Congrats to beccafh, who won The Brook Street Collection by Ava March! The Brook Street Collection is being released today by Carina Press.
Congrats to lucette and kira d, who won City Mouse (Country Mouse #2) by Amy Lane and Aleksandr Voinov! City Mouse will be released by Riptide Publishing on March 18.
My work project continues to be hellish and I keep falling more and more behind in blog reading…
Contests
- The Babes in Boyland are giving away an ebook copy of Masks Off, Too! Closes 9 pm CDT, March 16.
- Kay Berrisford is giving away an ebook from Charlie Cochrane’s backlist (excluding Promises Made Under Fire). Closes March 17.
- Armchair Reader Cole is giving away an ebook copy of Analyzing Emory by Lily Grace. Closes midnight CDT, March 17.
- Joder’s celebrating 1000 followers by giving away Backstage Pass and Hot Ticket by Olivia Cunning. Closes 11:59 pm CDT, March 19. US only.
- Kay Berrisford is also giving away an ebook copy of The Art of Touch by Dominique Frost. Closes March 20.
- Blodeuedd’s giving away a copy of Shadows and Strongholds by Elizabeth Chadwick. Closes March 24. US & Canada.
Bookity
- New releases and more: Fiction Vixen (romance, UF), AAR (romances), and Literary Escapism (UF/PNR).
- Book and publishing news from Dear Author.
- How authors can use Evernote. (It makes the Misadventures in Stock Photography possible!) Plus some tips and tricks on using Evernote.
- Book sculptures. (Thanks, Avalie!)
Ebookity
Do, Think, Learn, Make
- Google is killing off Google Reader on July 1. Nooooooo! This has big implications for Linkity… Here are five possible alternatives. Eight possible alternatives. Even more alternatives. And more, with a nice list of pros and cons of various options. There’s also a petition going to try to get Google to reconsider. And another petition. Tips for Google Reader users migrating to Feedly. (Feedly might win for me because of transition ease, but I don’t think you can search, which is problematic.)
- 24 Canadianisms (“eh?” not included).
- Tam’s curious how well you need to know someone before you’ll give said person a key to your house. (This isn’t “when do you give that person you’re dating a key”!)
Cookity
- Tomatillo shrimp. (via The Kitchn)
- Coconut milk brownies. (via The Kitchn)
Craft
- Knit a baby jumper. (via CRAFT)
- Knit an earflap hat. (via CRAFT)
Cool
- Measuring beakers for your kitchen. (They went straight into Evernote as a Christmas gift idea for someone in my family!)
- Wee Millenium Falcon. (via The Mary Sue)
Cool or Wha…?
Wha…
- Most searched for p0rn terms by state and country. Finland, I worry.
- Anti-zombie perfume. (via The Mary Sue)
LOL
- Cake Wrecks celebrated Ken Day in its own inimitable fashion… Plus bear skin rug Ken from Cabled Sheep!
- Awww!
Teh cute
- Baby goat! Baby albatross! Baby kiwi! Baby condor! Tiger and baby! Cat and kittens! Cygnets! Baby dwarf mongoose! Black cat! Baby tiger! Kitten! Baby Dik-dik! Kitten! Kitten! Mouse deer and baby! Skunk! Lioness and baby! Baby tigers! Baby pygmy possum! Cats! Polar bear and babies!
Reading Update
- Nuthin’ to see here. Move along. (aka Hockey! Fics!) 🙂
“….zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz….” -Chaos
Hmm, better trim those claws…
*Pets linkity*
Hey,
Reader being killed is a pain. Feedly.com looks reasonable though and will import all your stuff from reader it seems….
So much great stuff here.
Thanks.
I never knew Neil Gaiman liked cats and think I’ll have to put Hemingway’s home on my must visit list 🙂
I’m shaking my head at the tablet for women!
A recent post from mrspao..Wordless Wednesday: Cat-tastic
PS I see what you mean by Feedly but I guess it will have to do until I find something else! I’m really gutted by the demise of Reader.
A recent post from mrspao..Wordless Wednesday: Cat-tastic
Ohhhhh I’m beside myself about Google Reader! I’ll be signing the petition. But it just frustrates me that when a provider tires of a service, or it doesn’t convert easily to their new platform – or it’s not making them enough money – they just dump it. yet they’re the first to harrass us into adopting the thing in the first place *grrr*.
I feel you about Google Reader. I am likewise distraught. I imported everything into Feedly this morning, but it’s different. (I sat at my desk and went, “Gah, what is… this is… it’s not the same… I don’t like change!”) I’m going to hang onto Google Reader while it lasts.
Thanks for the Evernote links. I put it on my iPad almost the minute I bought the iPad but still haven’t figured out how to make it work for me. I have a friend who does all her away-from-home writing in Evernote, though, so clearly it does work for some writers!
This comment makes me sound more technologically inept than I actually am!
A recent post from Kate McMurray..five things on friday
I checked out the knitting and found THE cutest shirt, awwww
A recent post from blodeuedd..Review: Etiquette and Espionage – Gail Carriger
Thanks so much for the mention, Chris 🙂 Still no release dates for my new books, but I hope to be in touch soon!!!!
A recent post from Kay Berrisford..The Art of Touch and the Love of Writing! Interview and giveaway with Dominique Frost.
What Clare London said! 😀 I’m traumatized by the demise of Google Reader, too!
A recent post from Val Kovalin..Review Doors of Time by KC Kendricks
Already made the switch to Feedly – and after a little tweaking I think I like it better. There is a bookmark tool that you can use to save things for later… not sure about the searching. It is a lot easier on the eyes for sure!
A recent post from cursingmama..My Labels Are Out And My Grudges Last
As usual an awesome selection of links….and Thanks for mentioning my giveaway too!
The killing of Ggogle Reader is killing me as I HATE CHANGE! Just when I get proficient with something they get rid of it. So in the coming weeks I’ll be making the change-over and getting my personal blog reconfigured too.
Have a WONDERFUL WEEKEND!
A recent post from Joder..Review of New Life by Bonnie Dee
I am trying out Reeder, which has been OK so far. I don’t know what I was expecting, but I am used to a little more product support rather unlabeled buttons. Not that the learning curve is steep. It just wasn’t what I was looking for yesterday.
I am afraid of the porn article, but the autocorrects were hilarious!
A recent post from Seanna Lea..[10 Tuesday] thank goodness for March
Thanks for the link to my post. 🙂
I’m gutted about Reader. It works smoothly and is easy to use. It’s got a good Android app I use all the time, especially now I have a tablet, so naturally they decide to take it away. Bugger.
A recent post from Becky Black..Put down the red pen and step away from the story
I migrated to Feedly, but I’m not certain it is what I want, although it is very pretty.
Thanks for the Evernote links. I use it some but not much. Glad to see many multiple notebooks recommended, as that is what I was doing which my husband thought was weird.
You better trim those claws–they look sharp and lethal!
I hope work lets you have a great weekend.
A recent post from Brenda..Green Hat, Greens, and Spring Flowers
Maybe you should just paint those claws a nice pretty pink.
I loaded Feedly and The Old Reader. I’ll play with both and see which one I like better. I tried NetVibes already, but didn’t like it.
The fact that I got all but one of the knit a nerdy blanket squares makes me, um, a nerd? I am relying on you for Google Reader replacement guidance!
Eek! Chaos claws!
I’ll have to check out the Evernote tips. I’ve been using it mostly for recipe tracking.
I love those book sculptures, but also cringe a little…
That’s a fun Star Wars cross stitch. Also the knitted blanket. Have you seen the Mario Brothers blanket done in Tunisian crochet?
Um. About The Oregon Trail… my sister and I used to use the names of people we were mad at, and bought nothing but bullets. That way we got to have fun hunting, and got the satisfaction of seeing our “enemies” die of cholera. 😉
Dang. Everytime you post a linkity, I need a week’s vacation to catch up.
I use the Mac desktop version of NetNewsWire as a reader, but it syncs using Google Reader. I’m trying out Netvibes, though it seems a bit excessive. We’ll see.