Smart Bitches, Trashy Books

Smart Bitches’ 8th Anniversary Giveaway: the Winners!

Thank you so much for celebrating Smart Bitches' 8th anniversary with me, and for all the kind wishes and kudos. I love that you enjoy being here as much as I do. Thank you.

It's time to pick the winners in the Give That Bitch a Fichu giveaway!

The Fichu-Winners receive a linen and lace scarf and a $25 gift card to the bookstore of their choice. And the winners are:

Winners, please email me to claim your winnings and arrange shipping. 

Thank you to everyone who entered for joining in and for sharing what you love about romance. I am so glad you're here. Let's celebrate for another year, shall we? 

Tools of Change 2013: The Winner!

Time to pick the winner in the Tools of Change 2013 giveaway. The winning code is good for complimentary admission to Tools of Change for Publishing, and does not include travel, hotel, or meal costs.

The winner of the complimentary registration is: Aliza!

Congratulations, Aliza! Please email me so we can coordinate prize delivery!

Thank you to everyone who entered. I'll be writing up my experiences at Tools of Change, and likely be tweeting the dickens out of it, too, so you'll be hearing more about it.

I'm so pleased you thought the program sessions I featured sounded as interesting as I did. Booknerdgasm is way fun to discuss!

Tools of Change 2013: Win Your Way In

This year, like last year, Smart Bitches is a media partner for the 2013 O'Reilly Tools of Change in Publishing Conference. As part of my media sponsorship, I agree to talk about the conference - and attend, which makes the talking about it a lot easier - while sharing what I learn while I'm there. There are a couple of sessions I'm very much looking forward to (more on that in a moment) and usually there's at least one new digital reading device, app, or program each year that seems impossibly neat (or just impossible).

As part of my media sponsorship, I also have a code to give away for complimentary admission. Tools of Change for Publishing can be an expensive conference, especially for an individual, but with the coupon, one winner will have admission to the Tools of Change conference. Woo! The conference will be held February 12-14 at the Marriott Marquis in New York City. 

First, data and details: the admission code does not include sessions that are not included in the basic conference fee. Void… read more »

Bruce Springsteen, Molly O’Keefe, and Romance: Giveaway Winners!

Thanks to Molly O'Keefe's essay about the things she's passionate about - specifically Bruce Springsteen and romance - we had a lively discussion about the things we value most. It's time to pick the giveaway winners! 

The winner of the Carlin Springsteen biography and a copy of Molly's newest book is :

#77: Renee L!

The winners of a copy of Molly's newest book, digital or print (your choice! yay!) are:

#12: Rita Oberlies #27: Patricia Eimer #28: Leigh #53: JoanneF #65: SumGeek #72: Liz Talley #75: Nancy #114: Terri Stewart #139: Texas Book Lover

Yay and congratulations! Please email me with your name and choice of format, print or digital. If print make sure to include your mailing address, and if you'd like digital, please include an email address for delivery.

Thanks to everyone who entered, and thanks to Molly O'Keefe for a thoughtful and very passionate essay.

Molly O’Keefe on Romance, Springsteen - and a Giveaway

Back at RT in 2012, Molly O'Keefe and I got to talking at the bar (like you do) (no, really, that's what you do at RT) and she told me she had to leave the convention early because her husband had scored tickets to see Bruce Springsteen live, and, well, yeah, she had to leave early. Because... Bruce.

As y'all know, I live in Jersey, and I spent every summer here as a kid. Springsteen is... well, he's Jersey. To quote Jon Stewart, another person from Jersey, when Springsteen was part of the Kennedy Center Honors program: 

"I am not a music critic. Nor historian, nor archivist. I cannot tell you where Bruce Springsteen falls in the pantheon of the American songbook. I can not illuminate the context of his work or his roots in the folk and oral history traditions of our great nation.

But I am from New Jersey, and so I can tell you what I believe, and what I believe is this:

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Hanukkah Extravaganzah, Part the Eighth - Winner!

Time to announce the winner of the WiFi Kindle Fire with Special Offers for the eighth and last night of Hanukkah!

The winner is Stephanie, who said the first thing she'd watch would be Fruits Basket. 

Stephanie, please email me at sarahATsmartbitchestrashybooksDOTcom to claim your prize! 

And thank you everyone for making this week of extravaganzah so much fun. Next year, heavens to cray-cray, Hanukkah begins the Wednesday before US Thanksgiving - nearly a full month before Christmas. (I saw it on the calendar and said, out loud at my phone, "SERIOUSLY?") That's the earliest I can remember it being. So I'll have to start planning the silliness early! 

Happy Hanukkah, happy holidays, and here's my favorite piece of Hanukkah silliness.

Hanukkah Extravaganzah, Part the Seventh: The Winner

Time to pick the winner for the Hanukkah Extravaganzah, part the seventh giveaway.

The winner of a nook Simple Touch with GlowLight is Amber R who really likes the covers that look like books.

Congratulations, Amber R. Please email me at sarahATsmartbitchestrashybooksDOTcom to claim your prize. 

One last day of Hanukkah, so one last giveaway: today's present is a 8GB WiFi Kindle Fire with special offers. Good luck! 

Hanukkah Extravaganzah, Part the Eighth!

This is it! The final night of Hanukkah! And on the eighth night of Hanukkah, Smart Bitches gave to me: a Kindle Fireeeeeey! 

I'm giving away an 8GB Kindle Fire WiFi with Special Offers to one person chosen at random from the comments in this thread.

Just leave a comment saying which television show or film you'd watch first - after you read a book or two, of course!

Standard disclaimers apply:  I'm not being compensated for this giveaway. Void where prohibited. Must be 18 years of age and feeling groovy. Open to international residents.

You've got 24 hours to leave a comment.

Thanks for playing along with me for eight crazy days of Hanukkah Extravaganzah! Happy Hanukkah!

Hanukkah Extravaganzah, Part the Seventh!

On the seventh night of Hanukkah, Smart Bitches gave to me: more noooooooooooooook-(ee). (Note: not actual nooky.)

I'm giving away another  nook Simple Touch with Glow Light to one person chosen at random from the comments in this thread. Can you tell the theme of this year's Hanukkah Extravaganzah is Reading All the Things? 

Just leave a comment saying what kind of cover you'd put on your nook, if you'd use a cover at all. (Naked nooks?! Oh my!)

Standard disclaimers apply:  I'm not being compensated for this giveaway. Void where prohibited. Must be 18 years of age and a friend of elastic-wasit pants. Open to international residents.

You've got 24 hours to leave a comment. Happy Hanukkah, everybody! 

Hanukkah Extravaganza Part the Fifth: The Winner!

Time to announce the winner of the Hanukkah Part the Fifth giveaway! 

The winner of the $100 gift card to a bookstore of her choice is: Maureen, who said she'd by The Perfect Hope by Nora Roberts for her mom. Congratulations, Maureen, and Maureen's mom!

Please email me at sarahATsmartbitchestrashybooksDOTcom to claim your winnings!

We're almost at the end of Hanukkah, but today there's another prize to be won. If you were sad you didn't win the Kindle Paperwhite WiFi earlier this week, another Kindle Paperwhite is up for winning today.

Good luck, and Happy Hanukkah!

Hanukkah Extravaganzah, Part the Sixth!

On the sixth night of Hanukkah, Smart Bitches gave to me: another Kindle WiFi Paperwhite so when I read in the dark I can see!

Yup, we're still sharing the reader love this Hanukkah! I'm giving away a  Wi-Fi Kindle Paperwhite with Special Offers at random to someone in the comments.

All you have to do (no big deal) is tell us what book you're most looking forward to reading, soon, next year, whatever. What's burning up your TBR pile? Because hey, if we're going to recommed books, we're going to recommend 300+ books, right? Right.

Standard disclaimers apply:  I'm not being compensated for this giveaway. Void where prohibited. Must be 18 years of age and ready to read pretty much anytime to win. Open to international residents.

You have 24 hours to leave your comment. I've got a few hours to wrap more presents, and then we can all… read more »

Hanukkah Extravaganzah, Part the Fourth - Winner!

Time to pick the winner winner for the fourth day of Hanukkah giveaway!

The winner of the white 8GB ipod Touch is CharlotteV, who said she'd download the Kindle app first. Clearly, we'll all be reading over her shoulder, right?

Congrats, Charlotte!! Email me at sarahATsmartbitchestrashybooksDOTcom so I can send you your winnings! 

There's more - but you knew that. Today you could win a $100 gift card to the bookstore of your choice. That's a lot of book spending joy, and we're all about spreading the joy.

Happy Hanukkah, y'all! 

Hanukkah Extravaganzah, Part the Fifth!

On the fifth night of Hanukkah, Smart Bitches gave to me: MORE book store shopping money!

Today's 5th night of Hanukkah gift: a $100 gift card to the bookstore of your choice.

Standard disclaimers apply: I'm not being compensated for this giveaway. Void where prohibited. Must be 18 years of age and a curious reader. Open to international residents. I recommend sweet potato latkes, especially with a little curry and cinnamon.

To enter, leave a comment telling us which book you'd buy as a gift this year. I will choose the winner at random. You have 24 hours to enter.

Happy Hanukkah! (I hope you are enjoying the week of Hanukkah Mayhem.)

Hanukkah Extravaganzah Part the Third: Nook Winner!

Time to pick the winner winner for the third day of Hanukkah giveaway!

The winner of the nook Simple Touch with Glow Light is Julie Cole, who said she'd name it "Wonder," for all the wonderful books she'd read on it. 

Congrats, Julie!! Email me at sarahATsmartbitchestrashybooksDOTcom so I can send you your winnings! 

There's more, of course - we're only halfway through the holiday. And I'm out of latkes and have to make more! While I'm frying things, today you could win a refurbished white 8GB iPod Touch!

Happy Hanukkah, y'all! 

Hanukkah Extravaganzah, Part the Fourth!

On the fourth night of Hanukkah, Smart Bitches gave to me: a 4th generation iPod Touch...y!

I'm really reaching with the rhyme scheme, huh?

Today's gift for Hanukkah is a refurbished iPod Touch, 4th generation in white. It has 8Gb of storage, and plenty of room for books, music, and Words with Friends.

Just leave a comment telling us what app you'd download first - Angry Birds? Angry Birds Space? Angry Birds Star Wars? Words with Angry Birds? (Surely that last one is coming soon.)

Standard disclaimers apply:  I'm not being compensated for this giveaway. Void where prohibited. Must be 18 years of age and rocking out. Open to international residents. Close cover before striking.

You've got 24 hours to leave a comment. There's more fun for the rest of the week, so good luck and happy Hanukkah!