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Sunday, August 11, 2013

Three Year Blogoversary Celebration + Mega Giveaway!


Lady Reader’s Bookstuff is THREE! (SEVEN!)








You say it's your birthday
It's my birthday too--yeah
They say it's your birthday
We're gonna have a good time
I'm glad it's your birthday
Happy birthday to you.


Yes we're going to a party party

Yes we're going to a party party

Yes we're going to a party party.



I would like you to dance--Birthday



Take a cha-cha-cha-chance-Birthday

I would like you to dance--Birthday

Dance



You say it's your birthday

Well it's my birthday too--yeah

You say it's your birthday

We're gonna have a good time

I'm glad it's your birthday

Happy birthday to you. 





When I began blogging three years ago, I had absolutely no idea what I was doing. (To be honest, I still don't. I just kind of go with the flow and do my own thing.)



I have learned several things that are most awesome. I've seen things and experienced opportunities that I never would have imagined during the last three years. I've made friends that I otherwise would not and I've read more books than I can possibly count. 


Instead of me going on and on about what I've done (or haven't for that matter) I'm going to show you some of my favorite things and then we'll get to the goodies. 


Author events! 

The very first Author Event I attended was for Richelle Mead. I had no clue who she was and didn't own the 3 previous books in the series. 

From there I went on to attend several events. Eventually, I began to moderate and interview the authors.


Richelle Mead 



Nick Lake



Dan Wells, Claudia Gray & Lauren Oliver

Claudia Gray, Lauren Oliver & Me

Claudia Gray, Lauren Oliver & Me
Shannon, Alli & Lori

Claudia Gray, Lauren Oliver & Me
Shannon, Alli, Lori, Kelsey, Vania
Dan Wells & Tiffani





 



 
                                   


I’ve met some of the best people ever!





 



   

*Ann Marie Frohoff*













Meg Cabot, Lexi & Me

Meg Cabot, Lexi & Me


 


 




Why yes, I did participate in world book night 2013.





Can we say, “Favorite author, EVER”


Andrew Smith




Matthew MacNish & Me

 



Scott Westerfeld

Scott Westerfeld



Chance



Is That Lauren Myracle?

Lauren Myracle, Vania & Me










Ally Carter & Me



Sherrilyn Kenyon & Me

Dianna Love

Delilah Dawson & Carol Malcom



Kat Zhang





Kelley Armstrong

Kelley Armstrong & Me




Alyson Noel & Me





Lauren Kate & Me



Margaret Peterson Haddix & Lexi

Lisa McMann, Lexi & Me

Lisa McMann & Me



Andrea Cremer

Marie Lu, Andrea Cremer, Jessica Spotswood & Beth Revis

Marie Lu, Andrea Cremer & Jessica Spotswood 



I attended the Bloomsbury Event and had the awesome experience of not only chatting with the lovely women in the back but I also interviewed them. They were SO FUN!


Megan Miranda

Robin Benway & Me

Yelena Black

Katy Hershberger & Me

Megan Miranda & Me

Megan Miranda

Yelena Black & Me



Again, I was fortunate to attend the Pitch Dark Days Event, not only was I the "Official Blogger" and had the privilege of interviewing the authors, I also got to meet ALISON. The woman behind the scenes. Yes, I had a blast.


Alison Lisnow & Me

Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton, Me, Tahereh Mafi & Veronica Rossi

Tahereh Mafi



Heather Brewer




Look who went to RWA2013!


Darynda Jones


Delilah Dawson

Marni Bates

Dianna Love




The best book club ever.



Katie, Kim, Karis, Liz, Sarah, Shannon,
Dawn, Alli, Ash, Tiffani & Me


Okay, so how awesome is this... My new blogger bestie, Katelyn at Kate's Tales of Books and Bands is also celebrating her blog's 3 year birthday. You have the option of earning extra entries by checking her out and liking her page. Make sure you stop by, say hello and leave a comment congratulating her on THREE years! 




*UPDATE*


For our 7th year, I will be giving away a box of signed and un-signed books. To enter, please leave a comment - random or sincere. Your choice. Thank you for keeping me going and supporting Lady Reader's Bookstuff! 



70 comments:

  1. You are beyond amazing! I can't believe you added me! lol... I heart you madly and I am sooo honored to be in this post! xoxoxoxxo You are an amazing person and I admire your passion for books and blogging. Any author would be so lucky and fortunate to have you on their team! xoxo! - Annie

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  2. My favorite part of blogging is reading a good book and being able to spread the word :)

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  3. You rock, Amy!!! Happy Birthday XOXOX

    Andrew

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  4. I've only started to blog, and I just post book reviews for now. I love to share my reviews with other readers, as well as helping authors. My blogging and reviewing has resulting in meeting many authors (virtual meetings, at least). It is fascinating to meet so many wonderful people and to realize that no matter how great the writers may be, they are human. They are so very kind to me. I have loved every moment of my journey. My blog is super primitive, nothing at all as lovely as yours. I hope my journey will mimic yours in some tiny way. That would make me ecstatic. Thank you for sharing and thanks for hosting this fabulous giveaway. michelle_willms@yahoo.com

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  5. I like to read book blogs and hear about books I might not have known otherwise.

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  6. what i prtefer: the community!

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  7. Happy Blog Birthday wow I wish I had all those books Thanks for the awesome giveaway :)

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  8. Happy Blogoversary! Cheers to another year of blogging, bookish events, and of course reading. :)

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  9. Oh and my favorite part of blogging is having a group of people who love reading just as much as I do.

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  10. Reading is my favorite part of blogging...comments...authors...books.....great escape from life
    Teresa

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  11. This is fantastic. You're the best blogger ever! Chance LOVES Amy! K.I.S.S.I.N.G.

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  12. You're the best ever. Chance LOVE Amy. K.I.S.S.I.N.G.

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  13. My favorite part about blogging is interacting with so many awesome authors.

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  14. Monster congrats to my lovely Sex Wax. The best thing about blogging is without a doubt the people I've met. I love my online buddies more than most of my in person buddies. You for example hell you'll be know as Sex Wax for forever because of me. I beam with pride :) Hugs

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  15. I have met the most wonderful people (authors and readers alike) through blogs!!

    Kassandra
    sionedkla@gmail.com

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  16. you... hooker it is you... oh wait.. shhhit we were not suppose to tell the world about our relationship.. umm OK.. its making authors smile with my pretty posts.

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  17. Glad I stumbled across your blog! Looks like you love your job and stay super busy! :)

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  18. when readers comment saying my post made them lol. Congrats to 3 years! (also Pinned the giveaway)

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  19. Happy blogoversary - I loved seeing all your memories over the past years :)

    My favorite part of blogging is the people I get to meet :)

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  20. Reading great books and sharing my passion with others. I love interacting with great authors and bloggers who love reading as much as I do.

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  21. Happy Blogoversary!!!3 years of awesomeness! So jealous of all that you have accomplished and all the amazing authors you have met along the way! I can't wait to see where your blog will go!! You amazing and so is your blog!
    Love DanaSquare

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  22. I love blogging to share my love/passion for books and I have made some of the most amazing friends! Congrats on 3 years, darling! I am so proud of you!! ♥ ♥

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  23. Congratulations! LOVED the overview of the past three years -- you've been really involved in the book scene! Wishing you as many years as you can enjoy!

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  24. Happy Blogoversary!!!
    I love reading all of these amazing blogs and getting new book recommendations or just reading fun, interesting posts! :)

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  25. I have recently started blogging about book reviews for fun books i read, and I love that it's so rewarding :) Authors are so happy just to know that you took the time to leave a review with a few sentences! I love that!

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  26. I enjoy making book recommendations that encourage people to read or to read outside their usual circle of books.

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  27. WOW! You've met so many authors and amazing bloggers. I'd have to say that's one of my favorite things is sharing with other bloggers my love of books! I love talking books, anywhere, anytime!

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  28. Blogging is amazing, I've met so many cool authors and publishers this way, and new friends all around. Plus I love hosting giveaways!

    What did I do extra today? I reblogged your post over on Now is Gone:
    http://katysozaeva.blogspot.com/2013/08/lady-readers-bookstuff-three-year.html

    wOOt!

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  29. Happy blogoversary! My favourite part of blogging is being able to read some amazing books and not only being able to share my thoughts, but also tweaking bits here and there to make a website I hope everyone will love. I'm hosting my first giveaway in a couple of weeks and I'm really looking forward to it!

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  30. My favorite part of blogging is telling others about the books I read and talking to them about them. Happy Blogoversary!!!

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  31. My favorite part of blogging is that I'm helping (at least I hope I am)! Authors share their books, readers find great books, sharing what other bloggers are saying!! Talking to fabulous people in all of those same categories and occasionally meeting them IRL :)

    Great blog btw :)
    Cassandra Loskot

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  32. Wow! All those books..... wow, just wow!
    I don't blog but I love reading blogs and drooling over the book you guys flaunt.
    Thanks for the giveaway.

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  33. Blimey Amy! Couple of things:
    1. Lovely blog, I am very jealous of the prettiness.
    2. I'm so, so pleased you're with Rhemalda!We are honoured to have you.

    Steve

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  34. Congrats on your third birthday Amy. You look like you've had the most awesome time. I'm a) jealous b) very proud to call you my friend because you are amazing and you deserve the BEST!
    Love you <3 <3

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  35. Congrats on your 3rd blogoversary!! The best part about blogging is reading!! I love books and love learning of new authors!

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  36. Congrats! Here is to many more! Next year we will have to make sure there is a pic of us together! Wishing you all the success! Love you!

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  37. Happy Blogoversary Amy!!! Wishing you many more years of success and blogging!!

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  38. I love reading all the bloggers blogs, a lot of time a good review on a blog will change someones mind about the awesome of a book that had been overlooked. You all do such a tremendous job. I love all of you all. I'm just a reader but I can really appreciate a good blog/blogger. Thank you very much. I certainly hope I blew you away with my awesome post. LOL

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  39. happy blogiversary!
    for me, the best part of blogging is hearing about new books... and building an insane TBR tower, lol.
    Emma
    @ Words And Peace
    ehc16e at yahoo dot com

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  40. I'm more of a lurker than a blogger, but I love reading book blogs to see what's coming out soon.

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  41. Yay! You're the best! Happy Blogoversary to you and I wish you many more years of blogging!

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  42. Hearing about new books, and being able to write whatever you really want, without having to feel insecure. No one can see you after all. : )

    Thank You for the Giveaway !

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  43. I just adore blogging and I think it is amazing how far you've gone in 3 short years. Absolutely amazing. and I wish I could dazzle you with my awesomeness but I think it has run dry for the moment...I am dazzle free!

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  44. A super happy (and sort of late) blogoversary to you Amy! It looks like you have had a year of pure epicness! I cannot believe all of the awesome people you were able to meet and interact with. That is by far one of my favorite parts of blogging :) Again, congrats on the past three years. Your blog and the things you do in the bookish community are beyond awesome and I cannot wait to celebrate our blog birthdays together next year!

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  45. Love talking books with other book-a-holics.

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  46. Happy Three Year Blogoversary \^^/,
    My Favorite part blogging, I've got new friends
    from all over the world, share and read reviews & comments about the book :)

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  47. Getting to read fantastic books and meet fantastic people in the process! Thanks for the giveaway!

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  48. Happy Blogoversary, love reading books, reviews, and giveaways.

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  49. B -- Being able to communicate directly with authors I wouldn't normally discover
    L -- Learning the ins and out of the writing industry before I get into it
    O -- Obsessing over authors with people that understand the obssession
    O -- Oggling over books that haven't even hit the bookstores yet
    G -- Going to signings and having something to say other than OMG, I LOVE YOU HAVE MY BABIES, KK?
    G -- Getting access to more books than I could ever possibly read
    I -- Inspiration for my own writing
    N -- Networking
    G -- Guilting myself into getting stuff done on time. I'm a horrible procrastinator and blogging has forced me to get better at scheduling things.

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  50. Not a blogger but love to share and read the excerpts of the wonderful books you all share and I thank you so much!!! Can't believe how much it helps.

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  51. I love just having free rein to write about books I love, I'm new to this blog but looks like you're doing an awesome job :)

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  52. Great job and happy blogoversary. Thanks for the giveaway

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  53. I'm still in awe.. The amount of stuff and people and just.. AMY. O_O

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  54. Happy Blogoversary!

    Favorite part of blogging? READING! looking forward for more "Blogoversary" and of course giveaways! Thank you for this! :D

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  55. CONGRATS! :) Just wow. You've met so many authors... I'm in awe. Seriously. XD

    And my favorite part of blogging? Getting out all the thoughts in my head and being able to put them in a review and hopefully get another to love the book! :)

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  56. Congratulations on your blogoversary!! 3 years is nothing to scoff at and it looks like you have had a most wonderful year! I have been blogging for under just under a year and I hope to be celebrating MY 3 year blogoversary in a couple years too! You are so lucky to have met all the authors you have met and gone to all those awesome conventions! How do you rein your book craziness (we all are book crazy!) in with that impressive collection you have there?!? My favorite part about blogging is (of course) reading all those awesome books and I LOVE LOVE LOVE chatting and getting to know more about the authors of the books I review! To me, it's very surreal! I look up to these people and then get to talk to them and realize...they are just normal people, you know? I also enjoy meeting other like minded people! To be honest I am a new fan of Lady Readers Book Stuff, but I am now following on Bloglovin' and on Twitter! BTW...I am a HUGE fan of Lucille Ball and I love the image from I Love Lucy you have at the top of the post! She was hilarious! Other kids were watching like Hey! Arnold! and I was watching I Love Lucy, LOL.

    For the Love of Books created by Jovon from Book2Buzz dedicated to Lady Readers Book Stuff!

    Cracked spines, I love thee
    Take me many worlds away
    Come back? I think not


    Thanks so much for this jaw dropping, salivation understandable, uber MEGA super COLOSSAL giveaway!

    mrsjtucker2012[at]gmail[dot]com

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  57. I remember meeting you at the Pitch Dark signing this past February, and it was awesome. Thanks for being so kind to a newbie blogger. My favorite thing about blogging is sharing books with people, whether I'm telling them about books I love or giving books away.

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  58. Ive just started blogging and my favorite thing is interacting with the commenters. I hope to still be here in a few years like you :) Congrats on 3 years!!!

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  59. I wanna start blogging to share the books I've loved over the years and new ones to come

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  60. I would have to say that my favorite part of blogging is reading an awesome book and then being able to share that with all book lovers.

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  61. sharing the excitement with everyone is always the best part! :D

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  62. An amazing giveaway .. full of thrills.. I don't blog.. but I share everything with friends .. I am part of a street team so about as close as a blogger I will get. ;)

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  63. I don't really blog but I love finding new books through blogs. I can't tell you HOW many times I've found my next favorite book that way!

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  64. I love bloggers ::) Reviews are great ;)

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  65. Happy Blogoversary!
    Wish to see more awesome reviews and cool giveaways in years to come :)

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  66. I am a newbie on all of this, so slowly I will learn and who knows with the love of books, maybe blogging or just reading others blogging will take me to new books,,etc

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