Edi's Book Lighthouse Giveaway - The Affinity Bridge

Edi's Book Lighthouse is having it's first giveaway with George Mann's The Affinity Bridge, Book 1 in the Newbury and Hobbs series. I've been eyeing George Mann's work lately, especially given Edi's praise, so you can count me in.

We have a Winner!

First, I'd like to thank all who participated and CSN Stores for letting me give out one of my favorite games.

Okay, I fully understand that odds are, no one's read any of this, so I'll just get to the point. The winner is...

Simcha Lazarus

Congrats Simcha! I just sent you an email, so let me know your address and I'll have the game sent ASAP.

Thanks again to everyone who's joined in.

Ticket To Ride Giveaway Still Open

Just a reminder about the Giveaway for Ticket To Ride Europe. I'll leave it open for a couple more days and then I'll announce the winner next week. Follow this link for rules about entering. Thanks for everyone who's participated already!

Free Audiobook at Audible.com

Audible.com has great deals on audiobooks even without giving them away for free, but that's what they're doing right now until July 2. Pick one from a list of books, but you don't even have to be a member. EDIT: Actually, this is for non-members only.

Here are a few (thanks SFF Chat):

METAtropolis by Jay Lake, Tobias Buckell, Elizabeth Bear, John Scalzi, Karl Schroeder
The Hunter by L. J. Smith
Operation Yes by Sara Lewis Holmes
That's Life Samara Brooks by Daniel Ehrenhaft
The Hanging Hill by Chris Grabenstein
Yours Truly, Lucy B. Parker, Girl vs. Superstar by Robin Palmer
Fractured by Karin Slaughter
Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill
The Lost Fleet: Dauntless by Jack Campbell
Hyperion by Dan Simmons
On Basilisk Station by David Weber
Something Borrowed by Emily Giffin
The Lost Books of the Odyssey by Zachary Mason
The Last Surgeon by Michael Palmer
Cry, the Beloved Country by Alan Paton
Master and Commander by Patrick O'Brian
The Warrior's Apprentice by Lois McMaster Bujold
I Am Legend: Free Version by Richard Matheson
The Good Earth by Pearl S. Buck
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
The Merchant of Death by D. J. MacHale
The Black Echo (Unabridged) by Michael Connelly
Persuasion by Jane Austen
Life of Pi by Yann Martel
The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult
Darkly Dreaming Dexter by Jeff Lindsay
Outlander by Diana Gabaldon
The Road by Cormac McCarthy
Dead Until Dark by Charlaine Harris
The Ruins of Gorlan by John Flanagan
Let the Great World Spin by Colum McCann
Stiff by Mary Roach
My Horizontal Life by Chelsea Handler
Little Bee by Chris Cleave

I chose On Basilisk Station by David Weber. Always meant to read some Weber, so what a better time than now.

Giveaway! Ticket To Ride Europe

The nice people at CSN stores have been making the rounds lately and my humble blog was not overlooked. Most people I've noticed have gone for prudent things like bookshelves, twin beds (k, maybe not so much), and other practical things for bookish type people, but those are the obvious choices. :D

I wanted to giveaway one of my favorite boardgames...

Ticket to Ride Europe Edition

It fits into the steampunk genre right? :)

Just send me an email at seaksstamp [at] gmail [dot] com (replacing the at and the dot) with the subject "TICKET" or some such iteration of the game title. Make sure you include your full mailing address. US and Canada only, sorry. If you have a blog, forum screen name, favorite food, let me know and I'll give you an e-high-five.

Duplicate entries will get you disqualified faster than I can shake a stick at...or some such idiomatic phrase.

Good luck, this is an awesome game!

Updates and Giveaway This Week

Sorry about the lack of posting in the last week, but on a positive note, baby's room is almost ready. We put together two dressers, which took way longer than expected, put together a crib, washed baby's clothes and sorted them, also taking longer than expected. There's still more to do, but at least the big things are out of the way.

Due date's July 15, so he could really come at any time.

We've found out that "Lee" is actually quite a difficult last name to match first names with. We both liked "Will", but shortly found out that's just asking for fun nicknames.

I've always been fond of "Ug", but that's really just for jokes.

Not that we've found the perfect name yet, but we both don't dislike "Dylan" and so far it's the front-runner. Suggestions are welcome, although I make not promises.

Now here's a crappy version of the SNL clip I always think of when considering baby names:

Sorry about the quality, but I couldn't find a good version anywhere.

On more important news (well, for a book blog), I'll be hosting a Giveaway! this week, so get excited...can't you be more excited than that? Okay, that works, thanks.

I have to warn you, it's not a book, but it happens to be one of my favorite things to do, so I thought I'd share it with everyone on the blog.

Joe Hill's Horns Giveaway on Goodreads (30 copies)

There are 30 copies up for grabs at Goodreads right now. I recently won a copy from a similar giveaway, so I can vouch for it...plus now that I selfishly have my own copy I can let others know. :) (No, I just didn't think of it at the time) Chances are pretty good still too.

Giveaway: The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms by N.K. Jemisin

Simcha over at SFF Chat is giving away a copy of The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms. This book has been the hot topic all over the interwebs (reviews here) and although she wasn't as enamored with it as most, she'd like to find a better home for her copy.


I just barely noticed that was a face in the background.

Winner of The Ubiquitous Stamp to State Giveaway!

The Winner is: Merrick Smith of Sussex, WI


Thanks to all who participated! Another contest is in the making so check back soon.

Also a thanks to Ubiquitous Absence and State of Review!

Last Chance to Win!

Just a reminder that there are only a few days to enter the Ubiquitous Stamp to State Giveaway, which ends on January 10, 2010 when the winner will be announced.

Here's a link to the entry rules.

Make sure to check out these fun sites while you're at it and earn extra entries as per the rules:

State of Review

Ubiquitous Absence

GIVEAWAY!!

Sorry, Giveaway Winner already Chosen.

Seak's Stamp of Approval, Ubiquitous Absence, and State of Review are proud to announce their first book giveaway.

We all feel that some of our holiday gifts were not quite what we had hoped to receive. So, we are offering one novel from the books shown below to one lucky winner. You have three chances to win by emailing each of our blogsite emails. This contest will begin December 15, 2009 (tomorrow) and the winner will be announced on January 10, 2010. Sorry, but this is limited to those in the U.S. only.

The rules are simple -

First, you get one chance to win for each blog you visit and email (emails found on the front page of each blog - see my profile box)

Seak's Stamp of Approval

Ubiquitous Absence

State of Review

Second, your email must contain your full mailing address (that's snail mail) otherwise your message will be deleted. Make sure to put "GIVEAWAY" in the subject line.

Lastly, multiple entries (to individual blog addresses) will disqualify whoever sends them. Please include your screen name and the message boards you are frequently using.

Good luck and happy holidays from us at Seak's Stamp of Approval, Ubiquitous Absence, and State of Review!