Monday Book Giveaway (July 6, 2009)

Second things first! I’ll announce the winners in a minute. But first, I’ll tell you about this week’s giveaway.

Jack Getze generously offered five copies of his novel Big Numbers for a giveaway! Big Numbers is a hilarious and suspenseful mystery about Austin Carr, a stockbroker caught between the rough economy and a child support payment based on his former salary. When his richest client announces he’s dying of terminal cancer — and the client’s hot, trophy wife desperately needs help, he thinks he’s found the answer, but instead, he’s got a string of people trying to kill him. I’ll write a longer review in the next couple of days, so check back.

In the meantime, if you’d like a copy of Big Numbers, comment below. Then come back Monday to see if I’ve drawn your name from one of my hats. Remember, I’ll be drawing five winners, so your chances are great this week! Contest open to anyone, anywhere, who has access to reliable mail service.

Now! Let’s clear my shelf! I’ll keep drawing until I choose a duplicate, so refresh your screen until I announce we’re done. We might have one winner or more than 50!

The winners of Clear My Shelf are …. (insert mondo drum roll!!) …

1. Jane! Jane chose Watch Me by Brenda Novak.

2. Nicola! Nicola chose The Little Giant of Aberdeen County by Tiffany Baker.

3. M.J.! M.J. chose My Sister’s Keeper by Jodi Picoult.

4. Cindi! Cindi chose Was It Beautiful? by Alison McGhee.

5. Raych! Raych chose The Constant Gardener by John LeCarre. Woot! No doubles yet!

6. Alyce! Alyce chose High Fidelity by Nick Hornsby. Alyce is running her own giveaway all month — pop over for a chance at several great books!

7. ... Ah, shoot. I’ve drawn a duplicate request. Guess we’re done. *sigh*

If I’ve drawn your name, please send your snail mail addy to katrina (at) stonoff (dot) com. If I didn’t, well we’ve hardly made a dent in my shelf, so we’ll be repeating this game very soon.

Don’t forget to comment below for a chance at Big Numbers, and come back next week for “Choose Your Book.” Thanks for playing!

Now, the hat (#51):

This one doesn’t have a label, and if I remember correctly, I bought it a yard sale. There were two exactly alike, and I gave the other one away.

Hand-blocking would have given this hat more shape, but I like the simplicity of no color, no band, no trim and a uniform shape. The brim is wide enough for the hat to still be interesting.

Unfortunately, that off-white felt is a bear to keep clean, so I rarely wear this one.

 

Edited to add: I’m going to keep this contest going for another week since I haven’t gotten the books yet and my life’s in turmoil anyway. Plus, maybe then I can actually get the review written. But come back next Monday to Choose Your Book!