Sunday Post - 11/03/13

The Sunday Post is a meme sponsored by the wonderful Kimba, the Caffeinated Book Reviewer.  It's a chance to share news.  A post to recap the past week, showcase books and things we have received and share news about what is coming up for the week on our blog.


The last two weeks have been incredibly busy -- in real life, which means I've been less busy on the blog.  My biggest regret is that I've gotten really behind on responding to comments and visiting blogs, so if you've left a comment in the last week and a half or so, please accept my apologies for not responding sooner! I've been trying to catch up, but until I get this current project out the door this coming week, I don't have time for much else.  I've been working about 12 hours a day, even on the weekends -- I've had to steal reading time from sleep! 

I did take a little time off last Saturday to celebrate my birthday.  Mr. Bookwyrm spoiled me with a wonderful steak dinner, grilled to perfection, and homemade macaroni and cheese.  And chocolate cake, of course!

The past 2 weeks on the blog: 

• Tues. 10/22: Top Ten Tuesday: Favorite/Unusual Character Names
• Thurs. 10/24: REVIEW: Heirs & Graces (Her Royal Spyness), by Rhys Bowen
• Sat. 10/26: News & Notes - 10/26/13 - Halloween edition  - lots of fun stuff; check it out!
• Mon. 10/28: REVIEW: The Irresistible Blueberry Bakeshop & Cafe, by Mary Simses
• Mon. 10/28: Deborah Harkness announces release date for next 'Discovery of Witches' book - Huzzah! 
• Tues. 10/29: Top Ten Tuesday: My Top Ten Halloween Books
• Wed. 10/30: Treasures from the Hoard: Nerve, by Dick Francis
• Thurs. 10/31: Taking the Clean out your E-reader Challenge! - sign up post
• Sat. 11/02: News & Notes - 11/02/13 - Chicago's 'Women & Children First' bookstore for sale; Kindle Matchbook program is up; Neil Gaiman to teach at Bard College; overdue book gets man arrested; NaNoWriMo kicks off; some cool book projects; the new X-Men trailer; and more goodies!

The coming week:

• Mon. 11/04: Cruisin' Through the Cozies Challenge - Done! (wrap-up post)
• Top Ten Tuesday: Sequels I Can't Wait to Get My Hands On (I'll post this only if I have time between now and then!)
• Wed. 11/06: Treasures from the Hoard: Locked Rooms by Laurie R. King
• Wed. 11/06: Ho-Ho-Ho Read-a-thon Starts Tomorrow!
• Thurs. 11/07: Blog Tour: Freezer I'll Shoot (Victoria Hamilton) - review, interview, & giveaway!
• Fri. 11/08: REVIEW & Giveaway: An Old Betrayal by Charles Finch
• News & Notes - 11/09/13

New additions to the hoard:   

For Review:   

Bought or Downloaded Free for My E-reader:

 

Challenges:

Two weeks ago, I finished the Cruisin' thru the Cozies challenge hosted by Socrates' Book Reviews. Yay!  I'll be posting my "challenge completed" post on Monday!

I'm participating in the year-long NetGalley Challenge sponsored by Red House Books.  Unfortunately, I've gotten behind on reading ARCs in the last few weeks. Here's hoping I can catch up this month!

I've signed up for the Clean out your E-reader Challenge hosted by Fantasy is More Fun and Because Reading is more fun.  The focus of the challenge is ebook freebies and bargain books, whether downloaded from a retailer like Amazon or received for review through NetGalley or Edelweiss.  I'm hoping this will help me get through some of those Netgalley review copies!