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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-03-06

March 6th, 2010

Last day to check out our book club Feb top picks… Saving CeeCee, Committed, Happiness Project…wwwbookendbabes.com #
Love the undead? Our brother site Bookgasm LOVES The New Dead: A Zombie Anthology http://ow.ly/1ccn4 #
Getting ready to tape my March Top Picks for Book End Babes book club. An eclectic mix, for sure. Will post on the site tomorrow! #
#amreading REMEMBER THE SWEET THINGS by Ellen Greene. What about you? #
RT @susankellynovel: @BookEndBabes #amreading YOU REMIND ME OF ME by Dan Chaon #
Oh, my! Politics, parrots, obesity and Bueller?! It's our March Top Picks » Book End Babes http://ow.ly/1cOo3 #
RT @elissastein: I'll be on the radio, live, tomorrow from 1-2EST. Would love you to call and chat! http://bit.ly/Rj8Ml #
Link was broken earlier! March Top Picks video. Politics, parrots, Bueller and a wife's tale. Great mix. http://ow.ly/1d1hM #
RT @carleenbrice: RT @jabariasim My new book drops today. If you're feeling generous, please purchase a copy. #
Be sure and follow our BEB Top Pick author @jennygardiner. We'll hear more about WINGING IT all month long. #
.@bookgasm reviews GAME CHANGE, a March Top Pick. Political people are so…http://ow.ly/1deaW #
RT @authorjanep: Book cover of She's Gone Country photo http://ow.ly/i/C6N #
Read a review by Book End Babe queenB @bookingmama on our Top Pick! | Booking Mama: Review: The Wife's Tale http://ow.ly/1dEVu #
WINE WEDNESDAY: A racy wine to accompany our saucy top picks! #43 on Wine Spectator best wines. http://ow.ly/1dJxH #
RT @stargardener: I'm #reading The 12 Secrets of Highly Creative Women by Gail McMeekin http://bit.ly/aermIp #
Congrats! RT @elissastein: WE'RE BOOKED ON THE VIEW!!!! Next Tuesday folks—this is AMAZING!!!!!!! (and now I need something to wear . . . ) #
What's your favorite '80s flick? @bookgasm reviews our top pick YOU COULDN'T IGNORE ME IF YOU TRIED. http://ow.ly/1e9XD #
RT @gretchenrubin: Happiness Is…a Great Book Event in Philadelphia.: I was in Philadelphia to talk abt Happiness Pr… http://bit.ly/ccRSMq #
One more DEAR JOHN book left. First to @reply with I WANT TO CRY gets it. #
@FleurDeMar it's yours. DM me your physical addy. Congrats! in reply to FleurDeMar #
Congrats to @FleurDeMar for winning a copy of DEAR JOHN. Will post full list of winners this week #
.@bookgasm and I will be live-tweeting the #oscars on Sunday. You are invited to our virtual Oscar party! Time to bring on RedCarpetinis #
With the recent news of John Edwards legal hot water, it's even more fun to read our Top Pick GAME CHANGE. Politicians. Oy. #
Do you love Mom Lit? Our Book in Bloom picks up Pieces of Happily Ever After by @irenezutell http://ow.ly/1eC1g #
Check out @bookingmama's review of PIECES OF HAPPILY EVER AFTER, too. http://ow.ly/1eC5u #
RT @EllenMeister: Dieting, writing, Lisa Kudrow and other highlights of my wk http://bit.ly/beW0gT #
RT @writemeg: Reading 'The Next Thing On My List' by Jill Smolinski, entertaining novel w/ LOL moments & poignant ones, too. #fridayreads #

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Game Change

March 2nd, 2010

reviewed by Rod Lott, re-printed with permission from Bookgasm

Game Change: Obama and the Clintons, McCain and Palin, and the Race of a Lifetime

s-MARK-HALPERIN-JOHN-HEILEMANN-large Pictured: The authors, journalists John Heilemann and Mark Halperin
Ever since I was eligible to do so, I’ve done my duty by voting in every presidential campaign, but it was only this most recent one in which I had any emotional involvement. No matter how it turned out, it was guaranteed to be a historic one, wrought with more drama than a year’s worth of soap operas.

Barely more than a year later after the outcome, it’s fascinating to revisit the story — and then learn the story behind the story — in John Heilemann and Mark Halperin’s GAME CHANGE: OBAMA AND THE CLINTONS, MCCAIN AND PALIN, AND THE RACE OF A LIFETIME. Like ALL THE PRESIDENT’S MEN, it’s one of those rare political books with mass appeal, as exciting as any thriller, even though you know how it ends.

To borrow a favorite sentence-opener from President Barack Obama, let me be clear: This is largely a story about the battle between not him and John McCain, but him and Hillary Clinton. Savvily, it doesn’t even conclude with the night of the election, but a more suspenseful decision some time later. The Republican side of the equation doesn’t pop in until page 271 of this 464-pager, because, at least at first, that race wasn’t as interesting.

But how soon we forget that Clinton once bested Obama in the polls by 33 points, and that even John Edwards was solidly ahead. How those fortunes reversed is not an easy story to tell, but Heilemann and Halperin do so by piecing together some 200 firsthand accounts of those who were there, candidates included. One wishes a “cast of characters” list were included — or at least some photos — because a lot of the staffers tend to run together.

Ultimately, it’s the story that matters … and what a story it is. Some interesting revelations:
• Had Clinton run in 2004 as she initially planned, she might have won. Only her pledge to finish her first Senate term kept her from throwing her hat into the ring. Although indecisive and dubbed “Napoleon in a navy pantsuit,” she emerges from the book strong with more humanity than ever; most of the failures of her campaign are pointed at her husband, who often did what he wanted, even against his wife’s wishes (like rewriting her speech without her knowledge at the 11th hour).
• Edwards seems completely delusional. And for more on that, read the now-famous excerpt.
• McCain is even more hotheaded than we realized. I know that if I waved both my extended middle fingers at my wife’s face and screamed “Fuck you! Fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck!” as he did to his spouse, because she dared interrupt him, I might be moving in to a one-bedroom apartment.
• It’s known that McCain’s team didn’t properly vet truth-shader Sarah Palin, but what wasn’t known — until now — is how she had to be schooled on our world wars, how she didn’t even know Joe Biden’s last name, and how she was more concerned with whether her “brand” was “hair up.”

And, running counter to a slew of negative reviews this book has received, don’t think Obama gets off easy. He doesn’t. He’s not portrayed as the “black Jesus” his staffers dubbed him, but as someone whose confidence equals his arrogance, with numerous foot-in-mouth examples given. I have to wonder, naysayers, did we read the same book? Clearer portraits of all candidates emerge, for good and ill, as Heilemann and Halperin are fair to both sides; neither is shown favoritism or cut slack.

For example, in the course of the campaign, the press leveled allegations of infidelity at four major players: Bill Clinton, Edwards, McCain and Palin. Which two really stuck? So much for the so-called “liberal media.”

GAME CHANGE offers an insider’s perspective writ large. If you thought the bombshell stories coming from both parties were incredible throughout the campaign cycle, wait until you read the ones that didn’t make the headlines. In compiling them into this imminently readable account, the authors have made headlines of their own. I’m fairly certain they’ll be able to do the same four years from now. —Rod Lott

Click on the link in the sidebar to order GAME CHANGE.

For another great article on the book, check out this one at New York mag.

Does this review make you want to read GAME CHANGE? Do you think your book club would like to discuss the escapades of the 2008 campaign and the aftermath?

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-02-27

February 27th, 2010

RT @MelissaSenate: On tonight!: TV movie (Sins of the Mother based@CarleenBrice's novel: http://bit.ly/dfkVJF #
RT @heatherdearly: New blog post: Ten Rules for Writing Fiction http://bit.ly/a1GJAc #
RT @HollyWest: On this day in 1965, Malcolm X was assassinated at age 39. If you haven't read The Autobiography (cont) http://tl.gd/aotan #
Looking for wine + book pairing suggestions for Wine Wednesdays. Wines $20 & under from Wine Spectator's Top 100 list. Ideas? #
Want to dish about girlfriends, entertainment or books, send an essay of <250 words to bookendbabes at me dot com. Great publicity! #
TIP: Remember to tweet & FB what you're reading to promote reading as a fun activity and help promote the book and author. #
RT @thebookmaven: Revising a review, grateful to have editor's comments. Let's hear it for editors – writing wouldn't be as strong w/o them! #
@ErickaAndersen oooh, Africa. Nice! in reply to ErickaAndersen #
Congrats to @bermudiaonion for winning a copy of DEAR JOHN. You can win, too. Just RT or post comment on http://www.bookendbabes.com in Feb. #
Comment for a chance to win DRIVE TIME from Agatha-award winner HANK PHILLIPPI RYAN! http://ow.ly/19WqN #
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@VivianBoroff tyvm in reply to VivianBoroff #
Reading The Murderer's Daughters by Randy Susan Meyers. She has an amazing voice. #
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RT @KwanaWrites: So dirty? Only 2 replies .Tweet question: When you are so close but still get the R's is (cont) http://tl.gd/b98at #
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What are you reading? Title & author & I'll RT #amreading #
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@rachelkvincent huge congrats! in reply to rachelkvincent #
@jennygardiner don't do it in reply to jennygardiner #
RT @MariFarthing: @BookEndBabes #amreading Knit the Season by Kate Jacobs #
Yea! RT @heatherdearly: @BookEndBabes Shift by Rachel Vincent (Just hit #29 on the NYT!) #
RT @wordrunner: Pease take a minute and support a fellow author and sweet friend — vote for @ClaireCookbooks in (cont) http://tl.gd/bo3ku #
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@wordrunner you're welcome in reply to wordrunner #
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Looking for a new read? Tell us what you like & we or @bookgasm will match you! #bookcupid #
RT @TheHipHostess: Add Some Hip to your everyday routine with one of our Seriously Stylish Aprons! Save 15% with (cont) http://tl.gd/bqhj5 #
@wordrunner yes! Feb has been 3x as busy as January! Are you done with your tour? in reply to wordrunner #
RT @sarahpekkanen: Giving away a free copy of my book TODAY at http://www.thedebutanteball.com http://bit.ly/9If9TX #
RT @Alexx73: #FF @BookEndBabes Fantastic site & awesome author interactions!!!// thank you! #
RT @JamesAWoods: @BookEndBabes #amreading Astro City: Confession by Kurt Busiek. #
In case you missed it yesterday!! Get to know the adorable Megan Crane, author of EVERYONE ELSE'S GIRL http://ow.ly/1bmSq #
RT @buythebookcvcom: @BookEndBabes FYI I do that too–tell me what authors you like, and I'll recommend new ones. #
RT @ebertchicago: Free-Movie-Friday at Indie Movies Online. Legal. http://j.mp/9HgOY5 #
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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-02-20

February 20th, 2010

Are you reading sonething fantastic this weekend? Do share! #
@aprildawnbooks great idea in reply to aprildawnbooks #
@Durgagirl good one. Did she feel it? in reply to Durgagirl #
@NicolePeeler wanted was actually pretty good. Very over the top but well acted in reply to NicolePeeler #
@betsysbookclub no. Genre? Who is the author? in reply to betsysbookclub #
@BittenbyBooks raw meat in reply to BittenbyBooks #
@laurakriegel I finished HP this weekend, too. One chapter left in COMMITTED then i'm starting on a thriller. still need to read The Help. in reply to laurakriegel #
RT @TooFondOfBooks: Who is 'too fond of books'? Peek at the Louisa May Alcott novel from which the name is taken http://bit.ly/b9FsME #
RT @bookgasm: Enter to win J.T. Ellison’s THE COLD ROOM: http://www.bookgasm.com/news/contests/win-the-cold-room/ #
SAVING CEECEE HONEYCUTT SPOTLIGHT. VIDEO! http://ow.ly/17yM1 #
Research shows money can boost happiness. My thoughts on love and money in my HAPPINESS PROJECT. http://ow.ly/17yPY #
@leftunder did you really? That's terrible. in reply to leftunder #
@heatherbrewer have fun! Very exciting in reply to heatherbrewer #
Yes! RT @GabiStevens: Is it just me or do the bouquets they give to the medal winners look like a bunch of (cont) http://tl.gd/9d8cu #
Love trivia? Very cool book called FIRSTS featured today. http://ow.ly/17Tax #
@leftunder that is soooo scary. Glad you are okay! Was the person on his/her cell phone at time of crash? in reply to leftunder #
RT @bookingmama: I've got 2 copies of VERY VALENTINE by Adriana Trigiani to giveaway – http://tinyurl.com/yjowk32 #
RT @LizandLisa: Want to read an excerpt of @sarahpekkanen's upcoming release, THE OPPOSITE OF ME? It's FAB! http://bit.ly/dd5iGI #
RT @bermudaonion: RT @bookingmama: I'm giving away 5 copies of WHEREVER NINA LIES by Lynn Weingarten – http://tinyurl.com/yg7lh9u #
Marriage, huh? My insights on our Top Pick COMMITTED by Elizabeth Gilbert plus a video with the author. http://ow.ly/1948K #
#FF author love @sarakpekkanen @marilynbrant @rachelkvincent @IreneZutell @MelissaSenate @melissa_marr @wordrunner @jennygardiner… #
#FF book bloggers @bookingmama @bermudaonion @alexx73 @jennsbookshelf @SmartBitches @myfriendamy @skrishna #
WATCH! @carleenbrice movie based on her book is showing this Sunday!! http://www.mylifetime.com/movies/sins-of-the-mother #
RT @sarahpekkanen: the first chapter of my book is up under my author page at Simon&Schuster! http://bit.ly/ctmAzx #
New topics on Splendid Truths have been posted on BEB on FB for our Happiness Project! @laurakriegel @marifarthing #

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-02-13

February 13th, 2010

Have you decided to join our Happiness Project group? Order the book & dig in! Your joyful life awaits #
RT @copyblogger: Content + Conversation + Copy + Connection + Collaboration = Win #
@kelleydmcguire eww I bet I have some in my fridge too. Scared to look in reply to kelleydmcguire #
I've got mine! What's yours? Facebook | Happiness Project Topic 2: Personal Commandments http://ow.ly/14Qus #
@TheAmpleGoddess @niftybutton I'll try that recipe on valentine's day! in reply to TheAmpleGoddess #
@Trichology @vivianboroff congrats, viv in reply to Trichology #
RT @carleenbrice: If anybody thinks Sins of the Mother is today on LMN, sorry! They changed the premier to 2/21. #
SECRETS OF EDEN by Chris Bohjalian is our Book in Bloom feature! Shattered faith, intimate secrets… http://ow.ly/152FI #
DEAR JOHN was the #1 movie at the box office. Five chances to win a tie-in book by Nicholas Sparks. Find out how: http://ow.ly/152Jz #
LOVE BIRDS: send us a short love story about your honey & you could win DEAR JOHN. To: bookendbabes at me dot com. http://ow.ly/152KW #
Starting my Happiness Project & shedding layers (not clothes, people) malena writes on http://ow.ly/153KI #
RT @brianwinkeler: New Bastard Road blogpostPOPGUN FRIDAY: http://tinyurl.com/popgunfriday, featuring the awesome cover by Ben @Templesmith! #
@yeah_write huge snowflakes in OK today in reply to yeah_write #
@jamieharrington are their eyes red? If not, you're safe in reply to jamieharrington #
RT @alysslane: Wrote +1k in YA witch novel ///way to go! #
RT @aswinn: KGosselin writing bk "I Want U to Know." Unless subtitle is "That I'm a total media whore," I'll assume this is fiction… #
RT @JoyBing: “Imagination is everything. It is the preview of life's coming attractions.” by Albert Einstein #
RT @rachelkvincent: Still 3 hours to enter the Shifters complete (so far) series giveaway: http://bit.ly/96dRdX #
RT @bookgasm: Today on http://www.Bookgasm.com: John Heilemann and Mark Halperin’s GAME CHANGE, some comics, trailer for Alafair Burke's 212 #
RT @TerrySpear: Branding, werewolf style! I'm here today giving away free books! http://novelthoughts.wordpress.com/ #
WORKING LADIES: Do you need CAREER GPS? Today is the launch day! Find out more here: http://ow.ly/15ulm #
NEW YA BOOK. RT @rachelkvincent: RT @OfficiallyAlly: It's Heist Society release day! Yay! #
.@bookendbabes is up for BEST NEW BLOG and BEST KEPT SECRET. @malenalott BEST VETERAN BLOGGER. pls vote Okie Blog Awards http://ow.ly/15xzC #
.@bookgasm is up for BEST SINGLE TOPIC BLOG. Give my hubby your vote. Okie Blog Awards http://ow.ly/15xCt #
Great title: bulletproof mascara& I love the cover. Nice job @atriabooks. http://twitpic.com/12a6b7 #
This could be the best cover jacket of 2010 @hachettebooks Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter http://twitpic.com/12a6nd #
OK AUTHOR SIGNING! This Friday. iPod Touch prize! OK Center for the Bk presents Romance in the Stacks http://ow.ly/15EPe #
RT @jodipicoult: Final US tour schedule for HOUSE RULES is UP! http://www.jodipicoult.com, click on Appearances #
Love this LIQUID HAPPINESS wine stopper. http://ow.ly/15U7e #
RT @MJRose: Got a good share for Past Life on Tues so we're alive. If you liked it pls watch tonight 2/11 9PM(est) after Bones. #
RT @heatherdearly: New blog post: Crushed Mother http://heatherdearly.blogspot.com/2010/02/crushed-mother.html #
RT @gretchenrubin: Live in Houston area? event for THE HAPPINESS PROJECT, 7 pm on Feb.18, Blue Willow Bookshop, 14532 Memorial Dr. #
RT @WebbWeavers: WebbWeaver has a new review up for THE TIME TRAVELER'S WIFE….you are going to love this movie! http://bit.ly/HWQKW #
RT @SabriHorande: RT @joypreble: HAUNTED – the Dreaming Anastasia sequel. Coming from Sourcebooks in 2011! http://bit.ly/9E7yXQ #
Congrats to bookgasm on their nom, too! RT @bookgasm: Congrats to our sister site @bookendbabes for two nominations in the Okie Blog Awards. #
DEAR JOHN, HAPPINESS PROJECT & Top Picks reminder. Be a winner! http://ow.ly/16JtF #
Chat with Girlfriend Author Judi Fennell » CATCH OF A LIFETIME IN STORES http://ow.ly/16JGM #
Write an ode to your sweetheart & send it to me for chance to win Dear John by Nicholas Sparks #
Loved this book!! RT @littlebrown: Enter to win THE WIFE'S TALE by Lori Lansens from @shakefire http://ow.ly/16TIz #
RT @mccato: Love this post on strengths & happiness by @GretchenRubin http://bit.ly/bMZY34 #HappinessProject #
RT @gretchenrubin: Ten reasons why using Twitter will boost your happiness: http://bit.ly/4YsDnk #happiness #

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Thursday Round Up

February 11th, 2010

We’re on the downhill slide of the week so I thought we should do a bit of housekeeping (I hate to wait until Saturday, don’t you?) Okay, I mean for the book club.
1. Don’t forget to enter our DEAR JOHN contest with five ways to win on our CONTEST CLOSET PAGE.
2. It’s not too late to jump in to our HAPPINESS PROJECT. It’s only week two and you can catch up simply by buying the book and reading it and letting me know you are doing your own happiness project. If you’re blogging about your journey, I’d love to share the link with others so send it to bookendbabes (at) me (dot) com. We also have a discussion going on our Facebook page. (Search Book End Babes and join.)
3. Our Top Picks are featured all month long on Book End Babes with the covers and links to order in our right sidebar. Aren’t they pretty? They are just as great on the inside. I’d love to hear if your book club decided to read one or all four of the books.

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-02-06

February 6th, 2010

@jennygardiner people are getting out today some. Main roads are okay. I have 2 parties tonight so I'm hittin this city in reply to jennygardiner #
RT @elissastein: When I was a kid or life before immediate gratification: http://www.elissastein.blogspot.com #
WOOT! Our February Top Picks named today plus YOU'RE INVITED to join our happiness project. http://ow.ly/12EDm #
Get to know our Top Pick authors @wordrunner (Beth Hoffman, SAVING CEECEE HONEYCUTT) and @gretchenrubin (THE HAPPINESS PROJECT). Follow! #
Join our FB group to participate in our HAPPINESS PROJECT! TOPIC 1: RESOLUTIONS. Facebook | Book End Babes http://ow.ly/12ESw #
Our top pick author Liz Gilbert is talking marriage on the Bonnie Hunt show! Committed, #1 Nyt bestseller #
Gilbert says,"I hope the book strikes fear in 21 year olds and hope for 45 year olds." Committed! Read it for your next book club! #
@TheAmpleGoddess isn't her blog INCREDIBLE? I can't wait to dig in to the book & talk about it. in reply to TheAmpleGoddess #
THANK YOU FOR WRITING A GREAT BOOK! RT @wordrunner: @BookEndBabes Thank you sooooooo much for selecting my novel as a February Top Pick!!! #
@Lissarankin I love that description: empowered coochie book. lol in reply to Lissarankin #
@MariFarthing which panera is your office? in reply to MariFarthing #
@gretchenrubin Congrats on having THE HAPPINESS PROJECT named our February Top Pick! http://www.bookendbabes.com in reply to gretchenrubin #
@MariFarthing The kids have miraculously let me work, so all is well at home. in reply to MariFarthing #
@Lissarankin perfect. Love your attitude. in reply to Lissarankin #
Would love to know if your book club (or you) plan to read a Feb. Top Pick: SAVING CEECEE HONEYCUTT, COMMITTED, THE HAPPINESS PROJECT AND.. #
…MENNONITE IN A LITTLE BLACK DRESS. Links to the books are on the home page at http://www.bookendbabes.com #
Why are we taking on THE HAPPINESS PROJECT? My Side Dish & why I hope you'll join us. http://ow.ly/1311P #
Passed the half-way mark on COMMITTED a Feb. Top Pick. Did you know that teens who marry have about a 75% chance of divorce? #bebabes #
RT @krisriggle: Excellent, clear article. RT @booksilove: Amazon's Self-Defeating War on Publishers #books http://bit.ly/acwxA0 #
Three of our Feb top picks are on the NYT bestseller list now but we picked them a month ago so we had no idea! #
RT @RindaElliott: Two chances to win Undone by Brooke Taylor! Just comment on our blogs. http://bit.ly/d1Wot & http://bit.ly/HgtCB #
Welcome lit sistah Mari Farthing, sharing freelance writing tips today! http://ow.ly/13qpO #
Forget your troubles, come on, get happy! Be sure and post! | Happiness Project Topic 1: Resolutions http://ow.ly/13qE4 #
RT @mccato: Starting a @BookEndBabes Chpt doing "The Happiness Project" Anyone interested…sign up at goodreads.com & send me mention or DM #
RT @RindaElliott: How much do I love that dystopian fiction is popular? It's my fav! Shared a glimpse of new (cont) http://tl.gd/6vkgo #
Our big DEAR JOHN contest is here. Five ways to win one of 5 copies of the Nicholas Sparks book! http://ow.ly/13PvS #
RT @MelissaSenate: I dare you to resist this cover: http://allielarkinwrites.com/book/ Read & blurbed debut novel, Stay, by @alliesanswers #
@danimichelle @AndreaAnglin I have a gal who wants to start a book club in Topeka. Do you have connections/peeps there? #
ATTN: TOPEKA, KS. A wonderful lit lady wants to start a Book End Babes chapter there! Please RT & msg me if interested #
If you haven't scheduled your next book club meeting, put it on your to-do list today! make time for girlfriends and great reads! #
@VisitTopeka thanks got the RT!! in reply to VisitTopeka #

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DEAR JOHN Contest

February 4th, 2010

Thanks to Moroch, we’ve got a huge DEAR JOHN contest throughout the month of February with five winners to celebrate the film adaptation of Nicholas Sparks’ novel, “Dear John,” starring Channing Tatum and Amanda Seyfried, in theaters February 5th.
We’ll be giving away the books in the following ways:

1. To a Twitter follower of @BookEndBabes who tweets: I want to win the DEAR JOHN book @BookEndBabes is giving away in February! Drawn randomly on February 28th. One entry per tweet. Will DM so must be a Twitter follower.

2. To a Facebook Book End Babes group member who is also participating in our Happiness Project! Drawn on February 14th from all members who are participating in the HP series.

3. To a Real Life Book End Babes chapter. The chapter QueenB will bring the book to your next book club party to give away as a door prize or to pass around and take turns reading.

4. To the winner of our DEAR JOHN love letter contest. Tell us in 250 words or less why you fell in love with your sweetheart. The most romantic letter as judged by my romantic husband, will get a copy of the book. MUST RECEIVE your entry by Tuesday, Feb. 12th. Letters will be posted as blog entries in batches between now and February 14th and the winning entry will be re-posted on Valentine’s Day! Send your short love letters to bookendbabes (at) me (dot) com

5. To one commenter on ANY POST in February on this blog. Selected randomly and notified via e-mail on February 28th. One entry per comment but please provide your e-mail address or Twitter handle so I can notify you.

Check out the official movie website here for more details on the flick and watch the trailer below.

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-01-30

January 30th, 2010

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Cable Car Cocktail & the Lil’ 4-0

January 28th, 2010

Book End Babes celebrates girlfriends and great reads so today I’m mixing up a cocktail to share with you in celebration of my friend Kelley McGuire’s lil 4-0. I say “lil” because she’s a petite thing, and also because 40 is still young if you’re young at heart. Kelley is the director of the Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Oklahoma City so you know she has a big heart and she’s tons of fun. I’m planning on spending Saturday night on the dance floor with her, shaking our groove thang.

kelley This pic is from another dear friend Shelley Cadamy’s 40th birthday party last fall of Kelley (L) and me (R). (Yes, that’s a feather in my hair, I was a flapper girl.)

We met for drinks at the ultra-cool MARTINI LOUNGE in Edmond, OK a couple weeks ago and this is what I drank.
THE CABLE CAR
Ingredients:
(per glass)
Cinnamon
Sugar

1 1/2 ounces Captain Morgan Spiced Rum

3/4 ounce orange curacao

1 ounce fresh lemon juice

1/2 ounce simple syrup

1 orange twist for garnish

INSTRUCTIONS
Moisten the rim of a cocktail glass and coat the exterior with a mixture of cinnamon and sugar. Refrigerate to chill.
Shake the rum curacao lemon juice and simple syrup over ice and strain into the chilled glass. Garnish with the orange twist.

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