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random acts of kindness

  • December RAK

    December RAK

    My November RAK, I feel, was very successful. I received a copy of "A Million Suns" from Megan at Amethyst Day Dreams and sent out the following titles:

    • "Crescendo" to Rescue Reads
    • "Enclave" to A Book Obsession
    • "Hex Hall" to Books, Movies, Reviews! Oh My!
    • "Beautiful Darkness" to Sophistikatied
    • "Rules of Attraction" to Amethyst Day Dreams
    • "A Million Suns" to Miss Amanda Button
    • "Pandemonium" (on loan) to Miss Amanda Button
    • "Enclave" to Miss Amanda Button
    As I mentioned earlier this month (when talking about the RAK) , the RAK provides me the opportunity to find good homes for great books who are taking up valuable real estate on my husband patrolled shelves.

    That being said, for December I'd love to put the following books on my RAcK — haha get it? I, of course, accept gently used copies or Nook Books!:)

    1. Human.4 by Mike Lancaster
    2. Shut Out by Kody Keplinger
    3. Angel Burn by L.A. Weatherly
    4. The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer by Michelle Hodkin
    5. Divergent by Veronica Roth
    I absolutely love that they've added the Top 5 Books on Your Wishlist section to the form. I don't even scroll over to the actual linked wishlists. I focus merely in on two things: the country they live in and the Top 5 Books listed. What I did this month was figure out what books needed to leave my bookshelf and then do a quick [edit — find] and type in those book titles. It was that simple! I adore that part of the form and I am SO glad they inserted it!

    I really do love this service/program not only because it helps me find homes for books (and brings a few in) but because of the promotion of community. For instance, most of the bloggers I sent books out to this month were completely random (due to the process in which I searched for who was looking for a book) and so the majority of these bloggers were new to me! I am so excited to have discovered Rescue Reads as Erika is a Midwest blogger (yay!).

    What about you? Do you participate in the RAK?

  • Random Acts of Kindness — August 2011

    Random Acts of Kindness — August 2011

    This month I'll be participating in the Random Acts of Kindness hosted by Book Soulmates. This is a great wayto spread the love, make someone smile, and maybe receive a smile yourself. I haven't participated in awhile simply because of how busy the summer has been. But I am really excited about the new "Wishlist" feature of the RAK (you can list your five top books) — I just feel like it makes it so much easier and not as overwhelming. So happy RAK everybody!

    Here are the RAK Rules, as posted at Book Soulmates.

    Rules:
    • Sign up each month you'd like to participate in. • Show off your participation! Grab one a button.
    • Create a wishlist and post it in the Google Doc located in each R.A.K post for the month. • If you choose to do a R.A.K for someone, check out their wishlist and contact that blogger for their address. • At the end of the month, SHOW US YOUR R.A.K by posting a big "THANK YOU!"
    Here are my top five picks! Vesper — Jeff Sampson The Water Wars — Cameron Stracher Angelburn — Lee Weatherly Unearthly — Cynthia Hand Demonglass — Rachel Hawkins

  • Random Acts of Kindness — May 2011

    Random Acts of Kindness — May 2011

    This month I'll again be participating in the Random Acts of Kindness hosted by Book Soulmates. This is a great way to spread the love, make someone smile, and maybe receive a smile yourself. In April I received two RAKS ("Across the Universe" and "The Lost Saint") and sent three books in return. I had a lot of fun and I can't wait to participate this month!

    Here are the RAK Rules, as posted at Book Soulmates.

    Rules:

    • Sign up each month you'd like to participate in.
    • Show off your participation! Grab one a button.
    • Create a wishlist and post it in the Google Doc located in each R.A.K post for the month.
    • If you choose to do a R.A.K for someone, check out their wishlist and contact that blogger for their address.
    • At the end of the month, SHOW US YOUR R.A.K by posting a big "THANK YOU!"

  • Random Acts of Kindness — April 2011

    Random Acts of Kindness — April 2011

    This month I'll be participating in the Random Acts of Kindness hosted by Book Soulmates. This is a great way to spread the love, make someone smile, and maybe receive a smile yourself.

    Here are the RAK Rules, as posted at Book Soulmates.

    Rules:
    • Sign up each month you'd like to participate in. • Show off your participation! Grab one a button.
    • Create a wishlist and post it in the Google Doc located in each R.A.K post for the month. • If you choose to do a R.A.K for someone, check out their wishlist and contact that blogger for their address. • At the end of the month, SHOW US YOUR R.A.K by posting a big "THANK YOU!"
    This month, as it is my first time participating, I'd like to at least send out two books to spread the book love so please comment with a link to your RAK!

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