New Releases: Oct. 24-30, 2011

Head Rush by Carolyn Crane (audiobook)

In an attempt to put her unhappy past behind her, Justine Jones throws herself into nursing school and planning her wedding to Otto Sanchez, the man of her dreams. But something is off. Random details aren’tadding up…and is it her imagination, or are her friends and fiancé keeping secrets from her? And what’s with this strange sense of unease, and her odd new headaches?

Justine tries to stay upbeat as Midcity cowers under martial law, sleepwalking cannibals, and a mysterious rash of paranormal copycat violence, but her search for answers leads her into the most dangerous mindgame yet.

With the help of unlikely allies, including her paranoid dad and best frenemy Simon, Justine fights her ultimate foe…and unravels the most startling mystery of all.

The International Giveaways Café (17)

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Welcome back to our Saturday morning get-together, where we have the chance to discuss book giveaways, link up our own giveaways, and enter all the others.

There were lots of great giveaways added last week, so make sure you get your entries in! And, as always, adding in new links here will increase the number of entries to your own great events. At Book Lovers Inc., it’s our pleasure to share the bookish love! Good luck to everyone and hope you enjoy the rest of your weekend 🙂

Let us know what your weekend has in store. Have you won anything recently that you’ll get the chance to read now? The Book Lovers would love to hear!

Here’s the fine print for entering your link:Guidelines:

If you have a giveaway you would like to share with our other readers, the rules are simple:

1. The …

Explore This! Vancouver, British Columbia (Canada)

 Our destination today doesn’t come from a direct source in my reading materials. Vancouver, B.C., I’m sure has been mentioned in many novels, particularly Canadian ones, but what is interesting is that it’s used as a place for filming some pretty cool book-to-film or TV shows. The obvious one is Twilight. Many of the scenes in all of the movies have been filmed in and around Vancouver, though mostly in the wilder areas.

Recently, L.J. Smith’s The Secret Circle has hit the small screen. Despite it’s fictional setting of Chance Harbour, Washington, it is actually filmed in Vancouver.

For me this city represents the “cool” part of Canada. While Toronto has its merits as a “place to be”, Vancouver holds its own with a beautiful blend of culture and urban living with no small amount of wilderness just around the corner. Check …

The International Giveaways Café (16) + Giveaway!!!

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Welcome back to another Saturday morning get-together, where we have the chance to discuss book giveaways, link up our own giveaways, and enter all the others.

It been a busy week around here at Book Lovers Inc.; a virtual party for days! And as you can see below, the party continues here at the café. There’s an even better reason to share your giveaway link,  so make sure you read all the way down to the bottom 🙂

What does your weekend in store? Have you won anything recently that you’ll get the chance to read now? The Book Lovers would love to hear!

At Book Lovers Inc., it’s our pleasure to share the bookish love!  Good luck to everyone and hope you enjoy the rest of your weekend 🙂

As always, here’s the fine print for entering your link:Guidelines:

If you have a …

Melissa from My World…in words and pages shows off her bookshelves! + Giveaway

It is my pleasure today to introduce one of our awesome followers/commenters here at Book Lovers Inc. Melissa from My World…in words and pages has been one of the first blogging friends that I’ve made personally, and a great supporter of BLI. She’s a fantastic reviewer and Twitter conversationalist. So, without further ado, here’s what Melissa has shared with us for our momentous celebration:

First things first, CONGRATS to BookLovers Inc!!! This is one huge accomplishment, and I’m so glad to be here for the fun. Congrats on 1000 followers! I love stopping by to visit and chatting with you all everywhere, here, Twitter, your blogs… everywhere. And thank you for inviting me to join in the fun.

What am I sharing with you all today? Well, we all have the book shelves. And as Book Lovers we enjoy sharing them with others who enjoy the thought of loaded book …

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Welcome back to another Saturday morning get-together, where we have the chance to discuss book giveaways, link up our own giveaways, and enter all the others.

It’s still early into autumn but the weather is beyond beautiful. Combine that with a nice long weekend here in Canada, to celebrate our Thanksgiving, I’m looking forward to some great turkey and lots of reading time during the recovery period 😉 What does your weekend in store? Have you won anything recently that you’ll get the chance to read now? The Book Lovers would love to hear!

At Book Lovers Inc., it’s our pleasure to share the bookish love!  Good luck to everyone and hope you enjoy the rest of your weekend 🙂

As always, here’s the fine print for entering your link:Guidelines:

If you have a giveaway you would like to share with our other readers, …

Explore This! Swansea, Wales

 Today, we are heading to the south-west coast of the United Kingdom, visiting the city of Swansea, in Wales. I know we had taken a look at some Welsh castles in a previous post, but we get an in depth look at one of the more well known places in Wales.

I have been reading Joe Dunthorne’s Wild Abandon, which piqued my curiousity about the city. Swansea is known as the “City by the Sea”, and with these pictures, you can totally see why.

Looking quite tropical (and completely contrary to my imagining 
of all British areas), this beach looks like a great place to relax.

An artfully composed picture of living by the water.

I even found a …

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Welcome back to another Saturday morning get-together, where we have the chance to discuss book giveaways, link up our own giveaways, and enter all the others.

Today is a yucky day here in my part of the world, so I’m looking forward to a day filled with hot tea, a cozy blanket, and some great reading. How about you? Have you won anything recently? We’d love to hear!

At Book Lovers Inc., it’s our pleasure to share the bookish love!  Good luck to everyone and hope you enjoy the rest of your weekend 🙂

As always, here’s the fine print for entering your link:Guidelines:

If you have a giveaway you would like to share with our other readers, the rules are simple:

1. The giveaway MUST be available to international addresses (Book Depository does count)2. Add your link below, in the format shown. (Please …

Genres 101: Today’s Lesson – The Adventure Novel

I turned on the TV one day and found the film The Imaginarium of Dr Parnassus was playing. Unfortunately, it was more than halfway through already but as I was discussing The Night Circus with Mel at He Followed Me Home, I was mentioning that the premise of the book reminded me of the movie. When I started looking in Adventure literature, the subgenre of Imaginary Voyage, set today’s post in motion.

While adventure novels could be included in SciFi or Paranormal or many other genres with their content, they have a certain aspect that defines them in this category: action. For me, when I think adventure, I think pirates and the high seas. But this is only one type of adventure novel among a few variations. Let’s take a look:The Epic adventure …

New Releases: Sept. 26-Oct. 2, 2011

The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer by Michelle Hodkin

Mara Dyer doesn’t think life can get any stranger than waking up in a hospital with no memory of how she got there.

It can.

She believes there must be more to the accident she can’t remember that killed her friends and left her mysteriously unharmed.

There is.

She doesn’t believe that after everything she’s been through, she can fall in love.

She’s wrong.

Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor
Absolute Midnight by Clive Barker
The Darkest Surrender by Gena Showalter 

If I Die By Rachel Vincent
The Name of the Star by Maureen Johnson
Lost in Time by …