June – how lovely you were with your waves of books crashing upon my shore. How I will miss you only because July is here and it will be hot as balls the further into the summer we get. Below you’ll find some amazing announcements! Including a change to the way I’m running my Fan Art Up! feature as well as a long list of giveaway winners!! (now running random comment appreciation each month!)
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Exciting news! I was a guest in Tor.com’s Rocket Talk Podcast with of favorite authors Max Gladstone hosted by Justin Landon! Have a listen!
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More Hot News! FAN ART UP! participation is now open for TWITTER and INSTAGRAM (AND no longer limited to just Fan Art!):
You can now participate via Twitter, Instagram or your blog! And it is no longer limited to just fan art. If you like drawing or doodling – or whatever – just share with us. There wasn’t as much participation in the fan art aspect so I figured might as well open it up a bit more. If you participate via twitter or instagram if you could link to that week’s Fan Art Up! post and #FanArtUp that would be great. Don’t forget to enter your link to your tweet or instagram pic on the linky for that week. I can’t wait to see if more people decide to participate!!
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About Me Junk:
- I’m open to gifting books or even book swapping if folks are interested in such a thing holler – I have a bunch I’ll be getting rid of soon I’d rather they go to someone that wants it instead of the used book store.
- Follow me on Instagram and DM me for a picture of the books I have up for grabs!
- Another of my friends Angie has decided she might attempt book review blogging, we’ll see just how serious she is #wink. Her first review Motherless Child went live a few days ago. Say Hi to her on that post!
- My creepy stalker behavior continues to scare bloggers all over the web – don’t be scerrred
- Received the most review books I think I ever have this month. There be books breeding in the corners of my house
- I’m experimenting with adding color to my doodles. Supplies I plan to try out: Copic markers, watercolor paints, acrylic paint, pastel pencils, color pencils
- My coloring results thus far have been a big disappointment to me but I’m not giving up!
- Currently reading: I try to keep it updated on the Goodreads widget sidebar but you know that isn’t always accurate. Right now TODAY I’m reading THE SEAT OF MAGIC by J. Kathleen Cheney and WHERE SILENCE GATHERS by Kelsey Sutton
About the Books (all rough counts cause I’m lazy):
- Books Read = I’m a failure and I’m not even going to cop to how few I’ve read
- Audio Books listened to = 1 (ok almost 1)
- BEA BOOKS acquired – roughly 100 (22 ADULT SFF, 10 Graphic novels, the rest YA. Ouch right?)
- REVIEW BOOKS received: 27 (at least 7 unsolicited)
- PURCHASED BOOKS: 17?
- GIFTED BOOKS received: 1 (Swapped Stitching Snow for Shattering the Ley from Mogsy @ Bibliosanctum)
- Do you ever ache and pine thinking you’ll get the oh so special book, and don’t? Even though you are surrounded by a pile of others? You know what I’m talking about!
WINNERS ANNOUNCED!:
- HOT NEWS: I’m going to try to show appreciation to random commenters monthly now. It might not be much but something. Maybe even something created by me!? Yes yes pretend you’re excited please!
- Random Comment winners (for past 2 1/2 months): Nathan @ Fantasy Review Barn, Mogsy @ Bibliosanctum, Jessica @ Rabid Reads, Lisa @ Tenacious Reader, Melliane @ Between Dreams and Reality, Mary @ Book Swarm, Megan @ Adrift on Vulcan, Jessie @ Jessie Reads Everything, Kim @ Book Swoon, Danya @ Fine Print
- KINDLE Giveaway runner’s up winners: Cait @ Notebook Sisters, Samantha Degraff (wow a non blogger! – here is her Goodreads account), Mel @ The Daily Prophecy
- KINDLE WINNER!: Lisa @ Tenacious Reader
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June Top Shelf:
TRAITOR’S BLADE by Sebastien de Castell | My 5 star freaking review | Goodreads
Let me sing your praises, foist you upon unsuspecting readers and otherwise flail like a lunatic until every person in the known world reads this book. YOU CATCH MY DRIFT LUNKERS? – READ IT NOW!
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Author Interviews & Guest articles:
- Jay Posey: The Neuro Net, The Journey to Technology
- Jaime Lee Moyer gives us A Field Guide to Ghosts
- Rebecca Hahn discusses Fairy tale magic in A Creature of Moonlight
- Chris Willrich discusses 5 Things He Didn’t Know About the Silk Road
- Gail Z. Martin discusses Why we collect things & What we collect
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Book Reviews:
- Review: The Beautiful and the Cursed and The Lovely and the Lost by Page Morgan ★★★
- Review: House of the Rising Sun by Kristen Painter ★★★½
- Review: Expiration Day by William Campbell Powell ★★★★
- Review: Defenders by Will McIntosh ★★★★½
- Review: The Queen of the Tearling by Erika Johansen ★★★★★
- Review: Don’t Look Back by Jennifer Armentrout ★★★
- Review: The Silk Map by Chris Willrich ★★★★
- Review: Tides by Betsy Cornwell ★★★½
- Review: The Goblin Emperor by Katherine Addison ★★★
- Review: Hungry by H.A. Swain ★★
- Review: Delia’s Shadow by Jaime Lee Moyer ★★★★½
- Review: Feather Bound by Sarah Raughley ★★
- Review: Deadly Curiosities by Gail Z. Martin ★★★★½
- Review: The Blood Guard by Carter Roy
- Review: Traitor’s Blade by Sebastien De Castell ★★★★★
- Review: The Strange Affair of Spring Heeled Jack by Mark Hodder ★★★★★
- Review: Elusion by Claudia Gabel & Cheryl Klam ★
- Review: Motherless Child by Glen Hirshberg ★★★½
- Review: My Last Kiss by Bethany Neal ★★
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Fan Art Up! :
- Jumping Genres Giveaway Hop
- Review: The Beautiful and the Cursed and The Lovely and the Lost by Page Morgan ★★★
- That’s a Wrap! – May 2014
- Review: House of the Rising Sun by Kristen Painter ★★★½
- Review: Expiration Day by William Campbell Powell ★★★★
- Fan Art Up! (8) – A Natural History of Dragons & Tough Traveling
- Review: Defenders by Will McIntosh ★★★★½
- Giveaway of The Magician’s Kit – from Lev Grossman’s Magicians Trilogy
- Review: The Queen of the Tearling by Erika Johansen ★★★★★
- Book Binging (9) – BEA Edition & My NYC Trip Highlights!
- Jay Posey: The Neuro Net, The Journey to Technology
- Jaime Lee Moyer gives us A Field Guide to Ghosts
- Review: Don’t Look Back by Jennifer Armentrout ★★★
- Rebecca Hahn discusses Fairy tale magic in A Creature of Moonlight
- Fan Art Up! (9) – Alice in Wonderland & My Wonderland Wedding
- Review: The Silk Map by Chris Willrich ★★★★
- Review: Tides by Betsy Cornwell ★★★½
- Book Binging (10)
- Review: The Goblin Emperor by Katherine Addison ★★★
- Review: Hungry by H.A. Swain ★★
- Review: Delia’s Shadow by Jaime Lee Moyer ★★★★½
- Review: Feather Bound by Sarah Raughley ★★
- Misadventures in Blogging (3) – When the internet eats your comments
- Review: Deadly Curiosities by Gail Z. Martin ★★★★½
- Fan Art Up! (10) – Studio Ghibli & Tough Traveling
- Chris Willrich discusses 5 Things He Didn’t Know About the Silk Road
- Book Binging (11) – Where I flail over amazing new books
- Review: The Blood Guard by Carter Roy
- Review: Traitor’s Blade by Sebastien De Castell ★★★★★
- Review: The Strange Affair of Spring Heeled Jack by Mark Hodder ★★★★★
- Review: Elusion by Claudia Gabel & Cheryl Klam ★
- Fan Art Up! (11) – A Barricade in Hell & Tough Traveling – Minions!
- Gail Z. Martin discusses Why we collect things & What we collect
- Book Binging (12) – Where I snark and drown happily in books
- Review: Motherless Child by Glen Hirshberg ★★★½
- Review: My Last Kiss by Bethany Neal ★★
Tabitha (Pabkins)
When I'm in the zone I can flip book pages faster than the eye can see - screaming "More Input!" I'm a book, yarn, & art supply hoarding goblin who loves to draw, make toys and craft all sorts of creepy cute things. My current habit is to listen to audio books while I'm arting it up!
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Angie @Angela's Anxious Life
This will be interesting with the Fan Art! I look forward to seeing what that is all about now! Congrats to all the winners!So fun!
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Tabitha (Pabkins)
Two new people already joined in today Angie I was so excited! I can’t wait to see if you draw something!
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Cait @ Notebook Sisters
Look at you so industrious and everywhere at once. Looks like June was a spectacular month here. XD And ohhh, your fanart link ups make me desperately wish I did ANY kind of art. Because: ART. I shall continue to just look longingly at the talented people.
And, ERMAGERD, I WON SOMETHING!!!!!!!
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Tabitha (Pabkins)
I’m so excited more people are already doing the fanart link up. it’s so much fun.
It was a great June. I just wish I could have read more!
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Kim { Book Swoon }
‘About Me Junk’ I’m having a meltdown just thinking about all those books that you mentioned, including the ones breeding in the corners Tabitha – lol! Thanks you so much for the Random Comment winner pick too 🙂
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Lisa (@TenaciousReader)
GAH!! OK, I am seriously thrilled to win your quite awesome and amazing kindle competition/giveaway. 😀 😀 😀
And I am reading Traitor’s Blade right now now and completely understand the love for it. Really fun book. And congrats on the podcast!! Quite exciting 🙂
Kel
I’m happy. I finally read a decent amount of books this past month. Where Silence Gathers? Ooh…I’ve seen at least one less than stellar review for that. Good luck! And watercolors and Copics? Sounds like tons of fun, and I know you’ll be improving in no time!
Kel recently posted…Updates: Jumping into July
Richelle Nicole
Firstly, it’s awesome you were on a podcast!! I think you have a beautiful voice, it matches your fun/zany/ amazing personality!! Fabulous broadcast voices run in the family 🙂
The updated Fan Art Up sounds fantastic. If this extendes to the world of video games then Ryan has some art to show off for you!
It amazes me how much your able to accomplish in the wee span of a month. You’re a reading/rockin machine! Can’t wait to see what July brings!
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Tabitha (Pabkins)
Thanks! my friend Wes teased me about my “Haaaaiii” in the beginning I sounded so squeaky – I still haven’t listened to it.
I hope you decide to participate! Every Thursday draw something you MUST!!
I didn’t read all of those books Tina and Maggie helped!
Tabitha (Pabkins) recently posted…Review: A Barricade in Hell by Jaime Lee Moyer
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100 BEA books, such a high number! I can’t wait to see what is on it’s way to me 😀 I’m thinking about joining in, because I’m slowly picking up drawing again and I hope to use it in one of the new features I’m working for.
Happy July :D!
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Kayla @ The Thousand Lives
“Hot as balls” Yep that’s about how hot it is here in SoCal. It’s like walking into a furnace every time I even step out of the air conditioning. October can’t come soon enough!
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Kristen
Your gifting notice reminded me I still haven’t cracked that awesome graphic novel you sent me. I must correct that! I may even review it (if I am unlazy, which I ought to be less lazy about reviews). I’m glad people think your creepy, that sounds weird. I think it’s hilarious, cause you are awesome. I miss our twitter chats. I stalk you on instagram so maybe I will try this fan art thing, but I’m out of practice (hasn’t drawn since high school…).
Kristen recently posted…June in Review
Tabitha (Pabkins)
Yes – I miss our late night twitter chats as well! You can poke me anytime! Who else am I going to geek out with over anime and weird road racers? I hope you do try the fan art with me. I would love to see more doodles from people! I think opening it up to twitter or instagram participation will encourage more folks since making a blog post can be too much for some folks. I’ve got two new participants already today! A cool dinosauce, typography and a dagger drawing. Fun stuff!
Oh you so need to read that graphic novel its so super quick and loads of fun reads quick in like 15 minutes or so.
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Tabitha (Pabkins)
by the way – thanks so much for calling me awesome and creepy! Totally comments – who else called me creepy? hah
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Jessica @ Rabid Reads
These posts always make me feel like a slacker, LOL. Congratulations on another month and so much accomplished! ALSO–can’t wait to see your doodles in color 😉
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