Nicholas Sparks, Julie Powell Audio Book Giveaways

The Hachette Audio Book group has two audio books available for a December giveaway.

The December featured audio book from Hachette Book Group is Nicholas Spark’s novel DEAR JOHN, which is a soon-to-be released major motion picture from Sony Pictures starring Channing Tatum (“G.I. Joe”) and Amanda Seyfield (“Mamma Mia”).

The movie is scheduled for the theaters just in time for Valentine’s Day, Feb. 5, 2010. The audio book edition of DEAR JOHN is read by actor and voice over artist Holter Graham.

Anna and the folks at Hachette Book Group are providing three (3) audio books for the giveaway. Here is a brief synopsis Hachette provided of the book:

An angry rebel, John dropped out of school and enlisted in the Army, not knowing what else to do with his life--until he meets the girl of his dreams, Savannah. Their mutual attraction quickly grows into the kind of love that leaves Savannah waiting for John to finish his tour of duty, and John wanting to settle down with the woman who captured his heart. But 9/11 changes everything. John feels it is his duty to re-enlist. And sadly, the long separation finds Savannah falling in love with someone else.

The second audio book is CLEAVING.

Here is a brief synopsis Hachette provided:

Julie Powell thought cooking her way through Julia Child's Mastering the Art of French Cooking was the craziest thing she'd ever do--until she embarked on the voyage recounted in her new memoir, CLEAVING.

Her marriage challenged by an insane, irresistible love affair, Julie decides to leave town and immerse herself in a new obsession: butchery. She finds her way to Fleischer's, a butcher shop where she buries herself in the details of food. She learns how to break down a side of beef and French a rack of ribs--tough, physical work that only sometimes distracts her from thoughts of afternoon trysts.

The camaraderie at Fleischer's leads Julie to search out fellow butchers around the world--from South America to Europe to Africa. At the end of her odyssey, she has learned a new art and perhaps even mastered her unruly heart.

Now the rules of the giveaway contests:

The contests are only open to residents of the US and Canada and no P.O. Box addresses will be accepted.

To enter, you have to e-mail me at mcbookshelf@gmail.com. You can enter both contest, but separate entries are needed. Your subject line should read, “Win DEAR JOHN” or “Win CLEAVING.” Your message has to include your name and mailing address (remember no post office boxes).

This giveaway will run until Sunday, Dec. 20, at 6 p.m. (EST).  No entries accepted after that time.

The winners will be drawn that night. I will post the winners’ names on the blog and forward the information to the Hachette Book Group, who will mail the books to the winners.


Good luck and start entering.