My Bookish Wishlist!

Christmas is in the air! It's been snowing up a storm in Edmonton, and our Edmonton Book Bloggers group has been planning a Secret Santa...it's gotten me into the Christmas spirit, so I'm sharing my wishlist with you all! It's mostly books, and bookish things...but it's all stuff that I would love to get! :D

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BOOKS

The Treachery of Beautiful Things by Ruth Frances Long
Links: Goodreads | Book Depository

Why I Want It:

Ever since I first saw this cover and read the blurb last year, I have wanted to read this one! It sounds amazing! :D

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Beta (Annex #1) by Rachel Cohn
Links: Goodreads | Book Depository

Why I Want It:

Clones...of course I want to read it! :D I'm a sci-fi fan...and we all know I love YA...so this is totally up my alley! :D

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Starling (Starling #1) by Lesley Livingstone
Links: Goodreads | Book Depository

Why I Want It:

I LOVED Once Every Never, so I've really been looking forward to Lesley's newest series! The fact that the story sounds completely amazing hasn't deterred my excitement either! :D

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Insurgent: Collector's Edition (Divergent #2) by Veronica Roth
Links: Goodreads | Book Depository

Why I Want It:

It's a Collector's Edition of Insurgent...need I say more. :P

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My Life Next Door by Huntley Fitzpatrick
Links: Goodreads | Book Depository

Why I Want It:

I've been wanting to read this book soooooo bad for so long!!! I'd be thrilled to finally get a copy of My Life Next Door for Christmas!!! :D

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BOOKISH THINGS: 

Edward BD Bookmark!

Bookmarks

I'm a bit of a bookmark hoarder! I really like the ones that are plastic and have beads...I also like to collect Twilight related ones, and the one that I have my sights set on right now is Edward's from Breaking Dawn. :D

I pretty much love anything superhero related, too...but I might already have those bookmarks! I hope to put them all into a scrapbook someday because I find the really elaborate and colourful bookmarks to be a pleasure to look at! :D

Game of Thrones Goodies

Since I've gushed about the series several times, it might not be a surprise that I would love some Game of Thrones related goodies for Christmas! And...Indigo/Chapters have some awesome Game of Thrones related products! :D I'd be happy with any of them, in particular anything Stark or Targaryen related! :D

Stark Mug

Targaryen Mug

Stark Stein

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RANDOM STUFF:

Jack Skellington Lanyard

 Anything related to The Nightmare Before Christmas!!! :D

I'm a huge fan of the movie, and I recently read and loved the original poem written by Tim Burton...so trust me, if it has anything to do with The Nightmare Before Christmas, I'll love it!!! :D

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So that's my bookish (and Nightmarish ;D) wishlist this Christmas?

What's on your list??

What are you doing to get you in the Christmas mood?

Random Acts of Kindess - January Edition!

 Well it's a new year, and a new month, so it's time for another month of RAK! :D
The lovely Vanessa and Isalys at Book Soulmates came up with the idea for Random Acts of Kindness.  Here are the rules for R.A.K.:

RULES RE-CAP:

• Sign up each month that you'd like to participate.

• Show off your participation by grabbing our RAK button :)

• Create a wish list (on Amazon, Goodreads, or your blog etc) and post it in the Google Doc located in each R.A.K post for the month.

• If you choose to do a R.A.K for someone, check out their wish list and contact that blogger for their address.

• At the end of the month, SHOW US YOUR R.A.K!  Make a post saying 'Thank You' to whoever granted one of your wishes and share it with us :)

OPEN TO EVERYONE!

Let's keep our International bloggers in mind and in our hearts.

Remember, there's always the Book Depository and they offer FREE shipping!


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You can find out even more about R.A.K, and sign up for January HERE. -----------------------  I've got two different wishlists, one for Amazon and one for the Book Depository: 
The Book Depository Wishlist:  Ambur's TBD WishlistAnd my Amazon/Kindle Wishlist: Ambur's Amazon Wishlist
Go ahead and check it out even if you aren't participating in R.A.K.! You might find a book you want for yourself. ;)   (If you want my address to send me something for R.A.K., you can email me at ambiepie_6(at)hotmail(dot)com.) December was a great R.A.K. month for me! I sent 3 and received 2 books! The third book I sent hasn't arrived yet, and I sent it after I posted my Wrap-up post in December, so I sent Jess from Jessica Rabbit's Corner Lover Unleashed by J.R. Ward. :D I'm excited to sign up for month of RAK, and you should definitely try it if the idea interests you. It's always nice to give, and I'm sure everyone loves to be on the receiving end of a gift, too. :P Happy Reading!!!
♪♫ Ambur

Random Acts of Kindness: November Wrap-up and December Edition!

Well, I'm combining my beginning and ending posts this month because I didn't give or receive anything during November...it was a busy month. *sigh* Still busy, but the semester is almost over, and then finals will be done, and I'll finally get a nice break...I can't wait! :D This is now my fifth month participating in RAK, and I have to say that I love it! And I love the idea of being able to buy someone else a book and maybe get one from someone else in return for no reason at all, just to be nice! :D
The lovely Vanessa and Isalys at Book Soulmates came up with the idea for Random Acts of Kindness.  Here are the rules for R.A.K.:

RULES RE-CAP:

• Sign up each month that you'd like to participate.

• Show off your participation by grabbing our RAK button :)

• Create a wish list (on Amazon, Goodreads, or your blog etc) and post it in the Google Doc located in each R.A.K post for the month.

• If you choose to do a R.A.K for someone, check out their wish list and contact that blogger for their address.

• At the end of the month, SHOW US YOUR R.A.K!  Make a post saying 'Thank You' to whoever granted one of your wishes and share it with us :)

OPEN TO EVERYONE!

Let's keep our International bloggers in mind and in our hearts.

Remember, there's always the Book Depository and they offer FREE shipping!


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You can find out even more about R.A.K, and sign up for December HERE. -----------------------  I've got two different wishlists, one for Amazon and one for the Book Depository: 
The Book Depository Wishlist:  Ambur's TBD WishlistAnd my Amazon/Kindle Wishlist: Ambur's Amazon Wishlist
Go ahead and check it out even if you aren't participating in R.A.K.! You might find a book you want for yourself. ;)   (If you want my address to send me something for R.A.K., you can email me at ambiepie_6(at)hotmail(dot)com.) Christmas is coming up, so now would be a great time to give someone a book for RAK when they usually wouldn't get one. :)   Happy Reading!!!
♪♫ Ambur

Random Acts of Kindness - November Edition!

 This is now my third month participating in RAK, and I have to say that I love it! And I love the idea of being able to buy someone else a book and maybe get one from someone else in return for no reason at all, just to be nice! :D
The lovely Vanessa and Isalys at Book Soulmates came up with the idea for Random Acts of Kindness.  Here are the rules for R.A.K.:

RULES RE-CAP:

• Sign up each month that you'd like to participate.

• Show off your participation by grabbing our RAK button :)

• Create a wish list (on Amazon, Goodreads, or your blog etc) and post it in the Google Doc located in each R.A.K post for the month.

• If you choose to do a R.A.K for someone, check out their wish list and contact that blogger for their address.

• At the end of the month, SHOW US YOUR R.A.K!  Make a post saying 'Thank You' to whoever granted one of your wishes and share it with us :)

OPEN TO EVERYONE!

Let's keep our International bloggers in mind and in our hearts.

Remember, there's always the Book Depository and they offer FREE shipping!


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You can find out even more about R.A.K, and sign up for November HERE. -----------------------  I've got two different wishlists, one for Amazon and one for the Book Depository: 
The Book Depository Wishlist:  Ambur's TBD WishlistAnd my Amazon/Kindle Wishlist: Ambur's Amazon Wishlist
Go ahead and check it out even if you aren't participating in R.A.K.! You might find a book you want for yourself. ;)   (If you want my address to send me something for R.A.K., you can email me at ambiepie_6(at)hotmail(dot)com.) October was a great R.A.K. month for me! I sent 3 and received 3 books! I've definitely loved getting to participate in R.A.K., and I hope that you'll all give it a try, it's an awesome experience! :D  Happy Reading!!!
♪♫ Ambur

Random Acts of Kindness - October Edition!

 This is now my third month participating in RAK, and I have to say that I love it! And I love the idea of being able to buy someone else a book and maybe get one from someone else in return for no reason at all, just to be nice! :D
The lovely Vanessa and Isalys at Book Soulmates came up with the idea for Random Acts of Kindness.  Here are the rules for R.A.K.:

RULES RE-CAP:

• Sign up each month that you'd like to participate.

• Show off your participation by grabbing our RAK button :)

• Create a wish list (on Amazon, Goodreads, or your blog etc) and post it in the Google Doc located in each R.A.K post for the month.

• If you choose to do a R.A.K for someone, check out their wish list and contact that blogger for their address.

• At the end of the month, SHOW US YOUR R.A.K!  Make a post saying 'Thank You' to whoever granted one of your wishes and share it with us :)

OPEN TO EVERYONE!

Let's keep our International bloggers in mind and in our hearts.

Remember, there's always the Book Depository and they offer FREE shipping!


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You can find out even more about R.A.K, and sign up for October HERE. -----------------------  I've got two different wishlists, one for Amazon and one for the Book Depository: 
The Book Depository Wishlist:  Ambur's TBD WishlistAnd my Amazon/Kindle Wishlist: Ambur's Amazon Wishlist
Go ahead and check it out even if you aren't participating in R.A.K.! You might find a book you want for yourself. ;)   (If you want my address to send me something for R.A.K., you can email me at ambiepie_6(at)hotmail(dot)com.) I didn't get anything this last month, but I did have a few books, that I pre-ordered for another blogger, turn up. I Think that R.A.K. is awesome, and I definitely encourage people to participate in it, it can be pretty awesome! :D
Happy Reading!!!
♪♫ Ambur

Random Acts of Kindness - August Edition! And the GIVEAWAY at Book Soulmates, too!

 This is my first time participating in R.A.K, but I just couldn't resist it any longer! I love the idea of being able to buy someone else a book and maybe get one from someone else in return for no reason at all, just to be nice! :D
The lovely Vanessa and Isalys at Book Soulmates came up with the idea for Random Acts of Kindness.  Here are the rules for R.A.K.:

RULES RE-CAP:

• Sign up each month that you'd like to participate.

• Show off your participation by grabbing our RAK button :)

• Create a wish list (on Amazon, Goodreads, or your blog etc) and post it in the Google Doc located in each R.A.K post for the month.

• If you choose to do a R.A.K for someone, check out their wish list and contact that blogger for their address.

• At the end of the month, SHOW US YOUR R.A.K!  Make a post saying 'Thank You' to whoever granted one of your wishes and share it with us :)

OPEN TO EVERYONE!

Let's keep our International bloggers in mind and in our hearts.

Remember, there's always the Book Depository and they offer FREE shipping!


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You can find out even more about R.A.K, and sign up for August HERE. EDIT!: Right now Book Soulmates are also having a giveaway to celebrate their six-month anniversary of this feature! One person will win a $20 Amazon Gift Certificate! :D
This giveaway is open to all R.A.K. participants! Once again, here's the link to the R.A.K. sign up and GIVEAWAY post: http://booksoulmates.blogspot.com/2011/08/random-act-of-kindness-august-sign-up.html -----------------------  I've moved my wishlist to The Book Depository, so here it is: Ambur's Wishlist
Go ahead and check it out even if you aren't participating in R.A.K.! You might find a book you want for yourself. ;)   (If you want my address to send me something for R.A.K., you can email me at ambiepie_6(at)hotmail(dot)com.)  I definitely encourage everyone else to participate! I participated last month, and I received one book and gave two books. It was pretty fun, just like I thought it would be. :P 
Happy Reading!!!
♪♫ Ambur

Summer Giveaway Hop! - Closed

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The Summer Giveaway Hop is hosted by Kathy from I Am A Reader, Not A Writer and Mary from BookHounds.

Since this is a summer giveaway, I've decided to give away 2 books that I think are great summer reads! I absolutely loved both of them, so I hope you all will too! Each winner will get one of these books, and I'll randomly pick which winner gets which one. :)

Amy and Roger's Epic Detour by Morgan Matson

Along for the Ride by Sarah Dessen

Now onto the specifics of this giveaway:

* INTERNATIONAL! (As long as The Book Depository ships to you. :D)

* 2 Winners!

* You must be 13 or older to enter.

* Following is not required. But bonus entries will be given for GFC, Twitter, and Goodreads followers or friends.

To follow by GFC use the widget on the sidebar, or the follow option on the blogger navigation bar at the top. Here are my other accounts if you want to follow there, too: Goodreads / Twitter

This giveaway ends August 7th at 11:59 PM (M.S.T).

Winners will be chosen using Random.org and have 48 hours to claim their prize.

To enter the giveaway fill out this FORM (*CLOSED*):

***This giveaway is CLOSED.***

If the embedded form isn't working, I've also linked FORM from above to it. :)

Thanks for entering my giveaway! Good luck! :D

Here's the linky so you can check out the rest of the hop, too:




Happy Reading!!!

♪♫ Ambur

Simon and Schuster CANADA's Beach Reads Sweepstakes!!! :D

Simon and Schuster CANADA is having a Beach Read Sweepstakes!

You can win some books and a bunch of summertime goodies!

The sweepstakes begin today on July 4th, 2011 and end on July 31st, 2011. There will be 10 Winners! And it is CANADA Only.

To enter go to the form on their site HERE.

Good luck to everyone who enters! :D


Happy Reading!!!


♪♫ Ambur

Chris Colfer Got a Book Deal! :D

I don't know about you all, but I abso-freaking-lutely LOVE Glee, so I am very excited about this news! Chris Colfer, also known as Kurt Hummel on Glee, got a book deal with Little, Brown Books for Young Readers.

Here's the press release:

GLEE’S CHRIS COLFER SIGNS BOOK DEAL WITH

Little, BROWN Books FOR YOUNG READERS

Colfer’s Two Book Deal Begins with THE LAND OF STORIES to be published in Summer 2012

New York, NY [June 8, 2011] – Award-winning actor, Chris Colfer, will publish two books with Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, it was announced today by Megan Tingley, the division’s Senior Vice President and Publisher. Written for 8-12 year old readers, The Land of Stories will be simultaneously released in hardcover and e-book in the summer of 2012, and will be followed by a second untitled novel. The acquisition for world rights was made by Andrew Smith, Vice President and Deputy Publisher and Alvina Ling, Editorial Director, with Rob Weisbach of Rob Weisbach Creative Management acting on behalf of Colfer.  The Land of Stories will be edited by Alvina Ling.  Known for his role as “Kurt Hummel” on the critically acclaimed television series, Glee, Colfer is also a screenwriter who recently penned a pilot for the Disney Channel as well as the independent feature Struck by Lightning. 

A fast-paced adventure that uniquely combines our modern day world with the enchanting realm of classic fairytales, The Land of Stories tells the tale of twins Alex and Conner Bailey.  Through the mysterious powers of a cherished book of stories, Alex and Conner leave their world behind and find themselves in a foreign land full of wonder and magic where they come face-to-face with the characters they grew up reading about.

"When I was ten years old, I promised myself that if I ever had the opportunity to write this book, I would jump at the chance,” said Colfer. “This book has been at the core of my imagination for a long time and I’m excited and nervous to share it.”

 “We are delighted to have The Land of Stories on the Little, Brown list,” remarked Megan Tingley. “Chris is a remarkable talent whose writing combines all the qualities kids love – memorable characters, heart-pounding adventure, in a setting filled with wonder, intrigue and enchantment.” 

Colfer is represented by Coast to Coast, and Glenn Rigberg at Inphenate.

About Chris Colfer

Chris Colfer recently wrapped the second season of the critically acclaimed, Golden Globe and SAG award winning comedy Glee, and will reprise his starring role as 'Kurt Hummel,' in the fall for the series’ third season. Colfer was recently recognized for his work on the series with a Golden Globe award in the “Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television” category. Colfer was also honored as a member of the 2011 TIME 100, Time Magazine's annual list of the one hundred most influential people in the world. This year he was also nominated for a SAG award for “Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series” and in 2010 was honored with an Emmy nomination for "Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series.” Colfer will next shoot the independent film Struck By Lightning, which he wrote and will produce. Additionally, he recently adapted a pilot for the Disney Channel called The Little Leftover Witch. The pilot is based on a children’s book of the same name by Florence Laughlin.

About Little, Brown Books for Young Readers

Little, Brown Books for Young Readers is a division of Hachette Book Group, a leading trade publisher based in New York and a division of Hachette Livre, the second-largest publisher in the world. HBG publishes under the divisions of Little, Brown and Company, Grand Central Publishing, FaithWords, Center Street, Orbit, and Hachette Digital.

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Here's the blurb about the book if you don't want to read the whole press release:  


"A fast-paced adventure that uniquely combines our modern day world with the enchanting realm of classic fairytales, The Land of Stories tells the tale of twins Alex and Conner Bailey.  Through the mysterious powers of a cherished book of stories, Alex and Conner leave their world behind and find themselves in a foreign land full of wonder and magic where they come face-to-face with the characters they grew up reading about."


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Exciting, right?! I am so excited for this book, it sounds awesome, and it was written by Chris Colfer, who is amazing! 
Who else is super duper excited?! 
And who's planning on reading it?


Happy Reading!!!


♪♫ Ambur