October 26, 2009 • Category: Promotions
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To celebrate Halloween, we have a new Book Booty giveaway to announce! One lucky commenter will win copies of THREE of our favorite books for the holiday! To enter, just add a (thoughtful) comment to ANY of the posts that you read all this week. EACH comment you leave from now until noon (eastern) Friday, October 30, will count as an eligible entry–but please, only one comment per post. We’ll announce the winner on Friday at 5:00 p.m. Good luck!
This week’s Book Booty bundle includes:
Ghoulish Goodies by Sharon Bowers
Brought to you courtesy of our fellow imprint, Storey. Add a ghoulish thrill to Halloween, birthdays, and any event that might call for creepy treats like Cheddar Eyeballs, Ladies’ Fingers, or Choco-Bats. These recipes are sure to delight partygoers of all ages!
A tree that sheds poison daggers; a glistening red seed that stops the heart; a shrub that causes paralysis; a vine that strangles; and a leaf that triggered a war. In Wicked Plants, Stewart takes on over two hundred of Mother Nature’s most appalling creations. It’s an A to Z of plants that kill, maim, intoxicate, and otherwise offend.
Big Hunks, Abba-Zabas, Goo Goo Clusters, Valomilks, Twin Bings, Idaho Spuds, and more . . . Steve Almond takes a hilarious, sugar-high tour through America’s forgotten candy companies. Part social history and part stand-up comedy, Candyfreak offers us the bittersweet story of how America grew up on candy and how, for better or worse, candy has grown up, too.
Keep those comments coming!
-Katie
Tags: Amy Stewart, Book Booty, Candyfreak, Steve Almond, Wicked Plants
commonweeder says...
It is amazing how such fiendish books can be so educational, how to cook, how to poison and how to achieve a scholarly sugar high! An unbeatable combo. Put me on the list.
October 28, 2009@ 8:28 AMMary Kroh says...
These sound GREAT! Really anything by Amy is going to be a fantastic read!
October 27, 2009@ 9:21 PMGenevieve says...
I SO want to win!! I already own the awesome Wicked Plants, but have a friend who would LOVE a copy. Pick me, pick me!!!
October 27, 2009@ 5:18 PMAndrew says...
Now this is a contest worth entering! I’m there.
October 27, 2009@ 3:17 PMRachel says...
All three books look super festive. You get everything in one bundle: funny, scary and tasty! But more importantly it appears that theres enough for the family to enjoy/ something for everyone.
October 27, 2009@ 2:33 PMNely says...
These look fantastic. I definitely want!
♥Nely
October 27, 2009@ 12:03 PMFreda Mans says...
All three books look like great reads!! I am a Candy Freak, so I can relate just to the title of that book, but it looks like it will be funny.
Thank you for the entry, and contest.
October 27, 2009@ 12:01 PMMiranda says...
What a great way to prepare for Halloween and get you in the mood!
October 27, 2009@ 10:27 AMAngela VanderKooi says...
The Wickedly Good Book Booty Giveaway looks like a great varied of books to celebrate the season. .
October 26, 2009@ 10:15 PMPaige VanderKooi says...
All of your books look great!! They all look so interesting, I am looking for a good book to read and these look perfect for my taste in books. I love silly, scary, or just plain mysteries. Those are my types of books. “Candy Freak” looks funny, “Wicked Plants” looks like a mystery, and “Ghoulish Goodies” looks like a scary book. They would all be a great book for me. I love to read and I am very fast so I am always looking for a new book to read, so what I guess I am trying to say is that all of these books look great and a would be willing to read them.
October 26, 2009@ 9:41 PM