Winners of Literary Blog Hop!

Congratulations to the winners of my Literary Blog Hop Giveaway!

 Mona won Alley of Love and Yellow Jasmines
 Iris won City of Hope
 Books in the Burbs won A Hundred Summers

Congratulations to the winners and thanks to everyone who stopped by my blog to for the Hop - I hope you stick around and keep reading!

 Thank you to Judith of Leswammes Blog for hosting the hop!

Giveaway: Literary Giveaway Blog Hop

Judith from Leeswammes Blog is once again hosting a Literary Giveaway Blog Hop. I am happy to be taking part and have three books to offer for giveaway.

A Hundred Summers by Beatriz Williams (ARC) - This book made my Top Ten Beach Reads list and has been cropping up a lot of other Best of Summer lists. I think the beachy cover belies the historical fiction themes of this book. 

The Alley of Love and Yellow Jasmines by Shohreh Aghdashloo (ARC) -  Oscar nominee and Emmy Award–winning actress Shohreh Aghdashloo shares her remarkable personal journey—from a childhood in the Shah’s Iran to the red carpets of Hollywood—in The Alley of Love and Yellow Jasmines, a dazzling memoir of family, faith, and hope.

  When revolution swept Iran in 1978, the Ayatollah Khomeini’s religious regime brought stifling restrictions on women and art. Shohreh Aghdashloo seized the moment and boldly left her husband for Europe and eventually, America, a vastly different culture.

City of Hope by Kate Kerrigan - This is the sequel to Ellis Island (which I LOVED). It continues the story of Ellie who has returned to Ireland from New York City.  After tragedy, she returns to NY during the Depression and finds it very different than she left it. UPDATE: The e-book version of Ellis Island is currently on sale for $1.99 wherever e-books are sold!

Rules

• This giveaway runs from June 22 - June 26 and I will select the (3) winners - one for each book- on June 27
• Giveaway is open worldwide as long as Book Depository delivers in your country
• The Alley of Love and Yellow Jasmines and A Hundred Summers will be unread ARC's sent to US winners (ex-US winners will have the book shipped to them from BD)
• To enter, leave a comment with the which of the books you would like to win (more than one is ok) and a way to contact you 

Visit other's on the giveaway hop:

Leeswammes Ciska's Book Chest The Book Garden Sam Still Reading Ephemeral Digest Curiosity Killed the Bookworm Rikki's Teleidoscope The Things You Can Read (US) Seaside Book Nook The Relentless Reader (US) Under a Gray Sky Blog Exurbanis Candle Beam Book Blog Booklover Book Reviews Books in the Burbs (US) Babyboomerwrites River City Reading (US) Lakeside Musing (N. America) Read Lately (US) The Book Diva's Reads A Place That Does Not Exist Escape With Dollycas Into A Good Book (US) A corner of the library Roof Beam Reader The Misfortune of Knowing Girl Vs Bookshelf

heavenali Love at First Book The Little Reader Library The Siren's Tale Musings and Ramblings The Readers Realm (US) Lost Generation Reader Readerbuzz Literary Meanderings Book Clutter Bay State Reader's Advisory Love, Laughter, and a Touch of Insanity Nose in a book Audios & More Laurie Here Mythical Books Books in the City

Giveaway: Literary Blog Hop June 25-29

Judith from Leeswammees Blog is once again hosting the Literary Giveaway Blog Hop and I am happy to be taking part. The hop takes place from June 25 and June 29 and there are over 70 blogs taking part and offering a giveaway!

My Giveaway

I am offering the chance to win one of two excellent books (and favorites of mine!)

 
The first selection is Saving CeeCee Honeycutt by Beth Hoffman (click here for my review)

 

The second selection is Dance Lessons by Aine Greaney (click here for my review)


The contest is open internationally (as long as Book Depository delivers to your country) and I will select winners using random.org on June 30th.  Fill out this form to be entered to win!

Don't forget to check out the other Blog Hop participants!

Leeswammes (Int) The Book Whisperer (Int) Kristi Loves Books (Int) Teadevotee (Int) Bookworm with a View (Int) Bibliosue (Int) Sarah Reads Too Much (Int) write meg! (USA) My Love Affair With Books (Int) Seaside Book Nook (Int) Uniflame Creates (Int) Always Cooking Up Something (Int) Book Journey (Int) ThirtyCreativeStudio (Int) Col Reads (Int) The Book Diva's Reads (Int) The Scarlet Letter (USA) The Parrish Lantern (Int) Lizzy's Literary Life (Int) Read, Write & Live (Int) Book'd Out (Int) The Readers' Suite (Int) I Am A Reader, Not A Writer (USA) Ephemeral Digest (Int) Miel et lait (Int) Bibliophile By the Sea (Int) Polychrome Interest (Int) Book World In My Head (Int) In Spring it is the Dawn (Int) everybookhasasoul (Int) Nishita's Rants and Raves (Int) Fresh Ink Books (Int) Teach with Picture Books (USA) How to Teach a Novel (USA) The Blue Bookcase (Int) Gaskella (Int) Reflections from the Hinterland (USA) chasing bawa (Int) 51stories (Int) No Page Left Behind (USA)

Silver's Reviews (USA) Nose in a book (Int) Lit in the Last Frontier (Int) The Book Club Blog (Int) Under My Apple Tree (Int) Caribousmom (USA) breienineking (Netherlands) Let's Go on a Picnic! (Int) Rikki's Teleidoscope (Int) De Boekblogger (Netherlands) Knitting and Sundries (Int) Elle Lit (USA) Indie Reader Houston (Int) The Book Stop (Int) Eliza Does Very Little (Int) Joy's Book Blog (Int) Lit Endeavors (USA) Roof Beam Reader (Int) The House of the Seven Tails (Int) Tony's Reading List (Int) Sabrina @ Thinking About Loud! (Int) Rebecca Reads (Int) Kinna Reads (Int) In One Eye, Out the Other (USA) Books in the City (Int) Lucybird's Book Blog (Europe) Book Clutter (USA) Exurbanis (Int) Lu's Raves and Rants (USA & Canada) Sam Still Reading (Int) Dolce Bellezza (Int) Lena Sledge's Blog...Books, Reviews and Interviews (Int) a Thousand Books with Quotes (Int)

Literary Blog Hop Giveaway

Leeswammes Blog is hosting the Literary Blog Hop Giveaway from Feb 19th - Feb 24th.  29 blogs (listed below) are participating and each blogger is hosting a giveaway of a literary selection (or more!).

The books I am offering are ones I really enjoyed within the past year:

The Corrections: A Novel by Jonathan Franzen (read my review here)

or

Life of Pi by Yann Martel (read my review here)


Just let me know (when you fill out the form) which one you would like.  If you have already read or own both books, there is an option for you to fill in the book you would like (up to $15) from The Book Depository The giveaway is Open Worldwide.  Winners will be chosen on Feb 25th.

I would love to hear your literary suggestions - leave me one in the comments!

Here are the others on the Blog Hop:

1. Leeswammes (Int)
2. Teadevotee (Int)
3. The Book Whisperer (Int)
4. Uniflame Creates (Int)
5. Bookworm with a View (Int)From Saturday evening onwards
6. Stiletto Storytime (USA, CA)
7. I Am A Reader, Not A Writer (Int)
8. The Bookkeeper (Int)
9. Chinoiseries (Int)
10. Ephemeral Digest (Int)
11. bibliosue (Int)
12. ThirtyCreativeStudio (Int)
13. Nishitas Rants and Raves (Int)
14. Roof Beam Reader (Int)
15. Actin Up with books (USA)
16. Sarah Reads Too Much (USA, CA)
17. Book Journey (US)
18. The Blue Bookcase (Int)
19. Read, Write and Live (Int)
20. Silver’s Reviews (USA)
21. Graasland (Int) – From Saturday evening onwards
22. Teach with Picture Books (USA)
23. Books in the City (Int)
24. thebookbee (Int)
25. The Scarlet Letter (USA)
26. Seaside Book Nook (USA)
27. Chocolate and Croissants (Int)
28. write meg! (USA)
29. Indie Reader Houston (Int)