Zombies on Monday

Grab some cookiezzzzzzzzzzzzzz
from the Zombie Cookie Jar and watch some of The Walking Dead Motion Comic.

The beginning of Robert Kirkman’s “The Walking Dead” graphic novel, featuring the voice of Phil LaMarr.



AND, here's a cool Animated Opening Credits video for The Walking Dead.



BTW: the tv show returns October 31 with 12-13 episodes - brainzzzzzzzzzzz

have you been watching the show?

BUT be on the lookout here for September Zombiessssssss...

Giveaway: Bedbugs by Ben H. Winters

Bedbugs
by Ben H. Winters
Release date: September 6, 2011
FOR RENT: Top two floors of beautifully renovated brownstone, 1300 sq. ft., 2BR 2BA, eat-in kitchen, one block to parks and playgrounds. No broker’s fee.

Susan and Alex Wendt have found their dream apartment.

Sure, the landlady is a little eccentric. And the elderly handyman drops some cryptic remarks about the basement. But the rent is so low, it’s too good to pass up.

Big mistake.

Susan soon discovers that her new home is crawling with bedbugs . . . or is it?

She awakens every morning with fresh bites, but neither Alex nor their daughter Emma has a single welt. An exterminator searches the property and turns up nothing. The landlady insists her building is clean.

Susan fears she’s going mad—until a more sinister explanation presents itself: she may literally be confronting the bedbug problem from Hell.

--~ Book Giveaway courtesy of publisher ~--
Win a copy of this book!

Open to all.

Offer ends: September 30, 2011

TO DO:
Send me a link to a picture of a scary-looking bug.

AND, leave your email (if I don't already have it)

Participate entries:

Entry pictures removed.

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*image source for participant entries are in comments

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In My Mailbox - 8.28.11

Free from Kindle: beware some free offers are limited

The Witch of Agnesi
(Bonnie Pinkwater series)
by Robert Spiller
-mystery

Frost Moon
by Anthony Francis
-urban fantasy, shapeshifters

For Review and giveaway:

The Egyptian
by Layton Green
-adventure, suspense
courtesy of author
Thanks Layton!
stay tuned: giveaway for this on September 1

Free from Netgalley: got mine, get yours!

Blood Rights
by Kristen Painter
-urban fantasy, vampires

The Dragon and the Pearl
by Jeannie Lin
-historical romance

Defying Convention
by Abby Niles
-action, romance

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Bookie Brunch schedule
Now follow me to this week's Bookie Brunch meeting for a bit of chit chat at Splash of our Worlds

Bookie Brunch Question of the day:

What's the most important part of a book for you, characters or plot?

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* get a heads up on free or discounted ebooks from Books on the Knob

* per usual, check out the sidebar for my current giveaways to you

* image from Leafcutter Designs - world's smallest postal service and you can get a letter kit at Chronicle Books

* In My Mailbox is hosted by The Story Siren and inspired by Pop Culture Junkie. A post where we share books acquired via mailbox, library, store, etc.

The Book of Nonsense by David Michael Slater

The Book of Nonsense
by David Michael Slater

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Published: 2008
Publisher: Blooming Tree Books/CBAY
Genre: Fantasy, YA
Hardback: 256 pages
Rating: 5

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The book is ancient, ravaged and full of utter nonsense. But the moment it enters Daphna and Dexter's lives, bizarre things begin to happen. Why is their father, who found the book, suddenly so distant?

Is the old man who took it from him some kind of hypnotist?

Why is a giant, red-eyed boy menancing them?

And what does their thirteenth birthday have to do with all this?

Daphna and Dexter can't stand each other, but they'll have to work together to learn the truth about the Book of Nonsense - before their lives come apart completely.

Quote to note:
But of course it wasn't smells that made Daphna love books. No, it was the words themselves. It was mind-blowing to think that you could learn absolutely anything in the world if you just had the right words in the right order.
- page 9, chapter 1

Series:
The Book of Nonsense (Vol. I)
The Book of Knowledge (Vol. II)
The Book of Maps (Vol. III)
The Book of All Things (Vol. IV)

LISTEN to an interview with David about this book:

Listen to internet radio with Authors Read on Blog Talk Radio

My two-bits:
In-a-word(s): quack

Wonderful start to an adventure series including twins and a book quest. The characters are varied and colorful which makes this story fun to follow.

--~ eBook Giveaway courtesy of author ~--
Win a set of ebooks 1-4 of this series!
signup to win this series

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* review copy courtesy of author

* fyi: if you are interested in reviewing this book, David is offering free review copies at his site

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Happy Release Day: The Egyptian by Layton Green

The Egyptian
by Layton Green
-adventure, thriller
OH, happy day!

It's a happy ebook release day for author, Layton Green, and he is currently offering his thrillers The Egyptian and The Summoner kindle versions for 99 cents!

The Summoner
by Layton Green
-thriller


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