Po(sey) Sessions

This holiday season there are so many reasons to be thankful. I am thankful for my two wonderful children who bring so much joy and have so much love to share with me. They are getting to an age when we can share more of our reading experiences with each other. My 6 year old is right on the verge of reading on her own and my 8 year old reluctant reader is helping me find the keys to unlock her joy of reading. Besides these wonderful moments we have reading together there are other moments of laughter and togetherness that could never be described in words. Moments, smiles, and hugs that mean more than words could every say. I am thankful for books which entertain and enrich me. This year I have not read as many books as I usually do but I still love the idea of reading them. Of talking about them. Of buying them. Of meeting authors. And sharing books with people I care about. Stories and books have such an amazing ability to transpor...

One of the reasons why I haven’t been reading or blogging is that I have way more to read than I could ever get around to and sometimes this overwhelms me. And other times LIFE overwhelms me.  After spending a little bit too much time sitting around and watching TV I decided it was time to get back to reading, and to my friends on Twitter .   But like I was saying, I am not lacking for books to read.  The thought of them definitely does something beyond overwhelm me, but after just a few days back visiting with my friends on Twitter, that TBR list is growing even more.   I have always been interested in Blood Red Road and even downloaded it from Galley Grab but I didn’t get to start it before it expired.  Of all the electronic books I didn’t get to review this past year, this on is probably the one I think I might have missed out on the most.  But when I heard @ReadingFever praising it on twitter the book quickly jumped back on my radar. I really ...

It is true. I have caught a case of the Ick, just a short while after getting over a stomach thing I now have a cold thing.  And for the past few days I have felt like death warmed over.  But whether I feel 100% or not my invalid time is almost over since soon I will have to pick up my girlies and do my ever important mommy time.  Which doesn’t particularly mix with invalid time. But don't feel too bad for me because the week was filled with book shopping and I have some author events coming up I don't plan on missing.     I love Scholastic book fairs.  I always have, and I hope I always will. In the  fall there is a regular priced fair that acts like a fund raiser for our school.  Now that I understand the workings of this better I can appreciate buying a few full priced books.  But it will not surprise many people that I love the buy one get one free fairs even more. This fair we got more books than we ever had before.  Unfortun...

I had never heard of author Julie Wright until LTUE 2010 (last year and my first time attending). She kept talking about this one book that I could not wait to read called Hazardous Universe .  I remember clearly even now Julie’s bubbly personality and I loved hearing what she had to say about writing. I knew I wanted to read a book by her.  But as it usually goes for me, I never did.  Now I am going to get my chance because Hazardous Universe will be here in just a few days.  There is even a launch party that I wish I could go to, but just because I can’t doesn’t mean YOU can’t!   The book launch is at Barnes & Noble Booksellers, Murray UT. On the corner of 5300 S and State St on Wednesday, March 9th from 6-8 pm.   Julie and coauthor Kevin Wasden will be there to sign books and be part of other wonderful festivities.  I am super excited that the book is here.  It is the first in a series and I think it has a pretty fabulous cover. ...

I am so happy that there have been so many entries into my giveaway for Silver Phoenix by Cindy Pon . Unfortunately these entries also broke my commenting system on the entry post.  But not to worry, I have email copies of all the entries.   I did want to clarify a few points of the giveaway and add some other details.   The giveaway is for 5 copies of Silver Phoenix . While I am excited for the release of Fury of the Phoenix , I do not have any copies of the book to giveaway at this time.           As long as Book Depository ships to your country this giveaway is open internationally .  While at least one copy of the book will be awarded through random drawing, other copies of the book can be awarded at any time for any reason.   Here is a list of the entrants so far, if you think you have entered but don’t see your name on the list, please go to the original post and comment again using the blogger comment s...

It is a pleasure to have my first guest review of Silver Phoenix come from someone who I personally pushed to read the book.  I bet Gail $5 that she couldn’t finish Silver Phoenix before the weekend was over, and she came through.  I also still owe her the $5.  Gail blogs at Ticket To Anywhere , where you can find great reviews, fragment fridays, contests and more. You can also find her on Twitter , @Irisheyz77 . Thank you, Gail, for letting me repost your review on my blog.     Publisher: HarperTeen Source : Purchased Publication Date : 28 April 2009 Series or Standalone : Series ISBN: 0061730211 Format : Hardcover Pages : 338 Websites : Cindy Pon - Official Site (be sure to check out the amazing artwork on her site!) Cindy Pon - Blog Cindy Pon - Twitter Place(s) Traveled to : The Kingdom of Xia (based on ancient China) Rating : 4 out of 5 stars   First Line : The eunuchs said the windows were ceiling height to all...