Book Review | Cathy C. Hall Writes

I’m having one of those weeks filled with bunches of books! There’s one you can win, one that I won, one that’s a sneak peek, and one that a friend passed along on a loan.

That kinda rhymed, didn’t it? Kinda? Anyway, we must hurry if you want to win a book.

My buddy, Jodi, is giving away When A Woman Takes An Axe to a Wall. Which could go several ways, but in this case, has to do with handywoman’s work. You only have till midnight TONIGHT to win this book. But even if you’re not into axeing down walls like me, you’ll love Jodi’s blog. So, skedaddle over there and put a comment on her blog wall.

Last week, I mentioned that I won Savvy, a swell middle grade book by Ingrid Law. But I also won a book called Epitaph Road, a swell YA book by David Patneaude. Know how I won it? Twitter. Well, Twitter to Facebook. Twitter is just a fount of book giveaways! So, there’s another place to zip through if you like to win books (and then give them away after you read them). Which is likely to happen soon with Epitaph Road.

I received Accidental Cowgirl by Mary Lynn Archibald in the mail yesterday, and I will tell you that it’s a. a humorous memoir, b. it’ll be on a later blog book tour here at the Hall of Fame and c. the whole name of the book is Accidental Cowgirl, Six Cows, No Horse and No Clue. I haven’t even opened the book and I know I’m gonna laugh. So, you’ll want to hear more in July, when Mary Lynn Archibald stops by.

And finally, I had lunch with a buddy (okay, it was Anita) who passed along The Maeve Binchy Writer’s Club. She really enjoyed this book about the business of writing, and as I really enjoy her blog, and her fine self, I’m itching to sit down and read this book.

But I’ve got bunches of books to read. And miles to go before I sleep. (That poem reference kinda fit, didn’t it? Kinda?)

Yeah, yeah, I’m gonna tell you about the Thomas Nelson name change and how you can review books, and all that jazz. But it has suddenly dawned upon me why I may not be Patty Productive.

27 minutes ago, I sat down and signed in to write this here post. But then, I got shanghaied by the recent posts of blogs I follow. And you know, people are so interesting, with their contests, and their funny thoughts, and their hopes and dreams and needs. So, I may have been just the teensiest bit distracted.

Anyway, back to Thomas Nelson, the folks who have renamed their book review program to BookSneeze. See, the idea is that interest in a book is caught, as in going viral. So, if you’re a blogger, and you agree to write a review (it doesn’t have to be positive; any old achoo review will do) on your blog and a consumer site, then you’re good to go review your heart out.

TNP Books available tend to the spiritual side, but you’ll find occasional YA or juvenile fiction. There’s no pay, only the benefit of a book and the opportunity to stretch your writing wings.

And honestly, I completely forgot I’d signed up for Thom-um, BookSneeze until I saw the email about the name change. Guess I somehow got distracted.