Mario Acevedo's Blog, page 38

Drum Roll Please...

We have a winner for our messy bookcase contest and it's a doozy. First though, some runners-up.

First runner up:



This came close to being the winner. Storing shoes in the bottom shelf was a nice touch. This particular Biting Edge reader is a regular and I won't post her name to save her the embarrassment. Better luck next time, Vickie.












Second Runner-up:



The scattered pieces of paper looked a bit staged, but if one goes to that much trouble, one should get recognized. So here's to you, RT Thomps...

More pimpage and vampire shwag for babies

Thanks all for making my special promotion a success!

And while we're still in the pimping mood, check out Jaye Wells awesome new book, The Mage in Black, 4 1/2 Stars! from Publishers Weekly.  As she so eloquently said in her Texas way: this book "needs a nice smack in the ass to get it out of the gate." And Biting-Edge and our readers are experts at smacking asses.









More pimping for another member of the League of Reluctant Adults: Dakota Cassidy's deal for Accidentally Catty, about a...

March Came Roaring Back

Remember when I showed you that sweet picture of crocus poking through the ground? Well, that was then and this is now…



Before Mario can make a snide comment about making Phil do all the work, I was right beside him, see?



Note to self: Never buy the house on the cul-de-sac with the longest driveway.


And speaking of Mario, here are some pictures from Mario's smashing signing at the Tattered Cover on Monday.

Many of Mario's friends and our entire critique group turned out en masse to break bread wi...

we be pimping fools

Mario here:
Major pimpage here at Biting Edge world headquarters.  Lots of BIG, mouthwatering prizes.  It pays to play.

But First!  The official book launch signing for Werewolf Smackdown is Monday, March 22, 7:30PM at the Tattered Cover on Colfax.  Everyone is invited!










Fellow Reluctant Adults Leaguer Diana Rowland is running The Demontatstic Contest to Hell for Blood of the Demon.  And Diana promises all kinds of cool New Orleans-y prizes.  (No, not hangovers or a night in jail.  Think gift...

Trader Joe's Arizona Style

Had a very nice time at the Tucson Festival of Books. Friday night I had dinner with my favorite indy bookseller, Maryelizabeth Hart of Mysterious Galaxy (above in front of the booth with the scarf). We even had a chance to spend some time in Trader Joe's- Arizona style. Who knew each TJ's had custom bags? Here's a peek at the CA and AZ bags. If you live in a different part of the country and have TJ's, let me know if you have a different bag, as well. Silly thing to get excited about, but I...

We Like a Big Mess

Mario here:

Messy Bookshelf Contest.  But first:
Spring forward?  I hate Daylights Savings Time.  I walk around all day feeling like I'm behind in everything.  Plus it's raining and cold.





Happy St Patrick's Day.  Premature I know but we had our parade yesterday and thankfully, the Denver weather was bright and warm.  Here's an inventive take on the traditional leprechaun costume.  









And of course, nothing says "Erin go braugh!" like a giant inflatable monkey.

In the BSP Department:
We have the...

Signs of Spring

There are two sure signs of spring in Colorado== avalanches and this:



Makes me feel warmer already. Any signs of spring in your neck of the woods? If you want to send pics send them to jeanne@jeannestein.com and I'll post them next week.

Oh—Mario said at his last signing that people didn't know who was posting when. Now, I think most of you realize Mario posts on Monday—mainly because he likes to talk about himself. A lot. But to make things easier, I will announce at the beginning of my posts—...

Vampires vs. Werewolves!

Mario here,

This Tuesday, March 9, Werewolf Smackdown escapes and runs amok.  Felix Gomez detective-vampire goes fang-to-fang with rival lycanthrope clans in the Wicked City of Charleston, SC.  

We jumped the gun with a signing at the Broadway Book Mall.


Now for a chance at a little crooked politics in Westword's Best of Denver 2010.  Stuff the ballot box by voting the Broadway Book Mall as the Best New Store on Broadway (#75) and Best Used Book Store (#134)






Contest.  Stop by my guest blog this T...

Comics Galore

Lots of book news this week…most of it has to do with the graphics, but here's one from Penguin:

New Penguin Inks Series (From EW's Shelf Life)

Tattoos aren't always the product of a good decision. That cursive text on your left bicep might look like the name of your ex-girlfriend, but what it really spells is "regret." And imagine how you'll feel at 60 when you look in the mirror and see Dr. Evil staring back at you from your chest. However, Penguin Books upcoming "Penguin Inks" series, in...

Undead Thrills for you

Mario here,
This week, the Biting Edge gives you plenty of opportunities to get your urban fantasy freak on. 



First, over at the League of Reluctant Adults, Nicole Peeler feeds the YA buzz with authors Courtney Allison Moulton and Victoria Schwab.  






Mark Henry will slice into your funny bone with razor-sharp filthy snark in his newest offering, Battle of the Network Zombies.  Publishers Weekly says the book is: "Clever, fast-paced, and so delightfully trashy that it should have been written on H...