Ramblings of a Bibliophile

First off, I wanted to apologize for the hiatus I seem to have been on without warning. February was a really weird and busy month for me and it seems to have carried over into March. Work, life, and everything in between has put reading on the back burner, unfortunately. But it's time to get things going again and I hope to be back to full swing soon. Thanks for sticking with me awesome minions. ♥ :)

Secondly, the winner of The Maze Runner giveaway has been chosen! I announced it on twitter for those who follow me but I guess I should make it official by announcing it here. And the winner is...

Emily @ The Ninja Librarian!

Congrats girl! Your book has been sent out and I hope you enjoy it.

Now, even despite the lack of posts and reviews, some of you crazy kids have blessed me with a couple of awards. And I am here to pass them along!

Both Christina @ Confessions of a Book Addict and Amy @ Reversing The Monotony have awarded me the "Prolific Blogger Award"!

A Prolific Blogger is one who is intellectually productive... keeping up an active blog that is filled with enjoyable content.

1. Every winner of the Prolific Blogger Award has to pass on this award to at least seven other deserving prolific bloggers. Spread some love!
2. Each Prolific Blogger must link to the blog from which he/she has received the award.
3. Every Prolific Blogger must link back to this post, which explains the origins and motivation for the award.
4. Every Prolific Blogger must visit this post and add his/her name in the Mr. Linky, so that we all can get to know the other winners. (Click here for the Mr. Linky page.)

Passing this on to...

Misty @ Book Rat
Sara @ The Hiding Spot
Jenny @ Wondrous Reads
Jenn @ Books at Midnight
Alyssa @ The Shady Glade
Carolyn @ Book Chick City
Angela @ Dark Faerie Tales
Rachel @ Parajunkee's View
Sherry @ Flipping Pages For All Ages
Reggie @ The Undercover Book Lover (not really)

Only one word to describe these gals: Awesome. And since I received this twice, I figured it was okay to look past the whole "seven bloggers" rule. Plus, it's the internet, does anyone really care? I'm spreading the loooove this fine Thursday!

I have two more awards to pass along so keep an eye out for those in the next few days. :)

Hey guys, the lovely Book Chick City has interviewed me for her weekly feature, "New Blogs on the Block". Stop by and check it out! Hopefully I didn't embarrass myself too much, haha. ;) Many copious thanks to Carolyn for having me on her wonderful blog today!

ALSO! In the interview I mentioned that in the very near future I planned on doing a graphic novel/comic book appreciation month...well, I've decided that it is definitely going to happen. The month is still undecided (I was thinking about either April or May) but I wanted to get the word out. And in doing so, I was wondering if any of you lovely bloggers would be interested in getting involved. Maybe posting about your favorite comics, answering some questions for an interview, and/or even sending me some comic news. The ideas are in motion and still in the beginning stages, but if you or anyone you know would like to be involved somehow, someway, please feel free to drop me a comment or an e-mail! (E-mail addy is in my sidebar) I have a few friends and fellow bloggers interested already, but I'd love to hear from you!

The winner out of 67 entrants and 222 total entries is...

Sarah Emmerson



Congrats Sarah! You have a brand new copy of Boneshaker by Cherie Priest headed your way. Please reply back to my e-mail with your mailing address so I can get your book out to you as soon as possible.

Thank you so much to everyone who participated! I had a lot of fun interviewing Cherie and hosting this giveaway. If you didn't win, don't let that discourage you from reading her fantastic steampunk novel. One of my favorite reads of 2009!

If you would like to purchase your own copy, you can do so at Amazon.com, Barnes and Noble, and/or The Book Depository.

Dean & Sam Winchester approved :)

124 comments and 529 entries later, we have our 5 winners! Thank you so much to everyone who participated and helped promote my contest. I'm so happy that my first ever contest was such a success. (I was so worried when I started, omg) But you guys are awesome. ♥

And NOW, the winners!

GRAND PRIZE:
Ms_Blingammm
(She chose: Catching Fire and Tithe)

FIRST PRIZE:
The Book Vixen
(She chose: Blue Moon)

SECOND PRIZE:
5peasinapod
(She chose: Wicked Lovely)

THIRD PRIZE:
Ladytink_534
(She chose: Soulless)

FOURTH PRIZE:
Jenny N.
(She chose: Speak)


Winners were chosen via Randomizer.org. Emails have/will be sent out in order of the prize winners. You have 72 hours to respond before I pick another winner. (Although I do ask that you please reply in a timely manner so that the other winners can choose their book. I want to mail everything out ASAP)

Didn't win a book? Have no fear - I'm giving away a brand new copy of Boneshaker over here! Contest is international too. :)

Friday Finds is a weekly meme hosted by MizB over at Should Be Reading. The idea is to share books that you recently came across, whether new or old, that you've never heard of before and added to your TBR pile.

Friday Finds:



★ Prophecy of Days, Book One: The Daykeeper's Grimoire by Christy Raedeke
(discovered around the blogosphere)
Genre: Young Adult, Mystery, Sci-Fi(ish)?





★ The Blade Itself (The First Law, #1) by Joe Abercrombie
(discovered via Goodreads)
Genre: Speculative Fiction (Epic Fantasy)

(I actually discovered this a few weeks ago but still - do want!)

Follow Friday:

Taking one from Twitter's books here and doing my own version of Follow Friday! Every Friday I will highlight 2-3 blogs that I follow or just discovered who I think are worth following around the bookish blogosphere. :)

★ The First Novels Club
(Contest(s): ARC The Dark Divine & ARC Fallen/Hush,Hush)

★ The Book Shopaholic
(Contest: 75 Followers)

- Both are relatively new finds for me and I love their blogs! Make sure to stop by and say hello. Don't forget to check out their awesome contests they have going on!

P.S. I am VERY excited to announce that I have been in touch with an author whose book I recently reviewed and absolutely loved. And not only that, but she was kind enough to make some time around her deadlines and provide me with an interview. Not telling who just yet! Oh, and did I forget to mention that there will be a giveaway attached to the interview? I will put the details on my sidebar in the next few days, so keep a lookout! :D

DON'T FORGET! 5 days left to sign up for my giveaway! 11 books, 5 winners!