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Today my family and I put to rest my dear Grandma.  She played such an important role in my love of reading, so I thought it would be appropriate to honor her here on my blog. Mary Casto was born … Continue reading →

I’m pleased to welcome Stephanie Cowell, author of Claude & Camille, to Jenn’s Bookshelves.  One of the key aspects in Claude & Camille is friendship, and today Stephanie writes about how important friends are.   How My Friends Save My Life When … Continue reading →

Marie has been contacted via email. Thanks to all who entered!  Don’t forget, you still have time to enter to win the entire Chelsea Cain “Beauty Killer” series  (contest ends 4/26) or one of three copies of A Gift From … Continue reading →

Thanks to all who entered! Three grand prize winners won the following: Iron Man 2 by Alexander Irvine Iron Man 2: The Junior Novel by Alexander Irvine Iron Man 2: Iron Man’s Friends and Foes by Lisa Shea Iron Man … Continue reading →

A belated Happy Easter to all those who celebrate! We woke up early, we had a busy day planned! The Easter Bunny brought a lot of goodies for the boys! The boys were thrilled to see them: After a breakfast … Continue reading →

Congratulations!  I’ll send your mailing address to the publicist, who will ship your book directly. 

To get everyone ready for the release of Iron Man 2, Hachette Books is hosting an awesome giveaway of Iron Man books! Normally, I don’t host this sort of review, but my boys and I are HUGE fans of Iron … Continue reading →

Happy St. Patrick’s Day!  St. Patty’s Day has to be one of my favorite holidays. Don’t let my red hair fool you, though.  I’m less than 5% Irish! However,  I lived outside of Chicago for several years, and Chicago does St. Patrick’s … Continue reading →

And the winner is….WordLily!  The book she chose to win is The Gin Girl by River Jordan.  Congratulations, WordLily!

Yesterday, Rebecca from The Book Lady’s Blog posted an outstanding review of  Elissa Stein and Susan Kim’s fantastic book Flow: The Cultural Story of Menstruation.  Today she’s hosting a giveaway for one copy of the book!  *WARNING*-if you are at all squeamish … Continue reading →