GIVEAWAY: Newbery Honor Book, Savvy by Ingrid Law

Yesterday, I was thrilled to interview Ingrid Law who just received a 2009 Newbery Honor for her debut novel Savvy.  Savvy is such a fun, whimsical book with a lot of heart and I really enjoyed it.  I’m thrilled to pass on another copy of Savvy to one of my blog readers (I’m just super [...]

Interview with Ingrid Law, Newbery Honor Author of Savvy

Back in January, I reviewed Savvy by Ingrid Law.  I’ve found that in the four months since I read Savvy, I have grown to be more fond of it, which is a good thing.  I mentioned in my book review that it was getting Newbery buzz and I was then thrilled when Savvy won a [...]

The LA Times Festival of Books, Part 1: In Which We Vlog

As many of you know, I flew down to Los Angeles over the weekend to not only attend the LA Times Festival of Books but to also meet some amazing bloggers!  I had a BLAST and hope to share my experience with you in a series of blog posts and at least one video.  Tons [...]

Winners! Laurie Halse Anderson & Jodi Picoult Giveaways

Sorry for the delay in announcing the winners of my two most recent giveaways.  Long story short:  lots of entries to be tallied and I decided I wasn’t going to stay up till the wee hours of the morning to do it.  And then the read-a-thon happened and obviously it put me into a bit [...]

Dewey’s 24 Hour Read-a-thon: And It’s Over, The Final Update!

Ah, it is over.  My only question is this:  do we have a date for the next 24 Hour Read-a-thon?!  I really, really thought I’d totally stay awake!  But I totally passed out for at least an hour and half sometime after midnight and then fell asleep again sometime after 4am.  Being my first read-a-thon [...]