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Bookshelf Porn á la Carolyn Crane + Giveaway
Though it is the last day of our Big 1000 Followers Celebrations, fear not because we have some amazing guests to welcome today. Right away here is the wonderful Carolyn Crane, author of the mindblowingly unique and original Disillusionist trilogy, who is here to share with us her book collection(s)! Yay! So I won’t delay you any longer, please give a warm welcome to Carolyn!
A. A little Devil Ducky from Larissa Ione that I got at AAD! I love that little thing.
B. Do you like the tasteful plant decorations? It’s really there to keep a certain kitty from jumping up on the shelves and knocking the books off, which has proven in the past to provide a bored cat with endless fun.
C. This shelf is a super keeper shelf. Here you will find Megan Hart, Deanna Raybourn, Meredith Duran, Joanna Bourne, Iron Duke. If you were to open up a lot of these books, particularly the Hart and Duran, you would find them greatly underlined and written in. I love ebooks, but for books I treasure and reread, it must be paper because I learn so much from these books and make notes and study them.
D. The second shelf down is massive keeper action, too—Stuart, James, Ivory, a galpal’s galley. A few TBR things. Like the KMM, which I have yet to read. * ducks *
This is our library. Well, it’s also our workout room, though, technically it’s the dining room. But who uses a dining room anymore?
E. My husband’s books, though part of it is our mixed literary books. How did literary get the nice shelves? Even in our home, genre is a second class citizen on the low shelf! No, actually, I like it that way. I tend to sell the ones I won’t keep to my local USB (the awesome Paperback Exchange, in Minneapolis!) So, I don’t need as much shelf space.
F. Blanking on what I had to say about this.
G. That boom box is where we play CDs and cassettes for workouts. lol. Don’t laugh.
H. This is a set of Encyclopedia Britannicas from 1911. It is fun to look at and read and see what they thought was SO important. I can tell you, they really freaked on the tiniest details of mining and engines of different kinds. But there’s lots of interesting arts stuff, too. The articles are by the best-known scholars of the time.
I. Spray that calms down kitties. Don’t you wish they had that for people? It’s funny that it’s near the Lara Adrian and JR Ward books. Because, I can think of a lot of uses for man-calming spray in those books.
J. Ooh, check it out! Promo copies of Mind Games! A lucky international commenter will win one of these babies, signed. (well, lucky unless you read it and decide you hate it!)
K. It is really dangerous to be showing this photo on the Internet, because people will see our boom box and want to break in and steal it. But, I am risking it out of my love for Book Lovers Inc! Nearby, this area is the transit area. Books recently gotten at a USB, or some on their way back.
L. Have you been wondering about the skull? It’s not real, but I got it at the Renaissance festival one year. I really like a skull on a bookshelf.
M. More ultimate fave-ever keepers. My beloved Kresley Cole, some Kushiel books. Some Evanovich, Kelley Armstrong and Anne Stuart. Below more keepers. I love my books so much.
Hey, thanks so much, Book Lovers, for having me. And here’s to books! I wish you all a week and month and year of awesome reading!
xoxo
Carolyn Crane
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Carolyn has generously offered a signed paperback copy of Mind Games, Book #1 in her Disillusionists series
You’re also getting an extra entry for the main giveaway if you entered our Big 1000 Followers Giveaway here.
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I'd love to have the Encyclopedia Britannicas from 1911 … must be fun to browse through those old tomes!
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I want it all!!!! books, skull and duckie!!
Yes, I'm greedy!
Carolyn: your bookshelves are über cool!!
I'd love those Kresley Cole books! *drool* MINE! haha I have bookshelf envy.
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Thanks for the post, I always love browsing other people's book shelfs. I thought I spotted a Lisa Kleypas book on your shelf? I could use a newer copy myself 😉
thanks for the give away.
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hello,
what i want from the picture? all the room with bookshelves…a dream
But to choose more specifycaly one thing….the crystal horse so cute
thanks you for the great giveaway
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isabelle(dot)frisch(at)gmail(dot)com
I'm with Miki in that I'd love to have a room like that! Love seeing other people's libraries, and couldn't agree more that every bookshelf needs a skull! The horse is awesome, but I think I really, really need that skull! *L*
Thanks for the great giveaway!
alexia561@yahoo dot com
Where's the porn???
LOL =P
I want books in shelves C,D,M, J.. can I have it all? *puppy eyes*?
With the skull and that evil duck as bonus 😉
Thanks for the giveaway!
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Ren
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I just love your bookshelves ! It's always so interesting to see the other's. Each persons have one different. Thank you for sharing and for the giveaway !
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Not entering the giveaway, but gotta say I love your bookshelves. Your guest posts are the best!
I have a thing for skulls for some reason. I have a rose quartz skull and a resin skull that used to be an air freshener that i bought from spencer's Gifts. lol But I loved it so it sits on my shelf. I love your skull and think you are right, they do look totally cool on bookshelves.
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I would like the skull and all those book shelves please. Thanks for the giveaway!
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I studied your shelves closely. The Kushiel series is one of my favs, too. I love the skull and that would have been my choice but I am going to the Renaissance fair soon, so I will pick one up. I would love any and all ARCs you have. I don't know why but reading ARCs makes me feel good! There is probably a treatment for that. Oh well, thanks for the giveaway. You are a new to me author. I am always looking for new authors to read.
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So many great books. I have all my Lara Adrian, J.R. Ward and Kresley Cole books on one shelf. I call that the 'you touch, you die' shelf 🙂
Is is crazy that I REALLY really want the spray to calm down kitties? What is this magical spray? (Yes, I have a cat. Yes, he is naughty).
I would love to have the duck or the skull!!! I love skull!!! I have a real fox skull on mine!!!
Glassheart18ca@hotmail.com
I can't deny it – I laughed when you mentioned cassettes. Do they even still make those? It's just like my parents with their collection of VHS….
I love the skull. I think it adds to the aesthetic of the shelf. If I had one, I'd tell people it was the skull of someone who borrowed a book and moved across the country without giving it back. Mwhahahahah!
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Actually, I'd love to have your library/dining room! I've recently run out of space for all my book and have just started putting newly aquired books on the floor or my spare armchair…so a whole room filled with lovely shelves would be brilliant. But the skull is cool as well! 🙂
Mel S
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I want all of your bookshelves. I keep being told that stacking books doesn't look neat or attractive, so if I have more book than fit normally on shelves its into boxes or used book stores.
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Love your library!
I covet your boombox! I need a cassette player for all my cassette singles, especial "In Your Eyes" by Peter Gabriel. Lloyd Dobler (aka John Cuzack) is desperately holding his boombox above his head. LOL
i want them both – the ducky and the skull 😉
a lot of books i would love to get my hands on – i am kinda new to all those books – i just found my lost book love again and have a lot to catch up on ^^
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can i have the books?? i would LOVE the devil ducky..i collect rubber duckies! that would be an awesome one to add to my collection!
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and may i say… these books look awesome!!
Hmmm, I would like the skull. My sister has a devil ducky. Lol
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I would like the encyclopedias.
I would love J.R. Ward and Kresley Cole books and the skull looks great!
Thank you for the giveaway!
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Hi!
I would love to have the evil duck or the skull! LOL Love the evil duck 🙂 But I would prefer the entire bookshelf ! ahah! Thanks for this giveaway 🙂
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Oh, I would totally steal that skull! 🙂
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Awesome post! I love to "tour" other people's bookshelves b/c I think you can learn a lot about a person by their bookshelves 🙂 Plus, it makes me feel better about my shelves that have also taken over the house.
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I would take the crystal horse. I have a set of blue ones just like it.
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I'd love the promo copies for mind games 😀
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I am happy with my unsigned copy, I should not be greedy (though I would sure want book 2 since my copy was a mess, arghhh bookdepo!)
Anyway, I would of course take the books, maybe the Kresely Cole ones 😉
blodeuedd83
:O -envy aura- lol! OMG! I would LOVEEEE to have tones and thousands of books on my bookshelf! sigh!
I would like all your romance novels! Suzanne Enoch, Anne Stuart, Evanovich! ALL ALL! Im crazy about romance novels! Are my favorite!
Thank you so much for the giveaway and for doing it international!Hugs!
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I love the devil ducky and the skull! I have skulls on my bookshelf as well and a few on my desk and coffee table. Now that it's Halloween time I have even more displayed than normal. Guess I'm a bit gothy/morbid. LOL! I think I'd like the devil duck more because I don't have one. =)
Great giveaway!!! =)
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I would definitely want to have any books! I like how all the shelves are set up, it looks like a real library.
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I think the Encyclopedia Britannica are awesome, I'd love to have something like that. And of course the devil ducky is awesome.
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I think the 1911 Encylopaedia would be excellent research for anyone who wanted to write a book set then. Also, having any Encylopaedia makes the owners look extra smart. (It's a rule).
I'd love to read Mind Games! Please count me in. 🙂
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Actually, I just want all the bookshelves. Wow..that is sweet. I do like the skull too.
Thanks
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I did enter the big giveaway too.
It would be a sin to covet your Devil Ducky. (It would, right?) The encyclopedia is pretty cool…but I don't have enough shelf space for it and I get so tired of Hubby threatening me with bodily harm if I “bring one more book into the house.”
What I'd really like is something you probably shoved out of the way so as not to tempt us all. An early copy of Head Rush, perhaps? That is definitely covetable!
Thanks for sharing your bookshelves with us.
Oops–forget to leave:
mochfly(at)swbell(dot)net
I rather like the horse bookend.
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I love having a peek into a fellow book lover's shelves!! and since I have most of the books you spoke of and what I spy on your shelves (good for me lol) I'd say the Ione duck ;D
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I would definitely want to have any books! I like how all the shelves are set up, it looks like a real library.
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Wow! Built-ins! Alas, some of us can only dream…
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Books, books and more books! I'd choose books… but that Devil Ducky is really nice so maybe I would choose him 🙂
mikki-mano@hotmail.com
I want her organizational skills!! Can I get that send to me via the below email, please?! If not, then definitely the skull! He would fit right in with my collection 🙂
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I would take the JR Ward books. I only have them on my Kindle and would LOVE actual copies of them!
mmafsmith at gmail dot com
Great post.You have quite the collection of books.
I would love to have my own Devil Ducky 🙂
elaing8(at)netscape(dot)net
I would love to sneak a peak at your super keeper books and read them with all your notations!
I currently have a few skulls decorating one of my bookshelves as well 🙂
Thank you for the giveaway!
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It must be very entertaining for guests to see a skull on your bookshelf! I wouldn't mind one myself *wink*
Unfortunately, my eyesight's pretty bad so I can't make out any of the titles on your books shelf but I'd love to browse your super keeper shelf and any other of your favourites:)
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Sarah
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I must say, no bookshelf area is complete without a handsome ivy plant draped tastefully about the books. I'd totally rock that.
-Alisha
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Not entering this contest – already have and love Mind Games! – but I definitely like that skill. Every lover of UF should have a skull on their shelves 😉
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I'd just love to have that many books!
Everyone who knows me seems to comment that I have way too many but I am seriously jealous of your collection. Thanks!
jessicamariesutton(at)msn(dot)com
If I could choose… I would want the Encyclopedia Britannicas from 1911. Just because I'm a nerd like that (:
You have pretty awesome shelves Carolyn! I wish mine were so full and organised.
Thank you for the giveaway!
Celine
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Hi Carolyn, Love your collection of books, if I had the choice of all your shelves, I think I would choose J. lol, would love copies of mind games signed, it would go on my special shelf, if not then M. I love Kelley Armstrong, most of mine are on e-reader and I would love to have the paper copies, I have a couple of paper copies, but you can never have enough, can you, LOL, Thank-you for a fantastic give-away x x
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Great post–I love looking at other people's book shelves!!!
"Spray that calms down kitties. Don’t you wish they had that for people? It’s funny that it’s near the Lara Adrian and JR Ward books."
ROFLOL!!!!
That skull is awesome! I love the fact that we share a lot of the same prized possessions. Thanks for the giveaway!
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I'd like one of the plants! Thanks.
No – seriously – Encylopedia Britannica from 1911. Hello? Of course. Doesn't even have a Titanic entry yet & I would loove to read what was apparently really important a 100 years ago.
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