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Monday, October 31, 2011
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Sunday, October 30, 2011
The Apostate by Jack London
I came across this short story by Jack London awhile ago and finally got around to reading it. I have a faint recollection of someone reading The Call of the Wild to me but I'm not sure. It is a book on my TBR.
There are no dogs in The Apostate but it is a good social commentary on child labor.
Johnny is just 12 years old when the story opens. He is working in a factory to help support his mother and siblings. His mother works in a factory as well, in fact it was twelve years ago the she gave birth to Johnny on a factory floor.
"It was Johnny, born with the pounding, crashing roar of the looms in his ears, drawing with his first breath the warm, moist air that was thick with flying lint. He had coughed that first day in order to rid his lungs of the lint; and for the same reason he had coughed ever since."
Johnny is a very hard worker and he get promoted to other tasks the earn more money. He does best with tasks that pay per piece because he is very fast, almost like a machine, himself.
There were childhood labor laws in place by this time but Johnny was taught to lie and the factories ignored the fact that many of there workers were under age. When his brother Will turned 12, Johnny asked his mother why Will couldn't work for awhile so he could go to school but she refused and said he was too young. Johnny knew that she actually had plans for Will to stay in school so he could get a better job.
One day Johnny...
Yeah, you'll have to read the story to knows what happens. Like I said, it is a good social commentary of the days back in the U.S. when children worked in factories. It's well written and engaging. From the descriptions of the tasks that Johnny did, I felt like I was a child working along side him. You can read it here.
Did you review this story or another by Jack London? If so, please leave the link in the comments.
Short Story Monday is hosted by John at The Book Mine Set.
Saturday, October 29, 2011
Giveaway: See Mix Drink by Brian D. Murphy
Book Description:
This unique, illustrated guide graphically demonstrates how to make 100 of today's most popular cocktails. For each drink, color-coded ingredients are displayed in a line drawing of the appropriate glassware, alongside a pie chart that spells out the drink's composition by volume for intuitive mixing. No other cocktail book is this easy or fun. Instantly understandable 1-2-3 steps show exactly how each drink is prepared, and anecdotes, pronunciation guides, and photographs of the finished drinks will turn newbie bartenders into instant mixologists.
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That's 36 or more possible entries! Sorry, this giveaway is open to U.S. only.
The winner's mailing address: No P.O. Boxes
Only one entry per household/IP address
Winners will be subject to the one copy per household rule, which means that if you win the same title in two or more contests, you will receive only one copy of the book.
This giveaway will end on Saturday, November 12th, 11:59 P.M. E.S.T. The winners will be notified by email. Winners must respond within TWO days or will be disqualified.
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Friday, October 28, 2011
Giveaway: In Other Worlds: SF and the Human Imagination by Margaret Atwood
Thanks to Liz Leong of Doubleday, I am giving away 2 copies of In Other Worlds to my U.S. readers.
Book Description:
Margaret Atwood, whose work has been published in over thirty-five countries, is the author of more than forty books of fiction, poetry, and critical essays. In addition to The Handmaid’s Tale, her novels include Cat’s Eye, shortlisted for the Booker Prize; Alias Grace, which won the Giller Prize in Canada and the Premio Mondello in Italy; The Blind Assassin, winner of the 2000 Booker Prize; Oryx and Crake, shortlisted for the 2003 Booker Prize; and her most recent, The Year of the Flood. She live in Toronto with writer Graeme Gibson.
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That's 36 or more possible entries! Sorry, this giveaway is open to U.S. only.
The winner's mailing address: No P.O. Boxes
Only one entry per household/IP address
Winners will be subject to the one copy per household rule, which means that if you win the same title in two or more contests, you will receive only one copy of the book.
This giveaway will end on Wednesday, November 11th, 11:59 P.M. E.S.T. The winners will be notified by email. Winners must respond within TWO days or will be disqualified.
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Giveaway: The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
Book Description:
In this mesmerizing debut, a competition between two magicians becomes a star-crossed love story.
The circus arrives at night, without warning. No announcements precede it. It is simply there, when yesterday it was not. Within nocturnal black and white striped tents awaits a unique experience, a feast for the senses, where one can get lost in a maze of clouds, meander through a lush garden made of ice, stand awestruck as a tattooed contortionist folds herself into a small glass box, and gaze in wonderment at an illusionist performing impossible feats of magic.
Welcome to Le Cirque des Rêves. Beyond the smoke and mirrors, however, a fierce competition is underway--a contest between two young magicians, Celia and Marco, who have been trained since childhood to compete in "a game," in which each must use their powers of illusion to best the other. Unbeknownst to them, this game is a duel to the death, and the circus is but the stage for a remarkable battle of imagination and will.
The circus arrives at night, without warning. No announcements precede it. It is simply there, when yesterday it was not. Within nocturnal black and white striped tents awaits a unique experience, a feast for the senses, where one can get lost in a maze of clouds, meander through a lush garden made of ice, stand awestruck as a tattooed contortionist folds herself into a small glass box, and gaze in wonderment at an illusionist performing impossible feats of magic.
Welcome to Le Cirque des Rêves. Beyond the smoke and mirrors, however, a fierce competition is underway--a contest between two young magicians, Celia and Marco, who have been trained since childhood to compete in "a game," in which each must use their powers of illusion to best the other. Unbeknownst to them, this game is a duel to the death, and the circus is but the stage for a remarkable battle of imagination and will.
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+2 for each comment on a book review I have done. (Be sure to tell me which ones).
+1 for clicking to give free food at The Animal Rescue Site (tell me you did it).( Up to 1 time per day)
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That's 36 or more possible entries! Sorry, this giveaway is open to U.S. only.
The winner's mailing address: No P.O. Boxes
Only one entry per household/IP address
Winners will be subject to the one copy per household rule, which means that if you win the same title in two or more contests, you will receive only one copy of the book.
This giveaway will end on Friday, November 11th, 11:59 P.M. E.S.T. The winners will be notified by email. Winners must respond within TWO days or will be disqualified.
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Wednesday, October 26, 2011
Giveaway: THE KINGDOM OF CHILDHOOD by Rebecca Coleman
Book Description:
Semifinalist in the 2010 Amazon Breakthrough Novel Competition
An utterly absorbing look at the breakdown of a woman and a family, THE KINGDOM OF CHILDHOOD (MIRA Books, October 2011, $15.95 U.S./$18.95 CAN.) is the beautifully written novel by Rebecca Coleman that explores a relationship between a teenager and a teacher as it veers from platonic to unsettlingly forbidden territory.
THE KINGDOM OF CHILDHOOD is the story of a boy and a woman: sixteen-year-old Zach Patterson, uprooted and struggling to reconcile his knowledge of his mother’s extramarital affair, and Judy McFarland, a kindergarten teacher watching her family unravel before her eyes. Thrown together to organize a fundraiser for their failing private school and bonded by loneliness, they begin an affair that at first thrills, then corrupts, each of them. Judy sees in Zach the elements of a young man she loved as a child, but what Zach does not realize is that their relationship is, for Judy, only the latest in a lifetime of disturbing secrets. As the walls close in, Zach finds himself needing to disentangle himself from premature adulthood. But the lines between adult and child have blurred, and life and sanity are unraveling faster and further than anyone could ever have imagined.
Rebecca’s exploration of the controversial Waldorf School movement will make THE KINGDOM OF CHILDHOOD a much-discussed and debated novel.
About Rebecca Coleman:
A New Yorker by birth, Rebecca grew up in the close suburbs of Washington, D.C. in an academic family. A year spent in Germany at age eight would later provide the basis for the protagonist's background in THE KINGDOM OF CHILDHOOD. Rebecca first learned about the Waldorf School movement at age 14 and quickly developed a fascination with its culture and philosophies. After studying elementary education for several years, she graduated with a degree in English, awarded with honors.
Rebecca lives and works near Washington, D.C. with her husband and their four young children. Visit www.rebeccacoleman.net.
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+1 for clicking to give free food at The Animal Rescue Site (tell me you did it).( Up to 1 time per day)
+1 for clicking to give free books at The Literacy Site (tell me you did it). ( Up to 1 time per day)
That's 36 or more possible entries! Sorry, this giveaway is open to U.S. only.
The winner's mailing address: No P.O. Boxes
Only one entry per household/IP address
Winners will be subject to the one copy per household rule, which means that if you win the same title in two or more contests, you will receive only one copy of the book.
This giveaway will end on Wednesday, November 9th, 11:59 P.M. E.S.T. The winners will be notified by email. Winners must respond within TWO days or will be disqualified.
Monday, October 24, 2011
2011 Vancouver International Writers & Readers Festival
I had planned to attend 4 events over three days but only made it to one due to illness. It was an excellent one thought! It was on Wednesday evening, October 19th and titled Rich With History. There were four authors on stage together. Each of the authors did a brief reading and then there was discussion and a Q & A from the audience.
Randy said that he is drawn to characters like his lead character, Sam, who lead wildly different directions in life. He likes to explore all those directions come together to be one person.
As many of you know, I was born and raised in Minnesota. When I was in high school Cambodians started flooding into the state. We had many in our school and they were treated horribly by most of the other kids. In fact one girl came up to me and said, "isn't it great? Us whites finally have a common goal with the blacks, we want to beat the crap out of the Cambodians." It made me so mad and cry! I took very un-popular action after that, I volunteers to teach esl to some Cambodian students. Most of the kids I grew up with wouldn't talk with me but I made some awesome new friends. I got to tell Madeeline about this experience.
Harry really had the audience laughing we he told us that his mother ran a home for disturbed children and he lived with them. It helped shape who he is today and it could be a topic for his next novel.
After the session I had the privilege of having my photo taken with three of the authors and having brief conversations with them:
Randy Boygagoda & Teddy
Madeleine Thien & Teddy
Harry Whitehead & Teddy
Wow, what an amazing evening it was! I already had 3 out the 4 novels on my TBR. I hadn't heard of Harry Whitehead until that evening but his novel got added to my TBR as well. All of the novels sound equally good in different ways. If you, like me are a lover of historical fiction you have to read all four of these books too!
Thanks so much to Judith Walker of the Vancouver International Readers and Writers Festival for making it possible for me to cover this event. I just wish I could have made it to the others as planned.
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Sunday, October 23, 2011
Winner: The Little Bride by Anna Solomon
The winner is:
Clenna
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Winners: Forever’s Hope Ramsay and Bella Riley Blog Tour Giveaway
The winners are:
Winnie (Already won)
Julia
wfnren
Renee
Renee
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Winners: Forever Texas Tour Giveaway
The winners are:
Shannon
Julia
Donna
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Winners: SO NEAR by Liza Gyllenhaal
The winners are:
Traveler
LuAnn
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Winners: The Book of Life By Stuart Nadler
The winners are:
Laura H.
Gwendolyn
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Friday, October 21, 2011
Giveaway: The Good Man's Daughter by Roger Stokes
Book Description:
1244. Why would two hundred men and women walk joyfully towards the flames that will consume them? And what was the treasure they left behind..?
Set in medieval France after the bloody persecution of the Cathars by the Catholic church, The Good Man's Daughter is the story of Elouise and her love for the three men in her life; her father, Jean, a Cathar preacher; Michel, a shepherd and life long friend; and Guillaume, the young knight who becomes her lover.
The story unfolds a generation after the destroying army has left the region and the few remaining Cathars are living in peace amongst the hills and valleys of the Languedoc. But their lives change when an corrupt priest begins a new campaign of persecution against the heretics. Jean is captured and imprisoned and Elouise must seek sanctuary at the Chateau Roc. Torn between her faith and her feelings she must decide whether survival is reason enough for living. As events lead to a dramatic climax at the Chateau the secret of the Cathar treasure is revealed.
This debut novel by Roger Stokes is a masterful blend of authentic history and human drama, and will appeal to fans of historical fiction, who enjoy a great human story set against a background of dramatic and accurate historical events.
About Roger Stokes:
After school in Middlesex, Roger Stokes spent over thirty years in advertising agencies in both the UK and New Zealand. In 2006, he retired to Devon with his partner Bridget to write, improve his golf, and support the Exeter Chiefs rugby league team. Please visit the author’s website at www.thegoodmansdaughter.co.uk.
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+ 3 for following my Premier Virtual Author Book Tours
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+1 for clicking to give free food at The Animal Rescue Site (tell me you did it).( Up to 1 time per day)
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That's 36 or more possible entries! This giveaway is open to all English speaking countries!
The winner's mailing address: No P.O. Boxes
Only one entry per household/IP address
Winners will be subject to the one copy per household rule, which means that if you win the same title in two or more contests, you will receive only one copy of the book.
This giveaway will end on Friday, October 28th, 11:59 P.M. E.S.T. The winners will be notified by email. Winners must respond within TWO days or will be disqualified.
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