Thank God it’s Monday and all the partying is over. I go away for a long and torturous wedding weekend (Sister of the Bride and Coordinator of Darn-Near-All — how the heck did that<\/i> happen!?) and there’s so much I’ve missed!<\/p>\n
First, Yay for Jay<\/strong> at Disco Mermaids<\/a>. There was a bidding war for his novel, and he’s a happy, happy man… Via Book Buds<\/a>, a funny new website called Three Silly Chicks<\/a> is hosting a contest for a book giveaway. This blog is dedicated to books of humor, which is really fun. Meanwhile, Bookshelves of Doom<\/a> rightly mocks the charm-free prose stylings of Kylie Minogue’s Showgirl Princess<\/i>,<\/a> which sounds awfully like a horse’s name, only her book doesn’t have the ability to jump that high, or be nearly as entertaining… And speaking of entertaining, Mother Reader<\/a>, dead batteries, the National Book Festival and Mo Willems makes for quite a funny read.<\/p>\n Via Wands and Worlds<\/a>, the last of the hilarious Vile Videos<\/a> are up. Sing along with the cue cards, kids! The End<\/a> is nigh… Friday the 13th!<\/p>\n NPR reported<\/a> this weekend that though author Daniel Pinkwater’s novel won’t be out until next April, since August, he’s been posting a new chapter of The Neddiad<\/em> online every Tuesday<\/a>! The book includes “swashbuckling actors, omniscient shamans, hungry ghosts, mysterious turtles, and an elephant or two,” which sounds promising. What’s posted is Pinkwater’s his actual manuscript – with a few typos and all, but what a great way to get readers excited!<\/p>\n Another giveaway of YA books, listen up! Via E. Lockhart’s blog<\/a> — the fabulous people at YA Books Central<\/a> are having a drawing by Oct. 31 to give away 10 copies of The Boy Book<\/a>! Just click on the link, answer a simple (but fun) question, and you’re in the drawing.<\/p>\n