Growing the TBR Pile - November Books We're Anticipating

 

Growing the TBR pile is a new monthly feature where we share upcoming releases that we're excited about.

November Balancing the Books

Inspired by Fantasy Is More Fun and The Geeky Blogger's Book Blog, I decided to start tracking my book expenses this year. I'll do a wrap up post at the end of each month.

I've given myself $10 real money each month to spend on books, whether for myself, as gifts, or blog giveaways. "Real money" being cash from my bank account as opposed to gift cards and store credits. I am counting money spent to ship giveaways and Paperbackswap.com books. Books from my personal shelves, borrowed from the library or a friend, and books received for review do not count against my purchases.

November Challenge Wrap Up

This year I signed up for fewer year long challenges and I'll do more short-term challenges.

November was the annual Ho Ho Ho Read-A-Thon hosted by the Caffeinated Reviewer and The Book Shelfery. It's less than a week long but lots of fun! I exceeded my goal so I was happy.

I'm hosting 4 reading challenges next year as well as participating in several others. See here for more info and sign up links.

Grab a drink, get comfy, and get ready!

A Month of Giving Thanks: Day Thirty

Berl at Fantasy Is More Fun and Michelle at Because Reading Is Better Than Real Life are hosting a month long blog event for giving thanks. The idea is to blog about people, things, or events that we are thankful for. I probably won't post every day; I'm aiming instead for a few times a week.

If you want to participate, you still can; just click on one of the links above. You can post every day, once a week, several times a week, whatever schedule works for you. There will be a linky post every day at the to host blogs so you can link up your post.

A Month of Giving Thanks: Day Six

Berl at Fantasy Is More Fun and Michelle at Because Reading Is Better Than Real Life are hosting a month long blog event for giving thanks. The idea is to blog about people, things, or events that we are thankful for. I probably won't post every day; I'm aiming instead for a few times a week.

If you want to participate, you still can; just click on one of the links above. You can post every day, once a week, several times a week, whatever schedule works for you. There will be a linky post every day at the to host blogs so you can link up your post.

A Month of Giving Thanks: Day Five

Berl at Fantasy Is More Fun and Michelle at Because Reading Is Better Than Real Life are hosting a month long blog event for giving thanks. The idea is to blog about people, things, or events that we are thankful for. I probably won't post every day; I'm aiming instead for a few times a week.

If you want to participate, you still can; just click on one of the links above. You can post every day, once a week, several times a week, whatever schedule works for you. There will be a linky post every day at the to host blogs so you can link up your post.

A Month of Giving Thanks: Day 4

Berl at Fantasy Is More Fun and Michelle at Because Reading Is Better Than Real Life are hosting a month long blog event for giving thanks. The idea is to blog about people, things, or events that we are thankful for. I probably won't post every day; I'm aiming instead for a few times a week.

If you want to participate, you still can; just click on one of the links above. You can post every day, once a week, several times a week, whatever schedule works for you. There will be a linky post every day at the to host blogs so you can link up your post.

A Month of Giving Thanks: Day 3

Berl at Fantasy Is More Fun and Michelle at Because Reading Is Better Than Real Life are hosting a month long blog event for giving thanks. The idea is to blog about people, things, or events that we are thankful for. I probably won't post every day; I'm aiming instead for a few times a week.

If you want to participate, you still can; just click on one of the links above. You can post every day, once a week, several times a week, whatever schedule works for you. There will be a linky post every day at the to host blogs so you can link up your post.

A Month of Giving Thanks: Day Two

Berl at Fantasy Is More Fun and Michelle at Because Reading Is Better Than Real Life are hosting a month long blog event for giving thanks. The idea is to blog about people, things, or events that we are thankful for. I probably won't post every day; I'm aiming instead for a few times a week.

“A Month of Giving Thanks with Berls & Michelle” will be a month-long challenge to post every day from November 1st to November 30th about something we’re thankful for. This is about sharing the love and being thankful, so there really aren’t going to be any rules or anything. We just thought it would be nice to invite everyone to join, so that we can all share the love! - See more at: http://www.becausereading.com/givingthanks/#sthash.TKptdpkq.dpufv

“A Month of Giving Thanks with Berls & Michelle” will be a month-long challenge to post every day from November 1st to November 30th about something we’re thankful for. This is about sharing the love and being thankful, so there really aren’t going to be any rules or anything. We just thought it would be nice to invite everyone to join, so that we can all share the love! - See more at: http://www.becausereading.com/givingthanks/#sthash.TKptdpkq.dpuf

“A Month of Giving Thanks with Berls & Michelle” will be a month-long challenge to post every day from November 1st to November 30th about something we’re thankful for. This is about sharing the love and being thankful, so there really aren’t going to be any rules or anything. We just thought it would be nice to invite everyone to join, so that we can all share the love! - See more at: http://www.becausereading.com/givingthanks/#sthash.TKptdpkq.dpuf

If you want to participate, you still can; just click on one of the links above. You can post every day, once a week, several times a week, whatever schedule works for you. There will be a linky post every day at the to host blogs so you can link up your post.

A Month of Giving Thanks: Day One

Berl at Fantasy Is More Fun and Michelle at Because Reading Is Better Than Real Life are hosting a month long blog event for giving thanks. The idea is to blog about people, things, or events that we are thankful for. I probably won't post every day; I'm aiming instead for a few times a week. 

“A Month of Giving Thanks with Berls & Michelle” will be a month-long challenge to post every day from November 1st to November 30th about something we’re thankful for. This is about sharing the love and being thankful, so there really aren’t going to be any rules or anything. We just thought it would be nice to invite everyone to join, so that we can all share the love! - See more at: http://www.becausereading.com/givingthanks/#sthash.TKptdpkq.dpufv

“A Month of Giving Thanks with Berls & Michelle” will be a month-long challenge to post every day from November 1st to November 30th about something we’re thankful for. This is about sharing the love and being thankful, so there really aren’t going to be any rules or anything. We just thought it would be nice to invite everyone to join, so that we can all share the love! - See more at: http://www.becausereading.com/givingthanks/#sthash.TKptdpkq.dpuf

“A Month of Giving Thanks with Berls & Michelle” will be a month-long challenge to post every day from November 1st to November 30th about something we’re thankful for. This is about sharing the love and being thankful, so there really aren’t going to be any rules or anything. We just thought it would be nice to invite everyone to join, so that we can all share the love! - See more at: http://www.becausereading.com/givingthanks/#sthash.TKptdpkq.dpuf

If you want to participate, you still can; just click on one of the links above. You can post every day, once a week, several times a week, whatever schedule works for you. There will be a linky post every day at the to host blogs so you can link up your post.

November Challenges Wrap Up Post

I'll put up a wrap up post every month or early the next month for all of my 2013 reading challenges. Some books, I posted reviews on the blog, some are on goodreads, there may be one or two without reviews, especially books I edit or that are put out by my publisher.

This month I have 2 additional challenges to include, Better Late Than Never ARC Challenge and Clean Out Your E-Reader Challenge. Better Late Than Never runs October through December and Clean Out Your E-Reader was for November only.

Book Chick City's 100 Books in 2013

For this challenge, I am not counting any children's books, unless it's YA or MG, nor am I counting books that I edit. I am also doing goodreads' reading challenge and I'm counting everything for that one, but not tracking here on the blog. :D

1) Thrown by Collette Auclair
2) Lucretia and the Kroons by Victor LaValle
3) Happily Ever Afterlife by J.A. Campbell, et al
4) Thursday Morning Breakast (and Murder) Club by Liz Stauffer
5) Roman Holiday 1: Chained by Ruthie Knox
6) Echo Prophecy by Lindsay Fairleigh
7) Worth Waiting For by Ann Corbett
8) A Steamy Holiday Romance by M.L. Young
9) Kissing Under the Mistletoe: A Sullivan Christmas by Bella Andre
10) The Final Cut by Catherine Coulter and J.T. Ellison
11) Alien Days by Abby McGovern
12) Taken by the Minotaur by Abby McGovern
13) All I Want for Christmas Is A Duke by Maire Claremont and Delilah Marvelle
14) A Cajun Werewolf Christmas by Selena Blake
15) The Lola Cruz Christmas Story by Melissa Bourbon Ramirez
16) One Foot in the Grave - A Holiday Short Short Story by J. Steven York
17) Maddie's Choice by Joyce Zeller


Total to date: 137!   

Cruisin' Through the Cozies Reading Challenge 2013 - Goal 13 or more

1) Thursday Morning Breakast (and Murder) Club by Liz Stauffer
 
Total to date: 15 

2013 Ebook Challenge - Original Goal 25 - New Goal 75, Next Goal - 100

1) Infamous Reign by Steve McHugh (I did the copy edits on this)
2) Thrown by Collette Auclair
3) Lucretia and the Kroons by Victor LaValle
4) Happily Ever Afterlife by J.A. Campbell, et al
5) Thursday Morning Breakast (and Murder) Club by Liz Stauffer
6) Roman Holiday 1: Chained by Ruthie Knox
7) Echo Prophecy by Lindsay Fairleigh
8) Worth Waiting For by Ann Corbett
9) A Steamy Holiday Romance by M.L. Young
10) Kissing Under the Mistletoe: A Sullivan Christmas by Bella Andre
11) Alien Days by Abby McGovern
12) Taken by the Minotaur by Abby McGovern 
13) All I Want for Christmas Is A Duke by Maire Claremont and Delilah Marvelle
14) A Cajun Werewolf Christmas by Selena Blake
15) The Lola Cruz Christmas Story by Melissa Bourbon Ramirez
16) One Foot in the Grave - A Holiday Short Short Story by J. Steven York
17) Maddie's Choice by Joyce Zeller
 
Total to date: 94 I'm almost at 100. I can do this!

Just For Fun Reading Challenge 2013 - Goal 1 A Month   

1) The Final Cut by Catherine Coulter and J.T. Ellison

Total to date: 11 (I have more for the year but for the challenge we can only count one per month.)

Ho Ho Ho Read-A-Thon - My original goal was 5 then I changed it to 7

1) Worth Waiting For by Ann Corbett
2) A Steamy Holiday Romance by M.L. Young
3) Kissing Under the Mistletoe: A Sullivan Christmas by Bella Andre
4) All I Want for Christmas Is A Duke by Maire Claremont and Delilah Marvelle
5) A Cajun Werewolf Christmas by Selena Blake
6) The Lola Cruz Christmas Story by Melissa Bourbon Ramirez
7) One Foot in the Grave - A Holiday Short Short Story by J. Steven York

Goal: 7 :)

Better Late Than Never ARC Challenge - Goal as many as I can :D 

1) Lucretia and the Kroons by Victor LaValle

 Total to date: 2 So far I suck but at least it's 2 more off my pile. :)

Clean Out Your E-Reader Challenge - My goal was 10

1) Worth Waiting For by Ann Corbett
2) A Steamy Holiday Romance by M.L. Young
3) Kissing Under the Mistletoe: A Sullivan Christmas by Bella Andre
4) All I Want for Christmas Is A Duke by Maire Claremont and Delilah Marvelle
5) A Cajun Werewolf Christmas by Selena Blake
6) The Lola Cruz Christmas Story by Melissa Bourbon Ramirez
7) One Foot in the Grave - A Holiday Short Short Story by J. Steven York
8) Lucretia and the Kroons by Victor LaValle
9) Maddie's Choice by Joyce Zeller
10) Happily Ever Afterlife by J.A. Campbell, et al
11) Thursday Morning Breakast (and Murder) Club by Liz Stauffer
12) Echo Prophecy by Lindsay Fairleigh
 
Total: 12! Success :)

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• Clean Out Your eReader Challenge: Wrap Up (iam-indeed.com)
• Weekly Wrap Up - The Sunday Post #17 (sharonsbooknook.com)

November Kindle Fire HDX Giveaway

 
This is a joint AUTHOR & BLOGGER GIVEAWAY EVENT! Bloggers & Authors have joined together and each chipped in a little money towards a Kindle Fire HDX 7".

All New Kindle Fire HDX 7" Giveaway

The winner will have the option of receiving a 7" Kindle Fire HDX (US Only - $229 Value)