Hi everyone!
I wanted to share a lovely book that came in the post this week!
Many thanks to HarperCollins UK for sending me Dorothy Must Die to review! I’ve seen this title all over Tumblr and I can’t wait to start it and share with you! If you also have this title, let’s read it together!
Happy reading!
Alas! I didn’t stop buying books in May! Things got a bit out of control….
What I also bought in May:
Ruby by V. C. Andrews – Read/Not Signed
Between Shades of Grey by Ruta Sepetys – Not Read/Not Signed
Teeth by Hannah Moskowitz -Read/Not Signed
We Were Liars by E. Lockhart – Not Read/Not Signed
The Selection by Kiera Cass – Read/Signed
The Elite by Kiera Cass – Read/Signed
The One by Kiera Cass – Not Read/Signed TWICE!
Tease by Amanda Maciel – Not Read/Signed
Exile by Kevin Emerson – Not Read/Signed
The story with The One being signed twice is because Barnes and Noble had pre-orders available for signed first editions. At the time I made sure to check Cass’s schedule to see if she was coming to Seattle. No such luck, and I HAD to have to this book – and have to signed? Yes please! A few weeks later I noticed updates on Cass’s events page via Tumblr and lo and behold! She WAS coming to Seattle! I had other books ordered with my copy of The One, so I didn’t want to cancel my order. I figured it would be great to have her sign my name at least and now I had the best opportunity to own the entire series (minus the side stories). ALL HARDCOVER, ALL FIRST EDITIONS and now they’re ALL SIGNED WITH MY NAME!
Fangirling all over the place here – stay tuned next week for my writeup of the signing event!
This week has been an amazing week for books! To start off, two titles chosen for this year’s World Book Night (Maria Semple’s Where’d You Go Bernadette and Jamie Ford’s Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet) in the US is based (or have reference to) Seattle! The amazing authors gathered at the beautiful Elliot Bay Book Company in Seattle’s Capital Hill for the giver event on Tuesday. Of course I showed up!
The organizer of the event invited new as well as past givers to come up and tell their stories about this amazing book event. (Here’s all the info). As others spoke about how and where they gave out last year’s titles, I learned Elliot Bay had some extras to give out!
Then Maria and Jamie were invited to speak.
But not before Jamie insisted on a selfie with Maria.
Adorable!
Jamie Ford spoke about his book and the hilarious tweets that teens have been saying due it being on school reading lists. I wanted to tell him that even if the impact is negative right now, later on in life it might change and that’s one of the beautiful things about books.
Then Maria spoke about her book, and she is just charming, hilarious and funny as her writing! I want to be her friend!
Then came the book signing! Authors are so cute with their books!
Afterwards, I made sure to speak to the organizer as a last minute giver. Lo and behold, I was able to snag 20 copies of Maria’s Where’d You Go Bernadette! *happy dance*
I couldn’t wait to be a part of World Book Night for the first time in the US (I’d been able to help with UK’s in year’s past). As I had a YA title, I wanted the books to go somewhere that helped teens in need. After a quick search I was able to find Friends of Youth, that had a housing program for homeless teens in Redmond, Washington (where I live).
I called the morning of World Book Night and Friends of Youth were thrilled for the donation of these amazing books! I dropped them off soon after and hope that teens that don’t have the access to books, or aren’t interested in them will give Maria’s book a chance! It was a great experience to be a part of World Book Night and I hope to be a giver next year!
Were you apart of World Book Night? If so, which title did you get and where did you hand them out?
Hi everyone!
BooksILove is running a contest through the end of February 2014!
It’s that simple! Post to the Facebook wall, or directly to the post to enter for a chance to win!
May the odds be ever in your book favor!
Mark your calendars ladies and gents of England! September 14th, 2013 is a nationwide bookstore event – BOOKS ARE MY BAG!
Here’s the info:
“Books Are My Bag is the biggest ever campaign for bookshops and it launches with the Big Bookshop Party on Saturday 14th September. That’s when you can go and visit your favourite bookshop, join in their party, buy your books, and bag the coolest tote bag ever – the bright orange Books Are My Bag tote! Show your love of books by visiting your local bookshop, the best place to connect with books, where you can see them, smell and touch them, talk about them with people who care as much as you do… There is nothing quite like a bookshop, and we want to share the love by inviting you to visit your local bookshop, taking a photo of yourself and then telling us WHY it’s your favourite bookshop. You could win your own bespoke bookmark, featuring your comment and photo, to be given out by your favourite shop!”
Oh how jealous I am! How I wish I could take part!
Want to know more? Follow this event:
Twitter @booksaremybag
Facebook www.facebook.com/booksaremybag
Pinterest www.pinterest.com/booksaremybag
Instagram @booksaremybag
Although we don’t have such a cool event here in the US, that shouldn’t stop us or anywhere else in the world from supporting their local bookstore on the 14th!
Happy book hunting!
xx
Ashleyisee
Just a quick shout out to one of the best days of the year! World Book Night has arrived for both the USA and the UK! If you’re lucky enough to be a book giver – I tip my hat to you! If you’re even more lucky to be a recipient of a World Book Night book – well I am just plain jealous!
World Book Night is (from the WBN website):
“Why does World Book Night exist? Reading for pleasure improves literacy, actively engaging emerging readers in their desire to read. Reading changes lives, improves employability, social interaction, enfranchisement, and can have a positive effect on mental health and happiness. Book readers are more likely to participate in positive activities such as volunteering, attending cultural events, and even physical exercise.1
Or more simply put, books are fun—and they can be life-changing.”
If you aren’t fortunate enough to take part in this fantastic event, please pick up a book you might not normally read and give it a go. Have a book trade with some friends, family or even coworkers! Books are unique to each person and your mind deserves to be stretched every once in a while!
For more info on the USA books.
For more info on the UK books.
Happy reading!
Ashleyisee
xx
Through a Seattle Looking Glass 