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Winners and a Survey

Have you been waiting for the newsletter? No? Yes? Well, I think that we’ll get out in the next week or so. I’ve been a little busy. But I would love to bring you some original content and also highlight some of our recent posts, so stay tuned. I’ve designed a quick survey (only about…

Housekeeping

I wanted to thank the contributors for keeping things going last week while I was in the Dominican Republic with Compassion Bloggers. If you didn’t read the posts, please check them out HERE. It was a wonderful trip, and I am so impressed with their child sponsorship program. I honestly can’t think of a better…

What’s New at 5 Minutes for Books?

I have been so pleased at the feedback that I’ve gotten from all of you — through comments, emails, and even posts at your sites as you participate in our Tuesday events. I have finally gotten organized, and I hope that this will help you out: You can find a detailed list of our Tuesday…

Giveaways and Winners

Sourcebooks, the publisher of Fairy Foals which Bev recommended so highly back in our early days (two whole months ago), wanted me to let you know that if you order the book directly from them between now and October 31, you can save 40%. If you had been thinking of ordering it, use this link…

I Know it’s Thursday!

I sort of lost my mind yesterday when I posted about Jane Eyre (if you read it last night, be sure to go back and read the edited version). And then I didn’t announce the Wednesday winners either. I will rectify that right now, and in addition, stay tuned later today for a special Thursday…

You Might Want to Know

You may have been wondering why all the fuss about Harry Potter. I wrote two posts this week (one on why I chose to read the series and introduce it to my daughter and another one on our first experience with the movie), but it’s not like there’s a new book out, or even a…

You Win, We’re Nominated, We Need You

I love being able to share some of the great books that we receive with you, our readers, but even more I love the community that’s developing here. It’s not just about us, it’s about all of us. Keep reading for the weekly Wednesday winners announcement. It’s coming, but first I’d like to share some…

Wednesday’s Winners

Tonight I have two winners to announce, including one of my special surprise winners! Also, remember that I am accepting submissions for buttons for our two new Tuesday events through the end of this week. Read this post for more info. For the surprise winner — I had mentioned in last week’s post that I…