Rat’s Reading

I have two book giveaway contests running right now. You can win Robert Ludlum’s The Bourne Identity and/or Matt Ruff’s Bad Monkeys. You know you want to enter these contests!

Book Giveaways and Contests

Uncategorized — multiple books in multiple categories, or a synopsis that leaves me confused

• Linda Ballou’s Wai-nani High chiefess of Hawai’i: Her Epic Journey from Book Club Classics, ambiguous deadline.
• Author Kimberly Pauley has a whole slew of contests over the next few weeks promoting her book Sucks to Be Me.
• Richard Murphy’s Confessions of a Contractor and Christina Schwarz’ So Long at the Fair from Reader for Life, deadline 5 September.
• The Shady Glade will be giving away a number of collected books and ARCs, deadline 10 September.
• Win a full year of Bantam Discovery novels from Bantam Books, deadline 15 January 2009.

General Fiction

• Angela Hunt’s The Face from Mindy Said, deadline 29 August.
• Jodi Picoult’s Songs of the Humpback Whale from Book Addiction, deadline 31 August.
• Elizabeth Brundage’s Somebody Else’s Daughter at Literarily, deadline 6 September.
• Five sets of Andrew Davidson’s The Gargoyle, Andrew Pyper’s The Killing Circle and Amanda Boyden’s Babylon Rolling from AOL Canada, deadline 28 September. Canada residents only.

Chick-Lit

• Signed copies of Brenda Janowitz’ Jack with a Twist and Scot on the Rocks as well as four other books from Brenda Janowitz, deadline 9 September.

Science Fiction, Fantasy

• Three sets of Joe Abercrombie’s First Law series, The Blade Itself, Before They Are Hanged, and Last Argument of Kings at Fantasy Book Critic, deadline 23 September.
• Five copies of David Anthony Durham’s Acacia at Fantasy Book Critic, deadline 25 September.
• Sean Williams’ Star Wars: The Force Unleashed in audio format from Need Coffee, deadline 27 September.

Mystery, Crime Fiction, Suspense, Thrillers

• Ten copies of Chelsea Cain’s Sweetheart in audio format from St. Martin’ Minotaur, deadline 2 September. ALso from the publisher is a contest for ten Heartsick/Sweetheart combination galleys, deadline 2 September.
• An autographed copy of Susan Conant and Jessica Conant-Park’s Turn Up the Heat from Lori’s Reading Corner, deadline 4 September.
• James Scott Bell’s Try Dying and Try Darkness from Tara’s View of the World, deadline 8 September.

Historical Fiction

• Laurie Viera Rigler’s Confessions of a Jane Austen Addict at She Is Too Fond of Books, deadline 5 September.
• Two copies of Traci L. Slatton’s Immortal from Bookroomreviews, deadline 9 September.

Romance, Paranormal Romance

• A signed copy of Carla Neggers’ Tempting Fate from Carla Neggers, deadline 31 August.
• Give yourself a pirate name at Emily Bryan’s Pirate Name contest and win a whole bunch of romance titles, deadline 1 September.
• 25 copies of the paranormal romance anthology First Blood from Meljean Brook, deadline 1 September.
• Kate Hoffman’s Wicked Ways from Shaunie’s Happy Place, deadline 13 September.
• JoAnn Ross’ Freefall at J. Jaye’s Book Blog, deadline 13 September.

Young Adult

• Valerie Frankel’s Fringe Benefits at Innovative, deadline 28 August.
• Shelley Adina’s It’s All About Us and The Fruit of My Lipstick from Sparks of Lava, deadline 28 September.

Memoirs, Biographies

• An ARC of Michael Greenberg’s Hurry Down Sunshine at BreeniBooks, deadline 7 September.

Art, Photography

• Mike Perry’s Over and Over and Nicholas Blechman’s Forecast at A Little Hut, deadline 1 September.

Home, Garden, Crafts, Hobbies

• Glenna Hailey’s Sugar Sack Quilts at Glenna’s Gabfest, deadline 7 September.

Food, Beverages, Cooking

• Two copies of Janet and Greta Podleski’s Eat, Shrink & Be Merry! at My Wooden Spoon, deadline 7 September.

Christian

• David Sills’ The Missionary Call from Said at Southern, no stated deadline.
• Rebecca Seitz’ Coming Unglued from Ausjenny, deadline 2 September.
• Cynthia Heald’s Becoming a Woman of Purpose from Striving Mom, deadline 3 September.

If you know of other contests, giveaways or other sources of free books, leave a comment and I’ll include it in the next installment. Also, be sure to check out my book reviews and other content.

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