The Sunday Post is a weekly meme hosted by Kimba @ Caffeinated Book Reviewer ~ It’s a chance to share news~ A post to recap the past week on my blog and share news about what’s coming up in the week ahead.
This past week on FYFA (and in my life):
I made up for being gone so long by posting A LOT this week! Other than that, not much going on—I’ve been trying to get around to everyone’s blogs, since I’ve been missing so long. Feel free to give me a shoutout in the comments if I’ve missed you! This week I’m going to especially focus on trying to get to all the discussion posts that have been linked up and to the monthly wrap-ups (since I didn’t get to the June ones till the end of July!), but I’ll try to do some other blog hopping too.
Here’s what you may have missed on the blog since my last Sunday Post:
- July 2018 Monthly Wrap-Up Round-Up Link-Up – Be sure to link up your July wrap-up posts and then enter the giveaway, which is going up on the 7th.
- August 2018 Book Blog Discussion Challenge Link-Up & Giveaway – Link up your August discussions and enter the giveaway!
- July 2018 Wrap-Up & Best of the Bunch – Find out what I was up to in July.
- Make Me Read It Readathon Sign up and Poll – The readathon starts tomorrow, so this is your last chance to help decide what book(s) I need to read!
- Bite-Sized Reviews of Bring Me Their Hearts, The Mermaid, and A Thousand Beginnings and Endings
Book Blogger Birthdays and Blogoversaries:
Here are the birthdays and blogoversaries for this week! I hope you’ll go wish these bloggers well on their special days! Make sure you check out the calendar to see what you might have just missed or what’s coming up. (If you want to be added to the calendar, it’s easy! Just fill out the birthday/blogoversary form.)
- August 6th – Freda’s Voice‘s Blogoversary
- August 9th – Lisa Loves Literature‘s Blogoversary
- August 11th – Lauren @ My Expanding Bookshelf‘s Birthday
- August 11th – Star-Crossed Book Blog‘s Blogoversary
For Review:
I got Home and Away in the mail while I was on vacation. Nice to come home to books! And then Perfect Harmony showed up this week. I really enjoyed Albright’s other books, so I’m looking forward to this new one! Thanks to Page Street Publishing and Amberjack Publishing!
Won:
I won Dive Smack from the FFBC tour! I’ve had my eye on this book, so I’m excited to have won it!! (I’ve been keeping track, and I’ve won 12 giveaways in 2018!)
Great Discussions/Goings On Around the Blogosphere:
- Emma @ A Dreamer’s Library wrote Breaking Down The d/Deaf Misconceptions
- Next year, you’ll be able to play a Stormlight Archive card game.
- JJ @ This Dark Material tells us about the #BOOKISHWISH hashtag.
- Invaluable gives us 74 Literary Quotes to Live By
- Jo @ Once Upon a Bookcase did a Mental Illness in YA Month in July. Make sure to check out all the posts!
- Olivia @ Olivia’s Catastrophe gives us 10 Classics (Featuring Pretty Dresses)
Pre-Order Deals:
Listed in order of release date. Any new deals that I just added to the list this week will be denoted with a *** so you can easily find them!
Please note: Almost all pre-order giveaways run “while supplies last,” so I can’t guarantee that they’ll be open until the date listed. Pre-0rder early for your best chance to get all the goodies!
- Pre-order THE DARK BENEATH THE ICE by Amelina Bérubé to receive swag including an enamel pin. You’ll also be entered to win a grand prize. (US & CAN only)(ends8/6)
- Pre-order TEMPER by Nicky Drayden to receive Trading cards, a 4×6 postcard, and a signed bookplate. (US only)(ends 8/6)
- Pre-order #MURDERTRENDING by Gretchen McNeil (or request a hold at your local library) to receive an official “Killing It With Words” signed bookplate, and a bookmark, sticker, & button. (INT)(ends 8/6)
- Pre-order DANCE OF THIEVES by Mary E. Pearson to receive a special, die-cut bookmark. And one grand prize winner (and a guest) will be able to attend Texas Teen Book Festival this October, where Mary is a featured author. (US)(ends 8/6)
- Pre-order CATWOMAN: SOULSTEALER by Sarah J. Maas to receive a cat-tastic PopSocket! (US Only)(ends 8/6)
- Pre-order CATWOMAN: SOULSTEALER by Sarah J. Maas to receive a limited edition cosmetic bag! (UK/ROI Only)(ends 8/8)
- Pre-order A TOUCH OF GOLD by Annie Sullivan to receive a digital download of the map of the world and an awesome rose compact mirror. (US/CAN only)(ends 8/13)
- Pre-order FAKE BLOOD by Whitney Gardner to receive a signed bookplate and lapel pin. (INT)(ends 8/20)
- Pre-order TO BE HONEST by Maggie Ann Martin or request it at your local library to receive a signed bookmark, sticker, and personalized bookplate. Plus you’ll be entered to win a grand prize. (INT)(ends 8/20)
- Pre-order CITY OF GHOSTS by Victoria Schwab for a chance to win a signed copy of the book, a book themed necklace/pendant, and a secret treat from Edinburgh. (INT)(ends 8/27)
- Pre-order MIRAGE by Somaiya Daud to receive a set of Mirage-inspired nail polishes and a signed bookplate. (US Only)(ends 8/27)
- Pre-order RUIN OF STARS by Linsey Miller to receive a swag package and to be entered to win a grand prize. (US & CAN Only)(ends 8/27)
- ***Pre-order SEAFIRE by Natalie C. Parker to receive a branded pouch! (US Only)(ends 8/27)
- Pre-order HIDDEN PIECES by Paula Stokes to receive 2 signed bookmarks, a signed bookplate, a magnet, and 2 stickers. (INT)(ends 8/28)
- Pre-order MISS KOPP JUST WON’T QUIT by Amy Stewart to receive a signed bookplate and a chance to win the grand prize! (US Only)(ends 8/31)
- Pre-order A SPARK OF WHITE FIRE by Sangu Mandanna to receive an exclusive short story set in Esmae’s world and a chance to win a grand prize. (INT)(ends 9/3)
- Pre-order IGNITE THE STARS by Maura Milan to receive an enamel pin. (US only)(ends 9/3)
- Pre-order UNCHARTED by Erin Cashman to receive a bookmark, signed bookplate, 3 stickers and a card. Plus you’ll be entered to win even more! (INT)(ends 9/3)
- ***Pre-order your copy of JOSH AND HAZEL’S GUIDE TO NOT DATING to receive an exclusive signed bookplate! (US Only)(ends 9/3)
- ***Pre-order A ROOM AWAY FROM THE WOLVES to receive an 8×10″ art print with a quote, a 5×3″ sticker with a quote, and a signed and personalized “Property of Catherine House” bookplate. (US, CAN Only)(ends 9/3)
- ***Pre-order I’D RATHER BE READING by Anne Bogel (AKA Modern Mrs. Darcy) to receive her brand-new class, 7 Ways to Get More Out of Your Reading Life, the audio version of the book, and digital artwork from the book. Plus more goodies if you order two or more books. (ends 9/3)
- ***Pre-order AS SHE ASCENDS by Jodi Meadows to receive a signed bookplate, dragon stickers, a bookmark, and a dragon card! (INT)(ends 9/10)
- Pre-order THE NAVIGATOR’S TOUCH by Julia Ember to receive a signed and personalised postcard, a set of five character cards, a badass Viking warrior keychain, two stunning cover stickers and entry into a Grand Prize Pool! (USA, Canada, UK and EU)(ends 9/12)
- Pre-order LEADERSHIP IN TURBULENT TIMES by Doris Kearns Goodwin to receive a signed bookplate. (US Only)(ends 9/17)
- Pre-order WHAT THE WOODS KEEP by Katya de Becerra to receive a themed digital wallpaper, a short story of “Smoke and Mirrors,” and a query critique. (INT)(ends 9/17)
- ***Pre-order ESCAPING FROM HOUDINI by Kerri Maniscalco to receive 8 limited edition character cards. (US Only). You’ll also be entered to win an INT giveaway. (ends 9/17)
- ***Pre-order FOR A MUSE OF FIRE by Heidi Heilig to receive a signed bookmark & sheet music to La Lumière, as well as fully orchestrated mp3s of all 4 songs featured in the book! (INT)(ends 9/25)
- Pre-order THE LAST WISH OF SASHA CADE by Cheyanne Young to receive a signed bookplate, a bookmark, a sticker, and a wish bracelet. (US/CAN only)(ends 10/1)
- Pre-order GRIM LOVELIES by Megan Shepherd to receive a branded tote bag. You’ll also be entered to win the grand prize! (US Only)(ends 10/1)
- ***Pre-order THE LADY’S GUIDE TO PETTICOATS AND PIRACY by Mackenzi Lee to receive a digital, never-before-seen epilogue to The Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue. (US Only)(ends 10/1)
- ***Pre-order MISFITS by Jen Calonita to receive a Fairy Tale Reform School / Royal Academy Rebels crossover story—When Devin Met Gilly! (US Only)(ends 10/1)
- ***Pre-order THE SPY WITH THE RED BALLOON by Katherine Locke to receive nine character cards and a signed bookmark. (US Only)(ends 10/1)
- ***Pre-order THE DEVIL’S THIEF by Lisa Maxwell to receive character art, a map, a bookmark, and a signed bookplate. (INT)(ends 10/8)
- Pre-order BRIDGE OF CLAY by Markus Zusak to receive a book club kit containing a Collectible Print, a
Book Thief/Bridge of Clay Discussion Guide , 6 Coasters, a Debossed Notebook and 6 Pens. (US Only)(ends 10/9) - ***Pre-order ONE GIANT LEAP by Heather Kaczynski to receive a holographic character art print and a signed bookplate. (INT)(ends 10/22)
- Pre-order ALL THE WANDERING LIGHT by Heather Fawcett to receive an exclusive world map, a signed bookplate, a bookmark and two stickers. (INTL)(ends 12/3)
- ***Pre-order THE BIRDS, THE BEES, AND YOU AND ME by Olivia Hinebaugh to receive an enamel pin. (US Only)(ends 1/21)
- Pre-order THE PRIORY OF THE ORANGE TREE by Samantha Shannon to receive an exclusive signed poster. (USA, Canada, UK, Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand)(ends 2/25)
More Awesome Giveaways:
- AJ @ Read All the Things is celebrating her fifth blogoversary with a giveaway!
- And Alice @ Arctic Books is celebrating three years of blogging with a giveaway!
- Lots of blogs participating in the August New Release Giveaway Hop!
- Evelyn Skye is counting down to the release of Circle of Shadows with giveaways. This one is a Society of Taigas silver necklace.
- Every week Mindy McGinnis has a giveaway on her blog Writer Writer Pants on Fire. This week’s is an ARC of Shadow of the Fox by Julie Kagawa
- Head over to XPresso Reads for a chance to win HIDDEN PIECES by Paula Stokes
- Head over to Angel’s Guilty Pleasures for a chance to win her Win It Wednesday giveaway.
- Head over to Bookish for LOTS of giveaways!
- Anne @ Books of My Heart is doing a Read-Along of the Ilona Andrews Kate Daniels series and she’s giving away a Signed print copy of Magic Triumphs (US only) or an Amazon digital copy (INT). She also has several other giveaways going on with the event as well, so check them out in her sidebar!
- Enter Read It Forward’s weekly giveaway! This one is: Vox by Christina Dalcher
Lots of good stuff! Have any giveaways or great discussions happening on your site right now? Feel free to share them in the comments!
I got Perfect Harmony this week as well! Later this week will be my 9th Blogoversary, so make sure you stop by and check that out! Have a great week! I’ll be going back to school meetings.
I’ll keep an eye out for your blogoversary post!! Happy blogoversary in advance!
Hahaha I know when you come back it’s double work on the blog! Anyway welcome back and I wish you a wonderful Sunday!
Yep, the vacation was relaxing, but I do have a lot to catch up on!
OOh nice new reads! All totally new to me ones but yay for the contest win!! I should keep track of how many I win next year. I know it’s not too many. I think I might be up to 5ish? Lol. Really hard to remember after so many months already! Lol!
Hope you enjoy all your new reads!
Here’s my STS
Have a GREAT day!
Old Follower 🙂
This has been a weirdly lucky year for me!
Congrats on your giveaway win! And so many already in 2018, I’m impressed. My luck with them has been a little touch and go this summer, but I guess even a little luck is better than none at all 🙂 Thank you so much for sharing my post, Nicole ♥♥
I’ve had a great year for giveaways for some reason. I’m certainly not complaining!
Thanks so much for mentioning my post! I feel like I have been absent from blogging for a week as well because I’ve been abroad and am hoping to get back and catch up with everything soon. Hope you have a good week ahead. And 12 wins is brilliant 😀
Happy to mention your post. I love the pretty dresses!
I struggle to visit blogs in August. So bust enjoying the summer events here it gets hectic. Loving your color coded shelves and nice haul of new reads! I love coming home from work and seeing books waiting for me:)
It’s so much fun to come home to books!
I am so jealous of everyone who got packages from Page Street. I was hoping there would be DRCs for Home and Away, but no such luck. I hope you read and review that book. I am curious.
How about if I try to read it soon and then send it your way? I’m happy to share!
It is so hard to catch up on everything sometimes! And congrats on the Dive Smack win! That looks like a good read…
Yeah, it’s especially hard to catch out after a vacation.
Good luck with catching up on all those posts. Keeping up with the blogosphere is a constant struggle. Thanks for giving my giveaway a shout out. Enjoy your new books. Have a great week!
I try, but it really does feel impossible sometimes. I love the discussions, though, so I definitely don’t want to miss them.
Thanks for including me on the giveaways. I always seem to have something going. This Saturday is Series on Saturday which always has a first book in a genre giveaway.
It looks like you got some great books and did some catch up which always feels good. I hope to get there in the next week, we will see. I worked 7 of the last 9 days, and go to work soon. I am trying to get around to read blogs and comment as I can.
Enjoy your new reads! Anne – Books of My Heart
Always happy to include you!
Ooh congrats on another book win! I really do want to read Dive Smack, so I hope it’s a good read.
I’m looking forward to that one. It caught my eye when I was doing the pre-order giveaways.
I haven’t heard of Dive Smack – looks interesting. I’ll have to check it out – congrats on winning it!
Karen @ For What It’s Worth
It’s been on my radar because of the pre-order giveaway (since I keep track of those).
Welcome back sunshine! It is hard when you are away. Sunday’s have been so hard for me. As you can see it’s Friday night and I am busy visiting and replying to comments.
I understand being behind. Summer is especially hard. My kids go back to school in about a week, and I’m hoping I have LOTS more time to get stuff done!
Thank you so much for the Blogoversary shout out! I’m playing catch up over here too :). Usually I’d have our blogoversary posts up and giveaways all ready to go. But our air quality was in the 400s out of 500 two weeks ago, from all of the fires by us, so we went down to SoCal to escape for 9 days and then with school starting last week I’m sooooo far behind. Hopefully they’ll be up this week. Hope you had fun catching up too. 🙂
Glad you had a chance to get away for a bit before school starts back up. Things are always hectic at this back-to-school time. So many errands to run and school meetings to attend.