a virtual event
with pirates all about
happening all of may 2011
be at the ready
me hearties!
As with most events here at vvb32 reads you will get you more than a smakeral of posts each day.
Non-pirate posts most likely in the afternoon.
The pirate love has spread to other locations in the blogosphere and you shall see some links here in conjunction with RMT: Pirates! hosted by Lyrika Publicis as well as to fellow bloggers who have got into the pirate spirit this month.
Feel free to send me your links to post if you are so inclined in comments and I shall add them.
Teaser: Pirates acoming
Teaser: Oy Pirates!
Schedule for the month:
Book List
Giveaway: Between Two Ends by David Ward
Giveaway: Once A Pirate by Susan Grant
Giveaway & The Friday 56: The Adventures of Miss Upton and the Sky Pirate by CJ Archer
Giveaway & PiRat review: The Captain Jack Sparrow Handbook by Jason Heller
Giveaway: The Highest Stakes by Emery Lee
- pirate hat
- pirate horse: Captain Peg
Giveaway: Pirate School by Brian James
Giveaway: winner's pick one
- Sea Queens: Women Pirates Around the World by Jane Yolen
illustrated by Christine Joy Pratt
OR
The Ballad of the Pirate Queens by Jane Yolen
illustrated by David Shannon
Giveaway: Pirate Shopping
- Rosalie print by Nikki Burnette
Giveaway: rum + plunder - pirate goodies packs
Giveaway: Pirates! by Celia Rees
Giveaway: The Dust of 100 Dogs by A.S. King
Giveaway: The Pirate Bride by Shannon Drake
Giveaway: Bring It Close by Helen Hollick
Giveway: Sirena by Donna Jo Napoli (from My World of Books)
Giveaway: The Pirate Captain's Daughter by Eve Bunting
Giveaway: Treasure Trouble by Brian James
Giveaway: Pistons and Pistols by Regina Riley
Giveaway: On Stranger Tides by Tim Powers (from Gofita's Pages)
Announcement: winners for giveaways ended May 29 & 31
Announcement: winners for giveaways ended June 12
guest relations: the place for local pirate news and grog
- questions and queries welcome
pirates and sea creatures
- Mermaid by Carolyn Turgeon
- Tempest Rising by Tracy Deebs
scuttlebutt
- Book of Pirates by Howard Pyles
meetup: morning news
- pirate shenanigans here and there
- Dandy in Distress Missing poster
- musical performance of Rodrigo y Gabriela
ghost: Never Too Late by J.R. Turner
- characters from Detour2Death by J.R. Turner
meetup: newsy bits
- Voyager by Diana Gabaldon
- pirate comics
- Pirate Sami who is currently in the lead for rum + plunder hunt
- Pirate Penelope of Pirates of the Caribbean: On Strange Tides
spice
- Pirate Tiger findings at market place
- Pirate lairs at Bookish Ardour
- 20 Essential Indian novels
a brawl: A fragment from the unpublished Further True and Remarkable Adventures of Minerva Sharpe and Nancy Kington, Female Pirates by Celia Rees
- Pirates! by Celia Rees
another brawl:
- The Adventures of Miss Upton and the Sky Pirate by CJ Archer
brawl the third: the mustache incident by Regina Riley
- Pistons and Pistols by Regina Riley
clues: coins and haiku
Guest post: The Nymph's Node by krysykat
- Pirateology: by Captain William Lubber and Dugald A. Steer
searching: Captain Dan and the Scurvy Crew
- Sea Witch series by Helen Hollick
Reliant K pirates
- Loot found: Boyfriend from Hell by E. Van Lowe ARCS contest
- narwal sighting
PiRat review: The Captain Jack Sparrow Handbook by Jason Heller
PiRat review: Steel by Carrie Vaughn
PiRat review: Dust of 100 Dogs by A.S. King
PiRat review: booty of books
Sea tale: Queen of Atlantis by Sarah Rees Brennan
Sea tale: Kraken's Mirror by Maureen O. Bettita (from AimeeKay)
Sea tale: Sirena by Donna Jo Napoli (from My World of Books)
Review & giveaway: Treasure Trouble by Brian James
Review: Steel by Carrie Vaughn
Review: The Captain Jack Sparrow Handbook by Jason Heller
Review: Phantom Universe by Laura Kreitzer
Seeking Narwal: The Fourth Sea
- Kraken's Mirror by Maureen Betita
- Kraken: The Curious, Exciting, and Slightly Disturbing Science of Squid by Wendy Williams
Tall Tale: A Good Day to Die by Blodeuedd
Tall Tale: Pirate Abigail: Her Ship by Carol
A Dandy In Distress: part 1 - R.V.B. kidnapped
- part 2 - The preposterous piratical melodrama continues
- part 3 - And That’s How It All Happened
Pirate Cove
- Pirate School by Brian James
Pirate Giada: pirate earrings
- earring creations by PersephonePlus
Captain Blood
- vintage broadcast of a swashbuckling tale
Captain Jesamiah Acorne
- Bring It Close by Helen Hollick
Pirate Bryan: pirate poetry with a giveaway offer
- 1,000 Creative Writing Prompts: Ideas for Blogs, Scripts, Stories and More by Bryan Cohen
Pirate Woot: Swashbuckler Island WOOT shirt creation by patrickspens
Sea Wolves Reading Circle
- Frenchman's Creek by Daphne du Maurier
- The Code of the Zombie Pirate: How to Become an Undead Master of the High Seas by Scott Kenemore
- Random Magic by Sasha Soren
Pirate Paul: serious note
- Ocean Warrior: My Battle to End the Illegal Slaughter on the High Seas by Captain Paul Watson
- film: Eco-Pirate: The Story of Paul Watson directed by Trish Dolman
Guest Review: On Stranger Tides by Tim Powers (from Gofita's Pages)
Watch out: Pirate King by Laurie King
Watch out: Pirate of My Heart by Jamie Carie
rum + plunder
join in the hunt for gold coins to win a piratey treasure!
Pirate Legos
Pirates & Monkeys
Word & Question: perfidy
Theme Thursday: Treasure Lost by R.G. Cordiner
The Friday 56: Once A Pirate by Susan Grant
The Friday 56: Between Two Ends by David Ward
A Weekend to ReCover: The Pirate Bride by Shannon Drake
RM: Pirates! Music Hop
vvb takes: RM: Pirates! Music Hop
Pirate Norah: Chasing Pirates by Norah Jones
Pirate Bolton: Jack Sparrow by The Lonely Island with Michael Bolton
Pirates and Guitars: Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides performed by Rodrigo y Gabriela
Pirate Garrett: He's A Pirate with violinist David Garrett
Reliant K pirates: The (Lego) Pirates Who Don't Do Anything by Reliant K
Message in a Bottle from Bels: join a book promotion team of bloggers who love to read romance, urban fantasy and all things paranormal
Message in a Bottle from Alice: teaser for gyre and gimble, june 29
Message in a Bottle from Jane
- starts with Pirates in Petticoats by Jane Yolen
complete schedule
Pirate Queen: The Lioness of Brittany -see her fashion plate
at Fluidity of Time
all fashion plates are from Liana's Paper Doll
Pirate Queen: Lai Choi San -fashion plate
at Lady Violet
Pirate Queen: Jacquotte Delahaye -fashion plate
at The Book Swarm
Pirate Queen: Anne Bonny -fashion plate
at The Epic Rat
- giveaway: action figure pirate anne at Book Lover-Book Chicks
Pirate Queen: Grace O’Malley -fashion plate
at The Coven
Pirate Queen: Awilda -fashion plate
at vvb32 reads
Pirate Queen: A Salmagundi of She-Pirates -fashion plate
at Fiction Folio
Pirate Queen: Anne Dieu-Le-Veut -fashion plate
at Bibliophilic Monologues
Pirate Queen: Winnie Flapjack -fashion plate
at Beyond Strange New Words
Pirate Queen: Mary Read -fashion plate
Pirate Sasha: author Sasha Soren of Random Magic -fashion plate
Black Sam: Captain Sam Bellamy and the Lost Ship
Parting Glass - a pirate farewell
FINAL STANDINGS:
Pirate Sami (Samantha): 289 points [First place]
(284 pts. + earned bonus: 5 pts. = 289)
Pirate Kiwi (Assortments): 181 points [Second place]
(176 pts. + earned bonus: 5 pts. = 181)
Bonus: 5 points
Pirate Tiger (KrysyKat): 20 points [Third place]
Pirate Sami's hard work pays off with a mountain of doubloons and she sweeps the tourney. She finishes in first place and looks to carry off a treasure trove of extra prizes. She gets first pick of prizes in Rum + Plunder tourney.
Pirate Kiwi put in a fantastic showing, though - after a late start, she carried off enough doubloons to nearly catch Pirate Sami, but Sami was quick on her feet! Pirate Kiwi gets second pick of prizes.
Pirate Tiger finishes with 20 points and takes third place. Pirate Tiger wins nice prize, as well.
official scoreboard is here
Giveaway: win a surprise pirate book
Giveaway: Talk Like a Pirate
Giveaway: Free Audio Book - The Pirates Own Book
Favorite Pirate Movies
Recipe: Baba Yaga’s Grasshopper Surprise
Review: The Fiddler's Gun by A. S. Peterson
Webcomic: The Pirate Balthasar by Deborha Daniele
End Credits - final pirate notes
More pirates on September 19 during Talk Like a Pirate Day!
Start out with this pirate classic...
by Robert Louis Stevenson
read online (free)
free kindle
* image source pirate flag
