Sep 14
Welcome back!
It’s that time of year again. September 15th is the start of Hachette Book Group’s Hispanic Heritage Month. Sable Lit Reviews is proud to participate for the second year in a row.
Hachette is offering 5 great reads. Find out more about the contest by selecting the WIN BOOKS tab listed at the top of this block.
Show your support for the value of multicultural fiction. Good Luck!
Feb 22
With only six days left until the end of the Chocolate Hearts Book Giveaway, I thought I would share my best Valentine experience.
The best Valentine experience had nothing to do with romantic love at all. It was more of a tradition and an expression of family bonds than a showing of romantic love.
Being a workhorse by nature, I have never been highly successful in the arena of romantic love. I am only able to read and write about it due to it being such an emphasis all around us at all times. Besides whether we experience the kind of love we want or not, we can invision what we hope to find, can’t we?
For me personally, during adolescence, when girls really begin to associate Valentines Day with romantic love instead of just friendship, my father kept the focus on love in general. From the time I was six years old until shortly before his death, when I was 24, he provided me with a Valentine every Valentine’s Day.
I use to feel sad at watching all the girls around me at school and later the women around me at work showcasing that year’s Valentine’s gift because I very rarely got to experience it. I didn’t date much and still don’t.
My father broadened my view of Valentine’s Day with a card, a stuffed animal or a box of chocolate every Valentine’s Day, and while it wasn’t from some guy who was professing his undying love, it was from a man who intensly loved his child.
It wasn’t the same of course, one being paternal love and the other being romantic, but it always made me feel better because it still represented a caring and a feeling of being special.
As a matter of fact, I didn’t realize how much it meant to me until the first Valentine’s Day after my father died. Realizing an empty Valentine’s Day was upon me that year, I shared what was going to be a difficult day with my mother. When the mailbox was empty and I realized there would be no more Valentine’s, I felt a sadness deeper than any sadness I could feel due to not having a significant other.
That first Valentine’s Day after his death, my mother attempted to ease the emptiness by sending me a Valentine. While it wasn’t the same, the effort did warm my heart and better prepared me for what could no longer be.
Valentine’s Day is no longer difficult, sad or painful for me because I now have a stack of Valentines my father sent which allow me to reminisce anytime I want. Among all the jewelry, chocolates and flowers, don’t forget what lessons Valentine’s Day truly brings us.
Feb 16
With the recent additions to the Sable Lit Reviews page and with reaching the midpoint of the Chocolate Hearts contest, a little housekeeping is in order.
At the start of the contest an additional sign-up box was added to Sable Lit Reviews. The Sable Lit Reviews Newsletter box, located in the upper right column is what needs to be completed if you’d like to subscribe to the free newsletter.
If you’ve been visiting SLR for a while now, you’ve probably noticed the Posts Via Email box. This is the box where you subscribe to receive blog posts via email or blog aggregate account to view all new content from all the blogs you may be following.
What’s the difference? The Posts by Email will deliver the new blog posts from all the blogs in which you have subscribed to one place. The Sable Lit Reviews Newsletter is a seperate subscription to more indepth content than what is found on the blog. It’s just more of what get on the blog, but with more insight and greater detail delivered to you once a month.
I hope to get the first issue of the newsletter out to subscribers by mid-March. The launch of the Newsletter is also in conjunction with the Chocoloate Hearts Bookgiveaway sponsored by Hachette Book Group.
Speaking of which, have you entered yet? We’re just beyond the mid-point you still have time.
For all the details on how to enter please see the following link:
Here’s a reminder of what’s at stake…
Thanks for supporting Sable Lit Reviews and Hachette Book Group!
Feb 4
It’s February and it’s time for the Black History and Valentine’s Book Giveaway at Sable Lit Reviews!
Sable Lit Reviews in collaboration with Hachette Book Group USA is hosting a book giveaway contest to honor the month of love and black history.
The Chocolate & Hearts contests will focus on the spirit of love and black history. Much like love, chocolate and the black community, we come in various hues and points of view. Thanks to continued progress, African Americans are beginning to recognized for the great contributions we’ve made to this society.
What does Valentine’s Day, love and Black history mean to you?
Sable Lit Reviews and Hachette Book Group have teamed up yet again to bring you a chance to win a set of books to mark and celebrate this month designated the month of love and black history.
There will be two book packages from which to choose. Let’s see what Hachette Book Group is offering:
With Love from Hachette Book Group Giveaway
1. Love in 90 Days By Diana Kirschner ISBN: 1599951223
2. Sundays at Tiffany’s By James Patterson , Gabrielle Charbonnet ISBN: 0446199443
3. Free Yourself to Love By Jackie Kendall ISBN: 0446580899
4. The Italian Lover By Robert Hellenga ISBN: 031611765X
5. Looking for Mrs. Friedman and Other Really Bad Ideas Steve Friedman1559708883
6. Getting Naked Again By Judith Sills ISBN: 0446582492
We Take This Man By Candice Dow , Daaimah Poole ISBN: 0446501832
8. Things I’ve Learned From Women Who’ve Dumped Me By Ben Karlin ISBN: 0446699462
9. Sexcapades By HoneyB ISBN: 0446582298
10. Love and Other Natural Disasters By Holly Shumas ISBN: 0446504777
11. Send Yourself Roses By Kathleen Turner ISBN: 0446699950
Celebrating African-American History Giveaway
1. The American Journey of Barack Obama By The Editors of Life Magazine ISBN: 0316045608
2. Fledgling By Octavia Butler ISBN: 0446696161
3. Stand the Storm By Breena Clarke ISBN: 0316007056
4. Red River By Lalita Tademy ISBN: 0446696994
5. Keep the Faith: A Memoir By Faith Evans ISBN: 0446199508
6. Say You’re One of ThemBy Uwem Akpan ISBN: 0316113786
7. The Shack By William Young ISBN: 0964729237
8. The Bishop’s Daughter By Tiffany Warren ISBN: 0446195146
Up to total five winners will be selected to receive a print copy of all the books contained in the specific contest being entered which concludes on February 28th at 11:59 PM PST.
Simply reply to this post with one of the following:
For contest rules view Win-Books tab located at the top of the page or click the following link:
To join the newsletter, simply enter your email address in the Sable Lit Reviews Newsletter sign-up box located at the upper right corner of this page.
Thanks for Supporting Sable Lit Reviews and Hachette Book Group!
Jan 25
With only six days left till the deadline for Sable Lit Reviews New Year, New You contest, claim your chance now for a chance to win a box of books that will put you on course to experience a new year like never before. Sponsored by Hachette Book Group, let’s look at what‘s being offered:
Up to total five winners will be selected to receive a print copy of all eight books after the contest concludes on January 31st at 11:59 PM PST.
Simply post a response to the following link:
New Year, New You Book Giveaway
For more details or contest rules, click the Win Books tabs at the top right corner of this page.
Jan 12
Tonight starts the first contest of the year. You didn’t think we’d let January get away without a book giveaway, did you?
In honor of the new year and the energy of change rumbling across the nation, Sable Lit Reviews and Hachette Book Group is launching the New Year, New You Book Giveaway contest.
Being the agent of change that they are, here’s what Hachette Book Group is offering:
In keeping with the tone from my New Year’s Eve post, here’s how you enter:
Simply respond to this post and tell us one of the following:
The contest runs until 11:59 PM PST on January 31st. A maximum of five winners from the US and Canada will be selected.
For full contest rules visit the tab above marked “Win Books” or click the following link:
Thank you for supporting Sable Lit Reviews and Hachette Book Group.
Dec 15
Only four days left till the end of the Sable Lit Reviews Spirit of Giving contest sponsored by Hachette Book Group.
Here’s the winning book list especially picked by Hachette Book Group for each of the three special holidays:
We Wish You a Merry Christmas Book Giveaway:
Happy Hanukkah Book Giveaway:
Happy Kwanzaa Book Giveaway: (December)
How to Enter:
Simply post a response to this post. In your post share any one of the following:
- The Strangest gift you ever received
- The best gift you’ve ever received
- The best response you’ve ever received from a gift you gave
- Tell us how you touched someone during the holiday season
- Or tell us how someone touched you in an amazing way during the season
The stories you share can be about tangible or intangible gifts. All posts must be made by 11:59 PM PST on December 20th, 2008. Up 5 winners will be selected and contacted with the goal of getting the books to the responsive winners by the end of the year.
For further details please click the Win Books tab at the top of this page.
Thank you for supporting Sable Lit Reviews and Hachette Book Group. Good luck and we can’t wait to read your stories.
Dec 1
Introducing Sable Lit Reviews Spirit of Giving Contest
Sable Lit Reviews and Hachette Book Group have teamed up yet again to bring you a chance to win a set of books representative of the three major holidays in the month of December: Hanukkah, Kwanza and Christmas. While gift giving is only a small aspect of what these holidays are about, Sable Lit Reviews still understands the joy that exists in giving and receiving gifts both tangible and intangible. Enter once and if selected the winner has the choice between the three giveaways listed.
Here’s the winning book list especially picked by Hachette Book Group for each of the three special holidays:
We Wish You a Merry Christmas Book Giveaway:
Happy Hanukkah Book Giveaway:
Happy Kwanzaa Book Giveaway: (December)
How to Enter:
Simply post a response to this post. In your post share any one of the following:
- The Strangest gift you ever received
- The best gift you’ve ever received
- The best response you’ve ever received from a gift you gave
- Tell us how you touched someone during the holiday season
- Or tell us how someone touched you in an amazing way during the season
The stories you share can be about tangible or intangible gifts. All posts must be made by 11:59 PM PST on December 20th, 2008. Up 5 winners will be selected and contacted with the goal of getting the books to the responsive winners by the end of the year.
For further details please click the Win Books tab at the top of this page.
Thank you for supporting Sable Lit Reviews and Hachette Book Group. Good luck and we can’t wait to read your stories.
Nov 27
Wow, I can’t believe It’s Thanksgiving already. I have so much to be grateful for this year. My first book was published, this blog hit the cyber airwaves and I have had the opportunity to meet, chat or blog with some amazing people. Thank you all for being a part of it!
We have just three days till the end of our Spirit of Thanksgiving Book Giveaway Contest. If you haven’t posted your favorite Thanksgiving recipe, memory or family tradition, get it done, there’s still some sand running through the hour glass.
Thanks to Hachette Book Group and this contest, you have the chance to be the talk of holiday entertaining season while remembering all the reasons why this holiday is so special.
For those just finding out about it, here’s the scoop:
In a contest event that takes place from November 10th to November 30th, sponsored by Hachette Book Group, Sable Lit Reviews will be holding a drawing for 5 free books representing the best in holiday entertainment.
Up to five winners will be selected to receive a print copy of all five books after the contest concludes on November 30th. The books up for grabs are:
How to Enter:
To enter simply navigate to the following link and post your favorite Thanksgiving family tradition, memory or recipe. All those who post a tradition, memory or recipe will be entered into a drawing. Up to five names will be drawn after 11:59 PM PST on Novemeber 30th and contacted to make delivery arrangements.
Spirit of Thanksgiving Book Giveaway
For more information select the “Win Books” tab at the top of the page.
Thanks for supporting Sable Lit Reviews and Hachette Book Group.
Nov 21
We have just nine days till the end of our Spirit of Thanksgiving Book Giveaway Contest. If you haven’t posted your favorite Thanksgiving recipe, memory or family tradition, there’s still time to get in on this great book giveaway.
Thanks to Hachette Book Group and this contest, you have the chance to be the talk of holiday entertaining season while remembering all the reasons why this holiday is so special.
For those just finding out about it, here’s the scoop:
In a contest event that takes place from November 10th to November 30th, sponsored by Hachette Book Group, Sable Lit Reviews will be holding a drawing for 5 free books representing the best in holiday entertainment.
Up to five winners will be selected to receive a print copy of all five books after the contest concludes on November 30th. The books up for grabs are:
How to Enter:
To enter simply navigate to the following link and post your favorite Thanksgiving family tradition, memory or recipe. All those who post a tradition, memory or recipe will be entered into a drawing. Up to five names will be drawn after 11:59 PM PST on Novemeber 30th and contacted to make delivery arrangements.
Spirit of Thanksgiving Book Giveaway
For more information select the “Win Books” tab at the top of the page.
Thanks for supporting Sable Lit Reviews and Hachette Book Group.
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