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):
- Gardening. I got my bulbs for the front yard in the mail and spent yesterday planting them. I don’t have much of a green thumb, so I really hope they thrive.
- What I Read:
- I finished listening to Three Dark Crowns and then jumped right into One Dark Throne.
- I finished reading Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas. Loved it (especially once I got into it – I made the mistake of putting it down to often at the beginning).
- TV We Watched:
- Supernatural. We’re still working our way through season 10.
- The Circle. Of course we watched all the available episodes this week. Can’t wait to find out how the season ends!
- Schitt’s Creek. I’m on season 4 of this show now!
Here’s what you may have missed on the blog since my last Sunday Post:
- April 2021 Monthly Wrap-Up Round-Up Link-Up & Giveaway
- Better Than the Movies by Lynn Painter: Review & Lynn’s Top Ten Addictions – You should really check this post out if you enjoy YA romance. Lynn’s Top Ten Addictions give a great example of her writing style (which is so fun!)
- May 2021 Discussion Challenge Link-Up & 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.)
- 5/3 – Carmela @ TeachingAuthors‘ Birthday
- 5/3 – Stephanie Jane @ Literary Flits‘ Birthday
- 5/4 – Grace with Books‘ Blogoversary
Book Haul:
For Review:
I received Glow by Ruth Forman, illustrated by Geneva Bowers from Simon & Schuster. Thanks, S&S! Watch for a feature of the book on Juneteenth!
Won:
I won The Reinvented Reader‘s back-to-blogging giveaway and got to pick a Kindle book. Thanks so much! I chose This Is Not the Jess Show by Anna Carey because several of my blogger friends loved it!
Great Discussions/Goings On Around the Blogosphere and the Internet:
- Jen @ Jen Ryland Reviews tells us about email subscription options now that Feedburner is going away.
NEW Pre-order Campaigns
Head over to my new Pre-Order Campaigns Page to see ALL of the pre-order deals, including pictures!!
Here’s the list of all the pre-order campaigns that I just added to the list this week:
Pre-order DOG SQUAD by Chris Grabenstein to receive an autographed bookplate, a limited edition souvenir bookmark, and a cool Dog Squad “laptop” sticker. (US/CAN)(Ends 5/11)
Pre-order WE ARE INEVITABLE by Gayle Forman to receive an exclusive pouch! (US only)(Ends 5/31)
Pre-order YOU CAN GO YOUR OWN WAY by Eric Smith OR request it from your local library to receive a signed bookplate, a sticker packet and a pinball machine pin. Pre-orders from Harriet’s Bookshop will also be signed/personalized. (Ends 11/1)
Pre-order HAYLEY AND COMET by Deborah Marcero from Red Balloon Books to receive a signed copy with a doodle! (Ends 6/22)
Pre-order SISTERS OF THE SNAKE by Sasha and Sarena Nanua OR request it from your local library to receive a digital annotation of the first four chapters. Pre-orders will also receive a double-sided bookmark, a snake postcard print, and a signed bookplate (for hardcover or paperback versions only). Plus you’ll be entered to win a giveaway. (INT)(Ends 6/21)
Pre-order FUZZ by Mary Roach from any participating Independent bookstore to receive a signed book plus a limited edition patch. (INT)(Ends 8/1)
Pre-order GEARBREAKERS by Zoe Hana Mikuta to receive an 8-bit bookmark of Eris’s crew, a Jenny print, an Eris+Sona print, 3-5 temporary gear tattoos, and a signed bookplate. (INT)(Ends 6/28)
Pre-order THE POISON HEART by Kalynn Bayron to receive an enamel pin. (US–not PR, CAN, UK, IRE, AUS, NZ)(Ends 6/28)
Pre-order THE LADY OR THE LION by Aamna Qureshi to receive an art print, a bookmark, and a signed clear sticker! Pre-orders from the CamCat Books website will get an extra piece of artwork. (INT)(Ends 6/21)
Pre-order SPEAK FOR YOURSELF by Lana Wood Johnson OR request it from your local library to receive a sticker pack, bookplate, and a note from the author! Signed/personalized pre-orders are available through Red Balloon Bookstore. Educators and more can get batches of swag! (INT)(Ends 5/31)
Pre-order SAINT IVY by Laurie Morrison OR request it from your local library to receive a vinyl sticker, a bookplate, and a bookmark. Pre-orders from Childrens Book World will be signed/personalized. (Ends 5/17)
Pre-order THE SHIP OF STOLEN WORDS by Fran Wilde to receive a signed/personalized bookplate, bookmark and sticker. Signed/personalized pre-orders are available through Doylestown Bookshop. (Ends 5/31)
Pre-order GIVE THIS BOOK A COVER by Jarrett Lerner for a chance to win a FREE 30-minute visit with the author! Pre-order from an indie bookstore to be entered twice. (Ends 5/3)
Pre-order or purchase BLACKOUT and create a video to be entered to win a book-themed prize pack and access to an exclusive virtual meet & greet with the authors——Dhonielle Clayton, Tiffany D. Jackson, Nic Stone, Angie Thomas, Ashley Woodfolk , and Nicola Yoon! Ten lucky winners will be selected! (US only)(Ends 6/30)
Pre-order LET’S TALK ABOUT HARD THINGS by Anna Sale to receive a bookplate signed by Anna Sale, a Let’s Talk About Hard Things Notepad, a QR code for a special message from Anna Sale and be entered for a chance to win a $100 Visa gift card! (Ends 5/3)
Pre-order THE CIRCLES ALL AROUND US by Brad Montague, illustrated by Kristi Montague to receive an exclusive enamel pin and a video from the author. (Ends 5/17)
Pre-order PRETTY BOYS by David Yi, illustrated by Paul Tuller for the chance to win an exclusively designed AirPod set inspired by the art in the book. (US only)(Ends 6/21)
Awesome Giveaways:
(Make sure you scroll to see them all!)
- Twitter Giveaways:
- @tomesofourlives is giving away a book in honor of #LesbianVisibilityDay (ends 5/3)
- @BGartnerWriting is giving away THE LAST SHADOW WARRIOR (ends 5/4)
- @ldlapinski is giving away two preorders of STRANGEWORLDS TRAVEL AGENCY (ends 5/8)
- @BreakevenBooks is giving away a Totally Normal ARC prize pack (ends 5/9)
- @novelmindkidlit is giving away a copy of THE MAGICAL IMPERFECT
- On my blog, you can enter the giveaway for the April or May 2021 Discussion Challenge Link-Up & Giveaway and the April Monthly Wrap-Up Round-Up & Giveaway. You can also win ARU SHAH AND THE CITY OF GOLD!
- Head over to Waves of Fiction for a chance to win a Box of 16 Young Adult Books!
- Head over to KidLit411 for a chance to win Freaky, Funky Fish; The Vanishing Lake; Rea and the Blood of the Nectar; and DAUGHTER OF SPARTA.
- Head over to ShootingStarsMag for a chance to win an Alice in Wonderland book-shaped pillow or a $215 Gift Card of Your Choice
- Head over to Lisa Loves Literature for a chance to win 3 books from Lisa’s ARC pile.
- Head over to The Children’s Book Review for a chance to win Hudson and Tallulah Take Sides, Maybe Maybe Marisol Rainey, A set of the two books in the ’One Big Canvas’ and a $50 Amazon gift card to stock up on your art supplies!, Project Startup: Eat Bugs and a packet of cricket chips!, I Can Believe in Myself, A Goodnight Shadow, and Billy Miller Makes a Wish and The Year of Billy Miller.
- Head over to BookHounds YA for a chance to win WILLA OF DARK HOLLOW, INTO DARKNESS, IT DOESN’T TAKE A GENIUS, and more! (Check their site’s sidebar.)
- Lots of blogs participating in the May 2021 Of Books Giveaway Hop!
- Head over to The Book View for a chance to win 10 TRUTHS AND A DARE
- Book Riot has lots of giveaways, including A Year of Reading!
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 have faith in your thumbs and the bulbs. I bet they will all come up and look fabulous. Yeah for winning books! I liked This Is Not the Jess Show. I am eager to read that sequel. (it better happen)
Oh no! Is there a chance the sequel might not come to be? That would be very disappointing!
So long as your soil isn’t too claggy, the bulbs should thrive – though I have mixed results as the slugs tend to eat them if I don’t plant them in a hole filled with gravel. So it might not be anything to do with your lack of a green thumb if they don’t make it:)). Good luck!
I love the cover for Three Dark Crowns, but right now I’m not in the mood for anything too dark, but have marked the series for when Life gets a bit kinder. In the meantime, I hope you have a lovely week, Nicole:)).
I love Supernatural too. Good luck with the bulbs. I do not have a green thumb either so I’ve never planted any. Have a great week ❤️
I don’t have a green thumb either. I once killed an air plant. Not even kidding.
I’m not a gardener either. Basically I can’t be outside plus since it’s usually hot here more often than not throughout the year, nothing can really grow. My mom usually likes to plant some flowers though, but that’s about it.
Nice new reads! Those are new to me ones but I hope you enjoy them! Congrats on the win too!
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Have a GREAT day!
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I love the gardens. I think one key is to get it some water when they are new. I’m planting two new bare roots later for Siberian bugloss and Dicentra (bleeding heart)
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I’m no good with green things either… My husband seems to have a gift though, especially when it comes to veggies. I hope your bulbs blossom! 🙂
Oh my gosh I need to read the last Three Dark Crowns book. We have it but I just haven’t read it yet. I LOVE that series so need to get to it stat!
Hope you have a good week. 🙂
Congrats on the win!
My garden just does it own thing, I do not have a green thumb 🙂
Wishing you a great reading week
I loved Cemetery Boys too! It’s funnier and more upbeat than the stuff I usually read. I hope you have a great week.
I’ll be interested to see what you think of This is Not the Jess Show, because I’ve wanted to read that one. I keep coming up with ideas of flowers I’d like to do in my yard, but I actually am not a gardener at all, so that will never happen. I’m just lucky there are already some plants that the people before me put in, or I’d never have any. lol. Have a great week!
I’m not much of a gardener either, so we’ll see how this goes.
I hope your bulbs do well, Nicole! I don’t have much of a green thumb either, I’m afraid. I am glad you ended up really liking Cemetery Boys. I hope to read that one someday. I hope you have a great week and month of May!
I still need to try Cemetery Boys – maybe this summer. And I love Schitt’s Creek. I have to finish it, but I also don’t want it to be over. LOL
-Lauren