Filed under: 24/8 Musings, contest, Posts at Other Sites | Tags: Book Give Away, Booking Mama, Books, Fox Search Light Films, Hannah's Dream, I Like You, Random House, Sarah's Kay, Sue Monk Kid, THE DUCHESS, The Secret Life of Bees, The Uncommon Reader
24/8 just completed its book give away of three copies of THE DUCHESS, thank you so much to Random House for making that possible. We hope you have gone out to see this film that is receiving Oscar buzz.
We are thrilled to announce a new book give away with details to be post at Blue Plate Specials on the site any day. This time it is THE SECRET LIFE OF BEES by Sue Monk Kidd and our thanks go to Fox SearchLight for making this possible.
But we would be remiss without mentioning that our 24/8 friend, Julie, the Booking Mama that is featuring four, yes four book give aways going on right now. They are for: I Like You, by Amy Sedaris, http://bookingmama.blogspot.com/2008/10/review-i-like-you-giveaway.html; Sarah’s Key, by Tatiana de Rosnay, http://bookingmama.blogspot.com/2008/10/review-sarahs-key-giveaway.html; The Uncommon Reader, by Alan Bennett, http://bookingmama.blogspot.com/2008/10/uncommon-reader-giveaway.html; and Hannah’s Dream, by Diane Hammond, http://bookingmama.blogspot.com/2008/10/guest-post-diane-hammond-giveaway.html.
Don’t forget that reading a great book can take you to a new place or introduce you to new characters or provide education on something you have been wanting to learn. And here we are offering you some opportunities to receive books with no strings attached.
to the rest of the country. At 24/8 we are celebrating the release of the new movie with a book giveaway. Visit the Blue Plate Specials section of the 24/8 Book Club site to find the movie trivia questions, answers are not hard to find but hope to wet your appetite for the film and the book. Once you have the answers send an email to falise@248bookclub.com.
One more thing, to be registered to win this book giveaway and future giveaways please make sure you join our mailing list so we know where to send the books. It is simple and fun and what a great treat to receive a free book in the mail.
We will be announcing the winners of this giveaway next week and introducing our next giveaway next week. It is also a book that has been adapted for a movie and will be released in October. Be sure to enter to win and come visit us often at 24/8.
Filed under: 24/8 Musings, Book Notes | Tags: 24/8 Book Club, Book Giveaway, Movie, THE DUCHESS
24/8 is proud to partner in celebrating the premiere of the THE DUCHESS movie in theaters today with a book giveaway. If you go to the movie this weekend and love Keira Knightly’s performance you will want to pick up a copy of this book to learn more about this character be sure to play the 24/8 trivia game for a chance to win a free copy of the book. Visit, Blue Plate Specials, http://www.248bookclub.com/blue_plate_specials/blue_plate_specials.asp on our menu and submit your answers to the questions today to win.
Filed under: Book Notes, Events, Posts at Other Sites | Tags: Amanda Foreman, Book Giveaway, THE DUCHESS
24/8 has three copies of Amanda Foreman’s book, THE DUCHESS, which has been adapted for the big screen and premieres this Friday, September 19th. Amanda has written other period novels as well and you should definitely take a look at her site to learn more about her work as author and historian.
To win the contest you must take the quiz in Blue Plate Specials. The first three individuals that answer the questions correctly that are registered with the 24/8 site will be eligible to win a copy of this beautiful and powerful historical novel.
To watch a clip of the movie visit the official movie website, http://www.theduchessmovie.com. To obtain more information about the author and the story visit the author’s website, www.amanda-foreman.com.
Congratulations to Amanda and we hope this is the first of many big screen projects. Thank you to Random House for partnering with 24/8 to celebrate the release of this new film.
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