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Home | Uncategorized | Giveaway: Please Ignore Vera Dietz — Signed & Personalized!

Giveaway: Please Ignore Vera Dietz — Signed & Personalized!

November 12, 2010 - Updated September 26, 2024 // 52 Comments

Please Ignore Vera DietzI won a copy of Please Ignore Vera Dietz by A.S. King from Lenore over at Presenting Lenore. You might be thinking, “Well la-de-freaking-da for you! What do I care about that?”

Well, A.S. King is coming to my area and since I already have a signed copy now, I plan on going to meet her AND getting a personalized copy for one of you!

READ MY REVIEW HERE!

Rules:

-US only–sorry international pals. You just wait until I get a FT job–there will be lots of goodies for you.
– You do not have to be a follower…even though I’m full of awesomeness so you should 😛
– I will be closing this giveaway on December 1st at 12 pm.
– To enter: Leave a comment saying you want to enter and leave your email address. If you don’t feel comfortable leaving an email, just make sure if I click on your name that I can get to a blog to contact you!

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  1. Anna says

    November 12, 2010 at 5:37 pm

    Well la-da-freakin-da! Going to go meet you some A.S. King. Actually, that is awesome. And I REALLY want to read this book, so sign me on up. annareadsbooks@gmail.com PS: Thank you, you are awesome in 5 million ways.

    Reply
  2. miss cindy :) says

    November 12, 2010 at 5:38 pm

    me please!

    oodlesofbooks @ yahoo.com

    Reply
  3. Heather R. says

    November 12, 2010 at 5:50 pm

    Ooh, me, me! Sign me up please! I've been going back and forth on whether I should order this from Amazon. A signed & personalized copy sounds AWESOME! Thanks Jamie!

    recklesslyreading@gmail.com

    Reply
  4. Thauna says

    November 12, 2010 at 5:59 pm

    Oh I would love to win a cool new book…I love the cover.

    Reply
  5. Thauna says

    November 12, 2010 at 6:04 pm

    Just reading posts below and you are going to the signing on my birthday….just saying. 🙂

    Reply
  6. Kim Tomsic says

    November 12, 2010 at 6:21 pm

    I'd love to win and read a copy of PLEASE IGNORE VERA DIETZ since tweets about this book have filled my pages.
    Cheers,
    Kim
    http://www.kimscritiquingcorner.blogspot.com

    Reply
  7. Teresa says

    November 12, 2010 at 7:10 pm

    Please count me in.

    teresasreadingcorner at gmail dot com

    Reply
  8. Ashley says

    November 12, 2010 at 7:36 pm

    That sounds awesome! I've heard good things about this book, and signed books are always better!!

    basicallyamazingbooks [at] gmail.com

    Reply
  9. Caitlin says

    November 12, 2010 at 8:14 pm

    Thanks so much for the giveaway! I've been really looking forward to this book! 😀

    VanillaMusic15@aol.com

    Reply
  10. Tina says

    November 12, 2010 at 9:26 pm

    Thanks for the chance to win! I can't wait to read this book
    melodiousrevelry (at) gmail (dot) com

    Reply
  11. Julie Anne Lindsey says

    November 12, 2010 at 9:30 pm

    Oh! I want to enter!! My email is julie.a.lindsey@gmail.com Thanks for an awesome giveaway!!

    Reply
  12. April X says

    November 12, 2010 at 11:08 pm

    I would love to enter 🙂 Thanks for the giveaway!

    aprilxu2222@gmail.com

    Reply
  13. StephTheBookworm says

    November 12, 2010 at 11:37 pm

    How awesome! Thanks!

    stephaniet117 at yahoo dot com

    Reply
  14. Mrs. DeRaps says

    November 13, 2010 at 12:14 am

    Love this cover and the description for this book. Thanks for the giveaway. Let us know how the book signing goes!

    mrsderaps @ hotmail . com

    Reply
  15. Casey (The Bookish Type) says

    November 13, 2010 at 1:06 am

    Thanks for the awesome giveaway! I've heard this book is SO good, and it sounds really different! I'm excited to try it! Blogger is being uncooperative and not letting me follow you, but I will as soon as it starts working again!

    Thanks!
    Casey

    thebookishtypereviews [at] gmail [dot] com

    Reply
  16. Erin says

    November 13, 2010 at 2:44 am

    I would love to enter! How generous of you 🙂 erinreadsblog {at} gmail {dot} com

    Reply
  17. Kelly F. says

    November 13, 2010 at 4:33 am

    Very Cool Thanks Jamie!

    Kfehnel{at}gmail{dot}com

    Reply
  18. law school ninja says

    November 13, 2010 at 4:35 am

    Oooh! Oooh! Pick me!! 🙂

    masterninja {at} law-school-ninja {dot} com

    Reply
  19. justine e says

    November 13, 2010 at 5:36 am

    I've been seeing this book everywhere lately! Awesome giveaway!

    Reply
  20. Harmony B. says

    November 13, 2010 at 4:25 pm

    Awesome giveaway! I've heard great stuff about this book!
    harmony357(at)live(dot)com

    Reply
  21. Jessica Secret says

    November 13, 2010 at 4:28 pm

    I would absolutely LOVE to win! The Dust of 100 Dogs rocked and this sounds amazing too.

    shutupjessicasreading @ gmaildotcom

    Reply
  22. Jenny says

    November 13, 2010 at 5:25 pm

    I want to read this one so badly! Thanks for doing the giveaway.

    mimosastimulus[at]gmail[dot]com

    Reply
  23. Kate says

    November 13, 2010 at 5:53 pm

    Me too, me too! And you know- the contest ends the dday before my birthday, so that would be an awesome birthday present 😉

    areadersramblings(at)gmail(dot)com

    Reply
  24. Girl on a Mission says

    November 13, 2010 at 6:04 pm

    I would love this!
    onlysexybooksallowed(at)yahoo(dot)com

    Reply
  25. Tahleen says

    November 13, 2010 at 6:07 pm

    Holla! I am entering 🙂

    tahleen{dot}ovian{at}gmail{dot}com

    Reply
  26. Charlie says

    November 13, 2010 at 6:16 pm

    Yes you are full of awesomeness and that's why I follow 🙂
    Love it, want to read it!

    Charlie
    bitsyblingbooks (AT) gmail (DOT) com

    Reply
  27. Jordyn says

    November 15, 2010 at 3:05 pm

    awesome!!

    tencentnotes@gmail.com

    Reply
  28. Emy Shin says

    November 15, 2010 at 3:10 pm

    I would really love to read this. Thank you so much for hosting this giveaway! 🙂

    emywrites [at] gmail [dot] com

    Reply
  29. Literary says

    November 15, 2010 at 8:32 pm

    I heard great things about this book. I would like to be entered. It ends the day before my 30th birthday. Let's see if I can snag it 🙂

    Reply
  30. Stephany says

    November 15, 2010 at 10:16 pm

    A friend of mine actually just mentioned this book to me a few weeks ago. I'd love to be signed up for this contest!

    stephanysbookreviews@gmail.com

    Reply
  31. Kayla says

    November 16, 2010 at 4:19 am

    I remember entering to win this book in the goodreads giveaways. I didn't win unfortunately, so I guess I'll try again. 🙂

    klamber1@unca.edu

    Reply
  32. Krista says

    November 18, 2010 at 9:24 pm

    I do follow you on twitter cause you do have awsomeness 😉
    cubicleblindness at gmail dot com

    Reply
  33. Reading Angel says

    November 18, 2010 at 9:27 pm

    Going to meet A.S. King, that must be horribly boring for. So sorry you have to suffer through that for us…haha.
    Thanks for the giveaway!
    dukesangel002 AT yahoo DOT com

    Reply
  34. Jessica M says

    November 18, 2010 at 9:47 pm

    I'd like to be entered! Please and thank you. 🙂 I've heard lots of good things about the book… thanks for hosting this awesome giveaway!

    jmartinez0415 @ gmail dot com

    Reply
  35. Brooke says

    November 22, 2010 at 8:52 am

    Thanks so much!
    texas_gal45(at)hotmail(dot)com

    Reply
  36. Melanie says

    November 22, 2010 at 2:10 pm

    I really want to read this. Have been hearing so many good things!

    melanie@reclusivebibliophile.com

    Reply
  37. Ginger @ GReads! says

    November 22, 2010 at 2:11 pm

    How awesome are you?! I love that you're going to get a book you already own to give away to blog followers! So cool.

    Ginger @ GReads: greadsbooks@gmail.com

    Reply
  38. Ttoom says

    November 22, 2010 at 2:36 pm

    I want to play! You can contact me @ttoom.

    Reply
  39. S says

    November 22, 2010 at 5:47 pm

    totally wanna enter.

    anedia@gmail.com

    Reply
  40. Anonymous says

    November 22, 2010 at 8:22 pm

    Thanks so much for offering this giveaway! I'm very much looking forward to reading this one, no matter how I come into possession of it. Thanks again.

    laurenobrien@yahoo.com

    Reply
  41. Liz says

    November 22, 2010 at 9:12 pm

    I've heard great things about this book so I am eternally grateful for the chance to win!

    consumedbybooks(at)gmail(dot)com

    Reply
  42. Adam says

    November 23, 2010 at 6:02 pm

    This is amazing! Thanks for the opportunity to win. Please do enter me. 🙂

    roofbeamreader(at)gmail(dot)com

    Reply
  43. Sarah says

    November 23, 2010 at 6:43 pm

    I'd love to enter! I keep hearing about this book all over the place.

    sarahesullivan at gmail dot com

    Reply
  44. Edna says

    November 24, 2010 at 8:17 pm

    Found this giveaway linked in your review of this book via goodreads. Please count me in! Thanks for hosting it.

    nalynboni AT gmail DOT com

    Reply
  45. Anonymous says

    November 24, 2010 at 10:40 pm

    This is the BEST book! Sure to give any avid reader TEABS.

    ldenehy@yahoo.com

    Reply
  46. Jen says

    November 26, 2010 at 3:48 am

    I really liked your review of this book (even though I don't think I commented on it). It sounds like a great read!

    jennifer_723{at}yahoo.com

    Reply
  47. Hayley says

    November 29, 2010 at 9:27 pm

    Awesome! I've heard great things about this book!! hayleythescribbler AT gmail DOT com

    Reply
  48. Natanya says

    November 29, 2010 at 9:53 pm

    Me too!
    nat@isiscat.com

    Reply
  49. Anonymous says

    November 29, 2010 at 10:08 pm

    I would love to enter & I already follow!!
    Love your reviews!
    Candy_tyb@yahoo.com
    Twitter.com/tattdbttrfly420

    Reply
  50. Laura says

    November 29, 2010 at 10:29 pm

    Aww great contest!

    Laurabcrupi@gmail.com

    Reply
  51. JessiKay89 says

    November 30, 2010 at 5:07 pm

    This sounds great! I'd love to enter.

    My email is countrygirl922@verizon.net

    Reply
  52. Lydia says

    October 2, 2011 at 4:08 pm

    I so want to read this book!

    Benz1966 at gmail dot com

    And I am a follower =)

    Reply

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Alright now I’m off to curl up and read on this rainy, dreary day which is really what I think a day like this is meant for.
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“Why is it so hard to pick my next read?” — “Why is it so hard to pick my next read?” — she says as she is surrounded by piles on piles of books on the floor and desk and packed on her bookshelf and book cart. (Partner @berkleypub - thanks for the review copy).⁣
⁣
I managed to pick my next read, as chronicled in these photos, but it was not easy with so many options! 

Decided to go with a most anticipated book of 2022 for me from an author who has written books I’ve really enjoyed.
⁣
I am about halfway through and cruising along because I NEED to figure out if Joseph is the worst or what really is going on here in this story that starts with 3 women being stood up by the same guy on Valentine’s Day.  I feel like there is something more to this one but I can’t quite put my finger on it yet! ⁣
⁣
Hoping to finish it this weekend! What are you reading this weekend? And do you have trouble picking your next read? How do you choose amongst all the options?
Sunshine on my face and a mass market fitting perf Sunshine on my face and a mass market fitting perfectly in my hands.⁣…
⁣
Truly felt like there were zero things more joyful than the warm sun on my face after colder, dreary days and remembering how much I love the feel of reading a mass market paperback. It’s probably a very specific little joy of mine and I definitely reveled in it today.⁣
⁣
But the real big joy has been rereading this book and experiencing it all over again before @bridgertonnetflix season 2 — especially the Pall Mall scene. And something to do with a 🐝 😅 iykyk⁣
⁣
With all the joy I’m getting out of this reread it makes me wonder why I don’t prioritize rereading like I used to before I started blogging 10 years ago.⁣
⁣
In my head I just want to experience all the new stories and try to make a dent in my TBR but I forget, until I do it, the genuine pleasure in revisiting old companions and how it’s a different side of reading one can experience — the nostalgia, the person I’ve become since reading the book and the way I approach a book already knowing what happens. Well the general sense of what happens because my memory is 💩!⁣
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Anyways that’s what I’m up to currently. Trying to finish this up so I can pack my books for a short trip I’m going on later this week. My first ✈️ since 2019!⁣
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Whatcha reading? Do you reread often? And tell me a little teeny tiny joy from your day.
If I was a person who made Reels I would somehow m If I was a person who made Reels I would somehow mash up the “screaming, crying”  Blank Space clip with the “emotional damage” refrain to the Bastille’s Pompeii to let you know how I feel after the last few chapters of #TheGildedCage !!⁣
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And if you don’t understand what that means, I’m sorry 😅⁣
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But woo boy do I need the third installment of this series!!! But I also think I’m going to be even more emotional damaged after that one soooo.⁣ 
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Seriously, one of the best simple joys of my life is the feeling of being so wholly and totally invested in a series that you have to remind yourself it’s fiction lest you spend all day in bed crying about the devastated look a character had on their face — a face you didn’t even see with your own two eyes but you are so invested that you feel nauseous and gutted like you sure did.⁣
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Just me orrrrrr?⁣
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No but for real. If you love YA fantasy, go start #theprisonhealer so you can be caught up when The Blood Traitor comes out in June (and be my emotional support person for the duration of reading it). I love these characters and I dying to see what happens next. 

Have you read this series yet? Last book series that had you SCREAMING CRYING THROWING UP because of the EMOTIONAL DAMAGE it inflicted?
A real life reading photo because I couldn’t be A real life reading photo because I couldn’t be bothered to make it pretty — mismatching fuzzy sucks, coffee almost gone and Christmas pajama pants that are super old.⁣
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But y’all Black Cake is so good!! I’m almost halfway through and I know it’s A Choice to declare it one of the best books I’ve read all year but I’m feeling bold based on how it’s going.⁣
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I love a good family story (especially one with a family secret!) and this is top notch. The writing is 👌🏻 and I know I’m going to be screaming when the pieces come together!⁣
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In other news, I’m 65% of the way through The Dry by Jane Harper and I’m enjoying it so much that I ended up staying on the treadmill twice this weekend after my allotted time was over just so I could keep listening.⁣
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Will and I FINALLY started Ted Lasso this weekend. It is a damn delight!! For all the hype and praise, it has overdelivered for me which is kind of shocking because normally hype is scary. I told Will that I feel like all the praise hasn’t even come close to how much I could love it. We are only 7 episodes in so no spoilers!⁣
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I’m kinda mad we sat on starting it for so long but at the same time I think the timing is right to help me see my way out of this February funk I have found myself in the past couple weeks.⁣
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Anyways, hope everyone is having a good weekend! Have you read Black Cake or The Dry? Where are my Ted Lasso fans at? I’m happy to join your ranks! Also please tell me your fave character bc I am finding it impossible to pick this far!
No but seriously every year I contemplate organizi No but seriously every year I contemplate organizing a search party for one Katjay Millay who wrote one beautiful and amazing book and then...vanished.

Like for real. She wrote a tweet in 2015 that she was taking a few weeks off and then.... no tweets, no new books. Radio silence.

I hope she’s okay, for real, and that she knows I obsessively stalk Goodreads/Twitter/the internet to make sure I haven’t missed new book news from her at least twice a year. 🥺

Is there any author who you’ve been waiting forever for a new release from??

I’d also like to add YA author Sarah Ockler to this list! Last release was 2015 😭😭
Ahhh some of my absolute OG young adult faves are Ahhh some of my absolute OG young adult faves are becoming movies/tv shows soon! And one of them is out TODAY!⁣
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The Sky is Everywhere — it’s out today on AppleTV+ and I can’t wait to sob my brains out. One of my absolute most favorite books ever by one of my all time favorite authors. It’s gorgeous and heartbreaking in its poignant depiction of grief, first love and healing — all woven together in Jandy’s signature gorgeous, lyrical writing.⁣
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Along For The Ride (out April 22) — one of a handful upcoming @sdessen books being adapted in the near future and I can’t wait! These books are so near and dear to my heart.⁣
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No release dates yet for The Summer I Turned Pretty tv series (the ultimate coming of age summertime story!) or The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight (the cutest meet cute of all meet cutes all set in 24 hours) but I am HYPED and have all my fingers crossed for 2022 🤞🤞

Have you read any of these? Anyone else hyped for these adaptations.

Also, for the past few years, I’ve kept a running list of books becoming movies/tv shows for the year. Head to my bio to check out the list! I try to update it weekly and keep on top of it all but life ya know 😆 but I try!
Is this a book club? I think we just started a boo Is this a book club? I think we just started a book club. Or maybe just a @jenniferesmith appreciation club?? (partner @randomhouse )⁣
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Either way, after loving Jennifer E. Smith's YA books for years, it's been a real treat to also read her debut picture book with Riley (we loved!!) as well as her adult debut out in 3 weeks!⁣
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⁣So let me tell you about that adult debut — The Unsinkable Great James!!

This one just was the perfect warm-hearted read for a cold and gloomy January.

A perfect setting to escape into (Alaska), a tender-hearted meet cute and a poignant look at the shared grieving experience of those left behind.

I was initially drawn, like I always am, to the daughter losing a mother storyline and an exploration of that grief but I was so taken by the father/daughter relationship between two people who were left untethered by losing the person who held their family together.

Greta and her father don't see eye-to-eye on basically anything when they are thrown together on this Alaskan cruise, a trip Greta's father and mother were supposed to take, and you can feel the tension of their long-standing tumultuous and fractured relationship -- a relationship that feels like its hanging in a balance and could not recover.

The two are both hurting so much from this loss  and it took my breath away at times in how true it rang to be in your own grief bubble and feeling like the loss is yours and yours alone while forgetting about the others shouldering their own piece of this loss. I loved watching them very slowly SEE one another.

I can't say enough good things about this one -- great setting, Greta's music, the meet-cute, the messy and imperfect nature of family and love. Definitely recommend!⁣

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