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A Great Place to Find Cheap Reads

In addition to BookBub, Kindle Nation Daily, and Ereader News Today, another site has caught my attention recently that avid book readers will love: Read Cheaply. Check them out at http://www.readcheaply.com

 

Greek Mythology for Young Adults

I created a Listopia over at Goodreads with young adult novels based in Greek mythology. If you’re a member of Goodreads, would you please check out the list and add any books you love that are based in Greek mythology that haven’t already been added? Also, would you vote for the ones you love (including mine, if you loved them, which I hope, if you’ve subscribed to my site, you did  )?

Here is a link to the list: https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/34104.YA_Books_With_Greek_Mytholgoy

Here’s a peek at the first few listed:

YA Books With Greek Mytholgoy
Books for young adults informed by the Greek myths go on this list. 









1

The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #1) 

by Rick Riordan

4.16 of 5 stars 4.16 avg rating — 503,914 ratings
added to your list (4th) remove     score: 1,291, and 13 people voted

 

Read

2

The Battle of the Labyrinth (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #4) 

by Rick Riordan

4.34 of 5 stars 4.34 avg rating — 255,625 ratings

added to your list (7th) remove     score: 938, and 10 people voted

Want to Read

3

The Sea of Monsters (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #2)

by Rick Riordan

4.18 of 5 stars 4.18 avg rating — 204,766 ratings

added to your list (6th) remove     score: 827, and 9 people voted

 

Read

4

The Gatekeeper’s Daughter (Gatekeeper’s Trilogy, #3) 

by Eva Pohler (Goodreads Author)

4.46 of 5 stars 4.46 avg rating — 79 ratings

added to your list (1st) remove     score: 696, and 7 people voted

 

Read

5

The Gatekeeper’s Sons (Gatekeeper’s Trilogy, #1) 

by Eva Pohler (Goodreads Author)

3.92 of 5 stars 3.92 avg rating — 253 ratings

added to your list (3rd) remove     score: 692, and 7 people voted

 

Read

6

Starcrossed (Starcrossed, #1) 

by Josephine Angelini (Goodreads Author)

4.13 of 5 stars 4.13 avg rating — 26,654 ratings

added to your list (15th) remove     score: 629, and 7 people voted

Want to Read

7

The Gatekeeper’s Challenge (The Gatekeeper’s Trilogy, #2) 

by Eva Pohler (Goodreads Author)

4.39 of 5 stars 4.39 avg rating — 106 ratings

added to your list (2nd) remove     score: 593, and 6 people voted

Congrats Goodreads Giveaway Winners!

Today’s Goodreads Giveaway winners for an advanced reader’s copy of The Gatekeeper’s House: Gatekeeper’s Saga, Book Four are…

(Can we have a drum roll, please?)

Crystal Ku of Australia!

Danilyn of the Philippines!  and…

Kumar Saurav of India!

Congratulations!!!

For those of you who didn’t win, you can try again. This next giveaway is open to more countries, chosen because readers have requested me to include them. If your country is not listed in this giveaway, leave me a comment, and I will add your country to my third and final giveaway of this ARC at the end of the month. Click below to enter:

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Goodreads Book Giveaway







The Gatekeeper’s House



by Eva Pohler

Giveaway ends October 17, 2013.

See the giveaway details

at Goodreads.

Enter to win

We Have a Winner!

The winner of The Gatekeeper’s House Cover Reveal Contest is…

MICHELLE HUANG!

Congratulations!

She has won a Pomegranate Gift Basket, which includes Pomegranate Sachets (3-Pack), Pomegranate Dark Chocolate, pomegranate earrings, an “I’m a BOOK G[R}EEK” button, two bookmarks, and a fabric lined basket. She has also won a signed advanced reader’s copy of The Gatekeeper’s House: Gatekeeper’s Saga, Book Four.

I am so hungry right now and really want to eat this chocolate, but I’ll be a good girl and ship this to Michelle as soon as she emails me her mailing address. Michelle, I sent you a private message through Facebook. As soon as you reply, I’ll get this gift basket to you. Congrats again! And thanks to all for participating! Please congratulate Michelle by leaving a comment.

Funtabulous October Events!

I’m excited to be signing at three events this month! The very first will take place Saturday, October 12th at the Trinity University Alumni Weekend Event. From 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., I’ll be in the foyer of the Dicke/Smith Building, near the theater where I once sold tickets as a work-study. Talk about memories! I’m so looking forward to hearing Dean Grissom’s lecture in the Ruth Tayor Recital Hall at 10:30 a.m.! To see a complete itinerary of Trinity University’s Alumni Weekend, visit http://web.trinity.edu/x9957.xml

Then, on Saturday, October 19th, I’ll be at the Barnes & Noble Booksellers in Plano, Texas from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. with three other young adult authors. If you live in the area, please come see us! For more information about the event, visit http://store-locator.barnesandnoble.com/store/2586

 

And lastly, I’ll be at the Texas Book Festival in Austin on Saturday, October 26th at 3 p.m. at the Writers’ League of Texas table. There will be all kinds of books to browse for young and old alike, with special activities for children. Here are some pics from last year’s festival:

Books, books, and more books! Plus, there will be food booths, singers, dancers, and other cool events!

You will definitely see some cool people there. Among them will be Gayle Forman and R.L. Stine! For more details, about this year’s festival, visit http://www.texasbookfestival.org/2013_Festival_Details.php

Goodreads Giveaway: Good Luck!

Enter to win one of three ARC’s of The Gatekeeper’s House. Ends October 7th. Good luck!

 

 

Goodreads Book Giveaway


The Gatekeeper’s House
by Eva Pohler

Giveaway ends October 07, 2013.

See the giveaway details

at Goodreads.

Enter to win

 

New Writing Chair?

Would it be cheesy of me to buy this “Document” Chair to use as my new writing chair? I’ve been fixing up my office to make it more efficient, and now I want to add some glam. I want to get this chair:

And I want to get this ottoman:

My office is mostly white and beige. It’s a sunroom with big windows. Half is my office and the other half is a dining area:

 

And running along the top of the room is a book shelf:

So I think the white “Document” Chair and the white foo-foo ottoman will look really pretty in there. What do you think?

 

Any Dallas Friends Out There?

I’m coming to Dallas! On Saturday, October 19th, from 2pm-4pm, I”ll be at the Plano/Creekwalk Village Barnes and Noble for a Young Adult Author Event:

Here’s the address:
801 West 15th St Suite E
Plano, TX 75075
972-422-3372

I’ll be there with Fisher Amelie


Amanda Havard


and Heather Reid


So please stop by and hear about our stories and visit with other book lovers. It’s education week, so we’re expecting lots of local teachers and students to attend. I hope you’ll be among them!

And the Winner of the 1000 Likes Teen Ebook Extravaganza Is…

Arlinda Smith! Congrats, Arlinda! Check your inbox!

Introducing The Athena Locket!

The most powerful gift given to Therese by the gods in the Gatekeeper’s Saga is the one without any magic at all: It’s a locket from Athena with an inscription inspired by Alice Walker that reads: “The most common way people give up their power is by believing they have none.” If you want to be reminded of this important message, you can now wear an Athena locket of your own. It’s $28.00 plus shipping and handling, and you can order it through Katasteema, my online store. I can’t wait to get mine!