Alphabetica
Shop Indie Bookstores A couple weeks ago I saw a book on Cool Mom Picks that I had to share here. Alphabetica: Odes to the Alphabet is a collection of poems about the alphabet for children. Author Diana Spieker and illustrator Krista Skehan, Alphabetica really is a beautiful work of art. The poetry is described [...]
Sell Used Books for Charity
Glyde has implemented an exciting, new way to donate money to non-profits. As a seller, you may choose to donate the proceeds of your sales to an organization. Buyers may choose to shop donated items in support of a charity, as opposed to buying from an individual seller. Glyde has launched this program with its [...]
Push Comes to Shove
Concord Free Press has released their second free book. Push Comes to Shove is in my reading pile now. I’ll review it as soon as I finish it. In the meantime, you can fill out a form on Concord’s website to claim your own free book. Hurry because they are only giving away 2,000 copies [...]
Booklorn
I’ve talked in the past about some of my favorite book blogs and some places for free audiobooks and book downloads, but I left out one really good one. Booklorn is a fantastic resource for book downloads (ebooks and audiobooks). It contains reviews and free download posts. Ann is an honest reviewer who will tell [...]
Alumni Bookshelf
Every so often I receive a magazine from my college. It’s one of those magazines they send to alumni, updating us on the goings on at Oswego State and proudly displaying the projects that donations from alumni have supported. Honestly, I don’t usually read it. I may flip through, but that’s about it. I actually [...]
What I’m Reading
I usually only read one book at a time. However, some circumstances require a person to read multiple books at once. Here’s a list of what I’m reading: Shop Indie Bookstores Shop Indie Bookstores Shop Indie Bookstores Shop Indie Bookstores Shop Indie Bookstores Guess what my news is. =) Tags: what i’m reading, pregnancy books, [...]
Kindle DX — bigger, better, maybe
As you may have already heard, Amazon announced the release of the next Kindle 2, called the Kindle DX. This time there are actually quite a few improvements from the last Kindle. The Kindle DX has a 9.7″ display (compared to the original 6″ display). It’s a few inches larger overall measuring 10.4″ x 7.2″ [...]
Free Teen Book Sampler
Freebies 4 Mom featured a free teen book sampler on Monday. The sampler includes a few chapters of a number of Susan Colasanti’s books for free. You can find it on Scribd. This is a pretty cool way to get introduced to an author or explore more of her titles. I hope to see more [...]
Review: Me Talk Pretty One Day — David Sedaris
Shop Indie BookstoresDavid Sedaris is a wildly popular author. I recall hearing about him somewhere around 2001 when Me Talk Pretty hit the bestseller list. I added it to my Amazon wishlist in 2003. I blogged about books taking up residency on my wishlist back in February. When I had the opportunity to test Glyde.com [...]
Favorite Things
Margo, over at Writer Mom at Home tagged me for my first ever meme. Here are the rules: 1. Mention who tagged you. 2. List six unimportant things that make you happy. 3. Tag six more blogs, then go and comment on their blogs. Let them know that they have been challenged, and invite them [...]
