Category: Contests

Charles Dickens was certainly one of the most popular writers of the Victorian Era, and his books remain solid ‘classics’. If I asked you “In what Charles Dickens’ work is the quote ‘Bah Humbug,’ ” you would surely know the answer. Can you say the same for the following five quotes from Dickens’ novels? To help you, I’ve given you a list of the correct

Send in your entries NOW!! You will have until January 1 to enter the contest. One lucky winner will be chosen. All of the following Christmas songs were first performed in either a movie or a Broadway musical. Name the musical or movie for each and you will be a winner! And if you haven’t listened to these songs in a while, pull them up

Cathy Hill who chose chair number 4 because she thinks it is cozy and inviting and likes all the books so close by. Cathy you are the winner of The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett. Congratulations!!

Cathy Hill has voted for Chair #4! She thinks it is cozy and inviting and likes all the books so close by. Revisit the post about reading chairs and vote for your favorite. We’ll extend the contest for another week before we draw the winner.

Peg Michel has voted for Chair Three as her favorite reading chair. Now it’s your turn to vote. The name of each person who votes for their favorite chair will be entered into a drawing for a free copy of a book that that person can read in ANY chair or any bed or on the couch or in the car. Now I’m sounding like

Question–When is Labor Day celebrated in other countries? Remember, submit your answer and it will be entered into a drawing for a copy of Mary Whyte’s Working South. When was the first Labor Day? (Information taken from Dictionary.com) The first Labor Day celebration took place in New York City on September 5, 1882. About 10,000 union workers marched in a parade to honor American workers,

Last month’s winner was Madeleine Kaye, who answered the trivia question almost as soon as I posted it.  I learned a lesson from that!!  This contest is a bit more involved AND I will take answers for an entire day, up until midnight of August 2.  Then, I will take the names of all the people who answered correctly, put them in the proverbial hat,

Since there are very few Independence Day celebrations going on around our country this year, we are going to have a special Trivia Contest on the blog.  The first person to answer the following questions will get a free copy of a book, edited by Jon Meacham, which was released on Tuesday, June 30, 2020.  The name of the book is In the Hands of