Monday, April 29, 2013

I'm In! The Bout of Books Read-a-thon



The Bout of Books read-a-thon is organized by Amanda @ On a Book Bender and Kelly @ Reading the Paranormal. It is a week long read-a-thon that begins 12:01am Monday, May 13th and runs through Sunday, May 19th in whatever time zone you are in. Bout of Books is low-pressure, and the only reading competition is between you and your usual number of books read in a week. There are challenges, giveaways, and a grand prize, but all of these are completely optional. For all Bout of Books 7.0 information and updates, be sure to visit the Bout of Books blog. - From the Bout of Books team


Bout of Books
 

Monday, April 15, 2013

Wonder Women! [Documentary Trailer]

Wonder Women! The Untold Story of American Superheroines
   
Directed by Kristy Guevara-Flanagan and produced by Kelcey Edwards, Wonder Women! is a fun and warmly witty look at how popular representations of powerful women often reflect society’s anxieties about women’s liberation. - Independent Lens




   

Dig into the documentary:

Wednesday, April 3, 2013

Check Out "First Love, Last Rites" (film) via Hulu.



The book that I am most looking forward to reading during Dewey's Read-a-Thon on April 27, 2013 is First Love, Last RitesIan McEwan (bestselling author of Atonement: A Novel) won the Somerset Maugham award for this collection of short stories so I have big expectations. After the read-a-thon, I am going to take a long nap and then watch the movie adaptation below.





Joey (Giovanni Ribisi) and Sissel (Natasha Gregson Wagner) are two misfits falling in love for the first time in this story based on a short story by acclaimed author Ian McEwan.


First Love, Last Rites
  • Aired on 08/07/1998
  • Rating: R
  • Run Time: 1 hr. 34 min.

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Tuesday, April 2, 2013

I Cheer 4 Dewey's Read-a-Thon ~ Giftaway

Last week, I was in a frenzy trying to get my back-up reading list ready for Dewey's Read-a-Thon on April 27, 2013 (see my main TBR list on ALM). I joined BookMooch in hopes of finding some good books for the read-a-thon. What is this read-a-thon?

Dewey’s 24-Hour Read-a-thon is sort of an international reading challenge, only everyone participates at the same time. For 24 hours, participants read books, post on their blogs (and/or social media accounts like Facebook, Twitter, Goodreads, etc.) about their reading, and visit other readers’ blogs. Participants also take part in mini-challenges throughout the day and win prizes. There are five ways you can participate: Reader, Cheerleader, Mini-Challenge Host, Organizer and Prize Donor.

Today, I signed up to cheer for the read-a-thon. You should too! You can devote as much as 12 hours to as little as an hour of your time. It’s whatever works best for your schedule.




I want to do some pre-cheering about the read-a-thon so I've decided to host a giftaway.+

Three entrants will be randomly selected to be gifted two BookMooch points each from madhoydenish.* The points can be used to mooch 2 books domestically (at 1 point each) or mooch 1 book internationally (at 2 points).

BookMooch is an international online community for exchanging used books. There is no cost to join the BookMooch web site. Don't have a BookMooch account? Learn more about it here.**

To qualify, all giftaway entries must be made using the Rafflecopter widget below.


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+ This promotion is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with, BookMooch.
* Within one week (seven calendar days) of notification of win, selected entrants must provide their BookMooch userids (linked to an open valid account) to receive gifted points.
** madhoydenish is not responsible for any issues and/or costs arising from use of the BookMooch service, including any issues with the availability, giving away or receiving (i.e. mooching) of books.



Monday, April 1, 2013

MAD Hoydenish is on BookMooch

This is no April Fool's joke. I joined BookMooch in hopes of finding a few good reads for Dewey’s 24-Hour Read-a-thon on April 27, 2013.

Are you participating?

BookMooch is an international community for exchanging used books. It lets you give away books you no longer need in exchange for books you really want. There is no cost to join or use the web site (your only cost is mailing your books to others).




If you are on BookMooch, be sure to add me as a friend. My userid is madhoydenish.

Happy reading!