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2011 Reading Challenge

2011 Reading Challenge
Jill Elizabeth has read 22 books toward her goal of 111 books.
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My First GIVEAWAY or Woohoo, She Said!

I know, I know – TWO POSTS IN ONE DAY. AND a giveaway. My generosity truly knows no bounds… ;)

Well, I figured it’s about time I started giving back… Loyal readers keep visiting and commenting, new people keep finding me and joining, and authors, publishers, and other websites keep sending new books for me to review – it’s only fair that I figure out a way to say thank you, so I’m going to start doing giveaways.

Hooray, she said!

The first giveaway will feature two memoirs previously reviewed here on Jill-Elizabeth.com – The Company We Keep (hard cover – anecdotal story about a couple of spies who meet at work, fall in love, and eventually leave the CIA together) and The Color of Atmosphere (trade paperback – a pediatrician’s journey from medical school to doctor-hood to the decision to walk away from medicine altogether). The books were both provided as review copies courtesy of LuxuryReading.com – and they are in perfect condition because Jill Elizabeth is an incredibly anal-retentive person who leaves books looking like new even after reading and/or referring to them multiple times. (teehee)
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My New Kindle, or Hooray, More Books to Read!

So I received the new Kindle and have downloaded my first books – hooray! So far, I have only added free/open access stuff, a couple of free sample chapters, and the few electronic versions of review books that I have taken on by special agreement. Already I have like forty things to read. Sigh. This is a great thing, don’t get me wrong. But it’s also a little maddening.

Why you ask? Because those forty exist on top of the hundreds (literally) of things at the house that exist in the amorphous and ever-expanding “to be read” pile. Well, to be honest, it’s actually not a pile – that would be impractical, as it would overtake me, the rooms, and anyone visiting. It’s more a series of shelves. Or several series of shelves, to be exact. Seriously – I have a problem.

My name is Jill Elizabeth and I am a compulsive book buyer. Hello, Jill-Elizabeth…
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