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Tuesday, September 29, 2009

Giveaway - The Historian

The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova

5 copies up for grabs courtesy of Hachette Books!

About the book: Breathtakingly suspenseful and beautifully written, The Historian is the story of a young woman plunged into a labyrinth where the secrets of her family's past connect to an inconceivable evil: the dark fifteenth-century reign of Vlad the Impaler and a time-defying pact that may have kept his awful work alive through the ages. The search for the truth becomes an adventure of monumental proportions, taking us from monasteries and dusty libraries to the capitals of Eastern Europe - in a feat of storytelling so rich, so hypnotic, so exciting that it has enthralled readers around the world. (Hachette)

This book would be great for book clubs - see the Reading Group Guide.

To see and hear more about this book - read an excerpt - or listen to one!

  1. Five copies to giveaway.
  2. Open only to U.S. and Canada.
  3. No PO Boxes
  4. All entries can be in one comment.
  5. +1 Must leave email address in comment.
  6. +2 if you are a new or old follower - but please let me know. How ever you follow - each will count for 2 entries apiece (Twitter, Facebook, Google, Feed Reader, Email, Blogged etc, etc, etc)
  7. +3 if you post this on any social network or blog LEAVE A LINK TO GET BACK TO THIS POST OR IT WILL NOT COUNT - If you post on Twitter - please use @kherbrand and link to this post. Go Crazy! No Limits on Entries!
  8. +3 for referrals of NEW followers - New followers - tell me who referred you and you will get those +3 also!
  9. Giveaway ends on Oct 20.





50 comments:

  1. AnonymousSeptember 29, 2009 at 8:01 AM

    please enter me in the giveaway

    +2 I'm a google friend connect follower

    +2 I subscribe by email

    +1 elaing8(at)netscape(dot)net

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  2. clennaSeptember 29, 2009 at 8:19 AM

    I would love to read this book.

    #1 clenna at aol dot com

    #2 I subscribe via email

    #2 I subscribe via Google Reader

    #2 I follow

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  3. AnonymousSeptember 29, 2009 at 11:16 AM

    I would love to be entered in your draw. Thanks. wandanamgreb(at)gmail(dot)com

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  4. ElenaSeptember 29, 2009 at 11:33 AM

    This looks like a great book. I follow (on the Blogger Dashboard, so Friends Connect?) and I follow your twitter.

    My email is elenagwynne@gmail.com

    ReplyDelete
  5. rubynrebaSeptember 29, 2009 at 12:23 PM

    Please enter me for this

    +2 follower
    pbclark(at)netins(dot)net

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  6. BridgetSeptember 29, 2009 at 1:13 PM

    Hi! No need to enter me, just posted on Win A Book.

    ReplyDelete
  7. PamSeptember 29, 2009 at 1:39 PM

    Pick me! Pick me!

    +2 old follower (google reader)
    +2 follow on blogged.com
    +2 follow on network blogs

    melacan at hotmail dot com

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  8. Sage RavenwoodSeptember 29, 2009 at 2:17 PM

    I love the premise of this book. Please include me in this drawing! Thanks! Indigo

    +1 ravensquietscreams@gmail.com

    +2 Following on Blogged as Indigo R.

    +2 Following on Twitter @sageraven

    +2 I'm a follower

    Thanks for the opportunity! Indigo

    ReplyDelete
  9. Hot Off the ShelvesSeptember 29, 2009 at 3:12 PM

    Please enter me.

    +1 jasmyn9[at]hotmail[dot]com

    +2 I am a follower

    ReplyDelete
  10. J.T. OldfieldSeptember 29, 2009 at 4:25 PM

    Please enter me.

    j.t.oldfield[AT]gmail.com

    I follow you on Twitter
    I follow w/ Google Reader
    I just tweeted about this http://twitter.com/bibliofreakblog/status/4480282592

    ReplyDelete
  11. LinnaSeptember 29, 2009 at 4:27 PM

    Please enter me for this giveaway. :D

    +1 linna.hsu at gmail dot com
    +2 old google reader follower

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  12. Virginia CSeptember 29, 2009 at 6:00 PM

    Thank you for this giveaway. Sounds involving and lushly written.

    +2 Google Friend Connect Follower

    +2 Google Reader subscriber

    +2 Email subscriber

    +1 gcwhiskas at aol dot com

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  13. Miss HaleySeptember 29, 2009 at 6:27 PM

    +1 enter me please!
    haleymathiot at yahoo dot com

    +2 old follower

    +3 tweeted at twitter.com/haleymathiot in reply to your username

    +3 put on my right sidebar at haleymathiot.blogspot.com

    thx!

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  14. Sheila DeethSeptember 29, 2009 at 6:34 PM

    I loved the book, but I already have it so please don't include me in the giveaway. I read The Thirteenth Tale soon afterwards - it was interesting how the similarities in the stories played out. I think I liked Thirteenth Tale even more than the Historian, but they were both great.

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  15. Beth (BBRB)September 29, 2009 at 10:33 PM

    This looks great! Please enter me!

    I'm a follower.

    BethsBookReviewBlog AT gmail DOT com

    ReplyDelete
  16. JaneSeptember 30, 2009 at 3:52 AM

    I've heard a lot about this book.

    I'm a follower of this blog.

    janie1215 AT excite DOT com

    ReplyDelete
  17. AnonymousSeptember 30, 2009 at 8:12 AM

    Please enter me in this fabulous giveaway...thanks.

    I'm an email subscriber :)

    I'm a follower :)

    karen k
    kmkuka(at)yahoo(dot)com

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  18. stacey dempseySeptember 30, 2009 at 10:29 AM

    this sounds like a great book
    #1 roswello athotmail dot com
    #2 i subscribe via email
    #3 i am a follower

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  19. Simply StacieSeptember 30, 2009 at 10:51 AM

    Please enter me.

    -blog follower
    -email subscriber

    simplystacieblog at gmail dot com

    ReplyDelete
  20. Marjorie/cenya2September 30, 2009 at 11:57 AM

    Enter me please in this giveaway.
    I am a email subscriber.
    I am a google follower.

    cenya2 at hotmail dot com

    ReplyDelete
  21. AnonymousSeptember 30, 2009 at 3:27 PM

    I'd love to read The Historian. Thanks for the possibility.

    +2 I subscribe via email.

    bgcchs(at)yahoo(dot)com

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  22. PaulaSeptember 30, 2009 at 3:43 PM

    Thanks for having the giveaway. Would love to read this someday.

    pjhess55@hotmail.com I am a follower thru bloglines.

    ReplyDelete
  23. lag123September 30, 2009 at 6:02 PM

    This sounds good. Please enter me.

    I am an old follower.

    I follow via email.

    lag110@mchsi.com

    ReplyDelete
  24. JaimeSeptember 30, 2009 at 7:01 PM

    +1 copperllama at yahoo dot com
    +2 I am a follower

    ReplyDelete
  25. BeccaSeptember 30, 2009 at 8:05 PM

    Please enter me.

    I follow on blogger.

    I follow you on twitter
    @Beckster000

    I subscribe through email.

    I blogged about it here:
    http://completepoppycock.blogspot.com/2009/09/more-history.html

    Tweet!
    http://twitter.com/Beckster000/status/4506700375

    Thanks
    rebecca.bradeen(at)verizon(dot)net

    ReplyDelete
  26. AnonymousSeptember 30, 2009 at 11:40 PM

    It's great to see a book featuring a historian.

    I'm an e-mail subscriber.

    I'm a Google reader follower.
    I follow on Twitter.

    enyl(at)inbox(dot)com

    ReplyDelete
  27. Debbie RodgersOctober 1, 2009 at 12:48 AM

    Hi -

    +1 tatamagouche AT netbundle DOT ca

    +2 I follow on Twitter

    +2 I subscribe by e-mail

    +2 I follow your blog via Google

    Thanks!

    ReplyDelete
  28. Lynz PicklesOctober 1, 2009 at 4:16 AM

    This book sounds so good... I've been meaning to read it for ages. Please enter me in the giveaway.

    +1 lynzajw[at]gmail[dot]com
    +2 new follower (in a reader)
    +3 referred from West of Mars

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  29. DarcyOOctober 1, 2009 at 5:33 PM

    +1 I'd love to read this one. Please include me.

    +2 I'm a old follower.
    +2 I follow with Google Reader.

    dlodden at frontiernet dot net

    ReplyDelete
  30. UnknownOctober 2, 2009 at 2:10 PM

    Okay so I am not sure if I done everything right but here goes

    +1 email ezziriah(at)gmail(dot)com
    +2 I follow you on these sites
    Twitter@BoosPlace
    facebook if I done it correctly if not let me know cause I love facebook and or network blogs, and would love to follow you
    google reader I don't always post but I do read your blog every chance i can.

    here is where I tweeted the giveaway http://twitter.com/BoosPlace/status/4560535634

    Hope you can figure this all out..lol

    ReplyDelete
  31. UnknownOctober 2, 2009 at 3:23 PM

    Please enter me in this giveaway!

    +2 I'm a new follower through Google Friend
    +2 I follow on Blogger Dashboard

    +2 I subscribe through email

    +2 I follow you on Twitter (Amestir)

    +1 Aimala127@gmail.com

    ReplyDelete
  32. AnonymousOctober 3, 2009 at 11:56 AM

    This book has been on my TBR list for some time. Maybe if it were on my shelf I'd read it faster!
    +1 steele85@gmail.com
    +2 new follower: twitter and Google reader
    +3 CarrieK @BooksandMovies

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  33. Carrie K.October 3, 2009 at 10:37 PM

    I've wanted to read this one forever!

    My e-mail: nnjmom at yahoo dot com

    I follow Google Reader - and I blogged it here:

    http://booksandmovies.colvilleblogger.com/2009/10/03/bookish-links-for-saturday-october-3-2009/

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  34. Madwoman-doing-cartwheelsOctober 4, 2009 at 6:20 AM

    I have been wanting to read this even though it is a huge book.

    rubymoonstone at gmail dot com

    I follow:
    on Google Friend Connect/Blogger

    on Networked Bogs 4 facebook (rose manning account:espressogurl@hotmail)

    subscribe by email

    have you on feed reader (Google)

    Thanks for the chance!

    ReplyDelete
  35. Jo-JoOctober 4, 2009 at 12:56 PM

    I would love to win this book.

    joannelong74 AT gmail DOT com

    ReplyDelete
  36. AnonymousOctober 5, 2009 at 6:47 PM

    Would love to read this book which sounds fascinating and enthralling. I'm a relatively new follower...

    Aliya D.
    aliyadaya(at)shaw(dot)ca

    ReplyDelete
  37. mrsshukraOctober 6, 2009 at 7:46 PM

    I would like to be entered!

    +2 Already follow!

    delilah0180(at)yahoo(dot)com

    ReplyDelete
  38. ibeeegOctober 7, 2009 at 12:40 AM

    This book has been on my TBR list for a while now. I finally put it on my monthly read list. I would love to win a copy!!!

    I follow you on Google Reader

    I follow you on Twitter

    I tweeted about this giveaway
    http://twitter.com/ibeeeg

    I posted a link about this giveaway on my blog's sidebar

    ibeeeg(at)gmail(dot)com

    ReplyDelete
  39. Sarah EOctober 9, 2009 at 5:39 AM

    Please enter me in this giveaway!

    I am a follower on Google Friend Connect.

    saemmerson at yahoo dot com

    Sarah Emmerson

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  40. AnonymousOctober 9, 2009 at 4:45 PM

    need to get some winter reading lined up,,thx for contest...
    thehighflyer3(at)hotmail(dot)com

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  41. budletsmomOctober 9, 2009 at 7:42 PM

    Please enter me in your giveaway.

    +1 budletsmom at yahoo dot com

    +2 old follower.

    ReplyDelete
  42. Sarah EOctober 13, 2009 at 3:33 AM

    I also subscribe via Feed Reader.

    saemmerson at yahoo dot com

    Sarah Emmerson

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  43. EdnaOctober 13, 2009 at 12:48 PM

    I would like to win this book
    I follow you on your blogs

    mamat2730(at)charter(dot)net

    ReplyDelete
  44. Anita YanceyOctober 15, 2009 at 8:59 AM

    Sounds really interesting. Please enter me. Thanks!

    +2 I am an email subscriber!

    +1 ayancey(at)dishmail(dot)net

    ReplyDelete
  45. NancyeOctober 16, 2009 at 7:44 PM

    +1 I would like to win this book! It looks like a great book!
    +2 Follower
    +2 Subscribe via email
    +2 Subscribe via reader
    +2 Twitter
    +3 Tweet
    http://twitter.com/NancyeDavis/status/4930791543
    +2 Follow on Facebook
    +2 Faved you on Technorati
    +2 Follow via Networked Blogs

    nancyecdavis AT bellsouth DOT net

    ReplyDelete
  46. booklover0226October 17, 2009 at 9:25 AM

    This sounds like a great book; I look forward in reading it.

    Thanks,
    Tracey D
    +1 Booklover0226 AT gmail DOT com
    +2 Old follower

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  47. FrankSandyOctober 18, 2009 at 11:09 PM

    This novel sounds very interesting. Please enter me. walkerd@primus.ca

    ReplyDelete
  48. pippiroseOctober 19, 2009 at 12:51 PM

    Sounds like a great book!

    +1 pippirose59 at gmail dot com
    +2 New follower via Blogger
    +2 Subscribe via Google Reader
    +2 Follow via Twitter
    +2 Follow via Facebook Networked
    BLogs (name--Piroska)
    +2 Follow via Blogged
    +3 I tweeted!
    http://twitter.com/pippirose77

    ReplyDelete
  49. CherylS22October 19, 2009 at 1:08 PM

    I'd love to read this book - please count me in! Thanks!

    +1 - megalon22{at}yahoo{dot}com

    +2 - I follow in Google Friend Connect

    +2 - I subscribe via Google Reader

    +2 - I just became a friend on Facebook

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  50. Belinda MOctober 20, 2009 at 6:48 PM

    +1 Please include me in your giveaway

    +2 i follow your blog

    +2 follow on twitter as prairiebelle

    +2 follow on networked blogs

    +3 tweeted http://twitter.com/Prairiebelle/status/5030877230


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