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This is just a quick note to say that I will be blacking out Read All Over Reviews tomorrow from 8AM EST to 8PM EST in support of Strike Against SOPA. I apologize for any inconvenience but this is a cause I firmly believe in.
Thanks!
Hey everyone! I just wanted to do a little shameless plugging for a moment. I’m the newest contributor over at The Discriminating Fangirl, where I’ll be discussing television shows like Once Upon a Time, Grimm and Merlin. My first post went live today so I’d like to invite you all to check it out (and do stick around The Discriminating Fangirl, as there are lots of awesome posts to be read there!).
Once Upon a Time: The Story So Far… Episode 1×01 “Pilot”
Over at IndieJane.org, the girls are hosting a month long group read and discussion of Austen’s Northanger Abbey. Northanger has never been my favorite Austen novel but it’s growing on me (thanks to the 2007 BBC film) so I think I’ll join in on the reading, if not the discussion. Why not add a little light Gothic-ness to my horror saturated Halloween reading for the month? ;)
Lori at Psychotic State Book Reviews is hosting a great spooky readathon this October and I hope you’ll join in on the fun. I’m still dividing my time between helping my family but I hope I can get a few books read in there. I have no shortage of things that go bump in the night lining my bookshelves, that’s for sure ;) Join us!
Today is Jane Austen’s 235th birthday! Hurrah! And in celebration of this wonderful day there’s some great things happening on the interwebs:
Austenprose is hosting the ‘Happy Birthday Jane’ Blog Tour. More details can be found here.
Sourcebooks, the world’s leading publisher of Jane Austen fiction, is offering a unique deal to readers who want to celebrate Jane by reading special editions of all six of Austen’s beloved novels in a 21st century format. Special e-book editions of Pride and Prejudice, Emma, Sense and Sensibility, Northanger Abbey, Persuasion and Mansfield Park will be available for free today and tomorrow. These celebratory editions include the full novels, plus the legendary color illustrations of the Brock brothers, originally created to accompany the books in 1898. Read more
I recently received an email from H.P. and this is too fun not to pass along –
“I’m hosting a pretty fun contest from now until Oct 31. The winner of the contest will win a part in my next book, Toil and Trouble (the follow up book to Fire Burn and Cauldron Bubble). That means I’m actually going to create a character based on the person who wins (their name, description, personality, etc).
The contest parameters can be found on my blog.”
I’m very tempted to enter myself ;)
Passing this info along to those who might be interested -
If you love to cook or bake and have imaginative, original Halloween recipes to share, we want to know! This month, Punchbowl launched a contest to find the scariest, creepiest, most creative Halloween recipes of all time. Our Halloween recipes contest is your chance to showcase your unique talent and abilities in the kitchen—and be recognized for it.
From spider cupcakes to Jell-O brains, we want to see it all! Anyone can enter the contest. Simply email us your best Halloween recipes before 11:59 p.m. EST on October 25, 2010. All recipes must include a list of ingredients and directions for making the dish. A link to a blog post about the recipe is also acceptable.
Once we’ve received the entries, we will chose the five most creative Halloween recipes to feature on Punchbowl. We will announce the winners and their recipes in a special email newsletter the week before Halloween. Winners will also receive a Punchbowl Platinum membership.
For official rules and more information, visit the Punchbowl blog here.
“Sometimes one likes foolish people for their folly, better than wise people for their wisdom.” — Elizabeth Gaskell
Today marks the 200th birthday of Elizabeth Gaskell, author of North and South, Cranford and Wives and Daughters amongst others. To celebrate, Austenprose is hosting a blog tour in her honor—
“In addition to a biography of her life, her novels, short stories and movies will be reviewed, reading resources detailed, and a photographic tour of her home at Plymouth Grove in Manchester will be featured.” — Austenprose
Be sure to visit Austenprose for full details and a listing of all the participating blogs. Happy Birthday, Elizabeth!
“Out of the way! We are in the throes of an exceptional emergency! This is no occasion for sport—there is lace at stake!” — Ms. Pole (Cranford)
