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Books I Cook On: The W.O.W. Diet by Michelle Snow + GIVEAWAY

January 30, 2012 By Jessica Filed Under: Events 11 Comments

Books I Cook On is an event I’m doing for January where I review one of my top 5 favorite cookbooks each week and post my favorite recipe from that book.  Learn to cook, eat healthier – it’s fun! Before I started this blog, I wrote a food blog where I took a picture of everything ... Read More »

 Posted on: January 30, 2012 1:25 pm By Jessica Filed Under: Events | Tagged With: Cookbook, Giveaway
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Everneath Launch Party + GIVEAWAY

January 25, 2012 By Jessica Filed Under: Book Signing 21 Comments

knows how to throw a PARTY. I had a blast at the launch party.  I will do my best to relay the awesomeness, but it probably can't be done :D. The place was packed with a ton of people. I sat on the front row next to Brodi's mom (I KNOW).  I didn't know she ... Read More »

 Posted on: January 25, 2012 1:15 am By Jessica Filed Under: Book Signing | Tagged With: Events, Giveaway
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Cinder Signing Recap + GIVEAWAY

January 12, 2012 By Jessica Filed Under: Book Signing 13 Comments

was at the King's English last night to sign her debut novel, Cinder. It hit the New York Times Bestseller list yesterday and Marissa got to announce it at the signing! I've already read Cinder and I loved it! Read my review of Cinder here. Here's the recap. Marissa started writing Sailor Moon fan-fiction when she was ... Read More »

 Posted on: January 12, 2012 1:11 am By Jessica Filed Under: Book Signing | Tagged With: Events, Giveaway
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12 Days of Christmas Blog-Hop

December 12, 2011 By Jessica Filed Under: Events 24 Comments

Welcome to the 12 Days of Christmas blog-hop hosted by Intoxicated by Books. So, I have a little problem.  It seems the cute reindeer I had as the mascot for my 12 Days of Christmas badge has pooped on all the pictures of the books you can choose from to win.  And I can't remember what ... Read More »

 Posted on: December 12, 2011 1:00 am By Jessica Filed Under: Events | Tagged With: Giveaway
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Christopher Paolini Signing Re-cap with GIVEAWAY!

December 2, 2011 By Jessica Filed Under: Book Signing 35 Comments

I was on the fence about going to an author signing whose books I've never read.  Not to mention that said book (Eragon) was a terrible movie. But, my friend, Amber, convinced me to go to his signing and assured me that his book was better than the movie.  The King's English bookstore in Salt ... Read More »

 Posted on: December 2, 2011 8:37 pm By Jessica Filed Under: Book Signing | Tagged With: Events, Giveaway
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