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):
Well, this is the scene out my back door right now:
I know April showers bring May flowers, but I’m a little unclear on what April snowstorms bring. Lots of annoyed people? It’s supposed to be 50 degrees tomorrow, so I guess it will all melt, but still… I’m about done with this crazy weather.
Nothing else too new. My daughter Danielle had a couple of track meets and got a new PR for high jump (4’6″). She was excited about that, of course. And then Friday night Danielle, my mom and I went to see a play at Danielle’s school. They did a fantastic job with it–very impressive!
Here’s what you may have missed on the blog since my last Sunday Post:
- Spotlight on Author Danielle Hammelef: Danielle’s Top Ten Addictions & Info About Her Books!
- Smoke and Key by Kelsey Sutton: Review & Giveaway
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.)
- April 14th – Shelleyrae @ Book’d Out‘s Birthday
- April 15th – Aeriko @ The Reading Armchair‘s Birthday
- April 15th – Laura @ Boats Against The Current‘s Birthday
- April 15th – Paved With Books‘ Blogoversary
- April 17th – Life Among the Pages‘ Blogoversary
Book Haul:
Won/Gifted:
I won a whole slew of books from Lindsi @ Do You Dog Ear?! She sent me signed copy of Jennifer Armentrout’s The Darkest Star, along with a matching signed Book Beau. Then she also sent me Watch You Burn, Words We Don’t Say, My Almost Flawless Tokyo Dream Life, Me and Me, and Bring Me Back. I hadn’t heard of all of these, but I’m intrigued by the descriptions. And I’m especially excited for Tokyo Dream Life because I’ve been eager to read that one (and The Darkest Star, of course). Thank you, Lindsi!
Then I also won The Lost Girl by Anne Ursu from Word Spelunking. I am SUPER excited to read Ursu’s newest!! Thanks, Aeicha and Walden Pond Press!
And then I got Life Without Lack from a friend who is designing a retreat and is using elements of this book for it. She’s asked for my help with editing her retreat materials and sent me the book so I can have that background knowledge.
For Review:
Blink sent me The Memory Thief. I’ve enjoyed Blink’s books, so I’m eager to read this new fantasy. Thanks, Blink!
From NetGalley:
I couldn’t resist these two NetGalley selections. Pet sounds oh so unique. And I just finished reading Geek’s Guide to Unrequited Love recently and then just had to request Tash’s newest, Virtually Yours.
Great Discussions/Goings On Around the Blogosphere:
- This Twitter thread by Christina Soontornvat highlights really well what I was trying to say in my post about diversity: How Much Is Too Much? Sometimes Life Is Stranger than Fiction.
- Malka @ Paper Procrastinators gives us her Reflections on Anticipation
- Bookishly Brittknee tells us how to paint book pages
Pre-order Campaigns
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 AN ANATOMY OF BEASTS by Olivia A. Cole to receive an enamel “who’s the beast” pin. More goodies are available if you order the first book as well or if you order from an independent bookstore. (ends 4/15)
- Pre-order NO COUNTRY FOR OLD GNOMES by Delilah S. Dawson and Kevin Hearne to receive a signed poster of Offi, Kirsi, and Gerd. (US only)(ends 4/15)
- Pre-order VOCABULARY NINJA by Andrew Jennings on Bloomsbury.com for a chance to win one of 20 Ninja Soft Toys and Ninja Resource Packs. (UK and ROI only)(ends 4/17)
- Pre-order VIPER by Bex Hogan to receive a set of 6 bookmarks inspired by the Isles of Storm & Sorrow series. (UK/Republic of Ireland only)(ends 4/17)
- Pre-order LITTLE DARLINGS by Melanie Golding to be entered to win a swag box, including one copy of The Complete Grimm’s Fairy Tales, one leather-bound notebook, and one wood-burnt bookmark! (US only)(ends 4/28)
- Pre-order A THOUSAND YEARS TO WAIT by L. Ryan Storms to receive a one-of-a-kind talisman necklace (first 15 pre-orders only—must also follow a few other instructions to qualify). (ends 4/29)
- Pre-order KING OF FOOLS by Amanda Foody to receive an exclusive Vianca Augustine short story! (INT)(ends 4/29)
- Pre-order THE TIGER AT MIDNIGHT by Swati Teerdhala to receive a signed bookplate, a bookmark, and 2 custom illustrated character cards. OR request it from your local library to receive a bookmark. (INT)(ends 4/29)
- Pre-order BRIEF CHRONICLE OF ANOTHER STUPID HEARTBREAK by Adi Alsaid to receive a personalized, autographed postcard from the author’s travels. You’ll also be entered to win a free flight up to $500. (ends 4/30)
- ***Pre-order BEFORE YOU WERE BORN by Deborah Kerbel to receive a themed bookplate autographed by the author and illustrator, two coloring pages based on art from the book, and a limited-edition whales magnet. Plus, you’ll be entered to win more prizes! (US/Can)(ends 5/2)
- Pre-order MY SO-CALLED BOLLYWOOD LIFE by Nisha Sharma to receive an e-copy of a mega list (pdf) of Bollywood movies and Nani’s recipe for mango lassi. (UK only–or, at least, must purchase UK version of book)(ends 5/2)
- Pre-order CONFESSIONS OF A MIDDLE-AGED RUNAWAY: AN RV TRAVEL ADVENTURE by Heidi Eliason to receive companion photos taken during the author’s travels that go along with each chapter in the book–more than 40 photos! (ends 5/3)
- Pre-order SHOUTING AT THE RAIN by Lynda Mullaly Hunt to receive a classroom pack that includes a discussion guide, tote bag and poster. (US only)(ends 5/6)
- Pre-order HOT DOG GIRL by Jennifer Dugan OR request it from your local library to receive a set of six vinyl character wall stickers. (INT)(ends 5/6)
- Pre-order KEEP THIS TO YOURSELF by Tom Ryan to receive a bookmark, postcard, signed bookplate and a surprise gift (the gift was announced to be an illustration of a scene through a vintage lens, that pays homage to the classics of the thriller genre, re-imagining them to include LGBTQ rep). (US & Can)(ends 5/6)
- Pre-order FINALE by Stephanie Garber to receive a Deck of Destiny. (US only)(ends 5/6)
- ***Pre-order ASK ME ANYTHING by Molly E. Lee to receive a Girl Coder bracelet by Arie & Co., a signed bookmark and a magnet. You’ll also be entered to win a HUGE grand prize. (INT)(ends 5/6)
- Pre-order ROMANOV by Nadine Brandes to receive Nadine’s exclusive annotated notes from Romanov chapters and a downloadable recipe card from the book. The first 20o preorder submissions also receive a watercolor Romanov bookmark, a quote sticker, a printed recipe card and a signed bookplate. (INT)(ends 5/6)
- Pre-order I WISH YOU ALL THE BEST by Mason Deaver for a chance to win a book bundle (including books signed by Becky Albertalli and Nic Stone), a non-binary pride book/writing planner, exclusive buttons, a signed poster, AND super secret surprise art by Alice Oseman! (INT)(ends 5/13)
- Pre-order DON’T DATE ROSA SANTOS by Nina Moreno to receive a checkout card from Port Coral Library as a bookplate, a bookmark, and a postcard. You’ll also be entered to win a giveaway! OR request from your local library to receive the postcard & bookmark. (INT)(ends 5/13)
- Pre-order THERE’S SOMETHING ABOUT SWEETIE by Sandhya Menon to receive a print, bookplate, and an exclusive key chain! (US only)(ends 5/13)
- Pre-order AURORA RISING by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff to receive an exclusive Illuminae Files novella. (INT)(ends 5/14)
- Pre-order WE HUNT THE FLAME by Hafsah Faizal to receive a limited edition set of five character cards featuring art by Arz28! (INT)(ends 5/14)
- ***Pre-order KINGSBANE by Claire Legrand to receive a signed bookplate and an enamel pin. If you pre-order from their list of indie bookstores, you’ll also get a sheet of Empirium Trilogy temporary tattoos. (US/Can)(ends 5/20)
- Pre-order GIRL GONE VIRAL by Arvin Ahmadi to receive an exclusive decal pack. (US only)(ends 5/20)
- Pre-order THE MISSING SEASON by Gillian French from The Briar Patch bookstore to receive a signed copy of the book, a morbid lapel pin, a Day of the Dead iron-on skull patch, organic TMS cherry lip gloss, a Halloween wind-up, a TMS postcard, and a sterling silver jack-o’-lantern charm with spooky children’s rhyme from the book (first 20 pre-orders only). (US only)(ends 5/20)
- Request NO PLACE LIKE HERE by Christina June from your local library to receive a set of bookish stickers, a signed bookmark, and an entry to win a signed set of Christina June’s 3 books to be donated to your favorite classroom. (INT)(ends 5/20)
- ***Pre-order THE ISLAND by Jess Rothenberg to receive a signed bookplate, a bookmark, an invitation postcard, and a sticker. (ends 5/27)
- Pre-order WITHIN AND WITHOUT by Deborah Maroulis to receive a bookmark, a signed postcard, 2 stickers, and a ceramic pin. (INT)(ends 5/27)
- Pre-order BRIGHT BURNS THE NIGHT by Sara B. Larson to receive signed bookmarks from both books in the series and a signed bookplate. You’ll also be entered to win a grand prize giveaway. (INT)(ends 5/28)
- Pre-order THE REST OF THE STORY by Sarah Dessen to receive a themed beach tote! (US only)(ends 6/3)
- Pre-order STORM AND FURY by Jennifer Armentrout from Fountain Bookstore to receive a signed book, bookmark and Book Beau bag. (INT)(ends 6/9)
- Pre-order MAGIC FOR LIARS by Sarah Gailey to receive an enamel pin. (US/Can)(ends 6/11)
- Pre-order THE EVIL QUEEN by Gena Showalter to receive a golden apple necklace! (US/Can only)(ends 6/24)
- Pre-order SWITCHBACK by Danika Stone to receive a signed bookplate, bookmark and postcard. Plus you’ll be entered to win other goodies! (INT)(ends 5/27) PLUS there’s a library only giveaway (scroll through the thread to see the pic with details! (INT)(ends 6/28)
- Pre-order STRONGER THAN A BRONZE DRAGON by Mary Fan OR request it from your library to receive a signed postcard, a magnet, and a red envelope containing a mystery prize. (INT)(ends 6/20)
- Pre-order HEART OF BARKNESS by Spencer Quinn to receive a digital copy of “Upper Story.” (US/Can)(ends 7/1)
- Pre-order CALL IT WHAT YOU WANT by Brigid Kemmerer to receive a signed bookplate, and an email containing exclusive bonus content set in the Letters to the Lost/More Than We Can Tell universe. Plus, 1 Grand Prize Winner will have a character named after them in a future published book, to be decided between you and Brigid! (USA, Canada, UK, Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand)(ends 7/1)
- Pre-order WANDERERS by Chuck Wendig to receive an exclusive pin! (US only)(ends 7/1)
- ***Pre-order THE LAST WORD by Samantha Hastings OR request it at your local library to receive a signed bookplate, a bookmark, a sticker, and a vintage-style handkerchief. (INT)(ends 7/8)
- Pre-order SPIN THE DAWN by Elizabeth Lim to receive exclusive art, an official bookmark and a signed bookplate. (INT)(ends 7/29)
- ***Pre-order THINGS YOU SAVE IN A FIRE by Katherine Center from Blue Willow Bookshop to receive a signed/personalized copy, a bookmark, and special SWAG. (ends 8/12)
- Pre-order MOMENTOUS EVENTS IN THE LIFE OF A CACTUS by Dusti Bowling to receive a signed bookplate, bookmark, & bonus story. (ends 9/16)
More Awesome Giveaways:
- Twitter Giveaways:
- @Saugustine928 is giving away any book up to $20
- @nickipaupreto is giving away a copy of the UK edition of Crown of Feathers (INT)
- @edwardanddamon is giving away a signed copy of Rayne and Delilah’s Midnite Matinee!
- @jandersoncoats is giving away two ARCs of The Green Children of Woolpit
- @AdriAnneMS is giving away an early copy of BEYOND THE BLACK DOOR and its dark fantasy big sibling, WICKED SAINTS.
- @booknonsense is giving away a preorder of one of her most anticipated May releases
- @queensflame is giving away a PRE-ORDER OF CHOICE
- @MimiChartier is giving away one of six 2019 releases.
- On my blog, you can enter the giveaway for the March Wrap-Up Round-Up and the April Discussion Challenge and Giveaway. Plus, you can enter to win SMOKE & KEY.
- SJ Pajonas is celebrating her 1000th post with a giveaway!!
- Head over to Wishful Endings to enter to win one of 2 Copies of THROUGH THE WHITE WOOD
- Head over to Stuck in Books for a chance to win a SIGNED copy of Moonlight Seduction by Jennifer L. Armentrout
- Head over to Literary Meanderings for a chance to win SERIOUS MOONLIGHT by Jenn Bennett and GIRLS ON THE VERGE
- Head over to Once Upon a Twilight for a chance to win a signed copy of The Red Scrolls of Magic by Cassandra Clare
- Head over to Pink Polka Dot Books for a chance to win LAST GIRL LIED TO by Laurie Elizabeth Flynn
- Head over to Bookhounds for a chance to win one of 3 WONDER WALK Swag Packs
- Follow some authors on BookBub and be entered to win a $350 Amazon gift card!
- Head over to Vivacious Bibliophile for a chance to win a Tote Bag & Key Chain from TD Crafts and Creations
- Lili @ Utopia State of Mind is celebrating her third blogoversary with a giveaway of a Preorder of Your Choice
- Lots of blogs participating in the April Of Books Giveaway Hop!
- Writers, head over to Teaching Authors for a chance to win THE MAGIC WORDS by Cheryl Klein
- Head over to It Starts at Midnight for a chance to win THE BOY WHO STEALS HOUSES.
- Enter to Win Penguin’s Shakespeare in the Park Picnic Set Sweepstakes!
- Head over to Lisa Loves Literature for a chance to win Three books from her ARC/Books for Trade shelves
- Head over to Books of My Heart for a chance to win the Entire Alex Verus series (10 audiobooks) digital copies
- Head over to Flipping Through the Pages for a chance to win In the Neighborhood of True
- Head over to Alyssa Carlier’s website for a chance to win Spin The Dawn by Elizabeth Lim
- It’s Once Upon a Twilight’s 9 year blogoversary! Head on over and you can enter to win a Blogoversary Prize Pack: Books, Gift Cards, Books/Movies swag
- Head over to Lisa Loves Literature for a chance to win Sky Without Stars by Jessica Brody and Joanne Rendell
- BookTrib is giving away Against Nature
- Head over to France Book Tours for a chance to win The Song Peddler of the Pont Neuf, Smoking Kills, or The Crypt Thief
- Read It Forward does a weekly giveaway. This week you can enter to win The Bride Test by Helen Hoang!
- Head over to Bookish for LOTS of giveaways!
Lots of good stuff! Have any giveaways or great discussions happening on your site right now? Feel free to share them in the comments!
Yeah… Snow in April is just wrong. ?
Lovely book haul! Have a great week!
So. Very. Wrong.
Your books look great! Thanks for sharing, and here are MY WEEKLY UPDATES
Thanks!
Wow look at that snow! It’s doing the same thing here- we actually have slippery roads and a little accumulation. It’s crazy!! 🙂
Congrats on your daughter’s high jump!!
I’m never surprised by flurries this time of year, but we got nearly six inches of accumulation and that’s just … wrong.
We had some crazy storms Friday morning – like tornado warning and stuff- but thankfully no snow!! I hope it’s all melted by now, and that the snow is OVER. haha Congrats on all the book wins!
-Lauren
I’m hoping the snow melts this afternoon because my daughter was looking forward to her track meet, and they can’t very well run on a track covered in snow!
Look at that snow! I feel for you. I really do. Maybe it’s best if you skip my Sunday Post this week . . . Look at all those book wins! I hope you love them all. I am in love with the cover of The Memory Thief. Have a great week and may your weather make way for spring very soon. Like today.
Now that it’s May, I sure hope we’re done with the snow, but I’m not holding my breath!
It’s lovely how you feature the birthdays of other bloggers. It makes me want to visit each of their blogs and wish them a happy birthday.
Snow is such a shock at this time of the year. I know it arrived for my son and daughter-in-law in Chicago today. Crazy.
You have certainly won the books. You will have to share your techniques or send us a little of your winning magic.
I hope you will add your link to our Sunday Salon as well as Sunday Post, if you would like. I’ve taken over the management of this meme and I hope to encourage more book conversations and blog visits.
I love sharing everyone’s birthdays and blogoversaries–feel free to fill out the form yourself so I can share yours!
I’m in the Chicago area too, so I’m sharing the snow with your son. 🙂
I linked up to the Sunday Salon, and I’ll try to remember to do so in the future as well!
My backyard looks that same way! I hope it goes away quickly!!
Me too! I’m ready to be done with winter.
Yay! I’m so happy everything arrived safe and sound. I always worry about books getting bent or crinkled in transit.
The Lost Girl sounds really great! I don’t think I’ve read anything by the author before, but I’m definitely adding this one to my TBR. I hope you have a wonderful week!
Lindsi @ Do You Dog-ear? ?
Yes, thank you!!!
Thanks for the birthday shout out 🙂 Your book haul looks pretty awesome..enjoy!
You’re welcome!! Hope you had a fantastic day!!
Snow in April is too strange. I live near the sea and the past weeks have been rainy (which is normal), but it snowed on the mountains. You got so many wonderful books. I read the synopsis of The Lost Girl on Goodreads and I found it intriguing.
Wishes of a happy week!
I’m really excited for The Lost Girl. I love Ursu!
It snowed here on Saturday, too, but that’s not unusual. We’ll probably have snow until the middle of May. Congratulations to your daughter! Have a great week!
Yes, I suppose you’re used to winter till May. I suppose I should be too because Chicago weather is always crazy, but this year seems worse than usual.
I heard something on the news about a storm front up north dumping a lot of snow. It’s just kind of mind-boggling considering it was about 88 here yesterday. Gah! In fact, the pool at our amenities center penned this weekend. How’s that for opposites?! Congrats to Danielle for beating her personal best! Good for her!
Wish it was pool weather around here, but no. Definitely not!
It has been raining cats and dogs here 🙂 It seems Danielle is keeping you busy. Meets and Plays. All good stuff! Enjoy! Now off to check out that post featuring Danielle!
When I first read your comment, I was thinking, Danielle is keeping me busy? I was thinking of Danielle Hammelef! LOL! So many Danielles! 🙂
That’s not what most of us expect to see when we look out the window in mid-April! Unless you live pretty far north, anyway. I hope it melts and the weather settles down to actual spring soon. We didn’t get the snow, thank goodness, but the weather has been unsettled here as well–including a tornado watch last night. (Thankfully, no tornado where we live, though.)
Thank you for the links to giveaways and preorder campaigns!
I’m in Chicago, so snow in April isn’t absolutely unheard of, but it’s very unusual. And we certainly don’t usually get almost 6 inches (followed by 50 degree weather). So weird!
I remember when I lived up north we got 3 feet of snow dumped on us out of nowhere in the middle of April. It’s definitely not fun when you’re expecting spring weather this time of year! Hope you get to enjoy some nicer weather soon!
I’m definitely ready for spring!
SNOW! IN APRIL! Wow! And hear I was getting annoyed that spring was hot and cold in NYC. It definitely wasn’t *that* cold! And The Memory Thief has such a beautiful cover! It’s funny, because I’m aesthetically drawn to covers like that, but I tend to stick away from the fantasy stories they contain.
I know, right? I am DONE with winter!!
I did NOT know that Dusti Bowling had a new book coming, and seeing your pre-order list made me squee with joy! Lena and I are reading her second book right now, I love her stuff! Also I am very sorry about the snow, that is disgusting. Glad that Danielle is doing so well in all her activities, too! Gosh, this reminds me about how terrified I am for the day that my kids need to do ALL the activities hahahh.
I haven’t read the first Dusti Bowling book, but now I want to!
Oh gosh, I’m so over snow and cold weather that I think I would actually cry if we got anymore until next winter, lol.
Congrats on winning so many giveaways. That’s amazing!
I know! We should be done with winter already!!
Hope you get some nice spring weather soon! Wow 4’6″ jump?!! That’s amazing!
Virtually Yours looks cute. Enjoy! 🙂
That ended up being her PR for the season–she was pretty happy with it. 🙂
I’m not cool with it snowing in April. I’m totally with you there! I think I need to check out that Flawless Tokyo Life book. Heading off to Amazon!
(PS, I have a giveaway going on on my 1000th blog post! I’ll link it up here.)
Oh, thanks for letting me know about the giveaway! I’ll add it here and it will stay in the Sunday Post until it’s over. 🙂
yeah snow in April. Common in MN and I’m fine with living in NC now.
So many great looking books! I hope you enjoy them.
Here is my Sunday Post
I would imagine you were used to it in MN. We sometimes get flurries here in April but usually nothing more than that!
Oh my goodness so much snow DD: That was us in the UK last year, but thankfully spring is more springy this time around. I hope the spring weather comes to you soon. Also, yay for winning such an epic giveaway! I hope you’ll be able to enjoy all of those new books a lot x
Spring is finally starting to get springy, but I don’t know if I trust it.
April showers bring May flowers worked for when I lived in California, but by Tahoe? HA. We don’t get showers, we get the possibility of snow until the middle of May. Here’s hoping yours melted quick! And I’m so excited you won The Darkest Star. I always thought The Lux Series was my favorite by JLA but that book made me question EVERYTHING.
Ha! Well, at least you’re prepared for it.