Okay, so I'm supposed to be at BEA right now. Instead, I'm sitting at my desk in my yukata with a can of flat sprite by my side (all I can keep down) and feeling tremendously sorry for myself that I'm missing out on everything.I'm not sure what I have. I think it's the flu. All I know is I feel wrung out and really, really bummed. (Whine, whine, wallow, wallow.)
BUT that's not what I was going to post about! I promised you a bonus and here it is: I just got an extra box of DEATH BY DENIM c/o my agent, who got a bunch of copies from my publisher. This is on top of the author copies I got in the first place. So I have extras!For this week's freebie, I'm going to give away five signed copies. Here's five ways you can be entered to win one of them -
1. If you were at the Author Carnival in New York yesterday, tell me about it!
2. If you are attending BEA, tell me about it!
3. If you know of a good flu remedy, please tell me about it!
4. If you just really want a copy, tell me about it!
5. If you have already have a copy, you can nominate one of your friends to win!
I will draw the winners on Tuesday, June 2.
P.S. If you are a book blogger and would like to give away some copies of DEATH BY DENIM, please send me a note at gerb (@) lindagerber (.) com and I'll hook you up (as long as supplies last.)
P.P.S. To my regular readers and previous winners... you may notice that I am a little behind getting the prizes sent out. (I need an assistant!) As of tomorrow's post office run, though, I should be all caught up. If you have won something and haven't received it by next week, please let me know and we'll double check the list!
36 comments:
I'm sorry you're not feeling well. Hope you feel better soon! I can't wait to read DBD. I shall definitely be checking my mailbix faithfully all next week!
Well, first off, I'm sorry you're feeling bad!
Second, I'm sorry you aren't @ BEA (me either) and I wish we could both be there, happy and healthy.
Okay, so I really want to read it! And I'll provide you with a possible (but nasty!) remedy for your ailment.
1 lemon, orange, and grapefruit peeled and pulped to remove seeds. Blend with 1/2 onion and 2-3 cloves of garlic, until as smooth as possible. Take by the spoonful, up to 1/2 cup per day.
Nasty! But my friend swears by it. Personally, I've never been sick enough to brave it!
Hi Linda!
2. Gee, I wish I was attending BEA right now! Paul Auster, Diana Gabaldon, Ingrid Berzins Leuzy... everyone's there!
3. For the flu, I'd swear by rice soup with lots of plain balkan-style yougurt and mint!
4. I just really want a copy! I just got my copy of Death by Bikini yesterday from Amazon! I can't wait to read it, and then the next book, and then I'll be all set to read Death by Denim. So I need a copy, stat!
:-)
I hope you get well soon. I don't have a home remedy. Just take care of yourself and get better soon. I just really want this book. I must know what happens next.
melodyj(at)gmail(dot)com
Hey! So as flu remedy's go there isn't much to say except that zinc and vit c can boost your immune system and that will probably help a little! So I would try that!
ALSO I REALLY WANT A COPY! I DO NOT YET HAVE ONE! AND WELL I WANT ONE! =-D PLEASE? PRETTY PLEASE WITH SUGAR ON TOP? OH PLEASEEEEEEEEEE!,
MelodyJm/Is Me! Is PENGUIN!
JoyMalecki@yahoo.com
Aww, that really sucks that you're not feeling well - especially the awful timing as well! Hope you feel better really really soon.
As for a remedy, well... chocolate cures just about everything ;) Especially Lindt Lindor or Ferrero Rocher. (jk) I'll be back later with an actual remedy ;)
And I'd love to win a copy of DBD :)
1. Wants to go. Some friend went--super jealous!
2. Same as above. But even more jealous!
3. Sleep, water, TV, and ignore all stress. Definitely surround yourself with cheerful things :D (not a real remedy...)
4. Umm...I really want a copy! lol
5. Can I nominate me, myself, and I? :P just kidding.
Feel better, at least it isn't 20 degrees anymore :) (or I hope it won't be 20 degrees anymore...)
Ohh!! I hope you feel better! I'd love to review this series on my site and just plain REALLY want a copy:-D It sounds similar to triple shot Betty(which I loved), but a bit more mysterious...
Chamomile tea always helps for the flu-or Popsicles and Ginger ale:-D
addictedtobooks1993@yahoo.com
I hope you feel better. When I get the flu all I do is take the Tynenol cold and flu nighttime for 2 days and sleep and its goes away.
I wasnt able to attend any of the events but I really wish I could have.
I just really really want a copy.
Thanks!
bacchus76 at myself dot com
I would love to go to the BEA someday. That would be a very cool vacation...
I really really want a copy of Death by Denim! Then I can go buy Death by Latte and be all caught up on the books.
~Meredith F.
rosesaremyfavorite at hotmail dot com
PS. I hope you get better soon!
Thanks, Melanie!
Eewww. I was feeling that remedy right up until the onions and garlic, SweetMelissa! It probably works - it's just nasty enough sounding...
I think I could much easier do the soup, mint and yogurt, Deniz! Thanks.
Thanks, Melody!
Love the groveling, Melody (penguin)!
Oooh! Yes! Chocolate is my favorite remedy so far, Deltay. : )
Hmmm. Ignore stress, Yan? I so wish that I could!!
Oh, yes, Tasha. Chamomile tea is soothing. I wonder how it goes with chocolate? : )
Thanks, Donna. I hope that works!
Thanks, Meredith!
One of the best things (well, besides sleep) is citrus and ginger. The ginger will calm things down, and the citrus acts as a disinfectant. Ginger ale is a good start, but if you can, have some ginger tea. Water with fresh squeezed lemon juice is excellent. Chamomile and peppermint teas are helpful as well. If you reeeeally want to get this crap out of your body quick, you can always do the massive grand maul cleanse. That is 1 cup of water, the juice from one lemon (organic preferably), 1 to 2 tbsp 100% pure maple syrup, and a pinch of cayenne pepper. Yes, that'll clear things out.
As for D by D, I finally got one! It took B&N over a week to receive their shipment. But I do have to tell you, I heard the coolest thing while I was there the other day. I was sitting at one of the tables at the Cafe, and I overheard a couple of girls talking about YOU! "...yeah, and Linda Gerber will be here one the 23rd to do book signings, and I heard she's bringing a couple of authors with her..." So of course I had to be a geek, and butt in. "Sorry, but I heard you were talking about Linda Gerber? Yeah, she's really cool. I've met her! (Musing a bit out loud) Hmmm, I wonder if I could catch her when she's here and go for lunch..." Too funny.
Sorry, that was me. I realized Emma was signed in.
I really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really
want to read it!
Please please please please please please please please please please?
Pretty please with a cheery on top?? i mean cherry, whoops. See? That's how much I want to read this book! I can't even spell right, and I was the 5th grade spelling champ!! haha. Although that argument doesn't really make sense...I want a copy of Death by Denim so bad that I'd do anything for it, even spell a word wrong accidentally!
haha
Grace L
ps. honey and lemon tea...thats what my mom always makes me whenever I have a cold...but I'm not sure if it works with the flu...my mom thinks lemon is the cure to all respiratory illnesses!
1. If you were at the Author Carnival in New York yesterday, tell me about it! - I wish I had been!!!
2. If you are attending BEA, tell me about it! - Ditto!
3. If you know of a good flu remedy, please tell me about it! - Er... Lots of sleep and liquids? I don't really know any flu remedies.
4. If you just really want a copy, tell me about it! - Yes! I do want a copy because it will complete my collection!
paradoxrevealed (at) aim (dot) com
Ack, the flu is no good! D: I'm sorry but I have no advice for it! But I would really love to read Death by Denim! I have already read Death by Bikini a couple of months back but I'm reading it now for a proper review. =) Hopefully I will have it up soon which I can not guarantee. But I definitely loved it!
1)I only got there for the last 1/2 hour, but it was a good 1/2 hour! The authors I saw were all friendly and funny, and there were free(FREE!)books given away, which made a bookworm like me very happy:)
2)I'd really like to go to BEA,but Im not allowed to:(
3)Um...bedrest and water?
4)I'd really, REALLY love a copy of Death by Denim!After I read Death by Bikini I forced all of my friends to read it too...and they loved it also!!!
5)Well I dont have a copy(yet), but I'll loan my friends mine(if I get one!)
Oh man, I can't fulfill any of those requirements, except the fact that I would really like a copy. I'm lying in bed with the flu too, and my only known cure is reading something awesome with something chocolatey nearby. I can't think of something more awesome than Aphra right now.
So please, please, please, I'd really like a copy. And I hope you get well really soon!
Hi Linda!
It must be something going around, food is not my friend right now. Doc told me to try yogurt.
Sorry you had to miss BEA, many off to there right now and sounds like fun. As I live in the Midwest, I won't be getting there either.
Dottie :)
I just want a copy! I hope you are feeling better soon!!
Aww, I hope you feel better soon! That sucks so much that you had to miss BEA. =(
I would absolutely love a copy of DBD! =)
Theres 1 thing that always helps me with the flu... a day in bed with hot tea with a honey and lemon and watching Buffy the vampire slayer mararthon.... hope you feel better soon... and can i plz plz have 1 copy.. latly i don't really buy any books so it would be really amazing if i got 1 copy... feel better
For flu, I recommend staying in bed, drinking lots of fluids (diluted juice or 7-up may be easier on the stomach than water, depending on how your stomach is), and using something to keep the fever from getting too high. Then just stay there until better!
Hope you feel much better very soon!!!!!!!
Cara
I really would like a copy, hope you feel better!
1. I wish I could!
2. If I lived in the USA, I'd definitely attend BEA. It's so cool
3. You should sleep, drink a lot of juice and relax at all time. Some laughter will do you good as well.
4. I really want to read this book, and the rest of the series.
5. Can I nominate Yan? She's so crazy about this book. Just read her post :)
I really hope you're feeling well soon.
Hi Linda,
Hope you feel better soon!
1.I didn't visit the Author Carnival, because NY is just a bit too far away..
2. BEA; I truly hope to visit the next edition of it, It sounds just too fantastic! but yeah..the same sea between New York and me.
3.My remedy: sleep (sleep heals!)
reading, sleep, drink lots of water,sleep, and switch between reading and watching funny/romantic, classic, sitcoms/movies.
4. Yes, I would LOVE to read Death by Denim!! why? because I am so totally curious what will happen in the third Death-by book! And really want to write a 5-star review about it for my blog..
3. The best remedy I know of is rest and tea with honey or ginger ale.
4. I'd LOVE a copy....I've heard such good things about this series
JenP
jpetroroy@gmail.com
1. I wish I had been, too bad I'm about half way across the country.
2. Once agian, wish I was there! Everyone sounds like they're having a great time!
3. As for flu remedy, I have no luck with that. But I hope you feel better soon, as the flu stinks and it would stink even more missing the BEA
4. OOOO I really want a copy...! lolz. what more to say?
Me again! I'm jumping-up-and-down eager for a copy now that I've just read Death by Bikini! I couldn't put it down all weekend! Sooooo need to hear more about Aphra!
(just one teensy question: how does she go to school? internet? correspondence? classes over tv?)
Ha! Donna, I was thinking Emma sounded different! Two and half more weeks!
Grace, I love the groveling. : )
You are entered, Paradox!
Hi, Diana! Thanks. : )
Thanks for spreading the Death By love to your friends, Catie!
Aw, dissectingperfection, I hope you feel better! The flu is NO FUN.
Hi, Dottie. I hadn't thought of yogurt... I should try to put a little culture in my life! : )
Thanks, Sarah.
You are entered, Asherz!
That's my problem, hahax, I had no Buffy! A Buffy marathon might have helped!!!
Thanks, Cara!
Thanks, tetawa!
You've got it, Thao. Yan is hereby nominated and you are entered.
Hi, Marjolein!
I'm glad you've heard the good things, Jen!
You are hereby entered, Erica!
Hi, again, Deniz! : ) I'm so glad you enjoyed DBB! Yes, Aphra does her schooling online.
I would really love to read this book it sounds like such a fun summer -type read! A flu remedy I have used is Congaplex a pill from the company Standard Process. It's all natural, and usually works for me! I hope you get better soon, because being sick sucks!
*jumps up and down* I want one! I want one! I want one!!!
I love to read and I have been dying to read this series!! I just don't have the money for new books right now D:
I already have a copy and would love to nominate one of my two friends to win (I will only make the decision of which friend if I win)!!
Am I too late.I really really really want to win a copy
eg672@hotmail.com
I hope you feel a lot better, Linda! When I'm sick, I drink green tea. It helps me a lot!
Thanks for the Congaplex recommendation, Brittany.
Love the enthusiasm, K8!
Ha! Llehn. I can see your friends competing, now.
Not too late, EG. You just squeaked in!
Ooh. Adding green tea to the arsenal, Nightdweller. Thanks.
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