One Year at The Written Word (and a giveaway)!
It’s been a year since starting this book blog, which I did on a total whim. At the time, I was happily blogging about my experiences while in the process of adopting my daughter at my adoptoin blog. I loved the creative outlet that blogging provided and in addition to my regular visits to other adoption blogs, I stumbled on some really wonderful book blogs. It has been a great year blogging about books and it is wonderful to look back at this on-line journal at all the books that I have read, enjoyed and shared will all of you.
To celebrate the one year anniversary of my book blog, the very gracious Laura Fitzgerald, author of Veil of Roses, has offered a signed copy of her book to one lucky person!
If you haven’t heard of Veil of Roses, let me give you a bit of insight. The book is the story of Tamila Soroush, a 27 year old women who has been sent by her parents to America to visit her sister. While here, Tamila’s sister and brother-in-law actively search the local Iranian community in hopes to find a nice Persian man for Tamila to marry before her visa expires and she has to go back to Iran. In the meantime, “Tami” becomes friends with a whole hodge-podge group of ESL students and feels the stirrings of her first love. She struggles with learning about a new culture, trying to handle her over-bearing but well meaning sister and begins to dream of a new life here in America.
I read this book only a few weeks ago and really enjoyed this sweet, endearing story. I’ve already handed it off to a friend (which of course is always the true sign of a good book).
If you would like to win a personalized, signed copy of Veil of Roses, please leave a comment here by midnight EST time September 22nd to be automaticaly entered into the drawing. For an even better chance to win, post about this contest on your own blog (linking back to this post) and your name will be entered twice! The winner will be announced on Monday the 24th. I will also be posting a Q&A session, where Laura shares some insight into the life of a writer, her next book and her own personal book club.
Stephanie's Written Word 
sounds like an interesting book to read! hope i win.
Happy Anniversary! I’m so glad I found your blog, it’s beautiful. I will link your blog to The Book’s Den. Hope you make some time and visit.
Clary Lopez
http://clary.wordpress.com
Happy anniversary!!! I’d love to win the book!
On another note, I’m so glad you started the blog. Because of the book recommendations I started reading regularly again!
Happy Anniversary! I too would love to win the book!
I have enjoyed reading your blog and have added your link onto my blogroll! 🙂
Hope you have a great weekend.
Hey! I would love to win this book. I feel special because I have been reading it since it started. 🙂
Congratulations on your blogiversary! This books sounds really good. If you don’t mind shipping overseas, I’d love to be included in the draw. If not, no worries.
Here’s wishing you another year of blogging fun!
Wow! I would love a chance to win this book. …and happy blogiversary!
Sounds like a good book. I’ll post about the giveaway. Sounds like fun!
Congratulations on a year of blogging!
That sounds like an interesting book.
Congrats on your blogiversary! I always enjoy stopping by to read your book reviews, after which I pop over to see what’s new with the kiddos. Look forward to many more years of book recommendations!
Congrats on your blogiversary. Sign me up for the contest! Sounds like a great book.
Congratulations on the anniversary!
This sounds like an absolutely beautiful book, so I simply must enter the drawing. 😉
Congratulations on the one year anniversary!
Happy Blogiversary! I’ve really enjoyed your site…I only wish I found it sooner 🙂
I’ve been meaning to read this book; it sounds very interesting.
Congrats on the blogiversary! I would absolutely love to win this book. It sounds wonderful! Love the site!
Oooh, a book blog, I came by way of your other blog. We adopted our little girl back in Feb 2006. I have yet to find the time to read through a whole book without having to put it down for weeks on end, and admire that you can do it so well. Maybe if I win this book I’ll be more inspired to find the time to read through relatively uninterrupted.
That book sounds really good- and I love a good read (if I’m without a book in hand, something in my world is just not right)! Count me in!
ooh ooh pick me pick me!!
Happy anniversary! That book sounds so good. 🙂 I’ll post about your giveaway later today!
Congratulations on your one year anniversary!
Happy Anniversary! This is the first time I’ve seen your blog (I linked over from A Striped Armchair) and I love it. The book sounds great – I’d love to win!
Happy Anniversary! I would like to enter my name for the book. It sounds really good.
Congratulations and good luck =]
happy blogging
Isn’t blogging fun?
Please enter me in the contest, I’ve been wanting to read this book.
~Rebecca
Congrats! I just started reading your blog a few weeks ago and reaching one year in the blogging world is a big accomplishment.
Great idea! A year of blogging is definitely an accomplishment! I hope to get better and more regular as I get more used to the idea of sending my thoughts into cyberspace. 🙂 I’ve heard great things about this book, so I can’t wait to read it and would, of course, love a signed copy, so please enter me in your contest. 🙂
Happy Anniversary!
Happy Blogiversary! The book sounds interesting!
Congratulations Stehanie. Sounds a good read. This is the first time I have visited your book blog.
Happy 1 year blogiversary! Isn’t blogging neat? Please add my name to the drawing. I’m keeping my fingers crossed.
I just added a post to my blog, a href=”http://readfromatoz.blogspot.com/2007/09/book-give-way-at-stephanies-blog.html”>A Reader’s Journal. Hope you’ll stop by for a visit.
Whoops! I goofed on that last comment. Let me try this again. My blog is here.
How has this blog been up a year and I haven’t taken the time to get my ignorant arse over for a look-see?
Thanks for the email about the book… sounds wonderful and if I don’t win I am going to order it from Amazon. :0)
Just here to say “howdy” Happy first blogiversary! No need to enter me in the draw, it does look like a great book however and I love the cover!
Congrats on your blogiversary!!
Congratulations on your one year anniversary! I’d love to be entered into the drawing – what a sweet and wonderful thing to do for your readers 🙂
Congratulations – and thank you for your generossity!
Just dropping by to wish you a happy first year blogiversary. May this next year be even better for you.
Happy blogiversary! Sounds like a fantastic book…I hope I win 🙂
Happy Blogiversary!!! I love your new header. And, the book sounds fantastic, so please throw my name in the hat.
I’ve loved reading both your book reviews and following Maya’s adoption. I’m so glad the adoption lit the path to book blogging, as well. 🙂
I’ve heard good things about this book so please count me in. And thanks for celebrating your blogiversary with all of us.
Ok Steph, I think I want in on the book club. I’ve been doing a lot of audio books and have been stalled since accidentally reading the entire plot and storyline of Peony In Love in a Washington Post review, whilst still in the first few chapters. Knowing what was coming next – before I even got there – ticked me off so much, I never went back to it. I’ve looked at a few of the titles here on your blog and many are books that I had already added to my Amazon wish list a while back because they looked interesting…. 🙂
So I want to start reading again. Where do I begin???
Hugs, Heather
I would love to enter! Thanks!
I’d like to be entered! Thank you.
I’ve heard nothing but good things about this book so please count me in. And thanks for celebrating your blogiversary with everyone.
This book sounds great. Can’t wait to read it–whether I win or not! 🙂
Love your blog. Thanks for the insights on some great new books.
Ooh Please enter me! I’ll go post about this right now.
Happy Blogiversary! I would love to be entered.
Happy Anniversary!
The book sounds great! Please count me in, I would love to win it.
COUNT me in!!!! I would love to read it!
Happy 1 year anniversary. Great blog!!
Oh how cool! Please, count me in!
Wish me luck!
Happy Anniversary!
Have a nice weekend!
love your blog.
pleasecount me in
I’ve put a blurb on my blog – this looks like an interesting read!
Well, I’m sure I’m probably to late to win the book, but just wanted to comment on the great blog you have here. Very nice, and informative. Thanx
Davin