Red Room Summer Reading Giveaway
***This Contest ended July 31st, 2008***
Tell us about your most memorable summer reading experience, and you can win fourteen bestselling books!
Let Red Room help you build your summer library. Enter our summer reading contest for the chance to win fourteen bestsellers from Hachette Book Group, USA. Books by Red Room authors Elizabeth Hancock (Trespassers Will Be Baptized) and Trish Ryan (He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not) are just two of the fourteen books you'll receive if you win!
It's Easy to Enter
Step 1 - Share your most memorable summer reading experience with us. If you're not yet a member of Red Room join now. Afterwards, you can share your story through a Red Room blog post, podcast, video, short story, article, poem or photo essay. Only one content type per person is allowed. (If you don't know how to add content to Red Room, please read the frequently asked questions below).
Step 2 - Leave a comment below on the contest page with a hyperlink back to your entry to let us know you're participating. The contest ends at midnight on Thursday, July 31st, 2008 (CST), so hurry and create your entry.
Entrants (Contest is open to U.S. and Canadian residents only) must be registered Red Room authors or members. To find out more, please see the Official Rules
Prizes
Red Room will choose five winners based on their content. Winners will be notified by email, and winning entries will be featured on the Red Room homepage. All choices by the Red Room editorial team are final.
Each of the five chosen winners will receive the following fourteen bestselling sellers, provided by Hachette Book Group, USA. (Retail value: $300)
He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not
by Red Room author Trish Ryan
$19.99 value
Trespassers Will Be Baptized
by Red Room author Elizabeth Emerson Hancock
$21.99 value
The Preacher and the Presidents
by Nancy Gibbs & Michael Duffy $14.99 value
Made in the U.S.A.
by Billie Letts $24.99 value
Swine Not?
by Jimmy Buffett and Helen Bransford $21.99 value
Off Season
by Anne Siddons
$24.99 value
Miscarriage of Justice
by "Kip" Gayden
$22.99 value
A Rose by the Door
by Deborah Bedford
$6.99 value
Barefoot
by Elin Hilderbrand $13.99 value
Remember Me
by Deborah Bedford
$6.99 value
The Monster of Florence
by Douglas Preston
$25.99 value
Child 44
by Tom Smith $16.00 value
A Summer Affair
by Elin Hilderbrand $24.99 value
Close
by Martina Cole
$24.99 value
We wish you good luck with your entry and look forward to reading your favorite summer reading experiences!
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My favorite inspiring Summer Read
This little book helped me to find a big amount of inspiration in such a small book! Definately worth reading: http://www.redroom.com/articlestory/just-who-will-you-be
Thank You Kristinia for being our first entry.
Hi Kristinia,
It takes a certain amount of bravery to be the one who goes first, and you’ve done so with gusto! Please invite any interested friends to particpate as well, the more the merrier.
Have a wonderful weekend.
Thomas Doton, Redroom.com
Summer Book Giveaway
Here is my link for the contest
http://www.redroom.com/blog/ralac71/my-favorite-summer-read
I'll play!
Here's my entry:
http://www.redroom.com/blog/ericka-lutz/my-underworlds-burroughs-and-baum
The elements of summer reading
"God created man because he loves stories" --Eli Weisel
Summer reading is not a one size fits all activity. Here are my thoughts:
http://www.redroom.com/blog/lauren-john/the-elements-summer-reading-blue-skies-charmed-lives-and-location-location-location
How a book brought me happiness this summer in Italy.
I plan on reading Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert at the onset of every summer because summertime should always be a journey to seek pleasure.
http://www.redroom.com/blog/amy-munday/red-room-summer-reading-giveaway
Summer Book Giveaway!
http://www.redroom.com/articlestory/refusal-was-not-an-option
My entry to the Summer Book Giveaway! is in my Articles and Stories on my home page.
Thank you
Ben Campbell www.lulu.com/bencampbell
I did a Vlog like Thomas suggested!
http://www.redroom.com/video/vlog-7-redroomcom-summer-reading-contest
Helping to promote the redroom!
It's a god awful video. YouTube's new direct connect thing is awful. It screwed up the codec something horrible. However, the stills of the thing look crystal clear. It's nutty!
The audio is fine though!
Writer At Large, Shameless Self-Promoter http://www.myspace.com/dannydonovan http://www.comicspace.com/dannydonovan http://www.dannydonovan.com http://www.unscrewedcomic.com
Contest Entry-check out my first blog!
I am entering Redroom.com's Summer Reading Giveaway and hope I have done everthing correctly. My link is to the entry I made on my very first blog. Hope you like it.....Kanellio
http://www.redroom.com/blog/kanellio/my-first-review
Thank you
Karen, Your entry looks great. Thanks so much for joining Red Room and participating.
Thomas Dotson, Redroom.com
Okay guys, here we go!
It was the summer of 1982, fer sure, fer sure. Turn on your heartlight and read this:
http://www.redroom.com/blog/jenniferkate/it-all-started-with-nancy-drew-0
My entry
Here is my entry into the contest:
http://www.redroom.com/blog/lisanne624/my-most-memorable-summer-read
Now, I have to get back to my reading . . . :)
nursepeggysue@juno.com
I am going to be working in Alaska, where you have to fly in. No Burger King, Subway, Walmart, no movie theater.
Thank good ness I love to read! THese books would surely help pass the time!
http://www.redroom.com/hachette-book-group-usa-summer-reads-giveaway
Escape
I wrote a short piece about how I learned to escape the place I didn't want to be with a secret hiding place. Please check it out at: http://www.redroom.com/articlestory/escape
I'm in but how do I post?
I'm in but how do I post my entry? I tried Blog but the link didn't exist.
The elements of summer reading
"One Night @ the Call Center" By Chetan Bhagat.
I love this book.
I'm not sure if this counts
I'm not sure if this counts as a memorable summer experience but we are summer campers and I'm not sure how I would get thru the night without a good book. It's hard to get to sleep while we're camping. I'm currently hooked on Dean Koontz's Odd books. Haven't gotten the new one yet but I'm really excited about it! Thanks for the great contest!
Three Cups of Tea
This book gives the reader a glimpse of Pakistan while demonstrating how one person can make a difference. It's about a guy named Greg Mortensen who started building schools for girls in Pakistan over a decade ago. I wish all Americans could read it so they could see how fighting terrorism can be a peaceful endeavor...much less expensive and much more effective
The Ruined Summer of Reading
This is my tale of how really great books can entice you and not let you go and this is the essence of fine literature and good reading.
http://www.redroom.com/articlestory/the-ruined-summer-reading
summer book giveaway
Here is my link:
http://www.redroom.com/articlestory/fahrenheit-451
Summer Giveaway
Just added my entry for the contest!
http://www.redroom.com/blog/sandym/my-most-memorable-summer-reading-expe...
Hope that works! I'm a new member and that's my first blog enry!
Sandy M
I am entering the contest as
I am entering the contest as txlinda. I hope I win all those books.
http://www.redroom.com/articlestory/loneliness
Summer Book Giveaway
I can't remember a time when I didn't read alot and I loved summers as a kid because there was so much time to read - at home, outside, at the beach, in the mountains, in the car while traveling.
One of the books from my childhood that stands out the most is Witch of Blackbird Pond. That was my first historical and I couldn't put it down. (I still my ragged copy).
I loved Trixie Belden mysteries and would read as many as I could get my hands on during the summers.
I've read so many books over the years it's hard to pin down one favorite but thanks for the chance to share.
Here is my entry
http://www.redroom.com/articlestory/touched-me-and-sparked-my-imagination
My Entry
http://www.redroom.com/galleryimage/an-open-door
I loved to explore the dusty shelves of this old bookstore. Finding old classics and obscure titles by great authors and obscure authors with great stories. The store is closed now but the experiences will last forever.
Summer reading
I work part time at our local library and do most of the book ordering.
I read three or four books a week and have read many off the authors on your website. In summer I tend to read more fun books that are great "escape" stories. Books are my favorite pasttime and hobby!
Contest Entry from Susan Browne
About my most memorable summer reading: in my blog:
http://www.redroom.com/blog/susan-browne/living-the-questions
Most Memorable Summer Reading Experience
I grew up in a family which did not have much money but I had parents who believed in reading and education. Every Saturday my family would dress up and our treat was a trip to the library. I always felt so rich knowing that all those book were free and were mine for the reading. I guess it might sound silly but my most memorable summer reading experience was when I was 10 as that was the summer I was allowed to have my very own library card. I still remember clutching it tightly in my hand, picking my 3 books and giving it to the librarian to stamp. I felt so grown up although I skipped all the way home. I picked up an apple went to my room and sat on the bed. That summer was the beginning of my true love for reading and is still one of the best summers I have ever had.
My favorite summer reading book
I have read this book so many times, but it never fails to entertain and inspire me. It is:
How To Win Friends And Influence People
by Dale Carnegie
The author includes so much practical advice on a subject that anyone can use to good advantage in all aspects of life.
Re: blog post
I wrote my entry for the My most memorable summer reading experience. Guess it takes a while for us newbies to learn about all this stuff, as they say, "you can't teach an old dog new tricks"...but I don't really believe that.
http://www.redroom.com/blog/nanab214/my-most-memorable-summer-reading-ex...
Thanks
I enjoyed all the items..Thanks to all creater...
Contest entry
The contest has brought back a wonderful memory.....
http://www.redroom.com/blog/abhaagarwal/my-most-momorable-experience-a-reader
(Oops, I am not eligible.... But nice to share the experience with all)