Karen Berner, author of A Whisper to a Scream, Until My Soul Gets It Right, and A Bibliophile Christmas and who has been a visitor here at CMash Reads is having a special giveaway.  Please stop by and visit her new FB page.

From Karen:

To celebrate the second edition releases of the first two Bibliophiles novels, contemporary fiction author Karen Wojcik Berner is holding a giveaway on her brand-new Facebook page, https://www.facebook.com/KarenWojcikBerner . Stop by for your chance to win Amazon gift cards and signed copies of “A Whisper to a Scream” and “Until My Soul Get It Right.” The contest will end on May 24.

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Book:  Dead Peasants by Larry Thompson
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Book:  Dead Peasants by Larry Thompson
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I have been in an awful slump since the beginning of the year, having read, if I’m lucky, one book a month.  I can only remember once that this has happened to me whereas I was in a slump this long.  I know part of the problem is that I have been very busy with VBTs.  I have tried different things to get me in the reading mood again, even signing up for a couple of Read-A-Thons in hopes that it would jump start my lack of desire to read, but it didn’t work.  But I’m not giving up.

Bout of Books is hosting a read-a-thon,  May 13th thru May 19th, with sign ups today and I plan to participate.  Will this help?  I think so especially since this will be taking place while I am on vacation and have already packed what books will be coming along.

Want to join this read-a-thon?  Click on the link above and sign up.  From the Bout of Books site:

The Bout of Books read-a-thon is organized by Amanda @ On a Book Bender and Kelly @ Reading the Paranormal. It is a week long read-a-thon that begins 12:01am Monday, May 13th and runs through Sunday, May 19th in whatever time zone you are in. Bout of Books is low-pressure, and the only reading competition is between you and your usual number of books read in a week. There are challenges, giveaways, and a grand prize, but all of these are completely optional. For all Bout of Books 7.0 information and updates, be sure to visit the Bout of Books blog. – From the Bout of Books team.

Start popping that popcorn…it’s movie time!!!

Brought to you by and thanks  to Marissa, from Grand Central Publishing / The Hachette Book Group.

COMING TO THEATERS NEAR YOU MARCH 22ND

The film adaptation of ADMISSION, directed by Paul Weitz and starring Tina Fey, Paul Rudd and LilyTomlin, will be released by Focus Features on March 22nd, 2013.

ABOUT THE BOOK:

ISBN-10: 0446540706
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Publication Date: April 13, 2009

For years, 38-year-old Portia Nathan has avoided the past, hiding behind her busy (and sometimes punishing) career as a Princeton University admissions officer and her dependable domestic life. Her reluctance to confront the truth is suddenly overwhelmed by the resurfacing of a life-altering decision, and Portia is faced with an extraordinary test. Just as thousands of the nation’s brightest students await her decision regarding their academic admission, so too must Portia decide whether to make her own ultimate admission.

Admission is at once a fascinating look at the complex college admissions process and an emotional examination of what happens when the secrets of the past return and shake a woman’s life to its core.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

JEAN HANFF KORELITZ

Jean Hanff Korelitz is the author of the novelsADMISSION, THE WHITE ROSE, THE SABBATHDAY RIVER and A JURY OF HER PEERS, as well as a forthcoming novel, YOU SHOULD HAVE KNOWN, to be published in early 2014. She has also written a novel for children,INTERFERENCE POWDER, and a collection of poetry, THE PROPERTIES OF BREATH. Her non-fiction has appeared in various anthologies and in publications such as Vogue, Real Simple, Reader’s Digest and The New York Times.

Born and raised in New York City and educated at Dartmouth College and Clare College, Cambridge, she lives in Princeton, New Jersey with her husband, Irish poet Paul Muldoon, and their children.

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If you a frequent visitor, then you know that  I  am a big fan of The Story Plant’s authors and titles.  They have started a new campaign, Author of the Month and I thought I would share with you.  This month’s author has been a repeat visitor at CMash Reads for his previous novels, Blood Of My Brother and  Gods and Fathers.

From The Story Plant:

February marks the beginning of an exciting time for our authors here at The Story Plant. Each month, for the next nine months, we are going to feature an author with deep discounts on their books. For February, our featured author is James LePore. Author of several national best selling books, Jim is looking forward to connecting with readers in new and exciting ways.

JAMES LEPORE

Throughout the entire month, we will be featuring Jim and his books in a different way. We’ve partnered with all of our online retailers to price down the digital editions of his novels. Sons and Princes will be priced at $0.99 for the month, while A World I Never Made, Blood of my Brother, and Gods and Fathers will all be priced at $2.99. On February 12, we are excited to bring to you Jim’s newest work, The Fifth Man. This book returns us to the world of Chris Massi first created in Sons and Princes.

In addition to offering you Jim’s books at lower prices, we are also going to be featuring Jim throughout our social media channels. We’ll be posting Q&A’s he’s answered, as well as blog posts he’s written here on our blog. We are also very excited to host our very first Twitter author chat!  The first will be held on Feb. 8 at 12:00pm EST. We will hold a second chat that day at 3:00pm EST. These chats will allow you to ask Jim anything that you want about his writing habits, his inspirations, or what he likes to do on the weekends. Make sure you’re following us on Facebook and Twitter as we’ll be sure to post reminders and important information about these chats.

This is an exciting time for The Story Plant as we expand our reach and make our authors more accessible than ever. We hope you will continue to enjoy the stories our authors bring forth and continue to help us grow.

Happy reading!