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):
- Writing and working on other writing-related stuff. I spent a lot of time this week working on my current writing project and other writing-related tasks. One thing of note–I might be doing a site redesign and I’m trying to figure out details. I love my fox girl, but I think she needs an update. We shall see!
What I Read This Week:
- I finished reading Freestyle by Gale Galligan. Then I read Odder by Katherine Applegate, Frizzy by Claribel A. Ortega, and Hooky by Míriam Bonastre Tur. Lots of graphic novels this week! (They’re quick and easy to read while I’m on my breaks at work.)
- I continued listening to Made You Up by Francesca Zappia and Fairy Tale by Stephen King. (I didn’t listen to much this week, though. Now that I’m not running, my listening time has gone WAY down.)
What I Watched:
- I started watching season 4 of STRANGER THINGS. Liking it so far!
- I continued watching THE MOLE. I’m guessing I’ll finish it this weekend (I’m pretty sure all the episodes are out now?). I’ll be interested to see if my prediction about who the mole is ends up being correct.
Here’s what you may have missed on the blog since my last Sunday Post:
- Um, nothing. I started a bite-sized review post but didn’t manage to finish it. Got lots of non-blog writing done, though!
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.
- None this week! (Surprise, surprise.)
Book Haul:
Purchased:
I bought Odder by Katherine Applegate (cover art by Pascal Campion) as a gift to myself for completing the marathon. Well-deserved! I also got my pre-order of Big Bad by Lily Anderson (cover art by Mike Heath). I obviously needed this newest Buffy book. Need to read this soon!!
NEW Pre-order Campaigns
Head over to my Pre-Order Campaigns Page to see ALL of the pre-order deals, including pictures!!
Here’s a list of the pre-order campaigns I added to the list this week:
Pre-order NEVER EVER GETTING BACK TOGETHER by Sophie Gonzales to receive a free exclusive sticker sheet and signed bookplate! (Ends 11/28) CLICK FOR DETAILS
Pre-order TWO WRONGS MAKE A RIGHT by Chloe Liese from White Whale Bookstore to receive a signed & personalized paperback copy, limited edition art featuring a scene from the book, and a bonus chapter emailed to you on Pub Day! (Ends 11/21) CLICK FOR DETAILS
Pre-order KISS HER ONCE FOR ME by Alison Cochrun to receive a digital copy of “A Charmed Christmas,” a short story about Charlie and Dev after the events of TCO, a 4×6 character print, and a Butch Oven sticker. If you preorder through East City Bookshop, you will also get a signed bookplate and an exclusive comic! (Ends 10/31) CLICK FOR DETAILS
Pre-order BRIARCLIFF PREP by Brianna Peppins OR request it from your local library to receive 3 character cards & a bookmark! Pre-order from Loyalty Bookstores or Politics and Prose for a signed copy. (US only) (Ends 11/14) CLICK FOR DETAILS
Pre-order WELL TRAVELED by Jen DeLuca from Mostly Books to receive a signed book and a custom tarot card! (Ends 12/5) CLICK FOR DETAILS
Pre-order AS YOU WALK ON BY by Julian Winters to receive a double-sided bookmark and two character art cards! (INT) (Ends 1/23) CLICK FOR DETAILS
Pre-order the Illustrated and Expanded Edition of MORRIGHAN by Mary E. Pearson to receive an art print! (US/CAN) (Ends 11/28) CLICK FOR DETAILS
Awesome Giveaways:
(Make sure you scroll to see them all!)
- Twitter Giveaways:
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@AGWishingrad is giving away 3 copies of THE VERDIGRIS PAWN for her birthday!
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@Legit_Kid_Lit is giving away SIX amazing MG paperbacks!
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@22Debuts is giving away an Oct #22debuts book
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@NancyTandon is giving away a BOOtiful prize pack of books
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- On my blog, you can enter the giveaway for the October Discussion Challenge Link-Up & Giveaway and the September Monthly Wrap-Up Round-Up & Giveaway. Plus, you can also win Explorer Academy: The Forbidden Island.
- Head over to Pragmatic Mom for a chance to win Haven Jacobs Saves the Planet, Ice Cycle: Poems About the Life of Ice, and Skeletina & the In-Between World.
- Head over to Literary Ramblings for a chance to win the Howloween Giveaway Hop, the Eve Adler Giveeaway Hop, and the Mama the Fox Giveaway Hop.
- Head over to KidLit411 for a chance to win Jasmine Zumideh Needs a Win, Finley Finds His Fortune, and A Dog’s Guide to Being Human.
- Head over to YA & Kids’ Books Central for a chance to win A SCATTER OF LIGHT, GOING PLACES, SISTERHOOD OF SLEUTHS, and lots more!
- Head over to Bookhounds YA for a chance to win THE TILTERSMITH, NO ADMISSIONS, ZARA’S RULES FOR FINDING HIDDEN TREASURE, THE BROTHERS FLICK: THE IMPOSSIBLE DOORS, and more! (Check the sidebar)
- Head over to The Children’s Book Review for a chance to win My Name Is Not Ed Tug, The Middle of the Night Book, and MORE!
- Lots of blogs participating in the Fall 2022 Seasons of Books Giveaway Hop!
- Head over to Lisa Loves Literature for a chance to win 3 books from her ARC pile!
- Book Riot has lots of giveaways, including $200 at Books-a-Million!
Lots of good stuff! Have any giveaways or great discussions happening on your site right now? Feel free to share them in the comments!
Well done for getting so much writing done.
What do you think of the Stephen King book so far? I’m curious about that one.
I’m liking it, but I’m surprised how long it’s taken to get to the fantasy-ish part (which is what I was really anticipating loving). I’m eight hours into the audiobook (one-third of the book), and it’s just getting there now. To be fair, I was listening while running a marathon, so I was a bit distracted. LOL!
I’m still working on reading Big Bad. I just had too many review books for tours and it got set aside. I need to read the new Stephen King as I hear it is more like the Stephen King I used to read and love. Have a great week!
Oh yeah, and I’ll be interested to see what/if you re-do your site.
It’s been so many years since I’ve read King, so I can’t say how this compares to his more recent work, but I’m enjoying the book. It’s just gotten to the more fantastical part, which is what I was most looking forward to. 🙂
I am excited to see what you decide for the site. I give you a lot of credit. I find it exhausting to overhaul (last time I talked the kid into doing it)
Yeah, it’s quite an undertaking, but I think it will be worth it!
I keep debating about looking into a site design too. I have absolutely zero tech skills in that area, so I would definitely need to hire someone. Maybe in the new year…? I don’t know. Things are chaotic now, and like you I find I still like things about my blog design as is. So we’ll see! Lol.
Nice new reads! I want to get to this new Buffy book! I’ve added it to my wishlist and hopefully with the upcoming holidays B&N will throw in some coupons so I can justify buying it! Lol! Hope you enjoy your new reads!
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Oh Odder looks cute! Good luck with the writing. And enjoy Stranger Things! This season was a spooky one! 🙂
I”m glad you got some writing done! That’s exciting
Glad you got so much writing done. Glad you’re liking the new season of Stranger Things. I did.
Congrats on the writing. I need to catch up on Stranger Things. I’m saving it for when my work season is over and I can concentrate on something besides work. Have a good week!
I listen to books while running and doing other chores. The weather is still nice enough to run, but it is getting cooler! It was 35F this morning! I waited until it got to 45 before getting out and because it was sunny it wasn’t too bad. Good luck on writing!
Glad you got so much writing done, that is a great accomplishment! I used to watch The Mole (like, the OG one) back in the day with my mom- we were complete trash at guessing the mole bwahha. I hope you have better luck! I do want to try the revamp though, so one of these days when I have a minute (so, never? 😂) I feel you with the redesign- I have been telling myself for YEARS that I want to redo mine but ugh, I can’t find anyone to do it and I don’t have the time to do it myself! Good luck if you do end up going for it, I am sure it will look fabulous (and it already does now, in case you lose motivation like me heh)
Great you had a week where you put some focus on your writing. I do new headers on the blog but I like the layout and colors I have.
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