Leah Wilson's Blog, page 15
March 19, 2012
Join us for the midnight showing of The Hunger Games
It's only a matter of days until The Hunger Games premieres, and we can't wait to see Katniss, Gale, and Peeta on the big screen. To celebrate the movie's release, Leah and I are going to be giving away five copies of The Girl Who Was on Fire – Movie Edition and pins to the folks in line for the midnight showing at the Somerville Theatre in Somerville, Massachusetts. (It's just northwest of Boston; here's a map.) Come hang out in line with us on Thursday night and answer some trivia...
March 15, 2012
In Pursuit of Spenser
One of our upcoming titles is not entirely like the others. I mean, vampires, girls on fire, Mad Men, zombies, Starks—all of that seems pretty squarely up Smart Pop's alley. Private detective Spenser? Not our usual fare.
I have to admit: I came in to this project not knowing anything about Spenser. When our publisher, Glenn (a huge Spenser fan), brought up the idea, I had only a vague sense of who Robert B. Parker was, much less of the series for which he's best known—the series that's...
March 4, 2012
Our Hunger Games Talk for One Book Sarasota
A few weeks ago, we asked you all to help us out by answering some Hunger Games poll questions. More than 200 of you were kind enough to comply (many of you without even entering to win one of the books we were offering as thanks)!
As I mentioned then, the reason for those poll questions was a presentation I was putting together on the Hunger Games for One Book Sarasota. And I promised I'd share that presentation when I returned.
So with the help of Keynote, Quicktime, and YouTube—and with...
March 2, 2012
An Open Invitation: The Unofficial Mad Men Cookbook’s Virtual Mad Men Dinner Party
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We’re having a dinner party to celebrate the return of Mad Men—and you’re invited.
On Sunday, March 18 (one week before the Mad Men season 5 premiere), we’d like to invite anyone who’s interested to join us in preparing and posting a dish of your choice from The Unofficial Mad Men Cookbook.
If you have a blog, post pictures and your comments—and the recipe!—there . . . and make sure to let us know you’re participating, by leaving us a comment here or emailing us at heather@benbellabooks.com.
If...
An Open Invitation: The Unofficial Mad Men Cookbook's Virtual Mad Men Dinner Party
[image error]
We're having a dinner party to celebrate the return of Mad Men—and you're invited.
On Sunday, March 18 (one week before the Mad Men season 5 premiere), we'd like to invite anyone who's interested to join us in preparing and posting a dish of your choice from The Unofficial Mad Men Cookbook.
If you have a blog, post pictures and your comments—and the recipe!—there . . . and make sure to let us know you're participating, by leaving us a comment here or emailing us at heather@benbellabooks.com.
If...
February 20, 2012
Be Our Valentine Giveaway Winners
Last week we gave away books on Twitter as our Valentine's gift to our readers. Here are the lucky winners! (Winners: we'll be in touch via Twitter to get your contact information.)
Monday, Triumph of The Walking Dead: @ContestWeiner
Tuesday, Fringe Science: @Froze8
Tuesday, Immortal and Eternal: @mr_no_pants
Wednesday, Unraveling the Mysteries of The Big Bang Theory: @Laalaacrazybit
Thursday, The Unofficial Mad Men Cookbook: @BresBaubles
Friday, A Friday Night Lights Companion: @NJayme
Unraveling the Mysteries of The Big Bang Theory Giveaway Winners
Last month we held a Big Bang Theory-themed giveaway to celebrate the launch of Unraveling the Mysteries of The Big Bang Theory, and today we've got the winners for you (chosen courtesy of random.org)!
Grand prize winner:
JOHN
4 runners up:
JUDY
REGINA
ANGELA
SAMANTHA
10 book winners:
RODERICK EDWARDS
RON
DAVID SELIG
CYNTHIA
MEG
ERIN PITTS
DEB
MICH VERRIER
KARINA
JERRY RIEDEL
Congrats to all of our winners! We'll be in touch via email so we can send your prizes out. If you haven't already, you can s...
February 15, 2012
Perfectly Plum Giveaway Winners
Last month we posted a Perfectly Plum giveaway leading up to the premiere of One for the Money, and now we've got some winners to announce! The three entrants who will be taking home signed copies of Perfectly Plum are . . .
ELAINE
KELLY GARBATO
BRITT
Congratulations! We'll be in touch via email so we can get your prizes shipped out directly. Thanks to everyone who entered, and if you didn't win, don't worry: you can still grab the book for only 89 cents on Kindle.
February 13, 2012
Be Our Valentine
You didn't think we forgot about you this Valentine's Day, dear readers? Of course we didn't. We just wanted to surprise you with something special to show our commitment to you! Chocolates and flowers and stuffed animals all seemed inadequate to express the full depth of our feeling, so we're giving you this instead: daily free essays about relationships, and daily chances to win books on Twitter for the next week. Here's the line up:
Monday
Read "'For Love Is Strong As Death'" by Kim...February 11, 2012
Hunger Games Poll and Girl Who Was on Fire Giveaway
At the end of this month, I'm headed down to Sarasota, Florida, to give a talk on the Hunger Games (The Hunger Games was their One Book Sarasota pick for 2011). I'll be talking a little about The Girl Who Was on Fire, and more about some of the ideas in the essays.
In preparation for that presentation, I would love to get you all's help gathering some data.
I've included a handful of poll questions below. And as thanks for your participation: After you give your answers, leave us a comment and ...
