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Wednesday, October 28, 2009

Read-a-Thon 3 PM Update - and Giveaway!

To celebrate the Read-a-Thon, I'm giving away a whole collection of graphic novels to one lucky winner. Included are the following:

Will You Still Love Me if I Wet the Bed?, a mini graphic novel by Liz Prince,
Bombaby, by Anthony Mazzotta, which I read today,
The Squirrel Mother, a celebrated graphic novel by Megan Kelso,
Ray Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451: The Authorized Graphic Adaptation, by Ray Bradbury and Tim Hamilton,
Jennifer Omand's charming Squarecat Comics,
Amy Unbounded, by Rachel Hartman, perfect for that tween girl in your life,
Serenity: Those Left Behind, a tie-in from the cult TV show,
The Walking Dead, by Robert Kirkman and Tony Moore,
The Question: The Five Books of Blood, by Greg Rucka,
Heroes: Volume 1, based on the hit TV series, and
Strangers in Paradise, Volume 1, by Terry Moore- the first compilation volume of the landmark series signed by author Terry Moore.

All are gently-read used copies, in good condition. Some may contain violence, sex or swearing and most are not suitable for children or younger teens.

To enter:
  • Leave a comment on this post with your email address. Comments without an email address will be disregarded.
  • Become a follower and receive an extra entry.
  • Tweet this giveaway and/or link to it (and leave me the link) for two extra entries.
  • The giveaway will be open from now until midnight EST, Wednesday November 4. I will likely mail the package out the following Friday.
  • I can mail to U.S. addresses only but if you want to enter as angel for someone abroad I'll mail to you in the U.S. and then you will be responsible for shipping to the winner.
This is a great giveaway for the newbie to graphic novels or the reader looking to expand his or her collection- there's a lot of variety here from small press comics to TV tie-ins to brand-new comics to a classic or two. I will probably also throw in an extra or two into the package such as a manga or something like that.

Now, on to my update!

Halfway through, and I'm on to longer books now. I finished the graphic adaptation of Franz Kafka's The Metamorphosis, which I thought was great, and James Turner's Rex Libris: I, Librarian, a cute librarian-as-superhero comic.

Next I'm moving into the bright, colorful world of Joann Sfar for Klezmer and Vampire Loves. See you at 6!
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50 comments:

  1. UnknownOctober 28, 2009 at 3:02 PM

    I totes need more graphic novels and I'm gonna tweet it (as gxrobillard).

    email is gxavier at gmail dot com

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  2. MatthiasOctober 28, 2009 at 3:03 PM

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  3. AC GaughenOctober 28, 2009 at 3:03 PM

    I've always wanted to get into graphic novels but never knew where to start! I'd love to win!!

    acgaughen@gmail.com!

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  4. jpetroroyOctober 28, 2009 at 3:07 PM

    What a great giveaway. I'd love to read these.

    jpetroroy at gmail dot com

    +1 follower

    +2 I tweeted at https://twitter.com/jpetroroy/status/5237786295

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  5. Cara PowersOctober 28, 2009 at 3:09 PM

    I'm already subscribed to your feed and following you on Twitter. I'm retweeting as Ooh_Books. My email address is oohbooks [at] gmail [dot] com.

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  6. ErinOctober 28, 2009 at 3:15 PM

    erin at erincooks dot com

    I'm just in it for the Serenity graphic novel ;) Come to me cartoon Nathan Fillion!

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  7. JohnOOctober 28, 2009 at 3:16 PM

    I am your surrogate marketing proxy! (I have no idea what that means, exactly, but it sounds awfully important.)

    I did what those others did too, only I did it later, and with a higher degree of difficulty.

    johnochwat at gmail

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  8. AartiOctober 28, 2009 at 3:22 PM

    Ooh, please enter me! I subscribe via google. My email is aarti.nagaraju [at] gmail [dot] com.

    I also retweeted as aartichapati

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  9. Dawn @ sheIsTooFondOfBooksOctober 28, 2009 at 3:23 PM

    I'm graphic-curious! Please enter my name in your giveaway.

    dawn [at] sheistoofondofbooks [dot] com

    p.s. I follow you in GR, on twitter, and at the BBF09 :)

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  10. Dawn @ sheIsTooFondOfBooksOctober 28, 2009 at 3:27 PM

    Hmmm, I tweeted your giveaway from @TooFondOfBooks, but have no idea how to send you a link of just that tweet.

    Well, enjoy the rest of your readathon.

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  11. JaimeOctober 28, 2009 at 3:38 PM

    I'm a graphic novel newbie, and would love to give these a try! I tweeted (@ibeforem), and I'm already an RSS subscriber.

    ibeforem@gmail.com

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  12. logankstewartOctober 28, 2009 at 4:14 PM

    What a great giveaway. I'd love to be entered.

    Comment: +1
    Old Follower: +1
    Blog link here: +2

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  13. LianneOctober 28, 2009 at 4:33 PM

    Just getting into graphic novels, and a whole new slew of them would be a big step for me!

    liannecschmidt@gmail.com

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  14. JoAnnOctober 28, 2009 at 4:39 PM

    What a great giveaway! I'm already a follower.
    You're doing great...

    JQSteve at aol dot com

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  15. avisannschildOctober 28, 2009 at 4:45 PM

    I'm totally hooked on graphic novels, having just started reading them recently, but I don't own any, so I'd love to win this pile! Thanks for the great giveaway!

    shereadsandreads(at)gmail(dot)com

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  16. avisannschildOctober 28, 2009 at 4:47 PM

    Oh and I'm already already a follower! Good luck with the rest of your readathon!

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  17. AshleyOctober 28, 2009 at 5:04 PM

    Wow, huge giveaway is right!

    a.d.malouin [at] gmail [dot] com

    Tweeted: http://twitter.com/ashleym4

    and a follower!

    Thanks!

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  18. VasillyOctober 28, 2009 at 5:14 PM

    What a great giveaway. Count me in. I follow you on Google Reader and I just finished tweeting about the giveaway.

    piper oliver avram (AT) yahoo (dot) com

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  19. VasillyOctober 28, 2009 at 5:15 PM

    You had me so excited I forgot to ask you: have you read anything else by Joann Sfar? I just finished reading The Professor's Daughter by her this weekend for the read-a-thon. It was a nice and short read.

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  20. MatthiasOctober 28, 2009 at 5:32 PM

    I'm a follower, and here's my email address....(mr dot thorn at gmail dot com).

    Thanks for registering me.

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  21. ZibileeOctober 28, 2009 at 5:38 PM

    Oh wow! What a generous giveaway! I'd love a chance to win, so please do enter me.

    zibilee(at)figearo(dot)net

    I am also a follower, and I tweeted your giveaway: http://twitter.com/Zibilee/statuses/5241188724

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  22. TrishaOctober 28, 2009 at 8:29 PM

    What an amazing giveaway! I would love to be entered: eclectic.eccentric@hotmail.com

    I also tweeted about your giveaway and I'm a follower.

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  23. ShanynOctober 28, 2009 at 9:35 PM

    Wow! I've wanted to read a few more graphic novels, since I've only read one, and this is a great opportunity!

    shanynlee at gmail.com

    I follow you in Google Reader :)

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  24. kohsamui14October 28, 2009 at 10:02 PM

    tweeted... http://twitter.com/kohsamui14/status/5238261980
    I'm an old follower
    love graphic novels

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  25. LibraryBlondieOctober 28, 2009 at 10:18 PM

    I've just started reading graphic novels and am really liking them. Would love to add to my collection!

    Email: Mjhsttlr at gmail dot com

    Tweeted @ https://twitter.com/LibraryBlondie/status/5248179033

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  26. Nicole (Linus's Blanket)October 28, 2009 at 11:26 PM

    This is a great giveaway for me because I have yet to read a graphic novel. I am a subscriber. nicole(at)linussblanket.com

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  27. Meg AnastasiOctober 29, 2009 at 9:07 AM

    FANTASTICO! I am a YA librarian and would LOVE to share these with my teens.

    meg.anastasi [at] gmail.com

    I retweeted as @OceanGal

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  28. NinaOctober 29, 2009 at 9:08 AM

    I <3 Graphic novels. :)

    smartaintcheap at gmail dot com

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  29. UnknownOctober 29, 2009 at 9:08 AM

    Awesome give-away! Count me in :-)

    I also tweeted it here: http://twitter.com/amandamcneil/status/5258134556

    tapcat16 (at) hotmail (dot) com

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  30. flOctober 29, 2009 at 9:16 AM

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  31. flOctober 29, 2009 at 9:19 AM

    Let me try this again:

    I tweeted this: http://twitter.com/thingsjenlikes/status/5258272059

    and my email address is waldmanj[at]email[dot]unc[dot]edu

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  32. IT Boss LadyOctober 29, 2009 at 9:43 AM

    Please throw my name in the hat!
    Thanks!

    rachel [dot] moorehead [at] gmail [dor] com

    Happy Thursday!

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  33. lowenkopfOctober 29, 2009 at 11:48 AM

    At least one friend and one former student are in your giveaway list, and I do find myself talking about graphic novels more and more in my genre class. Okay, I'm in. ShellyLowenkopf@gmaildotcom.

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  34. MarionGOctober 30, 2009 at 1:14 PM

    Hi I was so so disappointed when I found out that you won't ship to Canada. I am a huge graphic novel fan and couldn't believe you were going to give away such a great selection. polo-puppy-fluffyAThotmail *dot* com I would have loved to read these books. I'm a follower. Cheers

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  35. UnknownNovember 1, 2009 at 9:12 AM

    My son would absolutely love these! He is 19 and is trying to write his own graphic novel.

    kathydetweiler@gmail.com

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  36. SarahNovember 1, 2009 at 9:24 AM

    Oh, what an awesome contest!


    thereadingzone@gmail.com

    sarah

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  37. AnonymousNovember 1, 2009 at 9:35 AM

    I'm a newbie to graphic novels! And everytime I look in bookstores, I'm very disappointed that none are the ones I see reviewed in bookblogland. so this would be cool. THanks! bkclubcare at gmail.

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  38. UnknownNovember 1, 2009 at 9:48 AM

    I'm a follower

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  39. UnknownNovember 1, 2009 at 9:49 AM

    Tweeted here
    https://twitter.com/kdet62/status/5338566592 entry 1

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  40. UnknownNovember 1, 2009 at 9:49 AM

    Tweeted here
    https://twitter.com/kdet62/status/5338566592 entry 2

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  41. MeghanNovember 2, 2009 at 6:33 AM

    I'd love to enter! I really want to get more into graphic novels. I've also RTed your tweet, I hope that counts, if not then just disregard. I follow you through GR.

    meghankk at gmail dot com

    Meghan @ Medieval Bookworm

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  42. Beth FNovember 2, 2009 at 6:43 AM

    I would love to win this great list of GNs I read my first GN in January, and now I"m hooked.

    BFish [dot] Reads [at] gmail.com

    I tweeted: http://twitter.com/BethFishReads/statuses/5361162262

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  43. Beth FNovember 2, 2009 at 6:44 AM

    OOops! I am a subscriber to your feed! Forgot to mention that

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  44. lovetodo22November 2, 2009 at 9:24 AM

    I am a follower. I tweeted about this contest: http://twitter.com/zertly14
    My e-mail is zertly14@yahoo.com.
    There, with that info out of the way I can be more casual for the remainder of my post. Those books look really good and would make a lovely addition to my collection, besides the fact that the ones on the top look like Jeffrey Brown type material which is even better.
    -Nathan Gardner

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  45. smpjNovember 2, 2009 at 9:45 AM

    Count me in. I already follow you on Twitter.

    sarahmpj at gmail dot com.

    Thanks!

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  46. AnonymousNovember 4, 2009 at 1:29 AM

    All I want to know is how do you manage to get such response for (lightly) used books! amazing. I have 3 responses for 2 NEW Burroughs books.

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  47. SimchaNovember 4, 2009 at 6:53 AM

    Please enter me! I've been wanting to try out some graphic novels and would love to win this contest.

    FortyTwoSCiFi-Fantasy@Hotmail.com

    I'm tweeting it

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  48. Wall-to-wall booksNovember 4, 2009 at 8:41 AM

    OOO, midnight tonight. I'm getting in just in time!

    Please enter me!

    forevereading at gmail dot com

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  49. WendyNovember 4, 2009 at 9:41 AM

    What a fabulous giveaway!! I've never read a graphic novel and would love to read these with my 16 y/o daughter.

    Thanks for the entry!

    I follow your blog and on Twitter!

    Wendy
    wendysfictionaddiction(at)yahoo(dot)com

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  50. WendyNovember 4, 2009 at 9:45 AM

    Tweeted! http://twitter.com/fctionaddiction

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