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The Great Hockey Book Giveaway Trivia Contest

Hockey Book Reviews is announcing the first ever Great Book Giveaway Contest. I will be giving books away to entrants in my trivia contests. To win, you must answer all trivia questions correctly. If multiple contestants answer all questions correctly, then the winners name will be drawn out of my well worn 2006 World Junior Championships hat. I'm going to start this off by giving away a copy of Jeff Rud's Canucks Heroes: Vancouver's Hockey Legends . You can read the review here . More details at this post . Contests closes November 10th, 2007.

Fab Girls Guide to Friendship Hardship

Read a review and enter to win a copy of "Discovery Girls: Fab Girls Guide to Friendship Hardship by Phoebe Kitanidis" with a few other related goodies at Breeni Books . To enter, leave a comment to this post by 11:59pm EST on Sunday, November 4, 2007, expressing your interest. Please include an email address where you can be reached if you do not have a Blogger profile or if your Blogger profile is not public. One winner will be randomly chosen from all entrants.

OVERKILL by Linda Castillo

RomRevToday's giving away a copy of "OverKill by Linda Castillo" . Post away here for a chance to win. Winner to be announced Wed night! I've had the pleasure of reading Ms.Castillo before and I wasn't disappointed. Hopefully you won't be either. So head on over. Also from RomRevToday's post dated, well ... today - Chat tonight at RWA Online with Linnea Sinclair! She's giving away prizes, as is the other author, Cara Carnes. And you never know which author might stop in and give away prizes of their own. Chat begins at 9pm est. Access the chat room here: http://www.rwaonlinechapter.org/chat.htm Good luck!

The Complete Travel Detective Bible

Gadling is giving away 10 copies of Peter Greenberg's "The Complete Travel Detective Bible", valued at $17.95. More details here . Giveaway ends Nov 5th.

Vegetarian Book giveaway

Serious Eats is giving away - Mark Bittman 's How to Cook Everything Vegetarian . This book puts Bittman's spin on vegetarian cooking. Winners will be chosen at random, and commenting will close at 3 p.m. ET Saturday (November 3). The usual Serious Eats contest rules apply.

Lincoln Book Giveaway

Win a copy of Lincoln: The Presidential Archives by author Chuck Wills from Digger 's Realm. Contest Runs through November 5, 2007. Just enter your information here .

There’s Still Time

Over at the Crime Time Café Steven Torres is giving away copies of his noir stand alone novel The Concrete Maze . In his latest post entitled appropriately, There’s Still Time , Steven tells us how to get a free copy by contacting him through his website.

Informed Consent Giveaway

If you'd like a chance to win a copy of Sandra Glahn's INFORMED CONSENT, a Christian fiction medical thriller, leave your name (or online moniker) in a comment to this post . Winner will be chosen Oct 29th.

Book Giveaway: What Your Daughter Isn't Telling You

Fearing being misunderstood or laughed at, many daughters are hesitant to share their deepest thoughts, feelings, and questions with their moms. At the same time, many mothers don’t know how to relate to or communicate with their teen daughters. But Brio editors Susie Shellenberger and Kathy Gowler are here to help bridge that gap. In a question-and-answer format, Susie and Kathy combine their wealth of experience and knowledge to answer real-life questions from not only teen girls but also mothers of teen girls. With a refreshing and honest style, Susie and Kathy help moms connect and communicate with their daughters through the turbulent teen years. Topics covered include: communication and trust overprotectiveness modesty dating self-destructive behaviors relating to stepdaughters and adopted daughters You can read an excerpt from What Your Daughter Isn't Telling You Here . And you can enter to win a copy - here .

Camy's Giveaways

Camy's Loft always has lots of book giveaways and this week's no exception. Check these out : My Life Unscripted by Tricia Goyer Gone With the Groom by Janice Thompson Wasabi Wednesday: Just Jane by Nancy Moser and Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

Solomon Book Giveaway

In her new book, The Key: Celebrated People Unlock the Secrets to Life, Bloomfield Hills-based author and award-winning photojournalist Linda Solomon writes about the turning point in people's lives. The Observer & Eccentric Newspapers is giving away 10 autographed copies of Solomon's book to readers who write about or show (in a photograph) their personal key to courage, strength, faith and hope. To enter, submit a 500-word essay or short story, a poem or photograph which describes courage, strength, or faith in your battle with cancer. One top entry will also receive theater tickets and have his/her work published in the Observer & Eccentric Newspapers. The names of all winners will published. Deadline to submit a story, poem or photograph is 5 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 8. Winners will be announced in the Nov. 15 edition of the Observer & Eccentric Newspapers. Only one entry per person will be accepted for judging. E-mail all entries to Choya Jordan, marketing manage

More books to win

Author Roz Denny Fox has a book drawing & mystery gift for release dates in November and December. Author Diane Gaston will be giving away two copies of The Wagering Widow , one to the winner, and one to the winner's chosen friend. The Countdown continues, one contest a month, counting down to the January 2008 release of The Vanishing Viscountess . RRT blog is giving away many books and the winners will chosen Sunday. a copy of "THE EDUCATION OF MRS. BRIMLEY by Donna MacMeans " at this post a copy of "BIG GIRLS DON'T CRY by Cathie Linz " at this post a copy of "HOT FOR IT by Melissa MacNeal" at this post a copy of " SEALED WITH A KISS by Carly Phillips" at this post

Share Your Holiday Horror Stories

Did a Christmas tree fall on you? Did a visit from the in-laws turn into a disaster? Did Santa forget to leave a note? Did the eight nights of Hanukkah feel like 800? It's time to laugh at these memories now! Parents and Kids, a Boston area publication, needs help compiling a list of holiday horror stories. Submit your holiday horror stories to Parents and Kids ( parentsandkids@cnc.com ) by November 1 or submit your entry online . Entries will be published in their December issue.

Book Giveaway: Dune

Shamus Writes is giving away a copy of Frank Herbert’s Dune - a classic sci-fi novel that’s been made in a major motion picture and a Sci-Fi Channel mini-series. To enter, leave a comment with a valid email address at this post . Ends Oct 31st.

Win a copy of BOOK OF THE DEAD

Want to win a copy of Patricia Cornwell’s BOOK OF THE DEAD – her 15th novel featuring forensic pathologist Kay Scarpetta ? Then head on over to Bookgasm and enter their contest . Winner will be chosen Oct 26th.

Redeeming Love Book Giveaway

Best-selling author Francine Rivers skillfully retells the biblical love story of Gomer and Hosea in a tale set against the exciting backdrop of the California Gold Rush, in "Redeeming Love". So Many Books... So Little Time blog has an interview with Ms. Rivers and a giveaway of this book. Just leave a comment on this post with your email address.

Two More Books

Tree Swing Reading is giving away a copy of Splitends by Kristin Billerbeck and Rolling Thunder by Mark Mynheir to two lucky people who comment on this post . Giveaway ends Oct 28th. Only open to US residents.

Who Am I? Giveaway

Head on over to the Cornhusker Academy to read an interview with veteran author Lena Nelson Dooley and leave a comment on that blog post with your contact info to be entered to win a new copy of "Who Am I?" by Lena Nelson Dooley. There's also a possibility that Janna may add her new copy of "Pirate's Prize" to the giveaway. And if she finishes "Gerda's Lawman" before Monday, this book too shall be given away. Winner will be chosen October 29th. Good luck!

Jane Austen Icon Contest

The blog, Jane Austen’s World is having an Icon Contest . The contest will be open for two weeks, and it is simple: Just send me a copy of your favorite icon of a Jane Austen movie hero or heroine. I will choose the top five, from which you will get to vote for your favorite. Tell me the name of the actor or actress, and the movie. If you did not create the icon, please include the attribution. My email address sits on the side bar. Or, you may include the icon in a comment. You may also enter as many times as you like. You have until Sunday, November 4th to send in your icons. Update: The first two entries are sitting on my other blog, Jane Austen Today Prize will be a copy of Lori Smith's A Walk With Jane Austen: A Journey Into Adventure, Love, and Faith .

Beyond Nose to Tail

Win a copy of Fergus Henderson's Beyond Nose to Tail at Serious Eats . To win, just tell what your favorite offal dish is. Serious Eats will be giving away ten (10) copies, choosing the winners at random from among the comments at this post . Contest closes October 27th. Rules and more details here .

“Too Hot” Global Warming Giveaway

Teensy Green is offering one copy each of The Down-to-Earth Guide to Global Warming and This is My Planet to two different winners. Both books are directed at kids to help make them more aware of what's happening to the planet. Leave a comment on this post to enter. Winner will be chosen this Thursday.

Creation Answers Giveaway

Big Bang or Big God? Is the earth many millions or only thousands of years old? If you're interested in looking for reliable answers on creation versus evolution you might want to win a copy of The Creation Answers Book . Contest is open to all and winner will be chosen November 1st. More details here .

Chance to win 2 books

The Stone Soup blog is giving away 2 books, together: The Reincarnationist by M. J. Rose and Green Darkness by Anya Seton. Both feature reincarnation. Both are dark and thrilling stories that span two centuries (and more). This contest began yesterday and continues till Sunday. More details here .

Authors Lounge Contest

Here is your chance to enter and win two romance books - "Dead on the Money" by Venita Louise (mystery romance) and "Pretend I'm yours by Phyllis Campbell" (historical romance). Go to The Author's Lounge and click on Contest to learn more. Email addresses collected will strictly be use to send out their newsletter and to contact the contest winners. Contest ends November 11, 2007.

Another Tricia Goyer Contest

Peek-a-boo ICU has an interview with author Tricia Goyer, a contest you won't want to miss and a chance to win "My Life, Unscripted" ( drawing on Biblical principles, this book guides girls through the tumultuous teen years by teaching them to have a plan of attack before temptation or hardship come ). My Life, Unscripted empowers teen girls to write their own script and direct their own life by using God's Script as a guide. Tricia would LOVE to have you write a sample script from your teen years and post it on your blog along with information about this book! It could be where you make a good choice ... or a not so good one. Then share briefly how God's Word helps you as you script YOUR life! The person with most creative blog post during the tour will win a $100 gift certificate to Amazon or a gift basket which includes starbucks coffee, amazon gift card, an itunes gift card and more. There will also be 5 runner up small gift baskets. More details at this blog

Lots of books to win

From Romantic Times - Win copies of ELECTRIC BLUE and ULTRAVIOLET by Nancy Bush . Win autographed copies of YA series books THE UPPER CLASS and MISS EDUCATED by Hobson Brown , Taylor Materne and Caroline Says . Win a British Virgin Islands getaway in Love in Paradise Sweepstakes sponsored by HarperCollins Publishers. Win a hand-carved Italian cameo broach in Kathryne Kennedy's ENCHANTING THE LADY contest. Win a copy of THE BOOK OF FATE by Brad Meltzer . Win a subscription to Romantic Times BOOKreviews Magazine!

Orlando Books

Livingorlando.com has a blog contest that ends on September 30, 2008. Each month for the next year, Living Orlando will be reviewing books in the Orlando area. Topics include entertainment, dining, theme parks, and more. At the end of each month, they will be giving away at least one copy of the book to one of there readers. How to enter the contest Submit a comment on any Living Orlando post each month. The comment needs to be related to the post, but there are no requirements for length or identifying yourself as a contest entry. Winners will be picked at random. Comment as often as you like for more chances to win. You can check out there Blog Contest post here . Taken from - BloggingContest.com

Beanie Baby Giveaway

Author Anna Kathryn Lanier is giving away a Pink Ribbon Ty Beanie Baby "Giving." Just visit her website and leave her a message in the guestbook. The guest book link is on the bottom of the first page. Winner will be chosen Oct 31st. Good luck!

Irene Brand Giveaway

A Christian Writer's World ~~ Characters who grip your heart is giving away a copy of veteran author Irene Brand's "Colonial Christmas Brides". More details here , including an interview with the author as well as a photo of the prize book which, most annoyingly, an uncooperative Blogger is refusing to let me upload. Good luck!

Contest for Teen Girls

From Marlo's Book Blog - The Teen contest is open to teen girls. Three winners will win a $25 iPod gift certificate. The contest will end November 30, 2007. Here are the details: To enter the contest, read My Life, Unscripted by Tricia Goyer, write a review on the book, and post it on your blog, myspace , shoutlife , or amazon.com (or other review site). My Life, Unscripted is available at your local Christian Book store, amazon.com , Barnes and Noble or christianbook.com . My Life, Unscripted explores relationships in every teenage girl's life--with herself, her friends and enemies, her parents, guys, and with God. Real-life scripts, screenwriting terms, and timely topics, make this an interesting read for teen girls as they delve into their own inner struggles and outward relationships.They'll also learn the importance of "scripting" their own responses BEFORE challenging life-situations arise and are able to think about, pray about, and consider how to face

Shirley Martin Contest

Author Shirley Martin is holding an I Love Romance Contest! Prizes include: --a Waterford vase --a one-year subscription to Romantic Times magazine --winner’s choice of one of Shirley’s print books – ONE MORE TOMORROW (vampire romance), or DREAM WEAVER (time travel romance) To be entered, visit Shirley’s website HERE , then click on the contest link, where you will find a list of ten questions that you must email Shirley the answers to (the answers can be located on her website). Contest ends Oct 31st.

A collection of contests

Camy's Loft is giving away a copy of " Crimson Eve by Brandilyn Collins ". Details here . Romance Reviews Today blog is giving away a signed copy of " Pleasure for Pleasure by Eloisa James". Details here . Tree Swing Reading is giving away 2 books - Rekindled by Tamera Alexander and Demon, a Memoir by Tosca Lee. Contest ends Oct 21 and open only to US residents. More details here .

BusyBodyBook Giveaway

Stef at Triple Take is also ( check this post ) giving away a Busybody Book . Each family member, with their own personal column, can plan and track their activities while they organize and coordinate with one another "side by side". It has 5 columns for each family member. To win your own copy, simply leave a comment here and link back to this contest on your own blog. Don't have a blog? You can still enter! Giveaway ends October 21st.

Big Book Giveaway

As the weather gets cool, heat up your stove with ideas from these fabulous food books that Philly Style Mag is giving away ! Enter here to win the entire package : 1. The Legal Sea Foods Cookbook 2. The Young Man & the Sea: Recipes and Crispy Fish Tales from Esca 3. Campfire Cuisine: Gourmet Recipes for the Great Outdoors 4. Black Forest Cuisine: The Classic Blending of European Flavors 5. All the Presidents’ Pastries: Twenty-Five Years in the White House 6. The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Coffee & Tea Only catch is, you have to register at the site. But since the magazine has periodic giveaways, this might not be that big a hindrance. Good luck.

Melissa's Giveaway

Melissa's Idea Garden is also giving away a copy of Amy Grant's Mosaic. ( see previous post for another Amy Grant giveaway ) Once again, 3 copies are being given away to to those who leave a comment at this post . Ends October 19th. US residents only.

A Peek at my Bookshelf Giveaways

Deena's Books is always having some sort of book giveaway or contest and this week's no exception. Grammy Award-winning Christian music artist Amy Grant bares her heart and soul in her first autobiographical book "Mosaic", giving readers an intimate glimpse into her everyday life and the lessons she's learning along the way. Enter to win one of the three copies being given away - here . ************* Deena's also giving away "Never Look By Kathy Herman", a fast-paced suspense novel that continues the Phantom Hollow series with a rich exploration of the risks and possibilities of starting over. ************* All these giveaways end October 31st. More will be posted in the days ahead, so keeping checking this blog.

Sebold Audiobook Giveaway

Bookloons is giving 5 readers/listeners a chance to win a CD audiobook of Alice Sebold's latest gripping novel, " The Almost Moon ". Enter to win by Oct 31 ; winners will be notified by Nov 3 . More details here .

WHEN GHOSTS SPEAK SWEEPSTAKES

Hachette Books has the perfect treat for you this Halloween. Enter the WHEN GHOSTS SPEAK SWEEPSTAKES by sending an email to: sweepstakes@hbgusa.com with your name and phone number for your chance to win a phone consultation with ghostbuster Mary Ann Winkowski, paranormal consultant to the CBS hit show Ghost Whisperer . One random winner will be chosen on or about Halloween (October 31, 2007). Contest ends on October 26. All the details are here .

Book Review : On Borrowed Wings

To read this review without the scroll box, head on over here . Synopsis In Stony Creek, “a granite town at a time when granite was going out of fashion”, the class lines are sharply drawn. There are the Cottagers, vacationing rich families and the quarrymen, a rough-tough set of poor local families composed mainly of immigrants. Adele Pietra, daughter of a quarryman who married a Cottager’s daughter, belongs to neither world. Yet her mother, who keeps aloof from other quarrymen’s families and still acts like a Cottager despite her fallen status, declares Adele’s future to be a quarryman’s wife like her own. Coming from a woman who deeply resents her daughter for not just looking, thinking and acting like her immigrant Italian father but also for usurping her place in his affections, this pronouncement almost feels like a curse. But Adele with her sharp mind, photographic memory and a penchant for dreaminess just like her dad, doesn’t like this future so much, even as her father’s

Beautiful Giveaway

Miss Sandy of Quill Cottage is having her first giveaway and boy, what a fantastic prize it is, inspired by The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett. Miss Sandy does such a good job of describing it here on her post that I'm going to borrow it : The first item I have chosen for the goodie box is a tiny vintage wooden hand painted trinket box. This trinket box represents the book, The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett. This book is generally viewed as one of the most influential books in children's literature.. ... In this book the main character, Mary, has been orphaned and sent to live with her Uncle, Lord Craven. At one point in the story Mary approaches Lord Craven and petitions, "Can I have a bit of earth?", to which Lord Craven replies, "A bit of earth? ". Mary explains, "To plant seeds in. To make things grow.". ... Inside this tiny trinket box I have placed a few pink silk and organza rose petals upon which rest some strange roun

Writing Competition

Taken from Dear Author : Gathers.com, Simon & Schuster and Borders collaborated to run a writing contest that resulted in two well received mystery novels published in September 2007. Currently, the same three companies are running a writing competition for romance novels. Amazon must have seen the benefit of this and joined with Penguin and Hewlett-Packard to host “Amazon’s Breakthrough Novel” award. The winner will be awarded with a Penguin contract and an advance, $25,000, and a 50″ plasma TV and Digital camera from Hewlett-Packard. Gather.com’s prize money was only $5,000.00. Only the first 5000 manuscripts will be considered for this contest and submissions are accepted from October 1 through January 14th. Like the Gathers contest, Amazon readers can rate the semi-finalists with the customers choosing the winning novel in March 2008. Link for submission here .

Alice Sebold Giveaway

living read girl is having a novel giveaway. The grand prize will be a copy of Alice Sebold's new novel, The Almost Moon , for the person who can write the best line to complete this jingle of Lady T : "Alice Sebold made her Lovely Bones, with readers both near and far. Now,with The Almost Moon approaching...." Contest ends October 30th. More details here .

All That Blooms Giveaway

Tiffany of All that Blooms blog is having a giveaway for an eclectic selection of prizes : 1. $10 gift card (not an e-card) to this website. 2. Reader’s Digest Select Editions (Large print) featuring the novels Distant Shores by Kirstin Hannah and The Last Promise by Richard Paul Evans. 3. Package of pink tulip bulbs (Percentage of the sale of those benefits breast cancer research!) Ends October 15th. More details here . Also check out posts on her other blogs, The Wedding Blog and The Recipe Box (some interesting recipes here, btw).

Breastfeeding Book Giveaway

Writing In The Mountains is having their first giveaway and the prize is a copy of Mama Knows Breast, By Andi Silverman. For more information on the book, visit the site . Check out an interview with the author ! From the back cover: "Breastfeeding may be natural, but it isn't always easy. Mama Knows Breast is the essential new mom's guide to nursing-full of friendly, frank and reassuring advice. Here is all the information you need to get through breast feeding's ups and downs...." More details here .

Win a Dad Book

Mums The Wurd! is giving away TWO copies of Todd's new book, "Go-to Guides for GUYS - ABCs for Expectant DADS". ABCs for Expectant DADS is a no-nonsense resource guide for guys who are about to become a baby daddy in the near future, as well as newbie baby daddies who are sleep deprived and there is nowhere else to turn. This guide is not frighteningly long like the very detailed pregnancy resource books that are geared toward women. Show your woman that you "care" about what she's going through. Giveaway ends on Sunday, October 14th at 10 PM CST.

Book Club Bible

Classic Book Club , the online community for book lovers is having an interesting giveaway. A Book Club is a brilliant way to discover new authors and genres, discuss the big issues in life and, usually, quaff some lovely wine too! However, the hardest question faced by every Book Club is: what will we read next? The Book Club Bible is the answer! With 100 suggested reads – from the obvious to the obscure – including a synopsis (no spoilers!), background information, discussion points, complementary reads and either a critical opinion or a real reader’s opinion for each. What could be better? Get all the details here .

Once Bitten, Twice Shy Giveaway!

Orbit Books has provided SciFi Chick with 3 copies of Jennifer Rardin’s debut novel Once Bitten, Twice Shy for a giveaway! Contest is open to everyone. Simply leave a comment on this post , or send an email to angela (at) scifichick.com with “Bitten Giveaway” in the subject line and you’ll be entered to win. Contest ends Friday, October 19th. Winners will be notified via email and this website. Lots of nice posts on this blog, so be sure to check them out as well!

The Bonehunters Giveaway

Aidan over at A Dribble of Ink has a great giveaway going on for signed trade paperback copies of Steven Erikson's newest book, The Bonehunters . Steve doesn’t get out to do signings as much as other authors, so this is a pretty rare treat that fans of his surely won’t want to pass up! The lucky winners will be announced around the same time as the three-way interview between Steven Erikson, Ian Cameron Esslemont and Aidan! (Don’t forget that you can send in questions if you have them! Check this post for details!) Unfortunately this contest is only open to those living in North America. Get all the details here .

Next Great Crime Writer Contest

From October 1 through November 11, aspiring mystery/crime writers can submit a full-length fiction manuscript for consideration. Throughout the contest, authors will post their 1st chapters of their manuscript in the Court TV Search for the Next Great Crime Writer Contest group . These chapters will be rated by the Gather community and the Gather Editorial Team, and five finalists will be selected through two rounds of rating. (See the rating guidelines. ) One Grand Prize Winner will then be chosen for publication by a panel of judges, some of which are bestselling authors in the genre! So if you’re dying to get your mystery/crime novel into bookstores, enter The Court TV Search for the Next Great Crime Writer Contest . Don’t have the perfect murder mystery ready to go? Readers are needed, too! In the weeks to come, you can join other readers and writers to help rate each chilling entry. Help hunt down the next bestseller. Need some inspiration? Tune in to “Murder by the Book” premier

Win a copy of ‘The Amateur Gourmet’

SeriousEats.com is helping to kick off Adam Roberts (Adam is almost always amusing, diverting, and downright entertaining) release of his new book ‘ The Amateur Gourmet ‘! This book - The Amateur Gourmet: How To Shop, Chop, and Table Hop Like a Pro (Almost) - is about all of the above, with more than a little bit of useful information thrown in for good measure. So for your weekend amusement, they’re giving away five copies of Adam’s book. To enter, comment about your worst culinary disaster here . Winners will be chosen at random, and the contest will close Monday at 6 p.m. ET. The usual Serious Eats contest rules apply.

Memory Book Giveaway

The month of November is Memory Month at WondR.net . And to celebrate, they're giving away Harry Lorayne’s classic on the subject, The Memory Book . All you have to do to be entered in the contest is comment on this post . Winner will be chosen on Halloween. Be sure to include your email address in the comment form.

Win a Busy Body Book!

A.B. Baby Boutique blog is having a giveaway that will interest busy Mommies (and Daddies too, no doubt) everywhere. Unless you are Supermom or Superdad, we all need help getting organized. Even more, when you factor in kids and their myriad activities. Help is here - in the form of the THE BUSY BODY BOOK . It is the easy and efficient solution to every Mom's scheduling chaos! Each family member, with their own personal column, can plan and track their activities while they organize and coordinate with one another "side by side". It comes in two different cover choices Zig Zag and Brown. This 2008 Calendar Organizer's gretest feature is the Weekly Grid Format. Get all the details here . Winner will be chosen October 10th.

The Balanced Mom

The Zen of Motherhood is having their first book giveaway : Have you heard of the Pay It Forward Book Exchange? A simple, brilliant concept: if you win a book, you give one away. This month, I'm playing along by giving away a gently used (some underlined passages) copy of The Balanced Mom: Raising Your Kids Without Losing Your Self. Just leave me a comment that indicates that you'd like to win the book. I'll draw a winner on Monday morning. U.S. resident only, please.

Win Reasonable Doubts by Gianrico Carofiglio

Indie Crime Blog - a blog dedicated to reviews of crime fiction published by independent presses - is giving away Reasonable Doubts by Gianrico Carofiglio. This book, put out by Bitter Lemon Press , is a legal thriller, and the author is a former organized crime prosecutor in Italy. If you want to win one, send an email at IndieCrime-at-Gmail-dot-com. Put contest in the subject line and your address in the body. Deadline is this Sunday. Details here .

CSI Book Contest

CSI Files and DK Publishing are teaming up to bring you an exciting contest at CSI Files, in which they'll be giving away 5 copies of the book Ultimate CSI , which takes fans inside the world of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation . Penned by CSI Associate Producer Corinne Marrinan and science expert Steve Parker , the book is an in-depth look at the characters, the science and the cases of CSI . In addition to the text, the book boasts over four hundred images from the show. The comprehensive guide features spreads on the characters, some of the various cases they've tackled as well as the science they use to solve those cases, as seen here in this exclusive two-page image from the book More Details here .

Halloween Countdown Contest

Author Kate Hill is having a "Halloween Countdown Contest". To enter this dontest, you must be 18 or over. Each Monday from October 1st to October 22nd, a question will be posted to this Halloween page . To enter the contest, send the answer to the question to katehill@sprintmail.com or katehill2@yahoo.com with Halloween Question # in the subject line. Each Friday a winner will be chosen at random from the entries. The deadline for entries each week is Friday at 10pm EST. Prizes are downloads of her books. Details here .

Eye on DNA October Contest

Eye on DNA is giving away a copy of Dr. J Craig Venter’s book - A Life Decoded: My Genome: My Life . It’s set to be released on October 18, 2007 and you can win a copy by leaving a comment on any post at Eye on DNA. The winner will be randomly selected from eligible comments. Good luck!

Halloween Hunt!