Literary Blog Hop #Giveaway!

  • Friday, October 31, 2014


Welcome to the Literary Blog Hop!
Yes, it's time for one of my favourite hops of all time! For those new to this hop, here's what the Literary Blog Hop is all about:

Most giveaway blog hops seem to be directed towards young adult and romance audiences. Those hops are not so ideal if you want to give away more literary books. 
This is the ninth Literary Giveway Blog Hop! There are three per year. They’re always very popular with lots of books for grabs and lots of people visiting the participating blogs.
The book you’re offering has to have some literary merit. It does not have to be the most difficult classic ever, but please no romance, urban fiction or YA. Quality thrillers, poetry and non-fiction are fine, as are contemporary fiction, literary fiction and any other genres not in the categories above. 
The Literary Blog Hop is hosted by Judith at Leeswammes blog. 

For the last hop in June, I offered up a copy of any book by Gabriel Garcia Marquez  and I ended up with a magical list of book recommendations!

This time around, I have some wonderful short story collections for you to choose from. I have read, reviewed and loved each of them, so I encourage you to check out my reviews to see which one you think you'd enjoy!

GIVEAWAY!

I am giving away one paper copy of one of the following books below. There is one mandatory entry, please use the Promo Simple form to enter.

This giveaway is open to anyone who has a shipping address to which the Book Depository ships to. Please check the list here

Say You're One of Them by Uwem Akpan
My Review  |  Book Depository
Why I love it: While graphic and disturbing, these stories told by children in a conflict-ridden Africa, is a brave voice that speaks of the inequities and the horrors that exist in the world. A short story collection that will challenge and provoke you, I recommend this highly for those who dare to be conscienticized. 

This is Paradise: Stories by Kristiana Kahakauwila
My Review  |  Book Depository
Why I love it: I found this collection of short stories told by Hawaiian author Kahakauwila a compelling and non-romanticized probe of Hawaiian life. Shattering the stereotype of the tropical, commercial "paradise," these stories are an insider view into the darker, grittier, the real Hawaii. It is also an exploration of the Hawaiian identity and of the many relationships that make up all our lives.

Strange Pilgrims by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
My Review  |  Book Depository
Why I love it: This is one of my all time favourites by Marquez. If you aren't quite ready to plunge into his full length books, this one will give you a feel for how he writes. Each story explores  alienation and dislocation, of existing yet being unrooted from your realities. They are beautifully un-verbose and showcase Marquez's gift for storytelling in magical, mystical prose.

After the Quake by Haruki Murakami
 Book Depository
Why I love this: Murakami's collection looks into the impacts of the Kobe earthquake on a people. After the Quake captures emptiness, alone-ness and isolation. (My Review doesn't do this book any justice).

Incendiary Girls: Stories by Kodi Scheer
My Review  |  Book Depository
Why I love it: Of the body and mind, of the healthy and diseased, of the real and the imagined: the confluence of which makes up these eleven unusual short stories that only Scheer can concoct. This is one of the most innovative and imaginative books I've read in a long time! This short story collection is bizarre, surreal, odd, sometimes absurd, sometimes oddly disturbing ... but always unique and memorable. 

Asleep by Banana Yoshimoto
My Review  |  Book Depository
Why I love it: Yoshimoto captures three women's stories in the entanglement of the simple act of sleeping, love, and of death. Written in sparse yet beautiful prose, each story is a gem with Banana's trademark otherworldliness.


A mandatory entry is:

Recommend at least one of your favourite literary fiction reads which you think I should read. Of course, tell me what you loved about it.

Leave your answer in the comments. If you have a review, please link it up!

Remember: Don't EVER leave your email address in the comments (unless you like SPAM), please use the Promosimple entry form.

Good luck and happy hopping!

  1. Leeswammes
  2. Read Her Like an Open Book (US/CA)
  3. My Book Self (N. Am.)
  4. The Book Stop
  5. My Book Retreat (US)
  6. Books in the Burbs (US)
  7. Guiltless Reading
  8. Word by Word
  9. Juliet Greenwood
  10. BooksandLiliane
  11. Words for Worms (US)
  12. The Relentless Reader
  13. The Misfortune of Knowing
  14. The Friday Morning Bookclub (US)
  15. Readerbuzz
  16. Lavender Likes, Loves, Finds and Dreams
  17. The Emerald City Book Review
  18. Wensend
  1. Laurie Here
  2. A Cup Of Tea, A Friend, And A Book (US)
  3. Moon Shine Art Spot (US)
  4. I'd Rather Be Reading At The Beach (US)
  5. Lost Generation Reader
  6. Books Speak Volumes
  7. Mom's Small Victories (US)
  8. Books on the Table (US)
  9. Orange Pekoe Reviews
  10. Lavender Likes, Loves, Finds and Dreams
  11. Words And Peace (US)
  12. Booklover Book Reviews
  13. Inside the Secret World of Allison Bruning (US)



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