First Book - What got you hooked on reading? contest results

And the state receiving 50,000 books is ....... (drumrool please) Hawaii. Kentucky and Oklahoma were fighting it out but in the end, Hawaii and North Carolina stomped all over them. And believe it or not, South Carolina placed in the top 10, ranking at #8. This from down in the lower 25 of the pack, so kudos to all those readers who took the initiative and voted and put Hawaii out in front and brought South Carolina up from being the low man on totem pole. If you want to see all the states' rankings, just click on the title of this posting and you will be taken directly to the results page.

Fall Ya'll bloggy giveaway winners listings

I saw about 600+ people offering things to be given away and when I posted my congratulatory link I was the 300th person to report the winner.

For a list of winners, go to here and see if maybe you were a winner but not contacted (that is if you entered any of the giveaways.

I keep hoping but alas so far I haven't been picked or notified - oh well may be in the next one - E :)