May Book Giveaway - Time is Running Out!

Time is running out to enter this month's book giveaway.  For May, we have three copies of Sam Maloof: 36 Views of a Master Woodworker by Fred Setterberg.

It's quick and easy to enter.  Just follow the link, fill out your name/address/email (and no, we don't collect names/emails - all are deleted after each contest), and poof!  you're entered.  Good luck!
Here's the LINK.

Monthly Book Giveaway @freebook

Have you entered this month's contest yet?  It's free to enter and only takes a few seconds to fill out the form...and you could be the winner of this month's book, Tails From the Booth by Lynn Terry.  No obligation, we don't collect emails and we don't charge to ship the book to you.  Nope, nada, nothing. Enter today at:  http://www.featheredquill.com/free_book.shtml

Book Giveaway Ends Soon

Time is running out to enter this month's book giveaway contest! It takes just a few seconds to enter, and there's no catch - no fees, no collection of email addresses, nothing, nope, nada. Enter here:

http://www.featheredquill.com/free_book.shtml

Book Giveaway for April

Have you entered this month's book giveaway yet???? Don't wait, April is almost over!

http://www.featheredquill.com/free_book.shtml

September Book Giveaway

This month we have TWO books for our contest.  One lucky winner will win both Animalogy: Animal Analogies and Prairie Storms.  These books are published by Sylvan Dell Publishers, a small publisher dedicated to educational books that are fun to read.  Each book has several pages in the back "For Creative Minds" as well as additional activities on the Publisher's website.  Check them out (read the reviews for Animalogy and Prairie Storms) and then enter our contest.  Good luck!

New Book Giveaway Contest

Check out this month's book giveaway.  It's a copy of the new children's book, Dream Big Little Pig! by Kristi Yamaguchi.  You can read the review here and then enter the contest here.  Good luck!

Book Giveaway!

We have an additional (and really nice)  book giveaway this month.  Hurry, this contest will be run for just two weeks.  See contest rules at end of post.

Blackboard Books Boxed Set
i before e (except after c),My Grammar and I . . . Or Should That Be Me?,
and I Used to Know That, 
By Caroline Taggart, J.A. Wines, and Judy Parkinson
Published by Readers Digest
October 2010;$35.00US; 978-1606522202

The first three titles in the Blackboard Books series are now available in an attractive box set! Test your knowledge on all subjects, from English Lit to Western Civ, from Grammar to Idioms, from Physics to Math and so much more. Inside you'll find:

i before e (except after c):
old-school ways to remember stuff. In this clever-and often hilarious-collection, you'll find engaging mnemonics, arranged in easy to find categories that include geography, time and the calendar, numbers, and astronomy. Perfect for students of all ages!

My Grammar and I...Or Should That Be Me?: How to Speak and Write It Right
Avoid grammatical minefields with this entertaining refresher course for anyone who has ever been stumped by spelling confusion, dangling modifiers, split infinitives, or for those who have no idea what these things even are.

I Used to Know That: Stuff You Forgot from School 
Take a trip down memory lane with this light-hearted and informative reminder of the many things we learned in school that have been forgotten over time, from Shakespeare and diphthongs to quotients, phalanges, and protons. After all, as Santayana reminds us, "Those who cannot learn from history are doomed to repeat it."

Author Bio
Judy Parkinson, author of i before e (except after c): old-school ways to remember stuff,  is a graduate of Bristol University. She is a producer of documentaries, music videos, and commercials, and won a Clio award for a Greenpeace ad. Parkinson has published four books. She lives in London.

J. A. Wines, author of My Grammar and I...Or Should That Be Me?: How to Speak and Write It Right, is a graduate of Oxford University and the author of several books on grammar and trivia.

Caroline Taggart is the author of the best- selling I Used to Know That, The Classics, and An Apple a Day and coauthor of My Grammar and I . . . Or Should That Be Me? She is also the editor of Writer's Market UK & Ireland, a guide for aspiring writers. She has worked in publishing for more than thirty years, the last twenty in nonfiction.

Contest Rules: Contest rules are quite simple.  Entries will be accepted starting today, Wednesday, December 8th, until noon, est on December 22nd.  The contest is open to those with a US mailing address.  To enter, simply add a comment in the comments section of this post, or if you prefer, send an email to admin@featheredquill.com.  Want an extra shot at winning?  For every comment you write on another post on Feathered Quill's blog, we'll give you an extra chance at winning.  We're going to draw the name out of a hat (yes, really), so every time you enter/comment, you get another entry.  Note - only one entry for this post but again, comment on other posts and you'll get extra entries.  Good luck!

Freakonomics Giveaway

Feathered Quill Book Reviews is hosting a giveaway in conjunction with the opening of the movie Freakonomics.As many of you probabaly know, Freakonomics is based on the book Freakonomics which was a New York Times Best Seller. One lucky winner will receive a copy of Freakonomics AND a copy of Super Freakonomics! First, here's the information on the movie release:



FREAKONOMICS premieres On Demand, Apple iTunes, Xbox Live, Playstation, Amazon and Vudu on September 3rd and opens in theaters on October 1st.

You can learn more in a few ways:

Become a fan on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/freakonomicsmovie

Official website; http://www.magpictures.com/freakonomics/

Now for the contest: It's quite simple! The only rule is that it's open to US residents/mailing address only. Got it? Ready to enter? Okay, just fill in the comment section below this post with your name and a contact email/phone number. (If you'd rather not put your name/email into the comment area, send an email to info@featheredquill.com with the subject line "Freakonomics" and in the body, "enter contest")
One winner will be chosen at random on Friday, Oct. 8th at 5PM EST. Good luck!

FREE Book for September

The book for our monthly giveaway contest this month is Shadow: The Curious Morgan Horse by Ellen F. Feld. Read the review here. If you'd like to try your luck at winning this book, simply fill out the email form on our contest page. Good luck!