September Wrap Up (3 of 3)

CMash September 30, 2010 6 Comments

September is coming to a close and it hasn’t been kind, both in reading and personal. But like real life, one has to take the good and the bad, learn from both and move on. I debated even if I would do a monthly wrap up since I only read 1 book and couldn’t finish 2. As I sit here reflecting, I realized how much we had to personally deal with and why I had so much difficulty and could not focus on reading. All I can hope is that October is more productive, it couldn’t get much worse.

Hachette Giveaway

Giveaway "Dewey" 09/30/10 to 10/14/10 (posting 1 of 3)

CMash September 30, 2010 2 Comments

DEWEY:

THE SMALL-TOWN LIBRARY

CAT WHO TOUCHED THE WORLD

by Vicki Myron and Bret Witter

September 30th to October 14th
(bring Dewey home for the holidays)

Synopsis (borrowed from Barnes & Noble):

How much of an impact can an animal have? How many lives can one cat touch? How is it possible for an abandoned kitten to transform a small library, save a classic American town, and eventually become famous around the world? You can’t even begin to answer those questions until you hear the charming story of Dewey Readmore Books, the beloved library cat of Spencer, Iowa.

Dewey’s story starts in the worst possible way. Only a few weeks old, on the coldest night of the year, he was stuffed into the returned book slot at the Spencer Public Library. He was found the next morning by library director, Vicki Myron, a single mother who had survived the loss of her family farm, a breast cancer scare, and an alcoholic husband. Dewey won her heart, and the hearts of the staff, by pulling himself up and hobbling on frostbitten feet to nudge each of them in a gesture of thanks and love. For the next nineteen years, he never stopped charming the people of Spencer with his enthusiasm, warmth, humility, (for a cat) and, above all, his sixth sense about who needed him most.
As his fame grew from town to town, then state to state, and finally, amazingly, worldwide, Dewey became more than just a friend; he became a source of pride for an extraordinary Heartland farming town pulling its way slowly back from the greatest crisis in its long history.

THANKS TO ANNA AND THE AWESOME

PEOPLE AT THE HACHETTE BOOK GROUP

I HAVE THREE (3) COPIES OF THIS GREAT BOOK TO GIVE AWAY.

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Booking Thru Thursday

Booking Through Thursday (2 of 3)

CMash September 30, 2010 5 Comments

THURSDAY

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Today’s Question:

If you read series, do you ever find a series “jumping the shark?” How do you feel about that?

And, do you keep reading anyway?
My Answer:
First, I have to admit I have never heard that saying before. Thank goodness for google. Now that I know what it means and the fact that I haven’t read a series in years, this question really doesn’t apply to me. However, years ago, Stephen King wrote novellas, can’t even remember the name, where there were quite a few in a series and easily read in a few hours. I was working at the time and some of my coworkers were like me, avid readers, and we would rotate as to who bought the book and then pass it around. Since then, the majority of the books I read, stand alone.

Monthly Wrap-up

September Wrap Up (3 of 3)

CMash September 30, 2010 6 Comments

September is coming to a close and it hasn’t been kind, both in reading and personal. But like real life, one has to take the good and the bad, learn from both and move on. I debated even if I would do a monthly wrap up since I only read 1 book and couldn’t finish 2. As I sit here reflecting, I realized how much we had to personally deal with and why I had so much difficulty and could not focus on reading. All I can hope is that October is more productive, it couldn’t get much worse.