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Sunday, July 27, 2008

Absolute Last Day To Reserve "Breaking Dawn" by Stephenie Meyers at Borders or Waldenbooks


Ok everyone.
"Breaking Dawn"
by
Stephenie Meyer
is almost here.
Today
is the final, last day
to reserve a copy
of the book
to guarantee a copy
on 2 August 2008.



If you have not done so
either go online,
go to your nearest
Waldenbooks or Borders store,
or call your nearest
Waldenbooks or Borders store
to reserve a copy.
You do NOT have to pay for it in advance.

Also,
the Borders exclusive
"Twilight" movie calendar
is now in the stores
and the cost is
$13.99.

http://www.borders.com/online/store/Home?schid=GGL%7CG_Borders+Brand%7CGeneral+Brand%7CBorders

Wednesday, July 23, 2008

Harlequin Presents Has A Contest---Link Included

Harlequin Presents
has a contest going
where you can win
an autographed book.
Contest
starts
July 8, 2008
and
ends
September 30, 2008.
Harlequin Presents
contest link.
Harlequin Presents
home page link.
Harlequin Presents
upcoming releases link.

Sunday, July 20, 2008

Thank You Sherrilyn Kenyon, Kim, Otto, and Publishers

I will start by saying I work in a bookstore.
If you have visited my blog before
you might have either seen a
previous posting stating that
or figured it out.
I had asked
Ms. Kenyon
if there were any possibility
in receiving promotional items
to hand out to
her fans at our store
or to perhaps to help create new fans.
Kim
(and I am guessing here...her assistant?)
sent a kind reply stating
that she would tell
Otto
(publisher?).
The package arrived
and there were
two-sided bookmarks, bumper stickers, and pins
(which my manager really got a kick out of)
and there were a lot of them!!!
I had no idea we would receive so much
and we have been having so much fun handing them out to our customers.
The customers wanted me to publicly thank everyone involved in sending the items.
I did have one young lady visiting today
and she and her mother will be visiting Ms. Kenyon in Plano, Texas.
I do not know where this young lady was from...
we just never got that far....
but she talked about the Dark Hunter series
and Christine Feehan for about an hour.
She is soooooo excited
about going to Plano
and has been enjoying all the characters
in both authors' books.
She was a real delight today.
You can still reserve
"Acheron"
at any
Waldenbooks,
Borders,
or
at
Borders.com.

Not Too Late To Reserve "Breaking Dawn" by Stephenie Meyer

It is almost here!!!!
What?
"Breaking Dawn"

by

Stephenie Meyer

that is what.


Seriously
anyone wanting to make sure they have a copy right away
should reserve it this week.
Most stores
have a cut off date of
27 July 2008.
Some stores
have a cut off date of
25 July 2008.


Waldenbooks
in
Regency Mall
in
Racine, Wisconsin
is having a midnight night release party.
Festivities start at 9:30 p.m.
The book will be
REVEALED
and
sold at
midnight.


Costumes are definitely allowed.
Please remember though
there may be a few younger children
so nothing too scary please.
Thanks.


The telephone number
for the
Regency Mall
Waldenbooks
is
1-262-554-0406
or
drop in
to
resereve your copy.


It does look like
the
calendar
for the
"Twilight"
movie
will be in this week,
unless something changes at the last minute.
The calendar is a
Borders
exclusive
and
quantities
will be limited.
You may
also reserve
the calendar
and the
book
at
Borders.com


Thursday, July 17, 2008

Saturday, July 12, 2008

Shameless Plead To Authors for Arcs or Promo Items For Our Customers

I work in a bookstore as a senior bookseller/keyholder.
We are always willing to read new books to help sell them
and ARCS very helpful in doing that.
We also look for promotional items we can give our customers to help sell books.
Things like
bookmarks, postcards, book jackets, pens,
anything that an author or publisher can provide.
Our customers really enjoy receiving items
from their favorite authors
or are will to try someone new.
If you are able to you can always send me an e-mail at
or
I also have a
Facebook page
and a
Myspace page
Then I can give you the address for the store.
Thanks for reading this and considering my request.

Wednesday, July 9, 2008

Update...Most Books In Stock....Racine/Kenosha, Wisconsin 2008 English Festival List

The
Waldenbooks
at
Regency Mall,
Racine, Wisconsin
now has
five of the six books
in the
Racine/Kenosha
English Festival
in stock.
The only one
that has not arrived yet is
"Witness"
by
Karen Hesse.
Borders
website.
Regency Mall
website

"Breaking Dawn" by Stephenie Meyer Midnight Release Party On Waldenbooks, Racine, Wisconsin

Before I get into any details
I would like to ask in
Stephenie Meyer's name
(I hope you do not mind)
The publishers and Ms. Meyer
are asking a big favor
that if you see any spoilers out there
real or not to notify them.
The book has a hard street date of
2 August 2008,
That means nobody should have a copy before that.
If you or someone else does you have it illegally.
Stores are being asked to
sign that they will NOT
open the boxes before the release date.
There will be serious fines for people who do open the boxes
and display or sell or read before the street date.
The object of street dates is primarily so
ALL stores have an equal time to sell the book
and not to spoil books before they come out.
There are books
that sometimes have advance reader copies,
but not books on this nature
(big anticipated books in a series).
That is so everyone can find out together what happens.
If you find spoilers,
anyone breaking street date,
anyone where you work
if you sell the book
opening the boxes the contact link is below.
Please take this seriously.
Thank you





It is official

there WILL be

a midnight release party

at the Waldenbooks store

in Regency Mall,

Racine, Wisconsin.


The festivities will

start at 9:30 p.m.

with the book

being released at

midnight


There will be various activities, trivia,

and please feel free to come in costumes.


I will post more as I find out more details.
It is not too late to
reserve your copy of
"Breaking Dawn"
You can also reserve your
Borders exclusive
2009 calendar
for the movie version of
"Twilight"
The calendar is now
going to be
released the same day as
"Breaking Dawn"
So if you reserve both
you will be able to
pick both up at the same time.
The calendar is $13.95.
The weekly magazine
"Entertainment Weekly"
is going to have
a cover story on the movie version of
"Twilight"
To find your nearest
Waldenbooks
or
Borders
store or to order online
click on the link below.
http://www.borders.com/online/store/Home?schid=GGL%7CG_Borders+Brand%7CGeneral+Brand%7CBorders
Stephenie Meyer's
official website.
Entertainment Weekly
Regency Mall

Monday, July 7, 2008

Lisa Jackson--"Left to Die" release date 29 July 2008---links included




The bestselling author
Lisa Jackson's
newest book
"Left to Die"
is coming out
29 July 2008.
Lisa Jackson's official website link.


This is the link to get to the series books.

Once there you may click on the series you are looking for.


About the book link.


To read an excerpt from the book link.



To join Lisa Jackson's mailing list link.


Lisa Jackson's Myspace link.


Lisa Jackson's blog.

This book will be available at your local
Waldenbooks
or
Borders
store.
To find your local
Waldenbooks
or
Borders
store
or to order online
click on the link below.
"Left to Die" link from Borders.com

Release Date/Link For the Third Book in the "Sign of Seven" Trilogy by Nora Roberts

The third book in
the "Sign of Seven" trilogy
"Pagan Stone"
ISBN
1594132852
by
bestselling romance author
Nora Roberts
is coming out
1 December 2008.
Release dates are always subject to change
"Blood Brothers"
ISBN
0515143804
and
"The Hollow"
ISBN
0515144592
are available now
at your local
Waldenbooks
or
Borders
bookstore.

Nora Robert's official website.


The link for the "Sign of Seven" trilogy.

To find your local

Waldenbooks

or

Borders

store

or to order/reserve from

the website click on the link below.


http://www.borders.com/online/store/Home




Saturday, July 5, 2008

Racine/Kenosha, Wisconsin 2008 English Festival List

Racine and Kenosha, Wisconsin
7th and 8th graders
must read these
in order to attend
The English Festival
at
University of Wisconsin-Parkside
on
March 17 and 18, 2009.
The list is as follows:
1. "Code Orange"
by Caroline Cooney
2. "Crossing the Wire"
by Karen Hess
3. " Heat"
by Mike Lupica
4. "Airborn"
by Kenneth Oppel
5. "The Wall and the Wing"
by Laura Ruby
who will also be a guest author at the Racine Public Library.
I do not have a date for that unfortunately.
I did check the Racine Public Library website
and they have not updated the list on it yet.
If you have any questions though you could call them or e-mail them.
The telephone numbers and the contact links are on their website.
The Waldenbooks
located inside
Regency Mall
currently has copies of
Mike Lupica's "Heat"
in stock
and the others
have been ordered for the store.
If we run out
we can special order them
for you
for no extra charge.
To find your closest Waldenbooks click on the link below.

New Release---"Barren Worlds"---links to buy included


My friend and colleague,
Sue Penkivech,
is one of the authors
in the new book
"Barren Worlds".
This is a collection of science fiction stories by many authors.
Unfortunately
or
fortunately
depending on who you work for
the book is only available at
Barnes and Noble
and
Amazon.
Normally I would not send people to a competitor's company
but I want to promote
Sue's writing here
since she will not
even though she has privileges.

Barren Worlds
ISBN 0978514823


Barnes and Noble website.
http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/isbninquiry.asp?ean=0978514823




Amazon website.
http://www.amazon.com/Barren-Worlds-Eric-T-Reynolds/dp/0978514823/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1215215694&sr=8-1




Wednesday, July 2, 2008

Brisingr by Christopher Paolini Possible Midnight Release Party



"Brinsinger"
release date
20 September 2008
Reserve Now
At Your Local
Waldenbooks
or
Borders
Store
or
Website

I do think I have to apologize for
not mentioning
"Brisingr"
by
Christopher Paolini
coming out this September.
It really is not that far away.
As with
"Breaking Dawn"
by
Stephenie Meyer
Borders
and
Waldenbooks
bookstores would love to do a
midnight release party for
"Brisingr".
In order to do that though
the stores need advance reserves.

There have not been as many reserves for
"Brisingr"
as "Breaking Dawn" though.
I wonder if it is because
sad to say
that I personally see more
girls, young women, and adult women reading
than boys, young men, and adult men?

This is the third and final book
in the popular
"Inheritance Trilogy"
by
Christopher Paolini.
The first two books are "Eragon" and "Eldest".
Eragon has been made into a box office hit movie.
The first two books have been bestsellers around the world.
To reserve your copy of
"Brisingr"
stop in
or
call your local
Waldenbooks
or
Borders
store soon.
Borders website link.
To find your local Waldenbooks or Borders store click on the link below.

Christopher Paolini's website link.



Tuesday, July 1, 2008

"Twilight" movie calendar is a Borders store exclusive

Ok, I know this is not exactly about a book, author, et cetera, but it is based on a book.

There will be an official calendar for the "Twilight" movie based on the book of the same title by Stephenie Meyer. The calendar is an EXCLUSIVE TO BORDERS. You can even reserve a copy through the website. The calendar is expected to be in the stores around the end of July 2008. This is expected to be a high demand calendar this year; so, please do not wait too long if you wish to buy yours.

To reserve your calendar click on the link below.
http://www.borders.com/online/store/SearchResults?keyword=twilight+movie+calendar&type=0&simple=1


Also, it is not too late to reserve "Breaking Dawn" the fourth and final book in the "Twilight" series by Stephenie Meyer.

That can also be done at any Waldenbooks or Borders store. Many if not all the stores will be doing a midnight release party for the book. If you want to reserve a copy the store needs to know soon to make sure they get enough for everyone. Please do not wait any longer.

Borders store website.
http://www.borders.com/online/store/Home

To find your local Waldenbooks or Borders store click on the link below.
http://www.borders.com/online/store/LocatorView

Lexicon Twilight link
http://www.twilightlexiconblog.com/?p=1111

To see a copy of the cover click on the link below.
http://www.twilightlexicon.com/borders/twilight%20Calendar_cover.pdf

Contests, Author, Book Signings, Etc. Information Wanted

I give honest reviews and always say whether I bought, won, or was given an advanced reader copy (ARC) or was just given a book by an author or as a gift. I am not a professional author, publisher, et cetera and as of this moment do not get paid for my reviews.

I did work in a book store for a while until it closed in January of 2009. I like to read and read a variety of books. I buy most of the books I read, but would love to receive ARCs or free books.

I read old and new books and there are only a handful of people who's reviews I enjoy reading and I do not let them influence me much (except in maybe I will pick up a book even if that reviewer does not like it). Everyone's taste is different and if I like something does not mean somebody else will.

If you are an author, publisher, blogger, or et cetera and would like me to read something of yours or want to add information to my blog please contact me. I look forward to hearing from you and thank you very much for reading and supporting my blog.

You may contact me through my e-mail



(marylsracine@aol.com or
schneidermaryl@yahoo.com or
private message me on Facebook).

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