Gorgeous Paper Sculptures Pop Up Around Edinburgh
@Edencityoflit’s gorgeous paper sculpture, via Anna @ Anna-Not-Karenina For those who didn’t catch it on GalleyCat or in The Guardian, a remarkable, new-slash-mixed-media artist has been leaving some rather stunning paper sculptures at libraries and other cultural institutions around Scotland. The sculptures–usually addressed to the recipient’s Twitter account–are astonishing, tiny marvels of fantastic bookishness. It is particularly dorky, I know, but this...
Read MoreA Night Time Stroll…
Happiness is a cup of coffee and a really good book. It is late. The munchkin is in bed, sprawled across my side and Joe’s, like a starfish unable to commit to one side or the other. He’s cool and calm, so still I keep checking his breath. He is never this still during the daylight hours. And yet, despite the lateness, and the dark waiting outside, I want to go for a walk. I want, desperately, to meander down by the river in the buttery yellow light of streetlamps. It’s daft, but...
Read MoreWill Grayson, Will Grayson: The Good Side
Will Grayson, Will Grayson gets so many things right it’s almost painful to read. There are so many things to love about this book. Written by YA power duo David Levithan (Boy Meets Boy, Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist) and John Green (Looking for Alaska, An Abundance of Katherines), it’s ridiculous and absurd and somehow wonderful, like a Benny Hill/Monty Python/It’s a Wonderful Life mashup suffering from ‘roid rage. It is almost everything I wish I could be...
Read MoreBeautiful Creatures: A Half Review
Beautiful Creatures is a marvelous, challenging book, completely outside my regular taste–and I love it. Generally speaking, I don’t read romance. I’m not against the idea of it, but I prefer stories where love isn’t the driving force solely for love’s sake. But every now and then, a book hits me–really hits me–and I find myself questioning everything. Beautiful Creatures is one of those books. Written by duo Kami Garcia & Margaret Stohl,...
Read MoreAnd The Winners of the 800 Follower Contest Are…
@shala_darkstone & Maggie Gibson! All in all, there were 23 entries – not bad for my first contest – and the winners were picked via Random.org. And there will be plenty of chances to win again, as I’m going to run a book contest every time I hit a new 100 follower milestone. So stay tuned – I’m at 841 followers right now, which means it’s not long ’til the 900 giveaway! Congrats to Shala & Maggie! I’ll update with the books they choose...
Read More800 Followers Means Giveaway Time!
I just hit the big 800 on Twitter–however transient it may be–so it’s time to celebrate. And the best way to celebrate? Giving away stuff! Here’s the deal: Tweet your fave book ever (not the book you want to win, we’ll work that out later!) @PetaAndersen by Friday at Midnight EST to go into a random draw to win a YA or MG novel off my shelves. Two books are on offer–choices are listed below. You can get an extra entry by: Re-tweeting this giveaway Blogging...
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