100 Followers Contest!
Posted by annastan on April 8th, 2010. Filed under: Books, Contests, Random Fun.I don’t normally post on Thursdays, but I wanted to pop by for a special announcement. Yesterday, I reached 100 followers on my site – hurray! In honor of my wonderful followers, I’ve decided to have a contest of the bookish variety. It took me a while to come up with the prizes (and they’ll require some patience) but I think you guys will like them.
The Prizes:
There will be TWO winners. Each winner will receive a pre-ordered copy of either:
Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins
Available August 24, 2010
OR
Linger by Maggie Stiefvater
Available July 20, 2010
Whichever books the winners choose will be sent out, via Powells.com (yay for Indies!), and arrive on their doorsteps right after the books are released. So you get the book right after it comes out, and you get it for free. Isn’t that worth the wait?
To Enter:
- Comment on this post and tell me one book you enjoyed reading recently. (1 entry)
-Become a follower of my site (click “Join This Site”) and leave another comment telling me so. If you’re already a follower, or my friend on LiveJournal, leave a comment letting me know. (1 entry)
-Post a link to this contest (on your blog, Twitter, Facebook, etc.) and leave a separate comment with the URL. If you post in multiple locations, please leave a separate comment for each URL. (1 entry per link)
Please note:
The contest ends on April 22nd at midnight EST. Make sure to check back to see if you’re a winner; you’ll have 30 days to collect your prize or some lucky soul will snatch it up instead!
Open to people with US and Canadian addresses only – sorry international readers!
Good luck and happy reading!
April 8th, 2010 at 5:10 am
I’m pretty sure I was first follower, so it seems fitting that I’ll be first commenter as well (that and I seem not to like to do work at work).
I recently read the collection of short stories GEEKTASTIC edited by Holly Black and Cecil Castellucci and thought it was awesome.
April 8th, 2010 at 5:17 am
http://misschessmanscakes.blogspot.com/2010/04/contest-post.html
April 8th, 2010 at 5:36 am
As proud follower #102 I am the second to comment. Congrats on reaching 100+ followers!
April 8th, 2010 at 5:39 am
I recently read BEAUTIFUL CREATURES and really loved it. Thanks for this great contest!
April 8th, 2010 at 5:43 am
I posted a link on my facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/raynbow.gignilliat?ref=profile
April 8th, 2010 at 5:47 am
I follow you through googlereader and on Livejournal.
A book I recently read and enjoyed, not for classes, was Ten Cents a Dance by Christine Fletcher
April 8th, 2010 at 5:53 am
Yay I get to enter! I’ve read tons of books lately that I love . . . including The Hunger Games and Catching Fire. Seriously, what took me so long to read them?
I’m a follower!
April 8th, 2010 at 6:03 am
Oh, Anna! How I’d love to win Mockingjay!I recently read Do the Math: Secrets, Lies and Algebra by Wendy Lichtman and really liked it.
April 8th, 2010 at 6:03 am
AND I’m a follower.
April 8th, 2010 at 6:05 am
AND I posted a sidebar link to the contest on my blog. http://www.marciahoehne.blogspot.com
April 8th, 2010 at 6:07 am
I hope this isn’t a double post, but I didn’t see my link comment go up. I posted the contest on my blog (sidebar) http://marciahoehne.blogspot.com.
April 8th, 2010 at 6:19 am
Marcia, your comments got marked as spam for some reason. Everything should be sorted out now!
April 8th, 2010 at 6:29 am
Congratulations, Anna! I’m a follower here and an LJ friend.
April 8th, 2010 at 6:32 am
YAY! I can’t *wait* for MOCKINGJAY & go you for reaching 100! WOO HOO!
We’re friends via LJ (which is how I found this out) & I’m gonna go tout it on Twitter via “dawnmetcalf” so ROCK ON!
April 8th, 2010 at 6:39 am
Oh, well, a pre-ordered copy of MOCKINGJAY, I suppose I can muster up a few comments for that.
Lotsa good books I could mention, of course, but since we’re being all fantasy-oriented here I’ll say THEODOSIA & THE SERPENTS OF CHAOS by R.L. LaFevers.
April 8th, 2010 at 6:41 am
Tweeted! http://twitter.com/Mike_Jung/statuses/11823881224
April 8th, 2010 at 6:43 am
And I’m already a follower. I think. Not too good with the “being a follower” stuff, sorry…
April 8th, 2010 at 7:11 am
Congrats on reaching 100! I’m already a follower and a LJ friend.
I’ve read many great books lately, but the most recent I read and loved is Fablehaven: Keys to the Demon Prison. This is the fifth and final book in the Fablehaven series. If you love fantasy, you must read these books!
April 8th, 2010 at 7:13 am
I was late in reading, but I just finished THE HUNGER GAMES and CATCHING FIRE, which are now my new faves. Cannot. Wait. For. MOCKINGJAY!
April 8th, 2010 at 7:14 am
I became a follower. And you are rockin’ the new follwers now. Congrats on surpassing 100!
April 8th, 2010 at 7:17 am
WOW! Great prizes and clever to use Indie! Such a great blog to read AND a contest!
I’m already a follower and a good book I just read was Dead-Tossed Waves. I’ll go post your contest and come back.
April 8th, 2010 at 7:17 am
Tweeted: http://twitter.com/justJoanS
April 8th, 2010 at 7:18 am
Posted on “personal” FB profile: http://www.facebook.com/reqs.php#!/kriscook?ref=profile
April 8th, 2010 at 7:21 am
I’m a sad Twitterer, so I don’t know how to post the link, but you can see it in your @ mentions.
April 8th, 2010 at 7:35 am
I recently read The Help, and loved it! As far as children’s books, Home of the Brave.
April 8th, 2010 at 7:47 am
Hooray! I would like Mockingjay, please. Also, I am now a blog follower!
April 8th, 2010 at 7:48 am
Oh yeah – and a book I am reading right now that I really like is Incarceron by Catherine Fisher.
April 8th, 2010 at 8:13 am
Of course book twin, you know that these two books are on the top of my summer reading list!
Right now, I’m reading THE BODY FINDER and I’m enjoying it so far.
Congrats on the 100 followers!
April 8th, 2010 at 8:22 am
Woo! ‘Kay, a book I loved recently…probably the one I enjoyed most was Catching Fire on the kidlit side. On the adult side, I’m reading Dead and Gone by Charlaine Harris and loving it.
April 8th, 2010 at 8:28 am
You wanted separate comments, right?
I’m a follower. Off to tweet, and I’ll be back with a link…
April 8th, 2010 at 8:31 am
Tweeted!
http://twitter.com/lchardesty/status/11829020348
April 8th, 2010 at 8:31 am
Fun contest! Thanks for doing this
A book I’ve enjoyed reading lately is Wildwood Dancing by Juliet Merillier.
April 8th, 2010 at 9:55 am
I already follow (+1)
(+1)
I blogged (http://kirstenjoyrice.blogspot.com/2010/04/communication.html) (+1)
I tweeted (http://twitter.com/kirstenjoyrice) (+1)
And recently I read The Hunger Games, and loved it, which is why I would LOVE to win
Congrats on 100!
April 8th, 2010 at 9:55 am
Great contest! Wow!
I tweeted about this contest here: http://twitter.com/mdesmondobrien/statuses/11832790178
I’m a new follower on your blog, and a book I enjoyed recently was JELLICOE ROAD by Melina Marchetta! It was fantastic!
April 8th, 2010 at 10:01 am
Fabulous contest!
I recently read and reviewed Before I Fall, and thought it was awesome!
April 8th, 2010 at 10:30 am
I followed! (+1)
I tweeted! http://twitter.com/Attle_Marie (+1)
I recently read “American Gods” by Neil Gaiman and it was amazing. (+1)
April 8th, 2010 at 10:32 am
“Downtown Owl” by Chuck Klosterman was great.
April 8th, 2010 at 10:35 am
I thoroughly enjoyed A Crooked Kind of Perfect. I can’t wait for some new books to read!
April 8th, 2010 at 1:15 pm
I’m a follower on LJ, I’ll join this site today.
I’ve recently read Shiver and MS’s Faerie books, Lament and Ballad. I’m currently reading Beautiful Creatures.
So that’s +3
April 8th, 2010 at 2:25 pm
*starts to froth at the site of Mockingjay*
OMG. I need this book the minute it comes available. NEED. THE. PRECIOUS.
I am reading The Dead-Tossed Waves. Can’t wait to finish it!!
April 8th, 2010 at 2:26 pm
*starts to froth at the sight of Mockingjay*
OMG. I need this book the minute it comes available. NEED. THE. PRECIOUS.
I am reading The Dead-Tossed Waves. Can’t wait to finish it!!
April 8th, 2010 at 2:27 pm
Wow I got so excited I posted twice. Yes I am THAT excited.
Congrats on the milestone!
April 8th, 2010 at 3:22 pm
Awesome contest!
I recently read “The Owl Keeper” by Chris Brodien-Jones. It’s not going to be out until later this month, but it’s a really awesome MG, kind of post-apocalypse mixed with fantasy. It really blew my expectations.
-Mandy
April 8th, 2010 at 3:24 pm
I’m also a new follower
-Mandy
April 8th, 2010 at 3:42 pm
Already a follower!
I recently read IF I STAY by Gayle Formann and really, really loved it.
Great giveaway! Put down two entries for me!
April 8th, 2010 at 8:10 pm
Great contest! I’m eager to read Linger.
I recently enjoyed a wonderful middle grade fantasy–Lynne Jonell’s The Secret of Zoom.
April 8th, 2010 at 8:10 pm
Oh, and I am already a follower.
April 8th, 2010 at 8:21 pm
Catching Fire has me in its monkey claws. Four months, you say?
April 8th, 2010 at 8:39 pm
I posted about your contest on my blog, too. It’s at http://readatouille.blogspot.com/2010/04/and-another-contest.html
April 8th, 2010 at 10:21 pm
I just read and really enjoyed MISTWOOD by Leah Cypess. And also Elizabeth Knox’s DREAMHUNTER and DREAMQUAKE — great!
April 8th, 2010 at 10:54 pm
A favorite recent read was “A Conspiracy of Kings” by Megan Whalen Turner.
What a fab contest!!
April 8th, 2010 at 10:55 pm
And I am already a blog follower.
April 9th, 2010 at 4:27 am
Ohhh yes!!! I so hope I win this! I cannot wait for Mockingjay!!
A book I recently read and loved was Catching Fire (so awesome) and just to throw some more titles into the mix–I just finished Cassandra Clare’s Mortal Instruments trilogy–excellent, and from middle grade–Rules by Cynthia Lord. Can’t say enough about Rules. Wonderful.
I’m already a follower (in more way than one
) And, I’ll be talking about the contest on Monday on my blog. So, plus two for now, I’ll be back after I post…
April 9th, 2010 at 6:22 am
I also tweeted about this contest – that’s another point
http://twitter.com/TerryLynnJ
April 9th, 2010 at 4:20 pm
Congratulations on reaching the century mark, Anna!
Recent enjoyable read: “The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane” by Kate DiCamillo.
I’m a follower.
April 9th, 2010 at 4:47 pm
I can hardly wait to read Mockingjay. A good MG book I read recently was “The Girl Who Threw Butterflies” by Mick Cochrane.
April 9th, 2010 at 6:58 pm
Mockingjay. Pretty sure it violates the Geneva Convention to make me wait until August to find out what happens.
April 9th, 2010 at 6:59 pm
Already an avid follower!
April 9th, 2010 at 7:01 pm
A book I read and loved recently? Hmm . . . Nine Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake by Sarah MacLean is one for sure.
April 9th, 2010 at 7:03 pm
It’s true you know, we have no idea where we will be living at the time of the pre-order. probably somewhere on the road between CA and MA!
http://twitter.com/cwlucas/status/11914085804
April 9th, 2010 at 7:58 pm
I’d love to enter this awesome contest! One book I enjoyed reading recently is Feast of Fools from the Morganville Vampires series!
April 9th, 2010 at 7:59 pm
I’m a follower.
April 9th, 2010 at 7:59 pm
I tweeted about this giveaway. http://twitter.com/aikchien/status/11916590648
April 9th, 2010 at 7:59 pm
I blogged.
http://aik-friendsnfamily.blogspot.com/2010/02/happy-cny-compilation-of-international.html
April 10th, 2010 at 8:57 pm
One book I enjoyed recently was Fallen by Lauren Kate.
April 10th, 2010 at 8:58 pm
Blogged – http://donnasbloghome.blogspot.com/2010/04/contests-found-410.html
April 10th, 2010 at 8:58 pm
tweeted – http://twitter.com/DonnaS1/statuses/11972689986
April 10th, 2010 at 8:59 pm
I am a follower
April 11th, 2010 at 7:19 am
WOW! Congrats on 100 Followers! I too have just hit 100 followers. It really is a great feeling. Thank you for being kind enough to put these two books up for grabs. I am REALLY anxiously looking forward to Mockingjay.
Congrats again!
+1 comment
+1 Follower
+1 on my SideBar – http://melissa-melsworld.blogspot.com/
April 11th, 2010 at 7:40 pm
I loved THIS WORLD WE LIVE IN! I’d been looking forward to it, and it didn’t disappoint.
April 12th, 2010 at 6:15 am
Anna–I just posted about the contest in my Monday Meeting. Yay! http://editedtowithinaninchofmylife.blogspot.com/2010/04/monday-meeting.html
So, I think I’m up to three. Although, you are on my sidebar as well–I don’t know if that counts as another. So, three or four.
Congrats on being plus 100 on the blog!! So awesome!
April 12th, 2010 at 6:52 am
I am now a follower! Great contest!
I JUST finished Catching Fire last week (I’m late to the game) so obviously that was amazing!!
April 12th, 2010 at 7:41 am
One book I enjoyed recently is The Reckoning by Kelley Armstrong
April 12th, 2010 at 7:42 am
I am a follower under the name Throuthehaze
April 12th, 2010 at 8:46 am
Hi Anna. I’m a follower of your blog and recently enjoyed reading FADE by Lisa McMann. I’m about to start GONE by her. Thanks for stopping by our blog!
April 12th, 2010 at 8:47 am
Anna, I added your contest to our Contest Monday post on our Sisters In Scribe blog. The URL is http://www.sistersinscribe.blogspot.com. Thanks!
April 12th, 2010 at 9:17 am
Great contest! Congrats on 100 followers! I’m a new blog follower. I’m one of the Sisters at Sisters in Scribe and I got your link there. I’m going to tweet the contest here in a second and leave that in a separate comment.
Congrats again!
April 12th, 2010 at 9:20 am
tweeted
http://twitter.com/LJBoldyrev/status/12054007419
April 12th, 2010 at 9:22 am
Great book choices. ; )
Recently I’ve enjoyed reading Deadtown by Nancy Holzner & Forest of Hands & Teeth by Carrie Ryan.
April 12th, 2010 at 9:23 am
I’m a new follower.
April 12th, 2010 at 9:29 am
Tweeted. http://twitter.com/wordsrollon/status/12054386009
April 12th, 2010 at 9:30 am
Included your contest in my weekly contest post. : )
http://wordsrollon.blogspot.com/2010/04/i-heart-contests-april-12-19.html
April 12th, 2010 at 9:37 am
A book I enjoyed recently was Incarceron by Catherine Fisher.
April 12th, 2010 at 9:38 am
I’m also a follower!
April 12th, 2010 at 10:23 am
I enjoyed, I heart you, you haunt me by Lisa Schroeder. Thanks for the contest, Anna!
April 12th, 2010 at 10:24 am
I tweeted about the contest, but I’m not sure exactly how to link it.
http://twitter.com/home
I think you follow me, so you should see it.
April 12th, 2010 at 10:25 am
I’m already a follower!
April 12th, 2010 at 10:26 am
http://laurapauling.com/?p=415#comments
I posted it today, Monday!
Thanks Anna! And congrats on reaching 100 followers!
April 12th, 2010 at 5:13 pm
What a fun contest! A book I recently enjoyed was The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane by Kate DiCamillo (I’m actually reading all of her wonderful books right now). It boggles my mind how she made a china rabbit that can’t walk or talk seem so real and made me care so much what happened next!
April 12th, 2010 at 5:14 pm
I’m a follower!
April 12th, 2010 at 5:15 pm
I’ve linked to your contest on the right side of my blog: http://lauramarcella.blogspot.com/
April 12th, 2010 at 7:03 pm
New follower here and OH MY, how I want to rad Linger….
April 15th, 2010 at 4:27 pm
Congrats on 100!
Lately I’ve been on a Francisco X. Stork kick. Loved Marcelo, just finished Last Summer of the Death Warriors and just started Behind the Eyes.
What great prizes you are offering!
-Laura
April 15th, 2010 at 11:06 pm
I recently read SHIVER! *I KNOW! late to the party* and laughed/cried the whole way! GOD I LOVED IT!!!!
April 15th, 2010 at 11:06 pm
Am a follower of your site.
*i need to win that LINGER ARC!*
April 15th, 2010 at 11:07 pm
Tweeted about it:
http://twitter.com/alannah7/status/12267920875
April 15th, 2010 at 11:07 pm
It’s on my sidebar:
http://allyversustime.blogspot.com/
April 17th, 2010 at 2:57 pm
I recently read I, Coriander by Sally Gardner and absolutely loved it!
Would love to win Linger by Maggie Stiefvater. She’s awesome.
April 17th, 2010 at 2:58 pm
I just joined your site – follower 126! So that’s one more entry!
April 17th, 2010 at 3:07 pm
I also retweeted your reminder on twitter that there were only a few more days for this contest.
Again, I’d really love to win Linger.
April 17th, 2010 at 3:10 pm
I really loved Sara Zarr’s SWEETHEARTS. I’d read her other two novels & loved them, but somehow missed Sweethearts until recently. Glad I finally read it!
April 17th, 2010 at 3:11 pm
I’m a new follower.
April 17th, 2010 at 3:11 pm
I tweeted about the contest (twitter.com/sharigreen).
Thanks for the awesome contest!
April 17th, 2010 at 3:25 pm
Ooooh so excited! How did I miss this one? Well… lets see, I’m a follower, I’ll go tweet it right now (@lisagailgreen) and hmm.. good book I recently read. I have to say Bleeding Violet sticks out at the moment. Woohoo!
April 19th, 2010 at 2:47 pm
Great contest, Anna! I would love to get my hands on a copy of Mockingjay. I’ve gotten totally hooked on the whole series! I just finished Scott Westerfeld’s Leviathan and really enjoyed it.
April 20th, 2010 at 9:07 am
I’d like to win. I also tweeted it at twitter.com/susanxbradley
thanks,Susan
April 20th, 2010 at 11:42 am
Just became a follower.
April 21st, 2010 at 7:43 am
Okay, I can’t believe I didn’t already comment on this! What great prizes!! I was blown away by Marcello in the Real World. Such a good book. And I’m an old follower
April 21st, 2010 at 11:59 am
Had to stop by and comment. I’m re-reading PIONEER WOMEN: VOICES OF THE KANSAS FRONTIER now that I’m working on revision of my historical. It is amazing to read so many first-hand accounts of those women who came before.
Congrats on 100. Sign me up for Mockingjay, please!
April 21st, 2010 at 1:50 pm
I recently really enjoyed Birthmarked by Caragh O’Brien
April 21st, 2010 at 2:33 pm
Right now I’m enjoying Toni Morrison’s The Bluest Eye.
April 22nd, 2010 at 6:13 am
I just became a follower of your blog. I have retweeted your tweet (@YolaRamunno).
I recently finished the first two books in The Hunger Games series. I loved The Hunger Games and Catching Fire. I am anxiously waiting to read Mockingjay.
Please enter me into your contest.
April 22nd, 2010 at 7:02 am
One book I read recently that I enjoyed was Downsiders, by Neal Shusterman. Please enter me in the contest !
April 22nd, 2010 at 2:00 pm
Great contest! Just finished reading Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman
April 30th, 2010 at 8:39 pm
New follower!
April 30th, 2010 at 8:41 pm
Awesome book I read recently: Chicks Dig Time Lords – one HILARIOUS collection of essays by/about women who are fans of or a part of the Doctor Who fandom.
April 30th, 2010 at 8:42 pm
I know the contest is over but I wanted to share/join anyways. ^_^ (and I don’t know why I didn’t do this in one post. I guess I’m too sleep deprived.)