Contests
- Lea’s giving away two copies of Lie With Me, the first book in Stephanie Tyler’s new military romance series, Shadow Force. Contest closes midnight EST, November 12 (today).
- Janna’s giving away an ebook copy of Sloan Parker’s forthcoming m/m romance, Breathe. Comment before November 16 for your chance to win.
- Non-US/Canada folks, go enter EH’s international only book giveaway, which closes at midnight on November 30.
Bookity
- New releases and more: Lily (m/m romance), Elisa (LGBT fiction), SciFiGuy (SF & SFR, fantasy, YA, UF/PNR, UF Weekend Report), Fantasy Dreamer (fantasy, steampunk, PNR, UF, etc), Literary Escapism (PNR/UF news, contests, etc), Tor.com (YA paranormals), and All About Romance (romances, romance audiobooks).
- Largehearted Boy is keeping track of all the online “best of 2010” book list he can find – check out his list and let him know if you come across other lists that he needs to add!
- Ever wondered why so many publishers are so bad at building relationships with readers/consumers?
- One of this week’s big kerfuffles online was over a self-published book for pedophiles being sold on Amazon, which they’ve since removed. Anderson Cooper provided one of the better assessments of the situation, prior to the book being removed.
- Another was over Cook’s Source, a regional magazine located in New England, which was caught using a writer’s work without credit or compensation, then said it was ok that they did so because everything on the interwebz is public domain. Whoops. Smart Bitches lists some lessons that can be learned from the mess.
- Book news: Dear Author and ReadReactReview (and ReadReactReview).
- New York Times bestselling author Angie Fox is self-publishing the next segment of her Demon Slayers series, The Last of the Demon Slayers, after getting the rights back from Dorchester.
- Authonomy is a social network focused on writing and owned by Harper Collins.
- Naughty Boys in the Backseat ponders whether reviews are for readers or writers.
- We probably all need colored pencil bookshelves. Or maybe you’d prefer typographic bookshelves?
- Do not follow this link if you are afraid of clowns. *waits for scream of horror from Bronwyn, who will not be able to help herself*
Ebookity
- The New York Times will start a bestseller list for ebooks in early 2011.
- Feeling overwhelmed by all the ebook reader choices out there? Check out the ebook primer at An American Editor to help you figure out what sort of reader to buy: Part 1 and Part 2.
- Trek reviews the Kindle Wi-Fi… plus follow-up post.
- I had no idea that the most popular ebook reader remains the laptop computer.
- What are some of the other issues for ebooks, beyond piracy and DRM?
- A TeleRead contributor revised his estimates of worldwide interest in pirated ebooks down from 100,000-300,000/day to 10,000-30,000/day and speculates that geographical restrictions drive part of that demand.
- Dear Author wonders whether our attentions spans are getting shor… Oh! Look! Shiny!
- Kim Dare’s November newsletter has a free short story featuring two of the characters from the G-A-Y books (based on a photo I took!), plus the chance to win a free ebook.
Catastrophic
Think, Do, Learn, Make
- Apparently the Minneapolis-St Paul metro area (aka the Twin Cities metro area) is the most relaxed metro area in the US. Who knew? (Thanks, trek!)
- There might be a liberal gene.
- From Lifehacker, the best ways to fight a cold (although regular exercise will cut your chance of getting one in half), how alcohol affects your body and mind, and don’t believe everything you hear about food affecting mood.
- Drowsy drivers cause around 17% of vehicular crashes and 2% of fatalities. Stay awake and alert out there, people!
- Nearly 300,000 eggs were recalled because they might be contaminated by salmonella.
- Apparently it’s better to have lots of little things that make you happy, instead of just a few big things.
- Another cool infographic on the life and death of a US one dollar bill.
Linkity Peeps
- Kristi has crafting, food, and natural living linkity.
- Knitting and dyeing linkity from Marsha.
- NSFW WTFery from Katiebabs.
Gluten Free
Cool
- If your kitty doesn’t have enough geeky toys, GEEKitty can help! (Thanks, Wren!)
- OK Go’s latest music video was made using 2430 pieces of toast.
- If you can’t find your phone and don’t have another phone to call your phone to see if that helps you find it, try I Can’t Find My Phone.
- Would you prefer Pac Man or RGB pancakes today?
- You really need to make tentacle pot pies for dinner tonight.
- Two gay men used Skype to have a legal wedding in Texas! Go, ingenuity. And… Truth. 🙂
Huh
- I don’t even know what to say about this wacky video JCP found.
- Is your life incomplete because you don’t own cuddly talking bacon?
- Um. I’ll pass on the veiny tights, thanks.
- Ick. I’ll pass on the pumpple cake, too.
- Not exactly sure how a bra that can say “Welcome” in three languages promotes tourism…
- Alabama can now boast the first drive through sex toy shop!
LOL
- The difference between regular and decaf… (Thanks, CursingMama!)
- You know about the UPS ninjas, right?
- Confused about privacy and the internet? This diagram might help.
- Possibly too true to be truly funny… (Thanks, Jase!)
- Ack! An alarming turn in the Squirrel!Neo saga!
- The real reason the dinosaurs died out… (Thanks, Jase!)
- Ever had an auto-correct mishap? Then you’ll enjoy Damn You Auto Correct.
- I’ve definitely felt like this before!
Teh Cute
- It’s hard to beat how cute sleeping animals are. (Thanks, Jase!)
- Sassy bunny! Baby otters learning to swim! Baby panda! Raccoon dog pups! Kittens! Baby sloth! Piglet! Kitten hug! Baby ocelot! Melly! Red panda! Kittens! Hedgie! Baby opossum! Red panda! Kittens!
Reading Update (plus another bit from vacation)
- Looking for my Reading Update? I posted it earlier this week.
- And hey, CarrieK has a picture of me on the beach taking pictures of the waves – plus she talks a bit about her beloved GPS, Lee.
“Clean paw, clean paw, I’m going to have a clean, clean paw!” -Mayhem
Aaahhhhh, my life is right once more. There nothing better then a cup of tea and your linkety post to wander around the net and read interesting posts 😀
BTW, I can almost hear Mayhem purrrr
A recent post from Leontine..Review- Chris Owen-Jodi Payne – Safe Words
Lol, oh yes here we have Fedex Ninjas, sneaky devils
A recent post from blodeuedd..Review- Rogue – Rachel Vincent
The Mythbusters just did a show on how sleep deprivation is actually worse for your driving than being just under the legal alcohol driving limit.
Hmm, if there is indeed a liberal gene, it has to be recessive. No other way I came from my parents.
A recent post from Alison..Two Scarves and Some Towels
Giant Flip Flop Monkey is awesome!
A recent post from katiebabs..Anderson Cooper- The Voice of Reason On the Amazon Boycott
See, that’s how I justify having so many WIPs on the go – better to have a lot of small things to make you happy, than just one or two big things. Yeah. That’s it.
A recent post from Brigitte..Hi Everybody!
Linkity coma will ensue shortly:)
A recent post from Melanie..Sometimes the World Really Sucks
Good grief. Reading your links was a lot of work (yet fun!) and now I don’t want to go to work. Didn’t want to get before I read them, but you know….
It’s a good thing your kitties keep up with their own cleanliness. You wouldn’t want to bathe them!
A recent post from margene..The Past
Total linkity abundance! And wasn’t that pumpple cake absolutely disgusting?
A recent post from Val Kovalin..Review The Brothers of Hoggs Hollow by GR Richards
Chris- I was just over at Carrie’s- did you go in the Winchester house????
A recent post from Lorraine..Lack of Progress Report
OMG. I have no words for the pool noodle girlfriend.
Just…
Wow.
I really wish I hadn’t seen that pool noodle thing.
/running off to hoard a decade’s worth of chocolate
Loved the colored pencil shelf!
OK Go! makes amazing videos.
Isn’t one of the joys of sex toy shops the whole browsing process?
Must go now to hoard chocolate.
Bugger it. IE crashed, I lost it. Sigh.
Ummm, I’m devestated about chocolate, liked the flip flop monkey, found the short story thing interesting given what Jen and I have up our sleeve, lost all my mascara thanks to Squirrel Neo, noted that most of the fun of a sex toy shop is in fiddling with the merchandise when you buy it and drive-through sounds way too boring and taking a chance you’ll get the wrong size, shape or colour.
Bunny tongue. Too cute.
Have a great weekend.
A recent post from Tam..Finally Friday
Um, shouldn’t the correct follow-up to “Things Cats Will Destroy” be “EVERYTHING”?
Why? Why can’t I resist a link? Even when I know it freaking involves CLOWNS! I must have some sort of mental defect. But OMG, that book!!!! Why is he strangling that poor monkey?!? Also, I think that little blonde girl is having an asthma attack!
The out of control crochet is amazing…and a little scary – but not as scary as the toys! Pole dancing baby dolls? WTF?!?
It’s been decided…I am the girl who cried cute! LOL!
PS. The clown thing…GEEEEEEZ. Not only is the clown strangling the monkey (hmm. Euphemism much?) but all the kidlings are blushing. What horror has he subjected these innocent youths to, which causes them to blush with embarrassment?
So many links that I cannot resist – so much work with a deadline. (Guess which one wins? lol). Bacon should be silent and uncuddly. Must. Not. Click. Link. I can’t eat cute food.
The out of control crochet is out of control. My attn span is just as good as it alway
A recent post from Carrie K..Monday Musings- Tuesday Twitterings- Wednesday Witticisms- Thurs- oh never mind
Tetris most definitely helps with traumatic brain injuries and PTSD. Builds new pathways, I suspect.
A recent post from Julia Rachel Barrett..Stepping off the feedback loop
Good linkies today! The open letter to JKR was very well done – now I hope that it has an effect.
A recent post from trek..Kindling
Not only do we have to look forward to our chocolate prices rising, but cotton, too? What has the world come to?
A recent post from Nicole..Learning Process
Ah ha! I’d always wondered about the scientific background of decaf vs caffeinated coffee. Excellent source background.
A recent post from Carrie K..Monday Musings- Tuesday Twitterings- Wednesday Witticisms- Thurs- oh never mind
I’m totally flumuxed that the laptop is still the most popular ebook reader. I can’t stand reading on mine. I’d find it awesome if it was as easy to “turn the page” as my phone when I’m reading and knitting at the same time, but otherwise it is too heavy and clunky for comfortable reading IMO.
The chocolate news is scary!
Thanks for a great linkity once again and including me 🙂
A recent post from Kristi aka FiberFool..Thankful Thursday – The One With Snow
So many links!
When I was shopping for an ereader I spent a lot of time reading ebooks online via either a desktop or laptop computer. I wanted to make sure that the layout (as many of these sites emulated the look of an actual ereader) was not going to be problematic for me.
A recent post from Seanna Lea..nanowrimo day 11 – happy birthday edition
Thank you once again for the mention Chris! Great linkety!
Yikes re that misspelled tattoo!! lol And the sleeping animals pictures, so cute.. 😉
You enjoy your weekend.. And Mayhem, I’m glad those paws are vera clean..
Things are back to normal at the Casa.. *g*
A recent post from Lea..Tori & I are over at Book Lovers Inc today & a Heads Up!
I knit at a Barnes & Noble every other Wednesday with a group of ladies. I’ve definitely noticed the effect of ereaders on this store. They’ve turned over 20% of the shelf space to toys. I still buy a book almost every time I’m there. I alternate the Kindle with the paper.
God help me, I just saved a picture with a rat and a teddy bear… and made a list of ten toys my kids will NEVER EVER HAVE… and bonded with my teenager over a crocheted Tardis. Great Linkety, Chris!
You should so get May and Chaos the kitty lightsaber toys!! Those look awesome! I’m so tempted to get one for Kitteh, and they’re only $3.
A recent post from Ava March..A Suit- Updates & an Excerpt
HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Welcome back linkety.
A recent post from Mary Lou..Squashed
Yay! The linkities are back!! Thanks for the fun! … and the mention. 🙂
A recent post from Lily..Not Alone by Sonja Spencer
Great linkity as usual. I think I need the typographic bookshelves.
The mug cake looks yummy!
A recent post from Tracy..Saturday Song
Oh no, not a chocolate shortage!
While I really like bacon, I don’t want it talk back to me nor do I want to cuddle with it.
Okay I’m really sorry I followed the pool noodle girlfriend link. LOL!
Hey if Mississippi can have drive through beer barns, Alabama can have drive through sex shops. The comments on that article are hysterical.
A recent post from Sydney..Post Halloween Wrap-Up
I’m innocent! I’ve given up chocolate since April. Only time I purchased since then was for Halloween.
A recent post from Marina..Nearly done
She just left a bit of white powder on that paw and had to get it all off…
O-M-G, chocolate shortage!
Thanks for all the fun linkity, Chris! 🙂
A recent post from Renee..Heads up!
The Return of Linkity!! Now with even more linkity!!
Even more linkity? *faints*
A recent post from orannia..Spring Cleaning
That is such a cool ball winder!
A recent post from mrspao..Sugar and spice
Thanks for the linkity luv, Chris! 🙂