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Winners of *In My Book* and a special offer!

Congrats to the three winners of a clever In My Book item (the greeting card and bookmark in one!).  I asked random.org to select the names this morning, they are:

#7 rhapsodyinbooks
#17 Lori L
#30 Suzanne L

Please send me your mailing address and choice of style, and I’ll pass them along to Robin from In My Book.

Not [...]

Winners of *The Financial Lives of the Poets*

The three winners of Jess Walter’s The Financial Lives of the Poets, drawn using random.org, are:

#1 – Amanda (A Bookshelf Monstrosity) – It’s a good book trailer. The beginning of the trailer is especially engaging. Definitely grabs the interest!
Thanks for the giveaway
#13 – Stacy – I’d love to win this book.
#14 – Jason – I [...]

Winners of *Hummingbirds* by Joshua Gaylord

The powers that be at random.org selected 3 winners for Joshua Gaylord’s Hummingbirds, they are:

#2 – Stephanie – I think Muffy would be a cute, preppy name!

#23 – Julie H – I think a good preppy name would be Piper

#30 – Julie – Mine would be Caitlyn

Congratulations to the winners!  Please send me your [...]

Winners of *The Listeners* by Gloria Whelan

This morning I turned to random.org to select the five winners of this wonderful children’s book:

Here are your random numbers:

1 5 8 14 18

Timestamp: 2009-10-11 14:34:10 UTC

A copy of Gloria Whelan’s The Listeners will be sent to the following people, courtesy of the publisher, Sleeping Bear Press:

#1 – rhapsodyinbooks – My answer to the question: I like to see [...]

Winners of *Lopsided* by Meredith Norton

Author Meredith Norton had a wide variety of jobs and experiences – living in a tree house, hymnal editor, art restorer, etc.  I asked entrants in this giveaway to share an unusual work or school experience.  The winners of Norton’s Lopsided (along with their unusual experiences), drawn randomly are:

#9 – Lisette – School- I tripped [...]

Winners! Lots of winners!

I’ve had several giveaways running over the past week or so; here, in a combined post, I’ll announce the winners:

First up are two copies of Rachel Simmon’s The Curse of the Good Girl (my review).  A copy of this smart and practical book will be going to:

#6 – Sandy
#14 – amandasue

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Next is an MP3 Audio [...]

Winners of *The Lace Makers of Glenmara*

I’ve drawn the 3 winners for Heather Barbieri’s The Lace Makers of Glenmara.  Here they are, along with their answers to what comes to mind when they think of Ireland:

#1 – Sallie -When I think of Ireland right now I think of our grandson who is spending a while working on an eco-farm there.

Next [...]

Winners of *The Crowning Glory of Calla Lily Ponder*

I used random.org to select the three winners of Rebecca Wells’ latest novel, The Crowning Glory of Cally Lily Ponder.  They are:

#7 Shari Bowen – What comes to mind when I look at the cover of The Crowning Glory of Calla Lily Ponder? FREEDOM! Fun, laughter. Life is what you make it!
#15 Lisa – The [...]

Winners of Anne Rivers Siddons’ *Off Season*

I enjoyed all the entries to this giveaway!  The novel takes place in Maine, and I asked, if you’ve been there, to share a favorite memory.  The responses were all fun to read, and had me checking my calendar to plan a roadtrip “down Maine.”

I used random.org to draw the winning names; Grand Central Publishing [...]

Winners of Michael Connelly’s *The Scarecrow* audiobook

The winners of Michael Connelly’s The Scarecrow audiobook are … (drumroll, please) ….

#21 – Tom Norton
#7 – Renee G
#25 – Sugarbaby16

Congratulations to all!  Please send me an email with your US/Canada mailing address; the audiobook will be mailed to you directly from Hachette Book Group.