All posts tagged: freebies

Caroline Leavitt will send you a watercolor painting if you buy her new book, WITH OR WITHOUT YOU, how this ties in with the narrative, reinvention, going home, and so much more

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By Leslie Lindsay  A thoughtful, incisive meditation on what it means to transform, following a coma, with intimate and complex relationships hinging in the balance.  ~WEDNESDAYS WITH WRITERS|ALWAYS WITH A BOOK~ New York Times Bestselling author One of She Reads’ “Most Anticipated Reads of 2020” Public Library Association Buzzed Book Starred Kirkus Review A Fall Title of Note, Publisher’s Weekly Good Morning America, A Zibby Owens August Book Club Pick One of Popsugar’s Incredible Books of August Bustle Best Books Out This Week One of LitHub’s Best Books to put on your TBR pile right now Caroline Leavitt’s books always inspire and intrigue. WITH OR WITHOUT YOU (Algonquin, August 4th 2020) is no exception, but this one seems much more interior than her more recent novels, and perhaps that’s because it almost has to be–one of the main characters is in a coma. Told with precision and insight and emotion, this is a literary examination of what happens when life is altered by a single tragic moment, a clear delineation between ‘before’ and ‘after.’ Stella and Simon are in …

The Teacher is Talking:

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By Leslie Lindsay I have been off-track today.  I am blaming it on this cold I have been sporting since–oh, I don’t know.–the trees bloomed back in March!  I think it started as allergies then morphed to a cold and then cleared up and is now back.  Lucky me. I should have been working on some articles today for various publications, but I am not.  I stopped at Trader Joe’s and then to Two Bostons Pet Boutique (nothing fancy for this hound, unless you count the Greenies to freshen her breath and the rice/pototo-free food to tame her toots).  And then home where I really thought I was going to get some good “work” done.  Alas, I started a load of laundry, folded another and futzed around too much on Facebook.  You know how it goes. So do the authors of “The Winner’s Brain,” Drs. Brown and Feske.  In fact, they aim to say that focus is actually “Win Factor #3.”  That is having it [focus!] is what really factors into the equation to get …

A Little Literacy, Please: If You Take a Mouse to School….Give-a-way!!

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By Leslie Lindsay One of my very favorite children’s books is If You Give a Mouse a Cookie, by Laura Numeroff and illustrated by the talented Felicia Bond.  It reminds me so much of parenting, which is probably why I think it’s so great…everything that happens in this little mouse/boy’s day is a function of “scope creep,” that is, everything leads to another and before you know it, a seemingly small project has become a bigger and bigger one.  So, it’s no surprise that I love the all of the “if you give” series…well, maybe not everyone of them (too much of a good thing becomes a little lackluster). So, with it being September and all…I thought why not highlight If You Take a Mouse to School?  And, I am giving away a copy of the book (paperback) to a lucky blog reader!!  That’s right–FREE and BRAND-NEW sent directly to you just for being a blog reader.  How do you get it:  Tell me something you like about this blog in general…the writing style, the …

In My Brain Today: September Mystery Give-a-Way

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By Leslie Lindsay Generosity.  That’s what’s in my brain today.  I don’t know…something about this time of year…the cooler temps, the kids back in school, I just like it.  So, why not extend this good feeling to you all with a give-a-way?! It’s a school/literacy related one…books, stickers, posters, ideas, pencils, or a combination of each…you never know what you might get…just enter!  Here’s how it works:  Make a comment in the comments section on today’s blog.  I want to know:  how you found the blog, what day/topic you look forward to the most, ideas for future blog topics, and if there is any suggestions for improvement. Then, if you could help promote greater awareness of the blog that would be totally cool.  You can post a link right on your Facebook page, http://www.leslie4kids.wordpress.com and say, “Hey, check out this blog!  You might like it.  Thanks!” You have a full week to do this.  Next Thursday, September 15th I will pick at least one lucky winner at random to receive a package of goodies.  We’ll connect over email and …