Hello Book Lovers,
We are light and breezy this month... enjoying the dog days of summer, resting up for the kick off of back to school & the busy Fall season, all while doing the BB version of R&R - reading and reviewing great books! Maybe at a more relaxed pace right now, but get ready!!!
Oh, and we wrapped up our BB Summer Book Bonanza today with our final drawings! Congrats to all of our winners!
Enjoy the rest of your summer!
Sipping lemonade and swinging in our hammocks,
All of us at BookBundlz
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BB Buzz - BB Summer Book Bonanza:
Check out the winners. Today marks the end of our very popular BB Summer Book Bonanza! We hope you premium BB VIPs had as much fun as we did!!
Congratulations to the winner of our final Bundlz prize in our Bonanza:
Winner of Bundlz #4: Nalu, who will receive...
#4 Runner-up Bundlz: Viver, who will receive copies of The Blessing of the Animals by Katrina Kittle and Blue Nude by Elizabeth Rosner
Congrats again to all of our winners!!!
To recap our Summer Bonanza drawing results:
Week 1:
Winner Bundlz #1: CubsGirl
Runner-up Bundlz: Katy
Week 2:
Winner Bundlz #1: Alice-Wonder
Runner-up Bundlz: Jeanne
Week 3:
Winner Bundlz #1: Inkberry
Runner-up Bundlz: Netfish
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Our August Book Pick for our
BB Book Club
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Check out our Wine Pairings
to go along with
Looks Easy Enough
Sparkling Ciders(?)
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Book Club News:
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Dads Play a Role in Mother-Daughter Book Clubs Too
by Cindy Hudson
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With school about to start many of you may be thinking of starting a new mother-daughter book club or getting your established group going again after summer break. While making your plans, don’t forget about those important silent members of your group: dads.
Even though dads don’t usually participate in discussions, they can play an important role in helping make your book group successful. How so? Depending on the age of your daughter and whether or not you have other children dads can... Click here to find out more about dad's roll in mother-daugher book club
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Our Other Monthly Features Include:
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Non-Fiction:
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Teens:
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Kids:
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Literacy News:
We will be spotlighting an organization each month that we think makes a difference in the world to promote literacy. This month we will be spotlighting:
David Baldacci's Wish You Well Foundation
Supporting family literacy in the United States by fostering and promoting the development and expansion of new and existing literacy and educational programs.
Find out more at www.wishyouwellfoundation.org
Or read David's article in PARADE Changing Lives Through Books
EXCERPT: ...We’ve also started a program called Feeding Body & Mind, operated jointly with Feeding America, which is the distributor for most of the nation’s food banks. The program collects books, then ships them to food banks around the country. That way people go home with food, which they need to live, as well as with books, which they need to change their lives...
Oh, if the whole world could read, what a world it would be!
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Author Advice:
Click here to check it out our new Author News page!
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The Author Photo: Where's My Body Double When I Need Her?
by Holly Robinson
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Occasionally, I'm lucky enough to be invited to visit with book club members who have chosen my memoir as their monthly selection. I make a point of joining any book club within half a day's drive, because the members inevitably have such sharp observations that I always come away with something new to think about.
Last night was no exception. In fact, I was stubbing my toe on sharp observations before I'd even made it through the front door.
“You're the author?” asked a woman in obvious disbelief as I headed up the sidewalk and greeted several people gathered on the porch.
“I am,” I said, waving my book as proof. “It's an honor to be here. Thank you for inviting me.”
This woman continued to stare at me as I climbed up the steps. She wasn't hostile, exactly, but she was looking at me in a way that made me glance down quickly to be sure that I'd remembered the essentials: my purse, my notes, my pants... Click here to learn more about auhtor photos.
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New Discussion
Questions Available:
Bird in Hand
By Christina Baker Kline
Secrets to Happiness
By Sarah Dunn
The Castaways
By Elin Hilderbrand
The Slippery Year: A Meditation on Happily Ever After
By Melanie Gideon
Unfinished Desires
By Gail Godwin
The Lace Makers of Glenmara
By Heather Barbieri
Find more discussion questions on our discussion questions page.
New Discussion Topic:
Indie Books or Bestsellers?
In the spirit of our contest, which do you think makes for better books for your book club, Indie Books or Bestsellers? Which way does your book club tend to gravitate?
Click here to get in on the general discussion and let us know what YOUR club has done.
Do you have a topic you would like to discuss? Don't be afraid to start a discussion topic of your own. The more the merrier, if you ask us. Either on the BB Club House discussion board or on a book page there are lots of good places to start discussions.
Not a BookBundlz clubie yet?
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