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Hi All,

This is just a reminder that October 15th at 11:59 PM PST is the last moment you can enter Sable Lit Reviews’ Hispanic Heritage Month Book Giveaway contest sponored by Hachettte Book Group.

If you missed any of the questions there’s still time to enter. Here’s link to the info page which features links to all four questions.

http://www.sablelitreviews.com/win-books/

Remember, you only need to answer one question to be eligible to win one of the five boxes of Hachette’s bestselling Hispanic genre books. The more correct answers you submit the more chances and you also become eligible for the Marcia McNair E-Males book giveaway.

Send your answers to LMReviews@SableLitReviews.com

All eligible entrants will receive confirmation shortly after entry. All official winners will be notified by email between Oct 16 and Oct 23rd.

Good luck!

Sable Lit Reviews presents the Hispanic Heritage Book Giveaway Contest Bonus!

Over-achievers unite!! If you recall the giveaway contest rules, only one correct entry garner’s you eligibility to win one of the 5 boxes of 8 Hachette Hispanic Heritage bestsellers….

Well, Marcia McNair, the former assistant editor at Essence and current professor at Nassau Community College contacted me to offer up to five people who have faithfully answered additional questions to earn an increased chance to win a box of books to also be eligible to win an autographed copy of her new book E-Males.

Wahoo!! See, it does pay to do a little bit more!!!

So, for those of you who have correctly answered more than one question, not only have you increased your eligibility to win the box of 8, you also are eligible to win Marcia McNair (who’s of Cuban descent and nicely ties in to the theme of this contest….thank you very much!!)’s new book E-Males…

What’s E-Males about?

Whether it’s a handwritten note, diary, or e-mail, we’ve all been tempted to read someone else’s private writing. E-Males is a chance to indulge yourself without guilt and get an intimate glimpse of what African American women really think and say when they think no one else is reading. Ebony and Wanita tell each other everything. No subject is off limits or too politically incorrect. They rant and rave about on- and off-line romances, meddling mothers, single parenting, workplace drama, and brothers on the Down Low while simultaneously debating serious issues about race, class, and gender.

So, what if you’ve only answered one question or Heave-forbid you are just hearing about this and haven’t answered any?

Well, I suggest you get busy! You have until the original deadline of October 15th 2008 at 11:59 pm PST to answer at least two of the four questions correctly in order to be eligible for the giveaway and the bonus! If you’ve already answered one question and been notified that it was correct, then you only have to answer one more by the deadline. All four questions have now been posted so it doesn’t matter which two you answer.

Answering only one question only makes you eligible for the original Hachette giveaway. You must correctly answer two of the four questions to be eligible for the Marcia McNair bonus!!

Trust me, you don’t want to miss the opportunity to win Marcia McNair’s book! I will be reviewing it in the coming months as well!

Thanks Marcia for your graciousness and supporting Sable Lit Reviews as well as Hispanic Heritage Month!

Welcome back and thanks for participating in Sable Lit Reviews’ Hispanic Heritage Month Book Giveaway! If you missed the three questions be sure to consult the Win Books Page or find them at the following links:

http://www.sablelitreviews.com/hh-book-giveaway-1

http://www.sablelitreviews.com/hh-book-giveaway-2

http://www.sablelitreviews.com/hh-book-giveaway-3

You will be provided with a question, a few clues, and the answer in a scrambled form. There is only one possible answer. Each week for four weeks, a new question and its supporting details will be provided. At least one of the four questions must be answered correctly and be provided by 11:59 p.m. PST on October 15th to be eligible for the book giveaway. Those answering more than one question will have increased chance of winning in direct proportion to the number of questions answered correctly. Once you have your answer(s) send an email to LMReviews@SableLitReviews.com to enter for a chance to win 8 free books from among Hachette’s bestsellers in the Hispanic genre. Here’s a reminder of the books up for grabs:

Final Question: Name the Mexico City-born author who won the 1990 Nobel Prize in Literature.

Clues:

• He wrote Labyrinth of Solitude.
• He was appointed Mexican Ambassador to India in 1962.
• He traveled to the U.S. to study on a Guggenheim Fellowship.

Answer Scramble:

OVIATOC ZAP

That’s the last question. Be sure to send the answer(s) in an email to LMReviews@SableLitReviews.com by 11:59 PST October 15 to be eligible to win one of the potential book packages each containing the 8 books indicated above.

For full disclousure of the rules, please review the Win Books tab at the top of this page!

Thanks for your participation in Hispanic Heritage Month!

Welcome back and thanks for participating in Sable Lit Reviews’ Hispanic Heritage Month Book Giveaway! If you missed the two questions be sure to consult the Win Books Page or find them at the following links:

http://www.sablelitreviews.com/hh-book-giveaway-1

http://www.sablelitreviews.com/hh-book-giveaway-2

You will be provided with a question, a few clues, and the answer in a scrambled form. There is only one possible answer. Each week for four weeks, a new question and its supporting details will be provided. At least one of the four questions must be answered correctly and be provided by 11:59 p.m. PST on October 15th to be eligible for the book giveaway. Those answering more than one question will have increased chance of winning in direct proportion to the number of questions answered correctly. Once you have answered at least one of the four email your response to LMReviews@SableLitReviews.com to enter for a chance to win 8 free books from among Hachette’s bestsellers in the Hispanic genre. Here’s a reminder of the books up for grabs:

Question Three:

Name the Columbian author who included in his book, One Hundred Years of Solitude, the December 1928 Columbian demonstration that lead to hundreds dead due to the conservative government firing into crowds of demonstrators?

Clues:

• He was born during Aracataca’s banana boom in early 1928.
• His nickname was Gabito.
• Other books he wrote: Memories of My Meloncholy Whores and The General in his Labyrinth

Scrambled Answer:

REIGBAL CARAGI QEURMAZ

Good luck and thanks for following along. I hope as you solve these you are finding other books you might be interested in reading. Next week will provide the last question in the sequence.

So until then, happy de-scrambling.

Welcome back and thanks for participating in Sable Lit Reviews’ Hispanic Heritage Month Book Giveaway! If you missed the first question be sure to consult the Win Books Page or click here:

http://www.sablelitreviews.com/hh-book-giveaway-1

 You will be provided with a question, a few clues, and the answer in a scrambled form. There is only one possible answer. Each week for four weeks, a new question and its supporting details will be provided. At least one of the four questions must be answered correctly and be provided by 11:59 p.m. PST on October 15th to be eligible for the book giveaway. Those answering more than one question will have increased chance of winning in direct proportion to the number of questions answered correctly. Once you have answered at least one question email email it to LMReviews@SableLitReviews.com to enter for a chance to win 8 free books from among Hachette’s bestsellers in the Hispanic genre. Here’s a reminder of the books up for grabs:

Question Two: Name the Chilean author who won the Hubert Howe Bancroft Award in 2007.

Clues:

• The author was a journalist in Chile during 1970s.
• She taught Literature at the University of VA, Montclair College and UC Berkley
• She wrote such books as The City of Beasts and Aphrodite.

Answer Scrambled:

SALEBI LNDLEAE

Good luck and don’t forget to check back for week three’s question.

This marks the first entry question for the Hispanic Hertiage Month Book Giveaway Contest.

You will be provided with a question, a few clues, and the answer in a scrambled form. There is only one possible answer. Each week for four weeks, a new question and its supporting details will be provided. At least one of the four questions must be answered correctly and be provided by 11:59 p.m. PST on October 15th to be eligible for the book giveaway. Those answering more than one question will have increased chance of winning in direct proportion to the number of questions answered correctly. Once you have answered at least one question email it to LMReviews@SableLitreviews.com to enter for a chance to win 8 free books from among Hachette’s bestsellers in the Hispanic genre.

Question one:

Born in La Mancha, Spain, who is the filmmaker and writer responsible creating movies with strong female characters and such alternative lifestyles as transexuals?

Clues:

He’s made the following movies:

• Volver aka To Return
• ¡Átame! aka Tie Me Up, Tie Me Down
•  Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown

Unscramble the Answer:

OEPRD VRAMLODO

Good luck and be sure to checkout the next three questions as they are all needed to enter.

Today sparks the launch of Sable Lit Reviews’ observance of Hispanic Heritage Month with a Book Giveaway contest sponsored by Hachette Book Group.

The contest runs from September 15th through October 15th. Enter to win 8 of Hachette’s bestselling literary contributions to the Hispanic Culture.

Up to five winners will be selected after the contest concludes on October 15th to win a copy of the following books:

• Dream in Color: How the Sanchez Sisters Are Making History in Congress By Linda Sánchez , Loretta Sánchez ISBN: 0446508047
• Gunmetal Black By Daniel Serrano ISBN: 0446194131
• The Gifted Gabaldón Sisters By Lorraine López ISBN: 0446699217
• Bless Me, Ultima By Rudolfo Anaya ISBN: 0446675369
• Brownsville By Oscar Casares
• The Hummingbird’s Daughter By Luis Urrea ISBN: 0316154520
• The General and the Jaguar By Eileen Welsome ISBN: 0316715999
• Tomorrow They Will Kiss By Eduardo Santiago ISBN: 0316014125

Contest Rules:

On four Tuesdays during Hispanic Heritage Month (Sept 16th, Sept 23th, Sept. 30, and Oct. 7) a question related to Hispanic culture in media and/or literature will be posted on Sable Lit Reviews’ main page. Clues will be provided as well as the answer in a scrambled form. At least one of the four questions must be answered correctly and be provided by 11:59 p.m. PST on October 15th to be eligible for the book giveaway. Those answering more than one question will have increased chance of winning in direct proportion to the number of questions answered correctly. Email your answer(s) in the body of an email and send it using the form at the bottom of the page as winners will be notified by email reply.  

A maximum of five winners will be selected. In the event that more than five contestants are eligible to win, then the five winners will be selected at random from the pool of eligible contestants. Winners will be notified between October 16th and October 24th. Winners will be required to provide their mailing address (no P.O. Boxes will be accepted) no later than 11:59 p.m PST October 31st in order to take receipt of the books.

So get ready to unscramble the answers to find some major contributors to Hispanic Culture and Media in order to claim your chance to add these great books to your personal library.

Check back tomorrow to get the first question and clue sequence.  For more details, click the “Win Books” tab at the top of the page.