Mundie Moms

Saturday, July 31, 2010

In My Mailbox

In My Mailbox is a meme hosted by The Story Siren and was inspired by Alea of Pop Culture Junkie! We share the books we've received this past week for review, borrowed from friends or the library, received as a gift and/or bought for both Mundie Moms and Mundie Kids (our Children's Book Review Site).

For Review:
* Crescendo by Becca Fitzpatrick, published by Simon & Schuster, TBR September 30th, 2010, received from the publisher
* Endless Summer by Jennifer Echols (signed), *contains both The Boys Next Door and Endless Summer*, published by Simon Pulse, Released May 25th, 2010, received from the author
* The Mark by M.R. Bunderson (signed), published by Bonneville Books, released on March 8th, 2010, received from the author
* Glimpse, by Stacey Wallace Benefiel, published by CreateSpace, published May 9th, 2010, received from the author
* Chasing Happiness by Chance Block, published by Infinity Publishing, received from the publisher

Borrowed:
* Over The Moon by Diane Daniels (thank you Georgia)

Bought:
* Linger by Maggie Stiefvater (signed via her signing)
* City of Glass (paperback with the CWA and COFA teasers) by Cassandra Clare
* The Iron Daughter by Julie Kagawa

Thank you to Simon and Schuster, Jennifer Echols, M.R. Bunderson, Stacey W. Benefiel, Infinity Publishing and Scholastic (for our Mundie Kids books) for our wonderful reads.

Maggie Stiefvater Linger Signing


Thursday night we had a great time meeting Maggie Stiefvater in Austin. We meet up with a few friends and enjoyed meeting some new blogger friends. *WAVES* to our new blogger friends! It was a fun night and very laid back. Maggie's signing felt more like we were all gathered around a family room visiting, which made it a lot more laid back.

(Maggie giving me her crazy eyes. Maggie, Myself and my little girl. Thank you to Girls In The Stack for the picture)

I recored part of Maggie's Q&A, and once I have a chance to edit it, I'll post it here on the blog. Maggie is so much fun to meet in person. She had us laughing through out her Q&A. She talked about her writing, her wolves, a tiny bit about Forever, her "secret" project and yes there will be a third book in the Lament series, but at this time there is no release date. If you ever get the chance to go meet Maggie, I highly recommend it!! She's larger than life, hilarious, and totally down to earth.

(Our friend Stephanie, Maggie Stiefvater and our amazing Graphic Designer Chairman Meow is on the right. Yes, Jennifer totally hand MADE these rocking Linger shirts that Maggie really liked).

When Maggie heard how many people entered our signed Linger bookmark contest, she graciously signed a couple more for us to give away. So, leave us a comment on the post and you'll automatically be entered to win! *We'll post the winner names on Monday, at which time they'll have 48 hrs to email us with their contact info*

(Girls In The Stacks, part of the MM Admin Team, Arena (the nerds wife) and Stephanie)

Thank you to Girls In The Stacks and Jennifer for the pictures.

Box Of Book Winners

Thank you to everyone who entered our box of books giveaway! Random.org has selected our winners and they are....

#1-Ashley Lecroy-who will be receiving:
* Brightly Woven by Alexandra Bracken
* Borderline by Allan Stratton
* Guardian of The Dead by Karen Healey
* The Sons of Liberty by
* The Unwritten Rule by Elizabeth Scott (ARC)
* Inside Out by Maria Snyder (ARC)
* The Turning, What Curiosity Kills by Helen Ellis (ARC)

#43- JP Sullivan- who will be receiving:
* Brightly Woven by Alexandra Bracken
* The Chronicles of Nick, Infinity by Sherilynn Kenyon
* Grace by Elizabeth Scott (ARC)
* I Kissed A Zombie and I Liked It by Adam Selzer (ARC)
*Siren by Tricia Rayburn
* Wicked, Witch and Curse by Nancy Holder and Debbie Viguie

Congratulations Ashely and JP!! You'r books will be sent out to you shortly. Thank you to everyone who entered. Don't forget about our other giveaways which are listed on our right hand side bar.

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