It’s
my pleasure to once again be participating in the awesome month-long
celebration Read Pink® in Honor
of Breast Cancer Awareness Month and Support the Next Chapter in Innovative
Research sponsored by Penguin Random House.
Penguin
Random House marks a five-year partnership milestone and $125,000 in donations
to The Breast Cancer Research Foundation®
What’s black and
white and pink all over? The initiative by Penguin Random House called Read Pink®
in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month (observed throughout October)!
Penguin Random
House is thrilled to partner once again this year with BCRF, as 91 cents of
every dollar spent by BCRF is directed towards breast cancer research and awareness
programs.
The $25,000
donation that Penguin Random House contributes, regardless of sales, provides vital funds to support the mission
of BCRF.
In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month and Penguin Random House’s Read Pink® editions, we are featuring a few participating
authors and what Read Pink® means to them…
Beatriz Williams (2014 Read Pink® Spokesperson), A Hundred Summers
“Every life lost to breast cancer leaves behind
a hole that can never be filled again: a wife, a mother, a sister, a friend, an
aunt, a grandmother. I’m so grateful for organizations like The Breast Cancer
Research Foundation for their efforts to find a cure for this devastating
disease, and honored to support breast cancer awareness, detection, and research
through Penguin’s READ PINK program in 2014. With your help, we can move closer
to the day when breast cancer leaves behind only survivors.”
Karen White,
The Time Between
“Since 1989, death
rates from breast cancer have been decreasing due to earlier detection and
improved treatment because of the efforts of organizations like The Breast
Cancer Research Foundation. Books have always been an important part of my
life, and I am honored that my book will be part of Penguin’s Read Pink program
that supports breast cancer awareness and research through reading. It is my
greatest hope that through efforts like this we might find a cure within my
lifetime.”
Nora Roberts,
Sea Swept and The Witness
“To all the moms
and daughters, wives and sisters, lovers and friends, Read Pink is here for you
and yours. Help support breast cancer awareness and the strong, brave women who
fight or will fight this disease and Read Pink in October.”
Catherine Anderson, Perfect
“I am so delighted
to be included in the Read Pink campaign again this year with Perfect Timing being featured, along
with so many other great books, to raise funds for breast cancer research. I
can remember when a diagnosis of breast cancer was often equivalent to a death
sentence. Nowadays, the survival rates have increased greatly, and I personally
know women who have prevailed over this terrible disease. Sadly, I’ve also
known a few women who lost the battle. So I call upon all of you to join ranks
with me and countless other women in a war to defeat breast cancer. ‘Read Pink!
Buy books bearing the Read Pink logo as gifts for the women you love.’ By
standing together as sisters, we have it within our power to make a huge
difference!”
Jayne Ann Krentz, Dream Eyes
“This is the time
of year when we celebrate the progress that has been made in the battle against
breast cancer and acknowledge the work that lies ahead. No, we aren't there
yet. There's a long way to go. The greatest weapon we have to fight this
disease is research and research costs money. That is why this breast cancer
awareness campaign is so important and why I am proud to participate.”
Marie Force,
I Want to Hold Your Hand
“I’m so thrilled to
be part of the Read Pink effort to help raise awareness and funding for breast
cancer research. I hear frequently from romance readers who tell me my books
and those of other romance authors have helped them get through breast cancer
treatment. I want to hear from fewer of them in the future. I want to hear they
took our books on fabulous vacations rather than treatments. Please Read Pink
in October to support all the courageous women fighting this disease and to
fund critical research. Thank you for Reading Pink!”
Full List of 2014
Participating Authors:
Jojo Moyes, The Last Letter from your Lover
Karen White, The Time Between
Nora Roberts, Sea Swept and The Witness
Jennifer
Chiaverini, Mrs. Lincoln’s Dressmaker
Beatriz Williams,
A Hundred Summers
Wendy Wax, While We Were Watching Downton Abbey
Catherine
Anderson, Perfect Timing
Marie Force, I Want to Hold Your Hand
Janet Chapman, The Heart of a Hero
Lisa Gardner, MacNamara’s Woman
Jayne Ann Krentz,
Dream Eyes
Mark your
calendars and remember to join in the conversation with @BerkleyRomance and @PenguinGroupUSA
on Twitter throughout October. Make sure to use the hashtag #ReadPink!
For more
information about the Read Pink initiative and to view a complete list of the
participating retail outlets, please visit penguin.com/readpink.
Read Pink®
Blog Tour Schedule:
Please support
the blogs taking part in this special, Read Pink® Spotlight Tour!
October 1 – Exclusive guest post with spokesperson Beatriz Williams on
LizandLisa.com
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September 22 - Cheryl's Book Nook; The Readers Den; Gone with the Words; Pretty Sassy Cool
September 23 - Reading Reality; You Gotta Read; Adria's Romance Reviews
September 24 - Kimberly Faye Reads; Nicely Phrased; I Smell Sheep
September 25 - Romance Junkies; To Read or Not To Read; A Southern Girl’s Bookshelf
September 26 - Cindy's Love of Books; Chick Lit Plus; The Book Reading Gals
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September 29 - LitChat; Melissa's Eclectic Bookshelf; Chris Book Blog Emporium
September 30 - Reality Bites! Let's Get
Lost!; Grave
Tells; Britt's Book and Life Blog; Sincerely Stacie
October 1 - Cocktails and Books; The Reading Nook Reviews; 2Bookaholics; Wit & Sin; Raw Books
October 2 - SOS Aloha; Bookish Things & More; Shayna Renee's Spicy Reads
October 3 - Dew on the Kudzu; Peace Love Books; Grown Up Book Reviews
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October 6 - My Book Addiction and More; Book-alicious Mama; Chick Lit Central
October 7 - A Dream Within A Dream; Thoughts in Progress; Mundie Moms
October 8 - Flirty and Dirty Book Blog; Readers Live A Thousand Lives; That's
What I'm Talking About
October 9 - Book Lovin' Mamas; Lori's Reading Corner; The Book Reading Gals
*
October 13 - Fallen Angel Reviews; Parajunkee's View; As I Turn the Pages
October 14 - Reading in Black & White; Keepin
It Real Book Blog
October 15 - ABCD Diaries; Fictional Candy; Paranormal Book Club
October 17 - Wicked Lil Pixie; The Book Swarm; Addicted 2 Novels; Stephanie’s Book Reports
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October 20 - News & Sentinel,
“Book Nook”;
The Reading Café
October 21 - The Book Bellas; The Book Cellar
October 22 - The Novel Life; My Book Muse; Confessions of a Y.A.
& N.A. Book Addict
October 23 - Rock Stars of Romance; Silver's Reviews; Journey of a Bookseller
October 24 - Sunshine & Mountains
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October 27 - Bewitched Bookworms; Ramblings From This Chick
October 28 - Reading in Pajamas; Turn the Page
October 30 - Fang-tastic Books; No BS Book Reviews; Marie’s Cozy Corner; Smut Book Junkie Book Reviews
October 31 - In Shadows; Love Romances & More
Thank you so much for stopping by today. I hope you’ll check out some
of these amazing books in support of Read Pink®. It’s my deepest wish that you will never be touched by this terrible
disease, but I know many of you already have in various ways. May we all strive
to stamp out this disease so that future generations will never have to endure
it or know the pain and suffering it can cause.
*NOTE: I'll be away from the internet for the next few days unable to respond to your comments or visits your blogs, but will try to make sure the schedule posts go up. My mother-in-law's health is failing rapidly and my focus will be there. Please keep us in your prayers.
Great post, and great book list. This is a great program. I've had two friends who were diagnosed with breast cancer and am happy to say that treatment saved their lives and they are doing well.
ReplyDeleteGood to see so many businesses and organizations involved this month. (And nothing like a football field full of men in pink - only in October!)
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing this, Mason - it's a great cause. Thinking of you and your family at this time...
ReplyDeleteEvery year, I try to seek out and purchase a couple of the books on the list. Thinking of your family at this time.
ReplyDeletegreat cause and lovely books! Sorry to hear about your mother in law. I know she is very old, and she needs her family with her now.
ReplyDeleteI hope your mother-in-law is doing better. I'm sending prayers your way.
ReplyDeleteThis is such a great cause and I love the read pink idea.
What a wonderful cause and it's great seeing authors and publishers doing this.
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