Free books for Read Streeters
Here on Read Street, we love to give away books to thank our loyal readers, and what better occasion than our upcoming 200th comment! (That's way better than what you got -- nada -- for watching the Simpsons' 200th episode)
Nancy and I have compiled a stack of new releases. There are guilty pleasures: Rogue, by Danielle Steel and Married Lovers, by Jackie Collins. Or thrillers: Foreign Body, by Robin Cook and The Whole Truth, by David Baldacci. Or more weighty books: Golda, by Elinor Burkett or The Forger's Spell, by Edward Dolnick.
Whoever makes the 200th comment (we're almost there) gets first choice, #201 gets the second choice and so on, until the stack is gone.
Illustration courtesy of Fox Broadcasting Co.
While she always preferred The Hardy Boys to Nancy Drew, 
Comments
WooHoo - free books - yeah!
Thanks for the great giveaways!
Posted by: Heather J. | July 8, 2008 7:24 PM
Okay, I'll bite--even though I work in a library and usually check out the books I want to read. May I remind all the Read Streeters that there is probably a library near you?
Posted by: Dahlink | July 8, 2008 7:27 PM
Don't go there, Dahlink. I went to the Hamilton branch of the Enoch Pratt Free Library (and how long have they been Enoch Pratt-free, anyway?) at 10:30 AM a couple of days ago, popped a dime in the meter and was greeted by a sign telling me the library wouldn't open till noon. These limited hours are making my library use a bit sketchy.
I'm curious to know if the Robin Cook book begins with a character that we get to know and identify with, who winds up dead before the first chapter is out. With his novels, that ain't exactly a spoiler alert.
And that's my shot at #200.
Posted by: Claude | July 8, 2008 10:38 PM
Always in for free books.
Claude, I'm with you on the unfortunate library times-- but did you know that most of the EPFL branches are open until 8pm on several nights of the week? Those nights (and Saturday hours) are the only thing saving me from an extended library hiatus.
Posted by: Thomas Bechtold | July 9, 2008 9:15 AM
What a great thing: free books!
Over on Dining@Large, we don't get anything for commenting on the Queen's blog :-)
Well, we raise the ire of the Food Wrapping Police, or the Anti-Smoking Anywhere Police, but that's about it...
Posted by: Susan WNAJ | July 9, 2008 9:51 PM
Susan, I can't criticize Queen Elizabeth, my blog tutor and ex-tennis partner, but I do think she could treat her loyal subjects to chips and salsa once in a while.
Posted by: Dave | July 10, 2008 10:03 AM
Thought you might enjoy my bookplate blog.
Http://bookplatejunkie.blogspot.com
I will be posting something about bookplates in Baltimore in the near future. .
Posted by: Lewis Jaffe | July 15, 2008 4:51 PM