Showing posts with label Party. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Party. Show all posts

Friday, January 27, 2023

Partake in Parties

Partake in Parties
doing things party-ish
* read - watch - listen - craft - puzzle - etcetera etcetera *


JANUARY:
The Last Party
by Clare Mackintosh
Mystery, Thriller | Published: 2022 | Goodreads

FEBRUARY:
The Hunting Party
by Lucy Foley
Mystery, Thriller, Scotland | Published: 2018 | Goodreads

MARCH: The Headmistress' Party
Vilette
by Charlotte Bronte
Classic, Victorian, Gothic | Published: first 1853 | Goodreads

APRIL: aka Fiesta
The Sun Also Rises
by Ernest Hemingway
Classic, Historical, Spain | Published: first 1926 | Goodreads

MAY:

JUNE:

JULY:

AUGUST:

SEPTEMBER:

OCTOBER:

NOVEMBER:

DECEMBER:

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* header image source: cover of Luncheon of the Boating Party by Susan Vreeland

Thursday, December 2, 2010

Party: reminder for No Hope for Gomez

Happy Thursday!

I thought you might enjoy this snippet from Graham Parke's toe story to celebrate his BirdDay Party today.

Excerpt:

Scientist #1: “This just came in...”

Scientist #2: “What’s that? It looks like a… bag of toes?”

Scientist #1: “It is. Apparently Graham thought you might, eh, want to take a look.”

Scientist #2: “And then?”

Scientist #1: “Well, he didn't really specify.”

read the rest of the Graham's story here

Graham is the author of No Hope for Gomez! which has just become a finalist in 2010's Best Book Awards.


~~*!~~ Blogosphere Giveaway courtesy of author ~~!*~~

"No Hope for Gomez!" BirdDay Party starts today!
Win kindles, iPods, and get free books!
get details and signup for giveway


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* image source graham toe


Monday, November 29, 2010

Party: Scourge

PARTY TIME!
print version released TODAY!

Scourge
by David H. Burton

Description from the amazon:
Two dads, five siblings, and goggles! Grim Doyle has always known his life was not exactly "normal", and things get even more curious when he discovers a set of stones that sweep him and his family to the fantasy, steampunk world of Verne - a place they had escaped from years ago. Now that they've returned, Grim and his siblings hide from the evil Lord Victor and his minions. And while learning about Jinns, Mystics, and the power of absinth they try to discover who is trying to kill them with the deadly Scourge.

PeekAbook:



Kindle version currently available for $2.99.


fyi: you can get a personalized ebook version of Scourge:

I am offering a personalized ebook version of Scourge at my site. With it comes an autographed dedication page as well as a fun feature where I alter the name of one of the minor characters in the story with the name of the purchaser. -per author for this offer order the ebook here

OR

order the paperback version here

OR

~~*!~~ eBook Giveaway courtesy of author ~~!*~~

This is an ebook.

3 winners. updated to 5 winners!

Open to all.

Offer ends: December 26, 2010

TO DO:

Visit David's site and tell me the name of a place on the Map of Verne also leave your email in comments.

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Contest has ended - winners are here

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* my weekly post on things steampunk (Victorian sci-fi/fantasy)

* totally inspired by steampunk posts written by Celia of adventures of cecelia bedelia

Tuesday, November 23, 2010

Party: Chronicle Books Haul-idays giveway

What a Haul!
*** Blogosphere Bookstore Giveaway ***

$500 in books for 1 blogger
and
$500 for 1 blogger’s reader
for a total of $1,000

Chronicle Books is giving books away to a blogger or blog reader who lives in the United States and is 18 years or older (official rules).

TO DO: for bloggers

Post a list of Chronicle Books valued at up to $500 that you’d like to haul in, and you’ll be automatically entered into a drawing to WIN your list of books! And, one of your readers who comments on the post will win the list too!
Last day to submit entries is December 10th!

Check out the publisher’s Web site and make a list of books up to $500.

AND, officially sign up at the Chronicle site with your post url here.

TO DO: for everyone

Visit other blogs for your chance to win a haul of Chronicle Books! Each of these blogs has posted a list of books valued up to $500! One blogger and one commenter on the winning post will each WIN the list!

Winners will be announced: December 13, 2010.

Curious? then check out this video...
this could be you (if you participate)
or hopefully me ;-D



I went browsing and here are my picks:

Chuck Dugan Is AWOL
A Novel with Maps
by Eric Chase Anderson ($19.95)


Color Me Fierce!
An Activity Book with Six Glamorous Crayons
by Nike Desis ($12.95)


Confessions
A Private Journal
Illustrations by Miraphora Mina
and Eduardo Lima ($19.95)


The Doorbells of Florence
Fictional Stories and Photographs
by Andrew Losowsky ($18.95)


Dracula's Heir:
An Interactive Mystery
by Sam Stall ($24.95)


The Eiffel Tower
by Lucienne Hervé ($19.95)


Emily The Strange
by Rob Reger ($12.95)


The Enchanted Dolls' House
by Robyn Johnson ($27.99)


Gnome and Garden
A Gnovelty Kit
by Marcus Mennes ($15.95)


Horrorscopes
A Little Book of Misfortunes
by Lucien Edwards ($12.95)


How I Stole Johnny Depp’s Alien Girlfriend
by Gary Ghislain ($16.99)


Italy Out of Hand
A Capricious Tour
by Barbara Hodgson ($19.95)


Kindling
12 Removable Poster Prints
by James Jean ($29.95)


Let's Bring Back
An Encyclopedia of Forgotten-Yet-Delightful,
Chic, Useful, Curious, and
Otherwise Commendable Things from Times Gone By
by Lesley M. M. Blume
Illustrations by Grady McFerrin ($19.95)


Miso Pretty Notecards ($13.95)


The Official Nancy Drew® Handbook
Skills, Tips, and Life Lessons
from Everyone's Favorite Girl Detective
by Penny Warner ($16.95)


The Other Side
by Istvan Banyai ($15.99)


Paris Out of Hand
A Wayward Guide
by Karen Elizabeth Gordon
With Barbara Hodgson
and Nick Bantock ($22.95)


Port-a-Pug
Man's New Best Friend
Includes:
Certificate of Adoption
Port-a-Pug Owner's Manual
Dog bowl
Food, water, and bones
Dog bed
Collars with ID tags ($16.95)


Pride and Prejudice and Zombies
Deluxe Heirloom Edition
The Classic Regency Romance
—Now with Ultraviolent Zombie Mayhem!
by Jane Austen
and Seth Grahame-Smith (24.95)


Prisoners in the Palace
How Princess Victoria became Queen
with the Help of Her Maid, a Reporter, and a Scoundrel
by Michaela MacColl ($16.99)


Romance Pulp Postcard Box ($2.99)


The Space Between Trees
by Katie Williams ($17.99)


Sweet 'n Sticky Notes ($9.95)


Weirdo Noir
Gothic and Dark Lowbrow Art
by Matt Dukes Jordan ($24.95)


Werewolves
An Illustrated Journal of Transformation
Illustrated by Allyson Haller
by Paul Jessup ($19.95)


World's Smallest Post Service
by Lea Redmond ($22.95)
Size does matter! Inspired by San Francisco Bay Area artist Lea Redmond's popular in-store art installations and online business (she has written thousands of miniature letters since 2008), this deluxe easy-to-use craft kit includes everything needed to create personalized "mini" gifts of teeny tiny letters and itsy bitsy gift packages.


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Interested in winning one of my picks?
Tell me which one(s) and leave your email in comments.


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* fyi: If you signup for the Chronicle Books eNewsletter, you can get discount coupons and special offers!
(scroll to the bottom of their site to enter your email)

* if you post your browsing list please let me know in comments as I'd love to see your picks

* first spotted this offer at Savvy Verse & Wit

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Contest has ended - winner is Cake Spy - a super cute site that puts googly eyes on her sweet treats

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Monday, November 22, 2010

Party: No Hope for Gomez by Graham Parke


No Hope for Gomez!
by Graham Parke

Description from the amazon:
We've seen it all before, many times, but this time it's different. If only slightly. When Gomez Porter becomes a test subject in an experimental drug trial, he is asked to keep track of any strange experiences through a blog. What Gomez isn't ready for, is so many of his experiences suddenly seeming strange; the antiques dealer trying to buy his old tax papers, his neighbor boiling salamanders on his balcony at midnight, the super sexy lab assistant who falls for him but is unable to express herself in terms outside the realm of science. But when one of the trial participants turns up dead and another goes missing, Gomez begins to fear for his life. No longer sure who he can trust and which of his experiences are real and which merely drug induced illusions, he decides it's time to go underground and work out a devious plan.

Now, years later, his blogs have been recovered from a defunct server. For the first time we can find out firsthand what happened to Gomez as he takes us on a wild ride of discovery.

~~*!~~ Blogosphere Giveaway courtesy of author ~~!*~~


"No Hope for Gomez!" Birthday Party.
Win kindles, iPods, and get free books!


“It's the age-old tale:
Boy meets girl.
Boy stalks girl.
Girl already has a stalker.
Boy becomes her stalker-stalker.”

It's hard to believe, but it's been a year since I handed in the final proofs for my weird little book ‘No Hope for Gomez!’ To celebrate this, and the fact that it just became a finalist in 2010's Best Book Awards, I decided to throw an international party. As I’ve had a debilitating fear of throwing parties and no-one showing up since early childhood, I’d be more than delighted if you’d come!

Of course, with every cool, international party comes a gift bag. Here's just some of the stuff attendants will get:
  • Exclusive short story collection

  • No Hope for Gomez: The Lost Chapters

  • Making of Gomez: behind the scenes eBook

  • Signed hi-res poster + bookplate
(These are all exclusive items and will not be available again)

Additionally, several lucky attendants will win a Kindle or an iPod!

Oh yeah, you can bring as many friends as you like, just don't bring your crazy uncle who drinks too much and then tries to get me to go to the attic with him to see something wonderful. I've fallen for that before and I don't mind telling you, I came away very disappointed!

Find out how to attend HERE.


 
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