Khaled Hosseini on CBC

Today, I want to share this CBC interview with one of my favourite authors, Khaled Hosseini. I'm just beginning his newest book, And the Mountains Echoed. Are you reading it? Did you read The Kite Runner (perhaps my favourite book of all time) or A Thousand Splendid Suns?

Q&A With Author Donna Fasano

Today, author Donna Fasano is here to participate in a Q&A about writing and her new book RECLAIM MY HEART. This book is getting rave reviews. Donna has been a guest of Cookie's Chronicles in the past and I'm always pleased when she comes back for a visit!

~ ~ If you haven't already, after the Q&A remember to enter the giveaway for a copy of Donna's newest book, RECLAIM MY HEART! ~ ~

Let's get to know Donna a little better!

What attracted you to writing in the first place?

I came to writing from my love of reading. While growing up, I lost myself in books in order to escape an unhappy childhood.

Book announcement and giveaway!RECLAIM MY HEARTby Donna Fasano

Today I am pleased to present to you Donna Fasano's newest book, RECLAIM MY HEART.

Book Blurb:

Sixteen years ago, Tyne Whitlock cut all ties to her past and left town under the shameful shadow of a teenage pregnancy. Now her fifteen-year-old son is in trouble with the law and she is desperate for help. But reaching out to high-powered attorney Lucas Silver Hawk will tear open the heart-wrenching past in ways Tyne never imagined.  

Forced to return to the Delaware Indian community where Lucas was raised, Tyne and Lucas are tempted by the heated passion that consumed them as teens. Tyne rediscovers all the reasons she found this man irresistible, but there are scandalous secrets waiting to be revealed, disgraceful choices made in the past that cannot be denied. Love is a powerful force that could heal them both—if the truth doesn't rip them apart.

2012 Mid-Winter's Eve Blog Hop!

I'm baaaaaack. Mostly. More on that later.

For now, I am thrilled once again to be participating in the Mid-Winter's Eve Blog Hop hosted by I am a Reader Not a Writer and Oasis for YA.

Several authors have generously offered to give away copies of their books. This blog hop is open from December 21-27. Hundreds of bloggers are participating, so there's definitely something for everyone!

Ten Books You Should Read

Hop on over to Cookie's Chronicles today to read my list of the
Ten Books You Should Read.


See the full list of ten at Cookie's Chronicles.

Showers of Books Giveaway Hop! New books by André Jute and Dakota Franklin

Spring is in the air! And I have TWO great giveaways for you, both courtesy of Cool Main Press.

I'm linking up with I Am A Reader, Not A Writer and One A Day Y.A to offer you a chance to win one of three copies of each of the following two books:

AN ELECTION OF PATRIOTS 

by André Jute

REQUIEM AT MONZA 

by Dakota Franklin

Be sure to check out the hundreds of other bloggers participating in this blog hop for more great prize opportunities. The list is included at the end of this post.

Interview with Sarah Winman author of WHEN GOD WAS A RABBIT PLUS a GIVEAWAY!

I had the privilege recently to ask a few questions of Sarah Winman, author of The Sunday Times bestseller When God Was a Rabbit.

Sarah was also kind enough to request a giveaway copy of her book. I am grateful to Carrie of Bloomsbury for agreeing to the request.

Headline UK Cover (the copy I read)

From the back cover of the UK copy:

This is a book about a brother and a sister. 

It's a book about childhood and growing up, 

friendships and families, triumph and tragedy

 and everything in between.

More than anything, 

it's a book about love in all its forms.

Hoppy Easter Eggstravaganza Giveaway Hop!

Today, I'm excited to bring you another giveaway from author Donna Fasano.

I'm teaming up again with Kathy @ I am a Reader not a Writer and Yara @ Once Upon A Twilight for the Hoppy Easter Eggstravaganza Giveaway Hop! Be sure to check out all of the other great giveaways happening along with this hop. You can find the links to the other bloggers at the end of this post.

Now onto today's giveaway from Donna Fasano!

It's Read an E-book Week!

March 4-10 is Read an E-book Week! 
(In Canada, the whole month of March is Read an E-book Month!)

Visit the Read an E-book Week website for details on the challenge and the contests they are hosting. It sounds like there may even be an opportunity to win an E-reader!

Here's what I'm reading this week:

Free E-Books of the Month: March 2012 Free E-Book Offerings

As mentioned in my post, Locating reasonably priced and free e-books, there are a couple of publishers that offer a free e-book each month. Here are their selections for March, 2012.

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Each month Pheonix Pick, an imprint of Arcmanor.com, offers a free science fiction ebook. The free ebook for March is Leigh Brackett’s The Big Jump.

From Phoenix Pick:

About the Author:

Leigh Douglass Brackett (December 7, 1915 – March 18, 1978) was an American author, particularly of science fiction. She was also a screenwriter, known for her work on famous films such as The Big Sleep
(1945), Rio Bravo (1959), The Long Goodbye (1973) and The Empire Strikes Back (1980).

Experience the 2012 Iditarod!

Want to experience the Iditarod?

A special invitation from Andre Jute, author of "Iditarod - a novel of The Greatest Race on Earth":  

You (yes, even if you haven't read any of my books) are cordially invited to come racing with me. 

The Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race is 1246 miles long, running behind a team of a sled dogs a stone's throw from the Arctic Circle in Alaska. 

Alaska is that place where men are men — and women win the Iditarod, regularly. It is perhaps the most dangerous, and certainly the most exciting race in the world. It is definitely the only race in the world that can presume to call itself the successor to the Marathon of the Greeks. 

Author CJ West is in a Generous Mood!

Guess what?

CJ West's gripping suspense thriller, The End of Marking Time, is free today and tomorrow in the Amazon Kindle Store.