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July 2015 Book Giveaways
We've got a bevy of good books seeking loving homes this month, including ARCs of two hotly anticipated Fall titles!
Check out where you can request copies below. Giveaways will run until August 1. May the odds be ever in your flavor!
Posted by Julie Leung
Welcome to Camp Plot-a-wanna!
Greetings from CAMP PLOT-A-WANNA! From our leaves of grass to our softball field of dreams, we provide the ultimate camping experience for the literately oriented. We know that the writing life is a sedentary, solitary, sickly experience, which is why our counselors and staff are trained to gently acquaint our campers with unfamiliar concepts like fresh air, sunlight, weenie roasts, and trees. At CAMP PLOT-A-WANNA, you’ll enjoy the wind in the willows, everyone eats shoots and leaves, and it’s always okay to kill a mockingbird.
Posted by Quirk Books Staff
Pop Sonnets Summer Jams: “Dancing In the Street”
To celebrate the heydays and heat waves of summer, Pop Sonnets author Erik Didriksen will debut a weekly Shakespearean sonnet inspired by a classic summer jam. Today, we're wondering if you're even ready for the brand new beat? Because "summer's here and the time is right…"
Posted by Erik Didriksen
How-To Tuesday: Make Your Own Quill For Under $30
Quills have been used to author some of the most important documents of our time—The Magna Carta, Shakespeare's works, lots and lots of Bibles. And perhaps most timely, the Founding Fathers of the United States wrote and signed the Declaration of Independence using this esteemed and elegant writing instrument.
So next time you have an important document to sign, why do it with a boring old Ballpoint, when you can pen your name like a major historical figure? Better yet, how about signing with a quill you constructed yourself and for under $30? Here's our How-To Tuesday on making your own quill pen on the cheap!
Posted by E.H. Kern
On Count Dooku – A William Shakespeare’s Star Wars Sonnet
Episode II in the William Shakespeare's Star Wars series, The Clone Army Attacketh, goes on sale on July 7th! To celebrate, author Ian Doescher will be releasing exclusive sonnets each week, dedicated to the new characters you'll encounter in this latest tale set in a clash-strewn galaxy far, far away.
Posted by Ian Doescher
