The Grand Giveaway: Win Books, Power to Decide a Monthly Theme and Letters of Appreciation

The Book Wars

Dearest Readers, once upon a time we discovered the Internet, created The Book Wars and were like…

At first, no one took notice and we were all…

THEN, a strange thing happened! The Internet started liking us back and we just…

SO

In order to express our appreciation for all our readers, we have decided to hold a giveaway.

Yes, a GIVEAWAY.

Once again!

GIVEAWAY

Up for grabs are three prizes:

1.  The Grand Prize

Two (or three, I’ll explain in a bit) books of your choice from the 15 choices offered below:

1. I’ll Give You the Sun by Jandy Nelson

2. Otherbound by Corinne Duyvis

3. Akata Witch by Nnedi Okorafor

4. How It Went Down by Kekla Magoon

5. Gabi, a Girl in Pieces by Isabel Quintero

6. Who Fears Death by Nnedi Okorafor

7. Howl’s Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones

8. The Thief by Megan Whalen Turner

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Field Notes: BlogHer PRO 2014

WordPress.com News

Automatticians, the people who build WordPress.com, participate in events and projects around the world every day. Periodically, they report back on the exciting things they do when not in front of a computer — from talking about making great products to using design to tackle social challenges.

Recently, Story Wrangler Cheri Lucas Rowlands and Happiness Engineers Carolyn Sonnek, Deborah Beckett, and Jen Hooks attended the third annual BlogHer PRO ’14 conference, an event for professionally minded bloggers looking to take their blogs, brands, and businesses to the next level.

A conference is a great way to dive deeper into your passion of blogging. You invest in specific skills you want to hone and get inspired by big ideas, and also take a break from that glowing screen. It’s fun to immerse yourself in an inspiring setting where avatars become faces and Twitter handles become real people.

Image by Jen Hooks

BlogHer PRO ’14 was a…

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