Last month, Old Musty Books held two giveaways. One was in recognition of National Poetry Month and one was in recognition of Earth Day. I was extremely pleased with the turnout, and the all the new things I learned. For the National Poetry Month Giveaway, I was so happy those of you that didn’t find [...]
Katherine Howe: The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane
April 10, 2009 By
I’m fascinated by the Salem Witch Trials, and why they happened. So, when I had the opportunity to review The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane (Voice, June 9, 2009), I jumped at the chance. This book is a completely different type of book than The Heretics Daughter. The Heretics Daughter is written from the perspective [...]
National Poetry Month Giveaway
April 8, 2009 By
April is National Poetry Month. Inaugurated by the Academy of American Poets in 1996, National Poetry Month is now held every April, when publishers, booksellers, literary organizations, libraries, schools and poets around the country band together to celebrate poetry and its vital place in American culture. Thousands of businesses and non-profit organizations participate through readings, [...]
Earth Day Giveaway
April 8, 2009 By
Earth Day is celebrated April 22 every single year, both held annually during spring in the northern hemisphere, and autumn in the southern hemisphere. These are intended to inspire awareness and appreciation for the Earth’s environment. The United Nations celebrates an Earth Day each year on the March equinox, a tradition which was founded by [...]
Winners of the Spring Cleaning Giveaway
April 1, 2009 By
As always, I loved reading everyone’s entries for this giveaway. Picking the winners is always a very difficult process. I picked entries this time that made me laugh either from the hilarity of the post (I wanted to be a dog), or from remembering how I, too, wanted to be that character at some point. [...]
Paulo Coelho: The Alchemist
March 18, 2009 By
I just had the pleasure of reading The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho. If you haven’t read this one yet, I highly recommend it. I would venture to bet it doesn’t matter what your favorite genre is, this book is one of those timeless publications that can be enjoyed by every reader. This book spoke to [...]
Spring Cleaning Giveaway
March 10, 2009 By
As you probably know by now, one of my favorite books is Little Women. One of my all time favorite characters is Jo March. She is an incredible free spirit, with a fiery ambition which allowed her to do some pretty incredible things, in a completely carefree manner, at a time when women were not [...]
And the Winners Are
March 1, 2009 By
There were only twenty participates in African American History Book Giveaway, and I wish I could give away a set of books to all twenty of you. This was such a difficult giveaway to pick two winners from because all of the people in the answers are extremely inspirational. So, I chose two I didn’t [...]
