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):
- Helping my daughter study for AP tests. She has her exams next week and the week after, so I spent a lot of time helping her study (mostly quizzing her and talking through it all with her). Other than that, nothing terribly exciting happened this week.
- What I Read
- I finished reading Trusting True North by Gina Linko. I also read Crazy in Poughkeepsie by Daniel Pinkwater, Missing Mike by Shari Green, and the play Arcadia by Tom Stoppard (I read this because my daughter read it for AP Lit and she wanted to talk it over with me).
- I continued listening to Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison.
- What I Watched:
- I watched the new Netflix gameshow Bullsh*t. I definitely enjoyed it more than I thought I would!
- We finished watching season 4 of Buffy the Vampire Slayer and have just two more episodes of season 1 of Angel.
- I watched the entire first season of Heartstopper on Netflix, and you guys, this show is amazing! Utterly sweet and addicting. My confession is that I haven’t yet read the graphic novels – an issue I will be resolving as soon as I get the book from the library (it’s on hold – I tried to see if I could buy it, but volume 1 doesn’t seem to be available anywhere).
Here’s what you may have missed on the blog since my last Sunday Post:
- APRIL 2022 MONTHLY WRAP-UP ROUND-UP LINK-UP AND GIVEAWAY
- MAY 2022 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
Book Haul:
None this week!
Great Discussions/Goings On Around the Blogosphere:
- This weekend, get free shipping at BOOKSHOP.ORG (you might want to check out the pre-0rder list because now is a good time to buy!)
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 these pre-order campaigns that I just added to the list this week:
Pre-order TO MAKE by Danielle Davis, illustrated by Mags Deroma from Brave & Kind Bookshop to receive an 11 x 17 poster of a special, heart-of-the-book spread! (Ends 5/30) CLICK FOR DETAILS
Pre-order A STRANGE AND STUBBORN ENDURANCE by Foz Meadows to receive an 11″ x 8.5″ print! (US/CAN) (Ends 7/25) CLICK FOR DETAILS
Pre-order the paperback of AMONG THIEVES by M.J. Kuhn from Mysterious Galaxy Books to receive an official Thamorr map and a signed bookplate. (Ends 5/16) CLICK FOR DETAILS
Pre-order THIS WICKED FATE by Kalynn Bayron to receive a print with a quote from Kalynn Bayron. Request it from your local library to receive an exclusive vinyl sticker featuring the triple goddess Hecate. (US, CAN, UK, IRE, NZ, and AUS) (Pre-order promo ends 6/20) (Library promo ends 6/26) CLICK FOR DETAILS – Pre-order CLICK FOR DETAILS – Library
Pre-order LOVE TIMES INFINITY by Lane Clarke OR request it from your local library to receive a signed bookplate, a bookmark, an art print, and two stickers. (Ends 7/30) CLICK FOR DETAILS
Pre-order MISS QUINCES by Kat Fajardo from BookWoman to receive an exclusive sticker sheet & bookmark! (First 50) (Ends 5/2) CLICK FOR DETAILS
Awesome Giveaways:
(Make sure you scroll to see them all!)
- Twitter Giveaways:
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@4erepawko is giving an international reader a book of their choice
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- On my blog, you can enter the giveaway for the May Discussion Challenge Link-Up & Giveaway and the April Monthly Wrap-Up Round-Up & Giveaway. You can also enter to win ARU SHAH AND THE NECTAR OF IMMORTALITY, SHINJI TAKAHASHI AND THE MARK OF THE COATL and THE MIRRORWOOD & NIGHTINGALE.
- Head over to YA & Kids’ Books Central for a chance to win ONLY ONE, VERY BAD PEOPLE and lots more!!
- Head over to Literary Ramblings to enter to win The Not-So-Uniform Life of Holly-Mei.
- Head over to KidLit411 for a chance to win Battle of the Butts: The Science Behind Animal Behinds, and The Prince of Nowhere.
- Head over to Kait Plus Books for a chance to win THE BLOOD TRIALS and MORE!
- Head over to Bookhounds YA for a chance to win THE HAIR BOOK, LI NA IS MY NAME, STAR WARS: QUEEN’S HOPE and more! (Check the sidebar)
- Head over to The Children’s Book Review for a chance to win These Are the 24 Solar Terms and MORE!
- Head over to Candid Cover for a chance to win One Spring 2022 New Book Release
- Head over to The Book Review Crew for a chance to win ARMADILLO ANTICS.
- Head over to Lisa Loves Literature for a chance to win 3 books from Lisa’s ARC pile.
- Lots of blogs participating in the Spring 2022 Seasons of Books Giveaway Hop!
- Book Riot has lots of giveaways, including several books!
Lots of good stuff! Have any giveaways or great discussions happening on your site right now? Feel free to share them in the comments!
AP exams- fun! 🙂 My daughter has those too. And Heartsopper- that’s based on the Oseman books, right? I loved her book Radio Silence. I’m glad to see she’s having success.
Good luck to Danielle. I am sure she will slay the exams. I have not seen Heartstopper, but I did read the graphic novels. Seems they did a great job with adaptation from what I am hearing.
Oh, best of luck to your daughter and her AP exams!
You’re a great mom to help your daughter study for her AP tests. Glad you got so much reading and watching TV into your schedule. Natalie @ Literary Rambles
Hopefully, all the studying for the AP tests pays off for your daughter. I’m sure it will and hopefully she doesn’t worry over them too much. And I feel like everyone has watched and loved Heartstopper, I’m not surprised considering how much I loved the webcomic but it’s always nice to see. I need to sit and watch it soon.
Good luck to your daughter on the AP tests.
You are at a busy time with Danielle graduating. Enjoy these moments.
Anne – Books of My Heart This is my Sunday Post
I don’t think I’ve even seen the trailer for that Netflix gameshow, I’ll have to check it out if it’s fun!