyed the excerpts I’ve read (and plan to dive into a finished copy this weekend), and I’d [...]

Winner of *The Murderer's Daughters*

Did you enter the giveaway for a copy of Randy Susan Meyers’ The Murderer’s Daughters?

Pop over to this post on my Giveaways page to see if you’re the winner!

Giveaway: *The Lincoln Lawyer* by Michael Connelly - book and movie poster!

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Matthew McConaughey! **
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Have I got your attention?
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Matthew McConaughey will star as Mickey Haller in the film adaptation of Michael Connelly’s The Lincoln Lawyer.
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For your chance to win a copy of the paperback and a special movie poster, visit my Giveaways page (not this post).