Kindle Fire Contest Update: The winners have been
announced. If you are on this list, be sure you contact Scott or they'll have to draw someone else.
A big thanks to everyone who shared our event and books and with their friends. Here are our Kindle Fire winners: Larry Davidson, Amy Smith, Dorothy Eddy, B June Hansberry, #CheriePie (Cherie B), Lana Baker, Anita Japp, and Brian Woodward. Our $50 gift card winner is Heather Michaels. Please email epickindlegiveaway at yahoo dot com. Under stated rules, it is winner's responsibility to claim the prize within three days or an alternate winner will be selected. Congratulations from J.r. Rain Author,Htnight Author, Aiden James Author, and Scott Nicholson!
Even if you weren't drawn (the one Kindle given to blog entries didn't go here), I think we managed to get quite a few free ebooks as part of the contest that we might not have, otherwise. I don't think they'll do the Facebook contest again (they apparently swamped their account), but they might do something else - what do you think? Do you like the occasional post that participates in such contests?
The Architecture of the Arkansas Ozarks (
$0.99), by Donald Harington, is today's Kindle Deal of the Day. This one looks pretty tempting and I'll be reading the sample for it this morning.
Book Description
Jacob and Noah Ingledew trudge 600 miles from their native Tennessee to found Stay More, a small town nestled in a narrow valley that winds among the Arkansas Ozarks and into the reader's imagination. The Ingledew saga - which follows six generations of 'Stay Morons' through 140 years of abundant living and prodigal loving - is the heart of Harington's jubilant, picaresque novel. Praised as one of the year's ten best novels by the American Library Association when first published, this tale continues to captivate readers with its winning fusion of lyricism and comedy.
About the Author
Although he was born and raised in Little Rock, Donald Harington spent nearly all of his early summers in the Ozark mountain hamlet of Drakes Creek, his mother's hometown, where his grandparents operated the general store and post office. There, before he lost his hearing to meningitis at the age of twelve, he listened carefully to the vanishing Ozark folk language and the old tales told by story-tellers. His academic career is in art and art history and he has taught art history at a variety of colleges, including his alma mater, the University of Arkansas. His first novel was published by Random House in 1965, and since then he has published twelve other novels, most of them set in the Ozark hamlet of his own creation, Stay More, based loosely upon Drakes Creek. He has also written books about artists. He won the Robert Penn Warren Award in 2003, the Porter Prize in 1987, the Heasley Prize at Lyon College in 1998, was inducted into the Arkansas Writers' Hall of Fame in 1999 and that same year won the Arkansas Fiction Award of the Arkansas Library Association. He has been called "an undiscovered continent" (Fred Chappell) and "America's Greatest Unknown Novelist" (Entertainment Weekly).
Pao (
$1.82 / £1.19 UK), by Kerry Young, is the Kindle Deal of the day for those in the UK (the
US edition is $9.99).
Book Description
I was just a boy when I come to Jamaica.
Kingston, 1938.Fourteen-year-old Yang Pao steps off the ship from China with his mother and brother, after his father has died fighting for the revolution. They are to live with Zhang, the ‘godfather' of Chinatown, who mesmerises Pao with stories of glorious Chinese socialism on one hand, and the reality of his protection business on the other.
When Pao takes over the family's affairs he becomes a powerful man. He sets his sights on marrying well,but when Gloria Campbell, a black prostitute, comes to him for help he is drawn to her beauty and strength. They begin a relationship that continues even after Pao marries Fay Wong, the ‘acceptable' but headstrong daughter of a wealthy Chinese merchant.
As the political violence escalates in the 1960s the lines between Pao's socialist ideals and private ambitions become blurred. Jamaica is transforming, the tides of change are rising, and the one-time boss of Chinatown finds himself cast adrift. Richly imagined and utterly captivating, Pao is a dazzling tale of race, class and colour, love and ambition, and a country at a historical crossroads.
What Would Keith Richards Do?: Daily Affirmations from a Rock and Roll Survivor (
$1.99 Kindle,
B&N), by Jessica Pallington West, is the Nook Daily Find, price matched on Kindle.
Book Description
What is a wiseman? What is a prophet?
Someone with a strange, unflappable demeanor. Someone who speaks in cryptic koans, words whose meanings take years to unravel. Someone who has confronted death, God, sin, and the immortal soul. Someone unfit for this world, but too brilliant to depart it. Someone--in short--like Keith Richards.
Here, at last, the wisdom of this indefatigable man is recorded and set forth. These are his visionary words: "I would rather be a legend than a dead legend." Or "Whatever side I take, I know well that I will be blamed." And--indeed--"I've never had a problem with drugs, only with policemen."
Not merely a compendium of wisdom, this book is also a complete guide to the inner workings of a complex and inspired belief system, and the life of a man sanctified by fame. What Would Keith Richards Do reminds us to learn from our mistakes, let our instincts lead us, and above all, do what Keith has done better than anyone--survive.
be sure to check out today's free Android App,
Pyramix. from HD Interactive. You'd never guess from the icon used, but it is a word game. It has ads, so I wouldn't recommend paying for it, but it looks worth trying out for free.
Game Description
Word game aficionados, meet your latest challenge. Pyramix, a "word enigma generator" for your Android device, is an addictive game that combines code-deciphering strategy with the simplicity of classic grid-based word games.
Drawing from a jumbled assortment of letters, try to find the right letter combinations to solve unique four-word puzzles. Play against a timer or work in untimed mode, and take in the mysterious-looking graphics and evocative sound effects.
Crack the Pyramix Code
The pyramid-shaped game board consists of four empty, horizontally-stacked rows. At the bottom of the board, you'll see a mirror image of the top rows--but these rows contain jumbled letters. To build a word at the top, take any letter from the bottom and drop it in the space you choose.
Counters show the number of possible words for each row. Lights glow when a row is filled with a complete word. But remember, the more rows you fill, the harder the challenge gets! Be strategic and keep an eye on the counters as you create words. Good luck!
