Next week I’m leaving for NCTE (National Council of Teachers of English). This year it is in Philadelphia.  Great location for a great conference.  I’ve decided since I get great books while I’m there and since I’m running out of room at home I’ll have a contest.  If you are interested in seeing what I’ve received and did last year at NCTE, check out these posts:

NCTE Adds To My Addiction

NCTE Day 3

ALAN Conference Day 1

ALAN Conference Day 2 / Heading Home

So, in order to spread the wealth I’m providing this opportunity.  I’m not promising what you’ll get since I don’t even know yet, but ARCs will definitely be abundance.  Plus, author autographs are also a possibility along with a variety of swag!

I’m going to take THE STORY SIREN’S lead on this and use a Google Form for the registration.  On top of the privacy issue Kristi brought up, I think it is also a great way to ensure people leave what you ask for in a contest entry. Many times I have asked people to leave email addresses or other information and they don’t.  I’m also going to take Alea at POP CULTURE JUNKIE suggestion and close comments so people won’t accidently post here instead of using the form.  So, without further ado…

Here is what I’m going to be asking for:

Name
Email Address
What ARC/yet-to-be-published book you’ve been dying for
Do you follow my blog? (If so, extra entry)

I will be choosing 3 winners.

Here are the prizes:

1) Prize pack of ARCs (unknown titles)

2) Author Autographed book (published or ARC)

3) Variety of swag

Be sure to check back next week starting Friday, November 20th for daily updates.  I’ll also be using Twitter to keep people updated so you can always follow me there. http://www.twitter.com/kperry

Oh! Sorry, but only open to US Residents.  I just can’t afford overseas shipping.  WOW!!

Are you ready?  If so, head on over to the REGISTRATION FORM and enter. Contest will close on Tuesday, November 24th at Midnight (the day I come home.)  Winners will be announced sometime Thanksgiving week.

I finished THE IRON KING by Julie Kagawa last night at 10:10 p.m.  So, I’d like to congratulate YAN from Books By Their Cover.  She guessed I would finish the book on October 30th at 9:00 p.m.  But, that’s not all.  Congrats also go out to Erica from The Book Cellar.  She wins a collection of swag.  I want to say thanks to everyone for participating.  I’ll probably do it again so be prepared.  I love reading anyway, but with people guessing my “end time,” it almost seemed like a game.

Do you want to win an ARC of THE IRON KING by Julie Kagawa?  If so, this is your chance.

Meghan Chase has never fit in at her small-town high school, and now, on the eve of her 16th birthday, she discovers why. When her half brother is kidnapped, Meghan is drawn into a fantastical world she never imagined–the world of Faery, where anything you see may try to eat you, and Meghan is the daughter of the summer faery king. Now she will journey into the depths of Faery to face an unknown enemy . . . and beg the help of a winter prince who might as soon kill her as let her touch his icy heart. The Iron King is the first book in the Iron Fey series.

So, what do you have to do to win?  Well, you see, I’m not finished with the book yet.  I’m on page 196 out of 363.  That means I’m 53% finished.

In order to win, you need to:

1) live in the United States,

2) GUESS what DATE and TIME I’ll finish the book,

and 3) leave your email address in the post.  (The TIME will be used in case more than one person chooses the correct DATE.)

I also have some swag to give away so, if you want to be eligible to win some fun stuff, do some of the following:

+1 entry for posting about the contest on your blog (sidebar is okay)

+1 entry for tweeting about it

+1 entry for following Karin’s Book Nook in a Reader or by Email. (Links are in sidebar under my vCard)

+1 entry for becoming a fan of Karin’s Book Nook on Facebook.

+1 entry to following me on Twitter (kperry)

Important – You need to be sure to include links in your posts to show your Contest Post and Twitter Post.

If you become a fan on Facebook or start following on Twitter be sure to give me your username so I can find you.

Have fun guessing. I can’t wait to see who wins.

Congratulations to:

Donna S. and Dawn M.  Their numbers were chosen as winners by Random.org

Both will receive:

• Cirque du Freak book Set (3 titles in one book)
• Cirque du Freak: The Vampire’s Assistant Locker Mirror

Be looking for emails soon.

Has anyone seen the movie yet?  What did you think?

START DATE

October 12^th 2009

Runs for 2 weeks after start date (Entries must be received by October 25, 2009 – Midnight CST) Winners will be announced sometime on October 26th.

Leave your name and email address to be entered.

Two Winners will receive:

• Cirque du Freak book Set (3 titles in one book)
• Cirque du Freak: The Vampire’s Assistant Locker Mirror

Be sure to VOTE VOTE VOTE!!!  The blog that refers the most votes wins an iPod and a movie soundtrack!!! WOO HOO!

THE OFFICIAL WEBSITE

http://vampiresassistant.net/

ABOUT THE MOVIE

In theaters October 23^rd

Cirque Du Freak: The Vampire’s Assistant, based on the popular series of books by Darren Shan, is a fantasy-adventure about a teenager who unknowingly breaks a 200-year-old truce between two warring factions of vampires. Pulled into a fantastic life of misunderstood sideshow freaks and grotesque creatures of the night, one teen will vanish from the safety of a boring existence and fulfill his destiny in a place drawn from nightmares.

CIRQUE DU FREAK has been rated PG-13 (Parents Strongly Cautioned – Some Material May Be Inappropriate for Children Under 13) for sequences of intense supernatural violence and action, disturbing images, thematic elements and some language.

The trailer looks amazing!

Do you want to win a copy of CATCHING FIRE, the highly anticipated sequel of HUNGER GAMES by Suzanne Collins?  If so, keep reading.

Three (3) lucky winners will receive:

• limited edition promotional T-shirt
• collectible mocking jay pin
• copy of CATCHING FIRE

Simply leave a comment on this post, with your EMAIL ADDRESS included, in order to be eligible for this wonderful giveaway.

Visit the official website for awesome downloads like computer wallpapers, avatars, and bookmarks.

Check out this video:

You must enter by September 15th at Midnight (CST)

The Fine Print:

The Catching Fire book promotion is open to participants with a United States mailing address only (international readers can enter if you have a friend in the States who can accept your prizes by mail!). Entrants under age 13 must have parent or guardian permission to enter. The Catching Fire book promotion runs from September 1 to September 15, 2009. Winners will be announced on or around September 16, 2009.

How can you pass this up?  Take the time to post this widget to your blog for a chance to win $10,000 and a complete Harlequin TEEN prize pack, including a copy of Intertwined, My Soul to Take, Elphame’s Choice, an Intertwined t-shirt and a My Soul to Take t-shirt!

I love Serena Robar.  Her books are so much fun and if you haven’t read them yet, be sure to rush out and get them. Here is a link to my review for Fangs4Freaks.

Now, we get the chance to win her new book for free.  Here is the info:

Giving It Away For Free
(the only time Momma would approve)

Serena Robar is giving it away for free the entire month of June. That’s right. A book a day, every day in honor of her latest book release Giving Up the V. All you have to do to is sign up for her newsletter and you are entered to win. Enter once and you are in the running to win a book every day the entire month of June.

Don’t miss your chance to win.  Get over to her website now.