Giveaway: 2011 Nebula Awards Showcase
I’ve got a copy of the 2011 Nebula Awards Showcase to give away to one lucky reader. Details on how to enter are at the bottom of this post. First things first, here is the back cover copy for your perusal: With this inaugural volume at Tor, the annual Nebula Award collection is reborn as a fiction-only anthology. This collection of nominees for 2010’s Nebula Awards includes all of the prior year’s most celebrated stories, and will be published in time for the 2011 Nebula Awards in May, 2011. 2009’s award winners, announced in May 2010, include Kage Baker’s novella “The Women of Nell Gwynne’s,” Eugie Foster’s novelette “Sinner, Baker, Fabulist, Priest; Red Mask, Black Mask, Gentleman, Beast,” Kij Johnson’s short story “Spar,” plus Paolo Bacigalupi’s novelette, “The Gambler.” There are some awesome stories in this book. Kage Baker and Eugie Foster are brilliant and Paolo Bacigalupi has been making waves since the publication of the short fiction that led to his first novel (The Windup Girl). And if that weren’t enough, the book has a beautiful cover (after the fold): Here’s how to enter: Leave a comment or send an email to arconna[at]yahoo[dot]com w/ the subject line “Showcase Giveaway.” All I ask is that you say something other than “give me the book” or anything resembling that phrase. Insult me, say something dumb, offer a serious comment, tell a joke or a story, etc. I’m open to forms. Winners will be chosen at random on June 11th, 2011. The giveaway is open to U.S. residents (sorry, folks; I don’t make the rules). You can also improve your chances by doing the following (+1 for each): Tweet about my giveaway. Make sure @shaunduke is in the tweet and that you let me know your twitter handle in your comment. Follow my blog via the Google follow feature. Let me know in your comment (current followers count). Subscribe to my RSS or email feed and let me know. Stumble, Digg, etc. this giveaway and let me know where (and who)(+1 each). It’s that simple. Good luck!
Dark Jenny Giveaway Winner
The winner is…drum roll please! Carraka Congrats, Carr! You’ll receive a PM from me shortly! Now if you’ll excuse me, I’m going to go do this thing they call “homework.”
Giveaway: Dark Jenny by Alex Bledsoe
Apparently I have an extra copy of Dark Jenny to hand off to one lucky reader. This is good news for one of you. The ways to enter are at the bottom of this post (and they’re really easy ways). First things first, about the book: Alex Bledsoe’s novels featuring detective Eddie LaCrosse have drawn rave reviews for their ingenious blend of classic fantasy and hard-boiled detective fiction. Now with Dark Jenny, Bledsoe returns with an all-new tale of intrigue and murder. . . . For twenty-five gold pieces a day, plus expenses, Eddie LaCrosse will take on most any case. But the unexpected delivery of a coffin in the dead of winter forces LaCrosse to look back at a bygone chapter in his past—and the premeditated murder of a dream. Ruled by the noble King Marcus Drake, the island kingdom of Grand Braun is an oasis of peace and justice in an imperfect world. At least until the beautiful Queen Jennifer is accused of adultery and murder. In the wrong castle at the wrong time, Eddie finds himself drafted at sword’s point to solve the mystery. With time running out, and powerful nobles all too eager to pin the murder on Eddie himself, he must untangle a tangled web of palace intrigues, buried secrets, and bewitching women—before the entire kingdom erupts into civil war. Murder, mystery, and magic—just another day on the job for Eddie LaCrosse. I reviewed the book here. Now for the ways you can enter: If you’d like to win a copy of Dark Jenny, all you have to do is one of the following: 1. Leave a comment on this post saying something amusing. You can insult me, tell me a funny story, post a weird word, or whatever. Short, long, whatever. I don’t care. I’m selecting at random anyway, but I’d rather you post something other than “hey, give me the book.” OR 2. Send me an email doing the same thing. That’s it. Simple, right? Don’t stress on it. Again, winners will be selected at random. The “saying something amusing” part is just to make things more interesting for me when I put your name into the pot. Make sure I have a way to contact you if you win (email in your Blogger profile or what have you). Unfortunately, this giveaway is U.S. only. Sorry, international folks! There are, of course, ways to earn extra entries. You can add +1 to your chances if you post about this giveaway on Twitter, Stumbleupon, or some other social network or community (+1 each). Just let me know in the comments and post any relevant links. If you are a blog subscriber, you get an additional +1. The same is true if you are a blog follower. Just let me know! The giveaway will run until April 10th. The winner will be announced on the 11th. Good luck!
Book Giveaway Winners!
Two lucky people have been selected to win copies of The Man Who Loved Books Too Much by Allison Hoover Bartlett! And they are: Loopdilou And: redhead Congratulations to the both of you! You’ll receive an email from me shortly.
Giveaway Ends Tomorrow!
Just a reminder to everyone: tomorrow is your last chance to sign up to win one of two copies of The Man Who Loved Books Too Much by Allison Hoover Bartlett! It’s a really fantastic non-fiction book that gets right to the heart of the book thief world. I loved it, and I bet some of you will too. Entering is easy; all you have to do is go here and leave a comment telling me about your most valuable book! Anywho.
Book Giveaway: The Man Who Loved Books Too Much by Allison Hoover Bartlett
Guess what? I have two copies of The Man Who Loved Books Too Much by Allison Hoover Bartlett to give away to two lucky readers in celebration of the upcoming trade paperback release. I reviewed Ms. Bartlett’s book some time back and loved it. And, of course, if you don’t know what the book is about, here is the synopsis: Unrepentant book thief John Charles Gilkey has stolen a fortune in rare books from around the country. Yet unlike most thieves who steal for profit, Gilkey steals for love–the love of books. Perhaps equally obsessive is Ken Sanders, the self-appointed “bibliodick” who’s driven to catch him. Following this eccentric cat-and-mouse chase with a mixture of suspense, insight and humor, Allison Hoover Bartlett plunges the reader deep into a rich world of fanatical book lust and considers what it is that makes some people stop at nothing to posses the titles they love. Yes, the book is awesome, fascinating, and a bit of good fun. Details for how to win are below: The giveaway is only open to U.S. readers (sorry, this isn’t my rule) and will close on my birthday: October 6th, 2010. To enter, you must do one of the following: Leave a comment on this thread telling me something about your most valuable book (personal or economic), OR Send me an email with the same thing. Make sure I have a way to contact you to get your address. You can earn additional entries by doing any of the following: Twitter about this giveaway. Put @shaunduke in the message so I can track it. (1 extra entry) Blog about this giveaway. Leave a link in your comment. (1 extra entry) Put this giveaway up on Digg, Stumbleupon, or some other social network. Leave links in your comment. (1 extra entry each). Review my blog on Amazon.com. Let me know that you did in your comment. (5 extra entries) Review The Skiffy and Fanty Show on iTunes. Let me know that you did in your comment. (5 extra entries) That’s it! Simply enough, right? Good luck!