Thank you for being awesome!
We wanted to thank you for being here, and for being lovely human beings, so we figured, why not bookstore gift cards, right? Woo!
Super easy.
We have a grand prize of a $100 gift card to the book store of the winner’s choice, and four runner-up prizes of a $25 gift card to the book store of the winner’s choice.
This is fun, right? Yay!
All you have to do to be entered to win is a leave a comment below! Tell us what book is on the top of your to-buy list. What would you buy first?
Standard disclaimers apply: void where prohibited. I’m not being compensated for this giveaway. Open to international residents where permitted by applicable law. Must be over 18 and prepared to read and shop and read some more to win. Your mileage may vary. Objects in mirror are closer than they appear, especially if you are farsighted. Whereas, upon participation in the contest as aforesaid, said participant shall nonetheless deliver hereunto all such paraphernalia as reasonably necessary and appropriate. Notwithstanding anything hereinafter to the contrary, the contest shall nonetheless be conducted as heretofore described thereupon. If you’ve enjoyed these disclaimers half as much as we’ve enjoyed writing them, then we’ve enjoyed writing them twice as much as you’ve enjoyed reading them.
Winners will be chosen at random on Friday, 18 September, 2015 at 12:00pm EST, and winners will be announced same day.
I am so glad you’re part of Smart Bitches, so yay for you, and thank you for being here. Good luck!
ETA: my bad! I realized the widgets are troublesome, switched to “leave a comment” and forgot to remove the widget reference. Apologies! If you leave a comment as stated above, you are entered to win.
18 September, 12:20pmET:
We have winners! The grand prize winner is Catherine Heloise!
And the four runners-up are: Barbara A, Jessica, Carole, and LSUReader.
Congrats to the winners, and thank you to everyone who entered. We love that you are a part of our community. You’re awesome!
When Meredith Duran finishes the sequel to The Duke of Shadows, I’ll pre-order the crap out of that thing.
The Shepherd’s Crown by Terry Pratchett. It will be the last time I ever read a Discworld novel for the first time (sniff).
1) A paper copy of “The Legend of Lyon Richmond”.
2)One copy each of “The Day the Crayons Quit” and its even more hilarious sequel, “The Day the Crayons Came Home” to read aloud to the kids iat the school in which I volunteer (and then donate them to their library so they can plunder them over and over to their little hearts’ desires).
3)Speaking of hilarious, the new Mindy Kaling (and the $$ I would be saving on that by having a gift card would pay for about 2 months of Hulu, so I can watch “The Mindy Project”).
4)One or two more copies of “El Deafo” by CeCe Bell to give to some deserving friends (gotta laugh, gotta cry – or in this case, the reverse).
5) And (because I’m looking at you, $100 grand prize), the Nook box set of Gail Carriger’s first five- book series, currently $16.99.
Ambitious, I know. But grateful, too. Thanks.
And L’Shana Tovah!
I’m dying to read Cat Valente’s new book, Radiance, but it doesn’t come out until the end of October 🙁
I have a wish list as long as my arm, but I’m sure that Tiffany Reisz’s “The Queen” is at the top of it.
Thanks very much for the giveaway and L’Shana Tova!!
Top of my to-buy list is Murder of Crows by Anne Bishop. I loved the first book in the series and need to catch up.
I would love to get a couple of new graphic novels, including Honor Girl.
Not a romance, but I want Jenny Lawson’s new book!
I would buy The Sea King by C. L. Wilson
The newest Carla Kelly book, coming out in November. Or the latest Spanish Brand book, which is already out.
I’m super excited to read Victoria Dahl’s new self-published historical when it comes out next month. Thanks for all you do, Smart Bitches.
Calamity, by Brandon Sanderson.
Molly Harper has a book and a novella coming out in the next couple of months that I can’t for! And I really want to read the new Mindy Kaling book (the first had me laughing out loud as I read it.) I’ve also been watching a lot of the Great British Bake-Off. I used to bake all the time, but haven’t for a while because life’s been crazy, but am now inspired to get back in the kitchen. So I also have a couple of cookbooks on my list.
The latest JD Robb is on my list, and I would like the Felicia Day book: You’re never weird on the Internet
Awesome! For Real by Alexis Hall is at the top of my list.
So many. But! I’m most excited to pre-order the new Sarah Maclean!
I’m waiting for Cold-Hearted Rake (Kleypas), Only a Kiss (Balogh), & Corridors of the Night (Perry). Also, Zits Apocalypse (Borgman & Scott) just ’cause I like my comics/cartoons!
and just a comment that this site is dangerous!! to my wallet!! too many good recommendations… and too little time to read them!
(yes, I like exclamation points, too!!)
Definitely some graphic novels, so much better in paper format. Saga, fables, morning glories, rat queens…
I’m waiting for Sharon Shinn’s “Jeweled Fire” which I believe has a November pub date.
While I don’t want anything specific at the moment, I’m counting down the days until Winter by Merissa Meyer comes out . As for stuff to by at the moment I wouldn’t mind a nonfiction book on the publishing industry and I’m always up for a good Middlegrade book like Lumberjanes. I also wouldn’t mind sharing part of A Hastings gift card with my husband who is also a huge bookworm.
I’ve been wanting to buy Lumberjanes Vol. 1 for a long time! I’d love to win!
Oh man, so many things! But probably the first volume of Lumberjanes and Sandman, which I need to read for my book club!
Top of the list is Julie Anne Long’s The Legend of Lyon Redmond in a couple of weeks. So excited for that book. I didn’t know Meredith Duran was doing a Duke of Shadows follow up. I will have to research because I will be all over that.
Unfortunately I just spent a butt-load of cash at the bookstore because it had been soo long, and then spent more at the used bookstore filling in some gaps…bur right now I’m in a re-read mode, currently on my list is Eloisa James and Julia Quinn series, and I’m almost finished re-reading Cynster series by Stephanie Laurens so I can read the new ones. And I’m waiting on the period time to read the new Christine Feehan books.
Oh oh, I would totally buy the new Lynsay Sands vampire book, so looking forward to that one!
What wouldn’t I buy first!! 🙂
But I do want the new Ilona Andrews, I have not read it yet, sigh
There are so many books I want, I’m not sure what currently is at the top of the list. Probably the latest Nalini Singh book. But I definitely will be pre-ordering the next Patricia Briggs and Anne Bishop books…. So many books, so little time (these days).
I have a ‘wish list too expensive’ (for me) shelf I would like to dust off and get a few books from like a few more of Lynn Kurland’s series, Jaci Burton’s new book, and the ‘Texts from Jane Eyre: And Other Conversations with Your Favorite Literary Characters’ book.
I currently really want Red-Rose Chain, Vengeance Road, and Six of Crows. Do want so much.
Oh, gosh… It’s so hard to choose just one! All of the books I’m waiting for won’t be out for another couple of months or more! I guess what I’m most looking forward to getting out of my hold stack at work is the boxed paperback set of Deborah Harkness’ All Souls trilogy. It’s so pretty that I just can’t resist it!
It’s a toss up between instant and delayed gratification. I’m really wanting the new Tessa Dare and Kerrigan Byrne books or pre-order the next Patricia Briggs and Anne Bishop books.
Thank you for such a wonderful giveaway
I’ve been wanting the new LMB novella and Your Mine by Jackie Ashenden. But mostly I can’t wait for White Hot to finally come out.
I think I’m at the beginning of Bujold’s Vorkosigan series – I read A Civil Campaign and will be making my way through most of the rest, I can tell.
Thanks for the giveaway!
I’d purchase The Masked Truth by Kelley Armstrong, Schemes by Krista D. Ball, Preotectors 2: Heroes,an anthology, and Devoted in Death by J.D. Robb.
I have been dying to read the new Lisa Kleypas! That would probably be my first purchase. 🙂
So many awesome authors have new releases: Rock Kiss by Nalini Singh, Harlot by Victoria Dahl, the final book in Grimm series by Shiloh Walker, Shadows End by Thea Harrison, Garden of Lies by Amanda Quick and whatever Courtney Milan decides to release next – was hoping it’s sequel to Trade Me but looks like it’s the start to a new series. And that’s just what I can think of off the top of my head…
My six year old is getting into graphic novels – I’ve found a bunch of graphic versions of classics (Boxcar Children, Black Beauty) that I’d love to get her.
Definitely the last Terry Pratchett book and then I’d probably blow the rest on Girl Genius & Saga!
I tend to only buy books I’m guaranteed to read again and again, so I’ll say the new Food Lab cookbook, coming out soon (this week?).
Acute Reactions by Ruby Lang. It’s about a guy, Ian Zamora, who suffers from allergies and an allergist Petra Lale. I think it sounds cute 🙂
What is on my list that I would probably buy is Missoula: Rape and the Justice System in a College Town by Jon Krakauer. I enjoy his writing – Into Thin Air is a favorite book. I was also in Missoula for the period of time that this covers and followed this very closely.
And, of course, all the books that get added to my wishlist every time you ask what we are reading.