Bookapalooza

My friend Crissi, the founder of Book Club on Facebook, is in the initial steps to organizing a Book Gala or Ball of sorts in Toronto around August 2012.

The basis of the event will be:

- You will have to pay a fee of ($) TBD which will cover the cost of your ticket, entry to the event, a four or five course meal and the book signing with your favorite author(s) (authors attending TBD).

- Photographers will be on site to take your picture with your much-loved author for a small fee of $10.

- And there will be more book related stations which should be free.

- Throughout the night there would be book trailers of all the most recent releases for the authors present and some will speak about their work.


Would you be interested in attending?

If so:

- How many of you are local, within the GTA?

- How many would fly in for this event?


Please, please head over to Crissi's blog and weigh-in with your thoughts. We need to know if you are serious about supporting such a huge event!

Theme Thursday (14)

Theme Thursdays is a fun weekly event hosted by Reading Between Pages that will be open from one Thursday to the next. Anyone can participate in it. The rules are simple:

• A theme will be posted each week (on Thursday’s)
• Select a conversation/snippet/sentence from the current book you are reading
• Mention the author and the title of the book along with your post
• It is important that the theme is conveyed in the sentence (you don’t necessarily need to have the word)
  Ex: If the theme is KISS; your sentence can have “They kissed so gently” or “Their lips touched each other” or “The smooch was so passionate”

This will give us a wonderful opportunity to explore and understand different writing styles and descriptive approaches adopted by authors.

This week’s theme is – CONVERSATION

"Not that," Simon said. "It's about what we were talking about before. About me not having a girlfriend."

"Oh." Clary lifted one shoulder in a shrug. "Oh, I don't know. Ask Jaida Jones out," she suggested, naming one of the few girls at St. Xavier's she actually liked. "She's nice, and she likes you."

"I don't want to ask Jaida Jones out."

"Why not?" Clary found herself seized with a sudden, unspecific resentment. "You don't like smart girls? Still seeking a rockin' bod?"

"Neither," said Simon, who seemed agitated. "I don't want to ask her out because it wouldn't really be fair to her if I did...."

He trailed off. Clary leaned forward. From the corner of her eye she could see the blond girl leaning forward too, plainly eavesdropping. "Why not?"

"Because I like someone else," Simon said.

City of Bones by Cassandra Clare

Future Favorites (43)

Future Favorites is an awesome blog feature over at Electrifying Reviews. I post about a book that is yet-to-be-released and that I can't wait to read!

Untamed Highlander by Donna Grant:
Release Date: May 2011 by St. Martin's Press

Druid-born and magic-blessed, Isla is one of the deadliest she-devils ever to serve the forces of darkness. As an immortal Highland warrior, it’s up to Hayden Campbell to destroy her and her kind. But for Hayden, Isla is more than a sworn enemy. She is temptation…

Taking Isla captive, Hayden hopes to avenge his kinsmen who died by Druid magic. But when he looks into Isla’s eyes, he sees the secrets of her past. When he touches her skin, he feels the passion in her soul. And soon Hayden comes to realize that this beautiful, beguiling woman is not his enemy at all—she is his destiny. And, even as the forces of darkness conspire against them, their love will conquer all…