Bloggin' 'bout Books: ...And We Have a Winner!

Wednesday, February 20, 2013

...And We Have a Winner!

Susan Holly is the lucky winner of a copy of Pam Jenoff's newest historical, The Ambassador's Daughter. I've already heard from her, so her book will be on the way shortly. Congratulations, Susan (love that name)!

Thanks to everyone who entered. If you didn't win this time, no worries—I'll have lots more giveaways coming up soon. Thanks, as always, for reading and supporting BBB. It means a lot to me :)

Happy reading!

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2021 Literary Escapes Challenge

- Alabama

- Alaska

- Arizona

- Arkansas

- California

- Colorado

- Connecticut

- Delaware

- Florida

- Georgia

- Hawaii

- Idaho

- Illinois

- Indiana

- Iowa

- Kansas

- Kentucky

- Louisiana

- Maine

- ~~Maryland~~ (1)

- Massachusetts

- Michigan

- ~~Minnesota~~ (1)

- Mississippi

- Missouri

- Montana

- Nebraska

- Nevada

- New Hampshire

- New Jersey

- New Mexico

- New York

- North Carolina

- North Dakota

- ~~Ohio~~ (1)

- Oklahoma

- Oregon

- ~~Pennsylvania~~ (1)

- ~~Rhode Island~~ (1)

- South Carolina

- South Dakota

- Tennessee

- Texas

- Utah

- Vermont

- Virginia

- Washington

- West Virginia

- Wisconsin

- Wyoming

- *Washington, D.C.

International:

England (1)

- About a war other than World War II

- Takes place before 1800

- Set in a country you do not live in

- Main character travels on a ship, train, or covered wagon

- Set in a decade you don't usually choose to read about

- A major holiday is celebrated

- Takes place in a city or region where you have lived

- Features time travel to the past

- About a historical disaster, natural or otherwise

- With a proper noun in the title

- Features a real female hero from the past

- Book that relates somehow to your own family history (the main character emigrates from the same country your ancestors did, the MC participates in a historical event your family member did, about someone you're related to, etc.)

- Written by a BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color) author

- ~~Features a main character with a different ethnicity, religion, or culture than your own~~ The Length of a String by Elissa Brent Weissman

- Has an animal on the cover

- A ghost story

- Features a castle or an old house

- Set in South or Central America

- A mystery

- Set in the decade that one of your parents was born in

- Concerns an event of historical significance that happened during your lifetime (or your parents' lifetimes if you were born after 2000)

- Features a search for gold or other kinds of treasure

- A person in period clothing on the cover

- Based on a true story

- A main character who is Native American, Alaska Native, or Native Hawaiian

- ~~A book that's published in 2021~~ The Caretakers by Eliza Maxwell

- An Afrofuturist book

- A book that has a heart, diamond, club, or spade on the cover

- A book by an author who shares your zodiac sign

- A dark academia book

- ~~A book with a gem, mineral, or rock in the title~~ Murder at Marble House by Alyssa Maxwell

- A book where the main character works at your current or dream job

- A book that has won the Women's Prize for Fiction

- A book with a family tree

- A bestseller from the 1990s

- A book about forgetting

- A book you have seen on someone's bookshelf (in real life, on a Zoom call, in a TV show, etc.)

- A locked-room mystery

- A book set in a restaurant

- A book with a black-and-white cover

- A book by an Indigenous author

- A book that has the same title as a song

- A book about a subject you are passionate about

- A book that discusses body positivity

- A book found on a Black Lives Matter reading list

- A genre hybrid

- A book set mostly or entirely outdoors

- ~~A book with something broken on the cover~~ Strike Me Down by Mindy Mejia

- A book by a Muslim American author

- A book that was published anonymously

- A book with an oxymoron in the title

- ~~A book about do-overs or fresh starts~~ The Midnight Library by Matt Haig

- A magical realism book

- A book set in multiple countries

- A book set somewhere you'd like to visit in 2021

- A book by a blogger, vlogger, YouTube video creator, or other online personality

- A book whose title starts with "Q," "X," or "Z"

- A book featuring three generations (grandparent, parent, child)

- A book about a social justice issue

- A book in a different format than what you normally read (audiobooks, ebooks, graphic novels)

- ~~A book that has fewer than 1,000 reviews on Amazon or Goodreads~~ The Length of a String by Elissa Brent Weissman

- A book you think your best friend would like

- A book about art or an artist

- A book everyone seems to have read but you

- Your favorite prompt from a past POPSUGAR Reading Challenge

ADVANCED:

- The longest book (by pages) on your TBR list

- The shortest book (by pages) on your TBR list

- The book on your TBR list with the prettiest cover

- The book on your TBR list with the ugliest cover

- The book that's been on your TBR list for the longest amount of time

- ~~A book from your TBR list you meant to read last year but didn't~~ Egg Drop Dead by Vivien Chien

- A book from your TBR list you associate with a favorite person, place, or thing

- A book from your TBR list chosen at random

- A DNF book from your TBR list

- A free book from your TBR list (gifted, borrowed, library)

The 52 Club's 2021 Reading Challenge

1. Set in a school

2. Featuring the legal profession

3. A dual timeline

4. An author that is deceased

5. Published by Penguin

6. A character with the same name as a male family member

7. An author with only 1 published book

8. A book in the 900's of the Dewey Decimal System

9. Set in a Mediterranean country

10. Related to the word "fire"

11. Book with discussion questions inside

12. Title starting with the letter "D"

13. Includes an exotic animal

14. Written by an author over 65 (when published)

15. A book mentioned in another book

16. Set before the 17th Century

17. ~~A character "on the run"~~ Egg Drop Dead by Vivien Chien

18. Author with a 9-letter last name

19. Book with a deckled edge

20. Made into a TV series

21. Book by Kristin Hannah

22. A family saga

23. An ending that surprises you

24. A book you think they should read in schools

25. ~~A book with multiple character POV~~ Strike Me Down by Mindy Mejia

26. An author of color

27. First chapter ends on an odd page number

28. Includes a historical event you know little about

29. Featuring the environment

30. Watch out for dragons!

31. Shares a similar title to another book

32. ~~A selfish character~~ Murder at Marble House by Alyssa Maxwell

33. ~~Featuring adoption~~ The Length of a String by Elissa Brent Weissman

34. A book you'd rate 5 stars

35. Set in a country that starts with the letter "S"

36. A nameless narrator

37. An educational read

38. Recommended on BookBub

39. An alternate history novel

40. Found via #bookstagram

41. An endorsement by a famous author on the cover

42. An epistolary

43. ~~A character with a pet cat~~ The Midnight Library by Matt Haig

44. Includes a garden

45. A coming of age novel

46. Winner of the National Book Award - any year

47. A character with a disability

48. A cover with a woman who is facing away

49. A flavour in the title

50. A shoe on the cover

51. ~~Published in 2021~~ The Caretakers by Eliza Maxwell

52. Re-do one of the previous 51 categories from this 2021 challenge

1. A Productivity Book

2. Book Becoming Movie in 2021

3. ~~Goodreads Winner in 2020~~ The Midnight Library by Matt Haig

4. Biography

5. About a Pressing Social Issue

6. A Book About Books

7. Set in the 1920s

8. An Author Who Uses Initials

9. Poetry

10. A 2020 Bestseller

11. Recommended by a Colleague

12. With a Number in the Title

13. Bottom of Your To-Read List

14. Reread a Favorite Book

15. Own Voices Story

16. Published in the 1800s

17. Local Author

18. Longer Than 400 Pages

19. A Book Turned Into a TV Series

20. A Book That Makes You Think

21. ~~A WWII Story~~ The Length of a String by Elissa Brent Weissman

22. ~~A Highly Anticipated Book~~ The Caretakers by Eliza Maxwell

23. Eye-Catching Cover

24. A Summer Read

25. Coming of Age Story

26. Bestselling Memoir

27. Book Club Favorite

28. A Book About Friendship

29. An Audiobook

30. Set in Australia

31. By a Nobel Prize winner

32. About an Immigrant

33. Time Travel Novel

34. ~~An Author You Love~~ Egg Drop Dead by Vivien Chien

35. Childhood Favorite

36. Classic Read in High School

37. ~~Borrowed from the Library~~ Murder at Marble House by Alyssa Maxwell

38. Nonfiction New York Times Bestseller

39. From an Indie Publisher

40. Fantasy

41. A Sequel

42. Recommended by a Librarian

43. Psychological Thriller

44. Oprah Winfrey Book Club Pick

45. A Book About Technology

46. ~~Title with Three Words~~ Strike Me Down by Mindy Mejia

47. Debut Novel of Famous Author

48. Genre You Don't Usually Read

49. A Book Everyone Is Talking About

50. You Own But Haven't Read

51. Borrowed from a Friend

52. A 2021 New Release

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