Friday, June 26, 2009

Contest: Celebrate Summer and the Bard!

Thanks to the nice folks at Hachette I have 5 copies each of two different books to giveaway. The first- My Name is Will by Jess Winfield- is due out in July. The other- Off Season by Ann Rivers Siddon- is a paperback re-issue so if you missed it last year, now's your chance. The rules are simple, and I'll draw the names on July 15. Think you're interested? Here's the blurb from Hachette on Will: (I haven't read it yet myself, but will post a review as soon as I get my review copy):
A Tale of two Shakespeares... Struggling UC Santa Cruz grad student Willie Shakespeare Greenberg is trying to write his thesis about the Bard. Kind of... Cut off by his father for laziness, and desperate for dough, Willie agrees to deliver a single giant, psychedelic mushroom to a mysterious collector, making himself an unwitting target in Ronald Reagan's War on Drugs. Meanwhile, would-be playwright (and oppressed Catholic) William Shakespeare is eighteen years old and stuck teaching Latin in the boondocks of Stratford-upon-Avon. The future Bard's life is turned upside down when a stranger entrusts him with a sacred relic from Rome... This, at a time when adherents of the "Old Faith" are being hanged, drawn, and quartered as traitors. Seemingly separated in time and place, the lives of Willie and William begin to intersect in curious ways, from harrowing encounters with the law (and a few ex-girlfriends) to dubious experiments with mind-altering substances. Their misadventures could be dismissed as youthful folly. But wise or foolish, the bold choices they make will shape not only the 'Shakespeare' each is destined to come... but the very course of history itself.
I read Off Season last year, and found it different from earlier Siddons books, but the Maine and DC settings are both familiar and therefore attractive to me, and the plot twists and turns were quite breathtaking. Even the ending was different from what I've come to expect from Siddons. If you're a fan of lost love, Maine beaches, and introspective, thought-provoking prose, you'll love this one. So...........how to win. Here are the rules: For each book you want to win, leave a separate comment below. and tell me which book you want to win in each entry. Please make sure to leave your e-mail address if not visible in your blogger profile. (if you're worried about spam, you can leave the address as yourname (at)whatever (dot)com.) You don't have to have a blog to enter, but I have to have a way to get in touch with you off post. For extra entries, you can do one or all of the following - please leave a separate comment for each:
  • Follow my blog (see "Followers" in the left sidebar) or tell me if you're already a follower.
  • Subscribe to my feed (see subscribe button at the bottom);
  • Blog about this giveaway(sidebars OK) linking to this post and send me a link to your post.
The deadline to enter is July 17, 2009, 11:59pm EST. I'll select the five winners for each randomly and notify you by email. If you don't acknowledge within 72 hours, I'll draw another winner. Sorry, but this is open only to residents of U.S. or Canada. No P.O. box addresses, please. One book per person. Winners will receive their prizes directly from Hachette Book Group. Good luck!

34 comments:

  1. I would like to win My Name is Will.

    nbmars AT yahoo DOT com

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  2. I would like to win My Name is Will AND I subscribe to your blog on Google Reader.

    nbmars AT yahoo DOT com

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  3. I would like to win Off Season.

    nbmars AT yahoo DOT com

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  4. I would like to win Off Season AND I follow your blog on Google Reader!

    nbmars AT yahoo DOT com

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  5. I'd like to be entered for My Name is Will. Thanks
    rebecca.bradeen(at)verizon(dot)net

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  6. For another entry for My Name is Will I blogged about it here:

    http://completepoppycock.blogspot.com/2009/06/will-one-more-time.html

    thanks
    rebecca.bradeen(at)verizon(dot)net

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  7. Tutu,

    I'd love to be lucky enough to get one of the copies of My Name Is Will. So, do your best to pull my name out of that hat!

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  8. Chris in VA....I'd love to enter you but have no contact info. Your blogger profile is set to private so I can't see any email, profile, etc. Email me (link on my profile) if you'd prefer to keep private.

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  9. I would love to win My Name is Will.

    melacan at hotmail dot com

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  10. I would love to win My Name is Will and I'm a new follower.

    melacan at hotmail dto com

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  11. I would like to win Off Season.

    melacan at hotmail dot com

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  12. I would like to win Off Season and I'm a new follower.

    melacan at hotmail dot com

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  14. I would love to win Off Season and I'm a new follower!

    Cheers,
    julie.sherritt[at]gmail.com

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  15. Hi, I would love to be entered for My Name is Will.

    msbjr6 AT gmail DOT COM
    liquidthoughtspm.blogspot.com

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  16. I would LOVE to win Off Season, it sounds like a great read!
    Thanks so much=)

    Luvdaylilies at bellsouth dot net

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  17. I would love to win My Name is Will, and I just signed up to follow your blog.

    drorbaugh AT rocketmail DOT com

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  18. I would love to win My Name is Will con5459(at)gmail(dot)com

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  19. Off season is my choice


    Please include me in your giveaway.

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    bluebelle0367(at)hotmail(dot)com

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  20. I'd love to win My Name is Will. The reviews have made it sound interesting!

    Thanks!
    pamelashockley(AT)netscape(DOT)net

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  21. I would like to win My Name is Will; thanks!

    lesleymfan(at)gmail(dot)com

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  22. I'd like to drop my name in the virtual hat for My Name Is Will - thanks for the giveaway.

    glenn_pessano AT yahoo DOT com

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  23. I would also love to win Off Season; thank you so much!

    lesleymfan(at)gmail(dot)com

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  24. For My Name is Will, I follow your blog via Blogger. Thanks!

    lesleymfan(at)gmail(dot)com

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  25. And for Off Season, I also--surprise--follow you via Blogger. Thank you again!

    lesleymfan(at)gmail(dot)com

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  26. Lastly, for My Name is Will, I'm subscribed to your feed via Google Reader. Thank you so much!

    lesleymfan(at)gmail(dot)com

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  27. Lastly, for Off Season, I'm subscribed to your feed. Thanks SO much!

    lesleymfan(at)gmail(dot)com

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  28. I would love to win Off Season.
    Email: thereadingjourney[at]gmail[dot]com

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  29. I am a follower who would like Off Season.

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  30. I'd love to be entered for My Name is Will.

    gr11781[at]gmail[dot]com

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  31. I would love to win "My Name is Will" please!

    Linda

    linda{at}downes(dot)net

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Welcome, thanks for stopping by. Now that you've heard our two cents, perhaps you have a few pennies to throw into the discussion. Due to a bunch more anonymous spam getting through, I've had to disallow anonymous comments. I try to respond to all comments posing a question, but may not always get to you right away.