Angela Corbett Eternal Starling Launch Party
Description: This bookmark is a lovely bali silver mermaid in the act of diving. From her tail hangs a strand of wire-wrapped blue crystals and at the end dangles a silver sea turtle. 8mm x 6mm blue glass faceted crystals ,6mm x 4mm blue glass faceted crystals ,10mm x 8mm silver sea turtle charm Bookmark is just under 5 inches (12.7 cm) long. http://www.etsy.com/listing/62385097/mermaid-bookmark-blue-crystals-sea
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Saturday was the huge Authorpalooza event at Barnes and Noble for over 40 Utah authors. What a blast…treats, book signings and readings. My kiddos thought it was Halloween with all the cupcakes, candy and freebies! Special thanks to Kristyn Crow and Sharlee Glenn for reading to them. Here’s a list of the authors we got to meet:
Jessica Day George –Princess of Glass
Becky Hall–Morris and Buddy
Heather Justesen– Rebound -Read our review of Rebound here
Sheralyn Pratt –Rhea Jensen Series -Read our interview with Sheralyn here
Dene Low– Petronella Saves Nearly Everyone -YA Historical fiction
Kristen Landon– The Limit -YA Dystopian
Nancy J. Miles–In Good Taste -Family History Cookbook
Steve Gashler– The Bent Sword
GG Vandagriff–Pieces of Paris -NEW Fiction
Rachael Renee Anderson– Luck of the Draw
Frank L.Cole –Hashbrown Winters – See our author spotlight here
Heather Horrocks –How To Stuff a Wild Zucchini -See our book review here
Sydney Salter –Swoon At Your Own Risk – YA Fiction…currently reading now!
Lisa Mangum– The Hourglass Door- See our reviews for books one and two in her series
Marilyn Bunderson– The Mark -see our review here and book based photo gallery here
Dragon Lance The New Adventures
Chef Shawn Bucher –The First timer’s Cookbook
Sterling B. Nixon– The Sea Kings of Rome
Berin Stephens –The Dragon War relic
Alan Bellows– Damn Interesting
Terri Ferran –Having Hope
Dan Wells Mr. Monster
Aubrey Mace -My Fairy Grandmother- see our book review here and author interview here
Ronda Gibb Hinrichsen –Trapped-see our book spotlight here and author interview here
Brandon Sanderson –Wheel of Time
Alicia Buck– Flecks of Gold- YA fiction, currently reading
Camille Funk–Cooking for One
Emily Wing Smith–The Way He Lived-Contemporary YA fiction- see our book review here
Jillayne Clements –The Diet Rebel’s Cookbook & Deadly Treasure
John Brown–Servant of a Dark God
Kristen Chandler–Wolves, Boys and Other Things that Might Kill Me- YA fiction- bought this book, review coming soon
Kristyn Crow –Cool Daddy Rat-see our author interview here
Mettie Ivie Harrison– The Princess and the Bear
Nathan Hale –Rapunzel’s Revenge–see their launch party coverage here
Nichole Giles –The Sharp Edge of a Knife-see our review here
Sharlee Glenn –Just What Mama Needs
Stephen Gashler–The Bent Sword
Wendy Paul–101 Gourmet Cupcakes
We are giving away author signed bookmarks. To enter to win: simply comment below with the book or author which interests you most. Contest Ends October 20, 2010 and is open internationally.
Description
This booklace is dark, fun and affordable. It is made with a 20mm teardrop clear with black swirls bead with a 6mm round black agate gemstone and 4mm bicone ruby swarovski crystal. Embellished with spacer and bead caps at one end. The opposite end has a 15mm oval onyx gemstone with 4mm and 8mm bicone ruby and black swarovski crystals and bead caps. Embellished with a heart charm with skull engraved. This booklace bookmark is perfect for paperback and hard cover books and will not damage binding. It measures 14 in from end to end.Booklaces are a perfect way to mark your favorite reads. It is also the perfect fun gift for all booklovers.
Contest ends September 24, 2010 and open internationally
by Angie Frazier
published June 1st 2010 by Scholastic Press
details Hardcover, 336 pages
isbn 054511473
Sailing aboard her father’s trade ship is all seventeen-year-old Camille Rowen has ever wanted. But as a girl of society in 1855 San Francisco, her future is set: marry a man she doesn’t love, or condemn herself and her father to poverty.
On her final voyage before the wedding, the stormy arms of the Tasman Sea claim her father, and a terrible family secret is revealed. A secret intertwined with a fabled map, the mother Camille has long believed dead, and an ancient stone that wields a dangerous—and alluring—magic.
The only person Camille can depend on is Oscar, a handsome young sailor whom she is undeniably drawn to. Torn between trusting her instincts and keeping her promises to her father, Camille embarks on a perilous quest into the Australian wilderness to find the enchanted stone. As she and Oscar elude murderous bushrangers and unravel Camille’s father’s lies, they come closer to making the ultimate decision of who—and what—matters most.
Beautifully written and feverishly paced, Everlasting is an unforgettable journey of passion, secrecy, and adventure.
This is one of those timeless books that sets itself apart as a classic. Angie Frazier has a way of slowing time down to match the era and place it is set while the mystery and adventure will keep you captivated. It reminds me a bit of Crocodile Dundee with a dash of Somewhere in Time meets the movie Hook. Angie is a masterful story teller who weaves fantasy and romance.
Camille, the main heroine is a woman of the sea. raised on the decks of her fathers’ ships, taking in the salty air and building a strong friendship with her father’s right hand man, Oscar. She is engaged to be married to another man and about to give it all up to live in society. Camille should be happy, but can’t help questioning where are the sparks? As she embarks on her last voyage a twist of fate unravels family secrets, a letter and a curse. Her history is not what is seems and her heart will be challenged between loyalty or love. Will she respect her father’s wishes or make a way of her own?
Readers will fall for Oscar and become entranced with the tale of a treasure map and stone with the ability to save a life. I absolutely can not wait for the sequel! Four and a half stars to an awesome debut novel! Follow @angie_frazier on twitter and visit her website at http://angiefrazier.com/ Be sure to shcek out our Everlasting swag store on Etsy at LittleRedReads.
To enter to win an author signed bookmark donated by Angie, please leave your name and email address below. Contest ends September 16, 2010 and is open internationally.
Description
My great-great-grandmother was a wife, a mother, and a poet. Her name was Marie Louise Smith Edgar (1851-1946) and it is one of her handwritten poems that makes up the background of these little bookmarks.
I have digitally collaged one of my watercolors over it (A multi-generational collaboration of sorts.) and added one of my favorite Einstein quotes. I have left the back blank for jotting down favorite pages and passages. A set of six, professionally printed, “Noteworthy Bookmarks” comes packaged in a clear cello sleeve. At 2″ x 6″, they are just the right size for tucking into your correspondence or gifts.
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Contest ends August 16, 2010 and is open internationally
Congrats to LadyTink_e34 who won our Etsy shop’s SEA jewelry contest http://fireandicereads.com/2010/06/happy-book-birthday-sea.html
Alawena who won the Forks Forest bookmarks http://fireandicereads.com/2010/06/forks-forest-bookmarks.html
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Today’s SIREN giveaway is a six pack of dreamy mermaid postcards donated by SandraGrafik
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Sandra Vargas is the person behind the nickname Sandygrafik, a Peruvian born graphic designer and illustrator currently living in Denver, CO. She’s passionate about digital illustration using different textures and patterns that makes her art so unique, though she also loves experimenting with traditional media as inks and watercolors. Sandra enjoys recreating female beauties from classic fairytales and giving birth to new fantasy creatures, crossing an imaginary gate to a whimsical dimension.
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Contest ends July 4, 2010 and is open internationally
Did you graduate from college, if so from where and in what major?
BYU, B.A. and M.A. in German Literature 1990
Princeton, PhD in Germanic Languages and Literatures 1995
What are your hobbies?
triathlon, knitting, crocheting, piano, quilting
What are your favorite all-time books?
Lois McMaster Bujold
Megan Whalen Turner
Robin Hobb
Margeret Peterson Haddix
When did you start writing your book and how long did it take to get it published?
I wrote a lot as a child and teen, but stopped for about ten years. I started up again in 1993 and had my first offer in 2000. I wrote twenty novels before I got to the one that sold. They are almost all unredeemable.
Who is your hero/ mentor?
Rick Walton
What suggestion would you give young writers?
Listen to people around who tell you what you do uniquely well. Do that.
What do you plan to do when you retire?
Retire? Why would I retire when writing is the thing I love to do most?
Do you have another day job?
I have 5 kids.
Favorite music? Does music or art inspire your writing?
I don’t listen to music while writing. It distracts me. But I love Chopin and the piano music from Pride and Prejudice and Sense and Sensibility, the movies.
What are the names of your published works?
THE MONSTER IN ME
MIRA, MIRROR
THE PRINCESS AND THE HOUND
THE PRINCESS AND THE BEAR
THE PRINCESS AND THE SNOWBIRD
TWO PRINCESSES (forthcoming)
Are you working on any books right now?
Several, a contemporary YA fantasy/romance based on the original Tristan and Isolde tale, a postapocalyptic novel, and a vampire novel. Plus more Hound Saga books.
What do you aspire to do before you die?
Be happy.
Literary crush?
Megan Whalen Turner
What is your all-time favorite children’s book?
The Queen of Attolia
Do you prefer independent booksellers and why?
Because they buy more than the best sellers with big concepts.
Do you have a writer’s group?
I used to, but moved away, so right now my two teen daughters are my first readers of almost everything.
Mette’s Newest Book “The Princess and the Snowbird” comes out this week.
Book description from author’s website…Her parents were legends. When she was born, they gave their magic to her. And they will not take it back. Now, it is up to her if magic lives or dies. But she has lived all her life with animals. Why should it matter to her what humans do to their own magic?
Read an excerpt of all Mette’s books online at http://www.metteivieharrison.com/mybooks.html
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Giveaway ends May 29, 2010 and is open internationally