The End

I recently published my first edited book,  Labor of Love: A Literary Mama Staff Anthology ,  with  Small Harbor Publishing . It's an anthology of writing from  Literary Mama  staff over the past 20 years. It's a beautiful collection and I am proud of the writers and proud to share the book.  It seems a fitting moment, as I pondered sharing about the book here on the blog, to reflect on my life as a blogger, and acknowledge that it is time to officially end this blog.   I started blogging in about 2007, when my baby was learning to toddle, when I was learning how to be a mother and stepmother, when I was just starting to see my way as a writer. I needed it back then. I craved it. I had a variety of blog iterations--family, art, creativity, writing things I delved into. There's a freedom in blogging, a casualness, an easy familiarity that's lacking (for me anyway) in other kinds of writing. I loved blogging and the words came pouring out.  Over the years since then, some
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Happy Haulidays!

This winter WE could be winners!  Well, we already ARE winners, but we could win some books too. Thanks to Chronicle Books. They are offering their Second Annual Happy Haulidays book giveaway this month.
Here's the scoop.  I write a blog post which includes a list of 500$ worth of Chronicle Books I'd like to own and give to a charity,  and YOU post a comment about it.  Then THEY randomly choose my post as the winner, I choose your comment, and YOU, ME, and the CHARITY each get a set of the books.  Easy as pie. 

If I win, I think I would like my local library, Tompkins County Public Library, to have these books. I spend so much time there, researching, looking at books with Cedar, picking out movies from their extensive collection, and finding just the right stories to read. Not to mention all the program over the years I have attended there, and made use of. It's a great place to hang out and write, or find the best of the children's section.

If you have a blog, you can post your own entry as well. But you have to enter by December 2nd to be in the drawing. If you don't blog, leave a comment here, or stop by the other blogs entered, and you could win too! 
Children's Books
-The World Almanac for Kids Workbook: Kindergarten, by Molly Smith, Christine Economos, and Lynn Brunelle (12.99)
-Monet's Impressions, By Claude Monet,Produced by the Metropolitan Museum of Art. (15.99)
-Vincent's Colors, Words and pictures by Vincent van Gogh,Produced by the Metropolitan Museum of Art (15.99)
-Alejandro's Gift, By Richard Albert,Illustrated by Sylvia Long(6.99)
-Over and Under the Snow, By Kate Messner - Illustrated by Christopher Silas Neal (16.99)
-A Butterfly is Patient, By Dianna Hutts Aston,Illustrated by Sylvia Long (16.99)
-Wilderness and Wonder: Art and Life of Georgia O'Keefe, By Susan Goldman Rubin (16.99)
-One Love, Adapted by Cedella Marley - Based on the song by Bob Marley
Illustrated by Vanessa Brantley Newton (16.99)
-The Lonely Pine, By Aaron Frisch Illustrated by Etienne Delessert (17.99)
-The Story of Snow, By Mark Cassino,with Jon Nelson, Ph.D. (16.99)-Brother Sun, Sister Moon, Reimagined by Katherine Paterson,Illustrated by Pamela Dalton (17.99)
-Chicken Scratches, By George Shannon,and Lynn Brunelle,Illustrated by Scott Menchin (14.99)
-3D World Atlas and Tour, By Marie Javins (16.99)


Adult Books
-The Cloud Collectors Handbook, By Gavin Pretor-Pinney (14.95)
-The Meaning of Trees, By Fred Hageneder (19.95)
-A Year in Japan, By Kate T. Williamson (19.95)
-You Are Here, Personal Geographies and Other Maps of the Imagination Princeton Architectural Press  Edited by Katharine Harmon (24.95)
-A Life in Stitches, By Rachael Herron (14.95)
-New Whole Grains Cookbook, By Robin Asbell,Photographs by Caren Alpert (19.95)
-Fields of Plenty, Text and photography by Michael Ableman (35.00)
-Show and Tell, By Dilys Evans (24.99)
-This is NPR, by Cokie Roberts, Susan Stamberg, Noah Adams, John Ydstie, Renee Montagne, Ari Shapiro,and David Folkenflik (29.95)
-Chicken and Egg, By Janice Cole,Photographs by Alex Farnum (24.95)


Non-books
Mini Lunch Notes, by Peagreen (9.95)
Botanicals Notebooks Collection, by Rifle Paper Co. (12.95)
Birch Forest Flexi Journal, by Lisa Congdon (9.95)
Typewriter Eco journal, by Julia Rothman, (10.95)
Pantone, 100 postcards, (19.95)

Total= 498.20$

Remember, if I win, I get to pick one of you commenters to win too, so make it a good one, and let me know how to contact you!
Happy Haulidays!!

Comments

Unknown said…
I always love books from Chronicle but many of these are new to me, clearly I need to go look at their booklist. Good luck to you, me and your library. Happy Holi/Hauli-days!
November 18, 2011 at 12:57 PM
Katie said…
I love your mix of children and adult books. The Story of Snow looks really interesting, I missed it when I made my list of children's books for the Haul.
Good luck to us both - Katie
aclassofherown(at)gmail(dot)com
November 18, 2011 at 9:50 PM
Susan Bearman said…
I tried to win the NPR book in last year's contest, but luckily, my husband bought it for me as a gift. This year, I got to choose a whole new list and a charity. Thanks for commenting on my list at Two Kinds of People. I hope one of us wins!
November 19, 2011 at 6:08 PM
jcamp2020 said…
Oh, my grandkiddies would love your stack of books. What fun they would have.

Don't you love spending play money?

good luck to both of us on this thing
THank you Chronicle Books :D
jeaneC from CA
jcamp2020 at aol
December 1, 2011 at 1:57 PM
Julie said…
What a wonderful mix! I have Vincent's Colors and the 3-D World Atlas (which I WILL buy on my next shopping "trip" at Chronicle) on my own list as well!

Best of luck!

knittingandsundries(at)gmail(dot)com
December 1, 2011 at 9:31 PM
Unknown said…
Great job getting close to $500! :)

Good luck and happy holidays!
December 2, 2011 at 12:26 AM
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