This fabulous weekly recap is hosted by Shelia of One Persons Journey Through a World of Books and the kidlit version is hosted by Jen from Teach Mentor Texts. Each week we recap what we’ve read and look at what’s coming up this week. If you’re interested head over to Shelia’s site as well as Jen’s and get involved! It’s a blast and I may even stop by to see what you’re up to!

Here’s what we’ve been up to this week:

So, do you ever do something so incredibly preposterous and then wonder what the heck you were thinking? Yeah, I can’t be the only one right? Well, my hubby and I decided to “commit” to the entire shebang that is P90X including the diet. To be honest the workouts were actually really good and I’m going to keep them up. The diet on the other hand…not so good. For most of the week I had a raging headache that turned into a migraine thanks to zero carbs. So, nope, not continuing that side of things. I’ll keep eating healthy, but I’m not going to rage into the all-protein area anytime in the near future.

Other than a case of the crazies we had a decent week and I’m starting a new feature today that I’m really excited for! I’ve also been able to read quite a bit, which is always nice. How about you? Do any crazy something this week or read a great book?

Reviewed (Just click on the title to see the Review!):

Events/Randomness:
Book Publishers 101: A Month with Nosy Crow Continued!
Read to Me Picture Book Reading Challenge 2011 Wrap-Up

For Chick Lit Reviews and News:
Top 10 Books of 2012 – A look at my most anticipated books in Chick Lit/Women’s Fiction during 2012!

What’s up for the week to come:

Reading/Reviewing/Listening:

The Turkeybird and Littlebug are Reading/Reviewing:

So, what are you reading this week? Have any suggestions I should add to my reading pile?

As many of you know during the month of December There’s A Book was celebrating all things Nosy Crow. Well, we were having so much fun with that and December being what it always is we decided to extend the feature throughout January as well! We’re tremendously excited because this also means a few additional features that we were able to incorporate in until this month!

Take a look at everything we’ve already shared during the month of December:
Opening Post: A Month with Nosy Crow

Reviews:
Pip and Posy and the Little Puddle by Axel Scheffler
Noodle Loves to Cuddle by Nosy Crow and Illus. by Marion Billet
Dinosaur Dig! by Penny Dale

Guest Post:
Author of Small Blue Thing, S.C. Ransom

Giveaway!
Our HUGE Nosy Crow Giveaway has been extended through the end of this month! So please make sure to enter, you don’t want to miss all of the fantastic books and Nosy Crow items up for grabs!

During the month of January we plan to bring you additional features of upcoming books, interviews with some of their brilliant authors and much more! Including reviews for the following books:

Make sure to stop by these sites to connect directly with them and the imprints we’ll be featuring this month!

Nosy Crow Site
Nosy Crow Blog
Nosy Crow on Facebook
Nosy Crow on Twitter
Nosy Crow Apps on Twitter
Nosy Crow on YouTube

If you thought one month with Nosy Crow sounded great then you’ll definitely want to stick around for even more!

Much of the publisher’s information was provided by the publisher or via their website. Thank you!

Are you a publisher interested in being featured? Please contact me via our contact page or email: the1stdaughter {at} gmail {dot} com to see your house is the right fit.
Purchasing products by clicking through the links in this post will provide us a modest commission through our various affiliate relationships.

This fabulous weekly recap is hosted by Shelia of One Persons Journey Through a World of Books and the kidlit version is hosted by Jen from Teach Mentor Texts. Each week we recap what we’ve read and look at what’s coming up this week. If you’re interested head over to Shelia’s site as well as Jen’s and get involved! It’s a blast and I may even stop by to see what you’re up to!

Here’s what we’ve been up to this week:

It’s been a fantastic couple of weeks. I decided to take it easy the last couple of weeks and it was a much needed break. Our family had a wonderful Christmas and a wonderfully quiet New Years. I’m looking forward to the coming year and all that it entails, including going to BEA which was a wonderful surprise Christmas present. I hope you all had a wonderful holiday season! Did you get the chance to read many good books? I’d love to hear about it!

Reviewed (Just click on the title to see the Review!):

Events/Randomness:
2011 End Of Year Book Survey
AW January 2012 New Releases

Twelve Days of Christmas Feature:
Day One with Pam from Bookalicious
Day Two with Teach Mentor Texts
Day Three with Kim from Chef Messy
Day Four with Jenni Elyse
Day Five with Debbie’s World of Books
Day Six with Satisfaction for Insatiable Readers
Day Seven with Digital-Storytime
Day Eight with Thoughtful Eating
Day Nine with Teresa’s Reading Corner
Day Ten with My Friend Amy
Day Eleven with The Perpetual Page Turner
Day Twelve with Earthbound Chronicles

What’s up for the week to come:

Reading/Reviewing/Listening:

The Turkeybird and Littlebug are Reading/Reviewing:

So, what are you reading this week? Have any suggestions I should add to my reading pile?

This fabulous weekly recap is hosted by Shelia of One Persons Journey Through a World of Books and the kidlit version is hosted by Jen from Teach Mentor Texts. Each week we recap what we’ve read and look at what’s coming up this week. If you’re interested head over to Shelia’s site as well as Jen’s and get involved! It’s a blast and I may even stop by to see what you’re up to!

Here’s what we’ve been up to this week:

This is actually going to cover the last couple of weeks because I missed out on last week due to a sinus infection/migraine. Lets just say that I’ve had it with health issues and 2011, I’m so ready to start 2012 with a fresh start! What about you?

As for the rest of the week, it’s been great! I started my “Twelve Days of Christmas” with some of my favorite bloggers and it’s been going wonderfully! I’m looking forward to rolling out the next week of my favorites as well as quite a few reviews before the end of the year!

Reviewed (Just click on the title to see the Review!):

Interviewed/Guest Posts:
Author of Small Blue Thing, S.C. Ransom
2011 Virtual Advent Tour: Christmas Traditions

Twelve Days of Christmas Guest Posts:
Day One of The Twelve Days of Christmas with Pam from Bookalicious
Day Two of The Twelve Days of Christmas with Teach Mentor Texts
Day Three of The Twelve Days of Christmas with Kim from Chef Messy
Day Four of The Twelve Days of Christmas with Jenni Elyse
Day Five of The Twelve Days of Christmas with Debbie’s World of Books

Events/Randomness:
Book Publishers 101: Nosy Crow Giveaway!
Top Ten Tuesday: Gift Giving Must Buys!
Cover Reveal: Embrace by Jessica Shirvington
Read-to-Me Picture Book Challenge: December Link-Up
Book Dreaming: Small Blue Thing by S.C. Ransom

For Chick Lit Reviews and News:
Author(s) Article: Faye Robertson and Ros Clarke
Book News: Jackie Pilossoph Spreads the Holiday Cheer
Author Article: Megan Rix’s Top 5 Christmas Gifts

Giveaways at Chick Lit Reviews and News:
Holly’s First Noel and All I Want for Christmas
It’s a Waverly Life by Maria Murnane
The Other Life by Ellen Meister
The Puppy That Came for Christmas by Megan Rix

What’s up for the week to come:

Reading/Reviewing/Listening:

The Turkeybird and Littlebug are Reading/Reviewing:

So, what are you reading this week? Have any suggestions I should add to my reading pile?

Nosy Crow is an absolute favorite publisher of ours and we’re thrilled to be able to feature some of our top picks in a giveaway sponsored by Nosy Crow! Firstly, thank you to Nosy Crow for giving us this opportunity! Now, take a look at some of what’s up for grabs during this month’s Book Publishers 101 feature:

Nosy Crow is being incredibly generous and offering two prize packs including the following:

Grand Prize Winner – One Nosy Crow bag, two pins, one Bizzy Bear book, one Mega Mash-Up book, one Pip and Posy book, one Noodle book, and one copy of Dinosaur Dig by Penny Dale.

Runner Up – One Nosy Crow bag with two pins, and one Nosy Crow book of their chosing!

(Also, if for some reason the winner happens to be international (and because shipping might be a bit much for us right now) we will have the option for an international winner to win the Nosy Crow book of their choice up to $15 USD from Book Depository.)

Sound great? We think so, and we’re really excited to offer these titles! All of these have been huge hits in our home and I have no doubt they’ll be happily welcomed into the homes of the winners. All of these are amazing books and authors that we will be featuring this month either in an interview or review so be sure to stay tuned!

Make sure to stop by these sites to connect directly with Nosy Crow!

Nosy Crow Site
Nosy Crow Blog
Nosy Crow on Facebook
Nosy Crow on Twitter
Nosy Crow Apps on Twitter
Nosy Crow on YouTube

Thanks go again to the publisher, Nosy Crow for providing this fantastic giveaway to our readers! The only requirement? Visit one of the above links and find something new you love!

Details: Two winners will be chosen at random after the contest closes, as outlined above. If the winner is international they will receive a Nosy Crow book of their choosing up to $15 USD from Book Depository. You MUST fill out the form below, comments will not count as entries. Only one entry per household. No purchase necessary. Giveaway is open WORLDWIDE. The giveaway will run from December 08, 2011 until December 31, 2011 Extended to January 31st 2012 at midnight EST.

Today’s post is part of our month long celebration of all things Nosy Crow. Make sure to stop by the Nosy Crow site for more information about this title and more. For more information about our Book Publishers 101 feature take a look at this month’s opening post.

Thank you so much to the publisher, Nosy Crow, for coordinating many of this month’s features and reviews! Connect with them on Twitter and on Facebook!
Purchasing products by clicking through the links in this post will provide us a modest commission through our various affiliate relationships.

This fabulous weekly recap is hosted by Shelia of One Persons Journey Through a World of Books and the kidlit version is hosted by Jen from Teach Mentor Texts. Each week we recap what we’ve read and look at what’s coming up this week. If you’re interested head over to Shelia’s site as well as Jen’s and get involved! It’s a blast and I may even stop by to see what you’re up to!

Here’s what we’ve been up to this week:

This week has been busy! I’ve begun deliberations for both the Cybils category I’m judging for as well as the INSPYs category and so far things are going great. There are truly so many great books out there that it’s making deciding which to pick so tough, but it’s a fun process.

Other than that I’m still recovering from migraines and such, but doing better after a trip to the chiropractor. Well enough that I was able to go to a book signing with Jay Asher, author of 13 Reasons Why and The Future of Us! He lives locally and so it’s nice to be able to support some fantastic local talent.

Reviewed (Just click on the title to see the Review!):

Interviewed/Guest Posts:
20 Questions with Keith Graves

Events/Randomness:
Top Ten Tuesday: My Growing Winter 2011/2012 TBR Pile
A Month with Chronicle Books Comes to a Close
Book Publishers 101: A Month with Nosy Crow

For Chick Lit Reviews and News:
Book News: Nine Uses For An Ex-Boyfriend by Sarra Manning
Book Lover’s Holiday Giveaway Hop!

What’s up for the week to come:

Reading/Reviewing/Listening:

The Turkeybird and Littlebug are Reading/Reviewing:

So, what are you reading this week? Have any suggestions I should add to my reading pile?