Sunday Salon: The Pretties are Here!

Last week I posted about my terrible habit of abusing my books and promised to start using sticky notes instead of writing directly on the page or dog-earring every passage I liked. The idea came about when CSN emailed me about reviewing one of their products and/or hosting a giveaway.  I looked at the catalog and found a bunch of absolutely adorable sticky notes, and my greedy side screamed "I wants!"  Now the little beauties have arrived, and even though said greedy side wants to keep them all, I've totally promised CSN and you guys that I would award two winners with sticky notes and a book.

As part of the giveaway, I asked: What is the worst thing you have done to a book?  Sweet Mary were there a ton of fantastic and horrifying answers to that question.  You guys have spilled things on books, ripped out pages, dropped books in bathtubs, puked on them, and burned them in campfires; you've even run them over with cars.  Seriously, reading all of those stories was absolutely hilarious.  I almost chose winners based on how hard the story made me laugh, but then I figured random.org is always the best bet for choosing winners. So without further ado, the lucky ladies who will get to use these totally girlie sticky notes are:

Andi at Estella's Revenge 
and
Cindy at Cindy's Love of Books

As promised, you will also get a book to stick the sticky notes into.  Your choices for books are:

Of All the Stupid Things by Alexandra Diaz, a young adult novel narrated by three teenage girls who are struggling with family issues and the general difficulties of growing up. My full review

Denial: A Memoir of Terror by Jessica Stern is a non-fiction memoir about Stern's research into the man who raped her.  The facts of her personal case are intermixed with philosophical reflections on the nature of terror and fear. My full review

Fables: Legends in Exile is the first is a series of graphic novels by Bill Willingham.  Featuring familiar fairy tale characters, Fables is a wonderfully entertaining and artfully drawn series that brings fairy tales to modern day New York City.  My full review

Email me (eclectic.eccentric[at]hotmail.com) your top two choices, and hopefully you will both choose a different book for number 1!  Make sure to send me your snail mail address when you email your book choice.

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I also gave out awards at my last Sunday Salon, but I was too lazy to go to everyone and leave a notification comment.