*Whew* It’s been a long time, huh? The last time I posted, it was an announcement that I was moving from Boston to Macon, GA, and now, 11 weeks later, here I am! I grew up in East Tennessee, but most of my southern-ness is gone, so it’s been quite the adjustment (though my husband…
I’m moving to Macon, GA! Yep, that’s right. At the end of July, I’m off to the hometown of Otis Redding, Little Richard, and two of the members of REM. Two members of the Allman Brothers died, in separate motorcycle accidents, just half a mile apart from one another. They have peaches and pecans. We…
Yes, yes, I’m a little late with this whole BEA recapping business, but I’ve been sort of distracted with the world (and news I can share with you soon!). But I’m here now, and that’s what counts, right? Ok, so let’s just get down to business Tuesday I came to BEA late, waking up at…
Fellow Apocalypsie Hilary Graham posted today about her subscription to SEVENTEEN magazine. It’s a cute, funny post that had memories of my teenage years flooding back. In middle school, we’d do this fundraiser where we sold magazine subscriptions. There were of course prizes for hitting certain bench marks, and though no memory of what any…
The second #YAmazing Race has come to an end, and if you wander over to the Apoclypsies site, you can see if you won one of the big prize packs. BUT WAIT! Before you go, don’t you want to know who won my giveaway of a $25 Amazon giftcard + MEANT TO BE swag? Well,…
First of all, a little background. NetGalley is a website/company/service that allows publishers to share e-galleys with reviewers. This can include reporters, bloggers, teachers, librarians, and other professional readers. Each publisher does their own approving of e-galley requests, and each publisher sets their own criteria for who they approve. Some companies are more strict…
Welcome to the second edition of the #YAmazing Race, hosted by your fabulous and favorite Apocalypsies! If you’ve stumbled here and are wondering what in the heck I’m talking about, go to the Apocalypsies blog to find out about how you can enter to win some truly amazing prize packages. Are you ready to play?…
Yep, I’m moving everything over to a more centrally-located WordPress site, where I can easily keep track of books, events, and all that other jazz. Seriously, take a tour. Let me know what you think, and if there’s anything you want to see that’s no there already. First order of business: If you subscribe to…
I’m going to be migrating ye olde blog over here soon, but until then, you can see all my old posts over on Blogger!
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