Congrats to beccafh, who won The Brook Street Collection by Ava March! The Brook Street Collection is being released today by Carina Press.
Congrats to lucette and kira d, who won City Mouse (Country Mouse #2) by Amy Lane and Aleksandr Voinov! City Mouse will be released by Riptide Publishing on March 18.
My work project continues to be hellish and I keep falling more and more behind in blog reading…
Contests
- The Babes in Boyland are giving away an ebook copy of Masks Off, Too! Closes 9 pm CDT, March 16.
- Kay Berrisford is giving away an ebook from Charlie Cochrane’s backlist (excluding Promises Made Under Fire). Closes March 17.
- Armchair Reader Cole is giving away an ebook copy of Analyzing Emory by Lily Grace. Closes midnight CDT, March 17.
- Joder’s celebrating 1000 followers by giving away Backstage Pass and Hot Ticket by Olivia Cunning. Closes 11:59 pm CDT, March 19. US only.
- Kay Berrisford is also giving away an ebook copy of The Art of Touch by Dominique Frost. Closes March 20.
- Blodeuedd’s giving away a copy of Shadows and Strongholds by Elizabeth Chadwick. Closes March 24. US & Canada.
Bookity
- New releases and more: Fiction Vixen (romance, UF), AAR (romances), and Literary Escapism (UF/PNR).
- Book and publishing news from Dear Author.
- How authors can use Evernote. (It makes the Misadventures in Stock Photography possible!) Plus some tips and tricks on using Evernote.
- Book sculptures. (Thanks, Avalie!)
Ebookity
Do, Think, Learn, Make
- Google is killing off Google Reader on July 1. Nooooooo! This has big implications for Linkity… Here are five possible alternatives. Eight possible alternatives. Even more alternatives. And more, with a nice list of pros and cons of various options. There’s also a petition going to try to get Google to reconsider. And another petition. Tips for Google Reader users migrating to Feedly. (Feedly might win for me because of transition ease, but I don’t think you can search, which is problematic.)
- 24 Canadianisms (“eh?” not included).
- Tam’s curious how well you need to know someone before you’ll give said person a key to your house. (This isn’t “when do you give that person you’re dating a key”!)
Cookity
- Tomatillo shrimp. (via The Kitchn)
- Coconut milk brownies. (via The Kitchn)
Craft
- Knit a baby jumper. (via CRAFT)
- Knit an earflap hat. (via CRAFT)
Cool
- Measuring beakers for your kitchen. (They went straight into Evernote as a Christmas gift idea for someone in my family!)
- Wee Millenium Falcon. (via The Mary Sue)
Cool or Wha…?
Wha…
- Most searched for p0rn terms by state and country. Finland, I worry.
- Anti-zombie perfume. (via The Mary Sue)
LOL
- Cake Wrecks celebrated Ken Day in its own inimitable fashion… Plus bear skin rug Ken from Cabled Sheep!
- Awww!
Teh cute
- Baby goat! Baby albatross! Baby kiwi! Baby condor! Tiger and baby! Cat and kittens! Cygnets! Baby dwarf mongoose! Black cat! Baby tiger! Kitten! Baby Dik-dik! Kitten! Kitten! Mouse deer and baby! Skunk! Lioness and baby! Baby tigers! Baby pygmy possum! Cats! Polar bear and babies!
Reading Update
- Nuthin’ to see here. Move along. (aka Hockey! Fics!) 🙂
“….zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz….” -Chaos
Hmm, better trim those claws…