West of Mars -- Win a Book!

Win Sunsets and Shooting Stars: 11/26/08
I've never been to Cape Cod but it's a favorite destination for me in my armchair reading. My latest book giveaway is a Cape Code memoir by Rick Seidel called Sunsets and Shooting Stars.

As with all my contests, I am asking you to recommend a book as part of your entry. I will need the title, author and your impression of the book. Anyone who leaves a comment without following this step will be disqualified and their comment won't be posted.

The rules are:

1. Contest runs from today through December 28th at 11PM Pacific Time
2. Winner will be notified via email at 11PM on the day the contest ends have 3 days to respond with a mailing address. If no response is received in that time, a new winner will be picked.
3. Open to the entire world.
4. To qualify you must tell me about a your favorite Cape Cod book (fiction or non-fiction) Please include the title, author(s) and a short description.
5. For extra credit you can:
   a) include your blog's URL
   b) blog about the contest and link back to the post at Puss Reboots.

Labels: Cape Cod, Memoir, Non-Fiction, Rick Seidel

My latest book giveaway looks at women and video games. The book is Game Widow and it's by Wendy Kay. She writes about her own experience as a non-gamer who is married to one. As a gamer (and in a family gamer) I'm curious to read Kay's book.

If you'd like a chance to read my copy when I'm done, you can enter my contest. Please remember to follow the rules, especially when it comes to answering the question posted in rules #4. I use the question to rule out spam entries and to make sure that the winner is a good match for the book.

The rules for the contest are as follows:

1. Contest runs from today through December 22nd at 11PM Pacific Time
2. Winner will be notified via email at 11PM on the day the contest ends have 3 days to respond with a mailing address. If no response is received in that time, a new winner will be picked.
3. Open to the entire world.
4. To qualify you must tell me about your favorite video game. It doesn't have to be new one. If pong is your favorite, let me know why! I will accept arcade games, console games, computer games and web games.
5. For extra credit you can:
   a) include your blog's URL
   b) blog about the contest and link back the post on Pussreboots.

Remember that the comments must be made at the Puss Reboots: A Book Review a Day.

Labels: Non-Fiction, Video Games, Wendy Kays

We're midway through November and if you're like me you're preoccupied with your word count for Nanowrimo. While The New Writer's Handbook Volume 2 by Ted Kooser isn't the official Nanowrimo book, it's still full of tips for writing that might help you next year.

If you would like a chance to win my review copy, read the rules carefully and leave a comment. If your comment doesn't follow the rules you will get a response from me with a reminder of the rules. Comments that don't qualify won't be posted.

The rules are:

1. Contest runs from today through December 17th at 11PM Pacific Time
2. Winner will be notified via email at 11PM on the day the contest ends have 3 days to respond with a mailing address. If no response is received in that time, a new winner will be picked.
3. Open to the entire world.
4. To qualify you must tell me about your favorite book about writing. It can be fiction (where a main character is a writer) or nonfiction. Remember to give the title, author and a brief description.
5. For extra credit you can:
   a) include your blog's URL
   b) blog about the contest and link back to the post on Pussreboots.

Labels: Non-Fiction, Ted Kooser

I've not had the chance to travel to the British Isles, but I'd like to some day. In the meantime I "travel" there through books, films and TV. This week's new book giveaway is a memoir of a journey there that took an interesting turn. The book is called The Once and Future Celt and it's by Bill Watkins.

As with all my contests, you must answer the question I post in rule #4. If you don't, your comment won't count as an entry.

1. Contest runs from today through December 10th at 11PM Pacific Time
2. Winner will be notified via email at 11PM on the day the contest ends have 3 days to respond with a mailing address. If no response is received in that time, a new winner will be picked.
3. Open to the entire world.
4. To qualify you must tell me about a your favorite British book (fiction or non-fiction) Please include the title, author(s) and a short description.
5. For extra credit you can:
   a) include your blog's URL
   b) blog about the contest and link back here.

Labels: Bill Watkins, Memoir, Non-Fiction