Angela from Reading Angel, Lori from Pure Imagination, and I are throwing the second annual Spring Blog Carnival.
Last
year we had a giveaway hop along with the carnival booths, but this
year we are just hosting booths! Do you remember what they were? If not,
here's a refresher:
Booths are basically specific challenges
and giveaways. Each blogger that hosts a booth will have a fun
challenge that you can complete to win prizes. Here's what we have so far:- Lori at Pure Imagination has the Kissing Booth and will be giving away Romance books.
- Angela at Reading Angel has the Haunted House and will be giving away ghost books
- I have the Parasol Parade Booth and will be giving away Steampunk books
- Joli at Actin' Up With Books has the Karaoke booth and will be giving away music themed books
- Gabrielle at The Mod Podge Bookshelf has the House of Mirrors booth and will be giving away (not sure yet)
- Jacinda at The Reading Housewives has the Cake Walk and will be giving away books that feature food/cakes on the cover.
- Kate at Midnight Book Girl has the Funhouse and will be giving away funny books.
- Margie at Bumbles and Fairy-tales has The Cloud of Make Believe Booth and will be about winged-creatures.
- Bree at The Magic Attic has The Starry Night Booth and will be giving away Issues Books.
- Becky at Stories and Sweeties has the Fortune Teller's Booth and will be giving away books about seers.
- Gilly at By Anonymous Writer has the Arts and Crafts Booth and will be giving away Art Themed Books.
- Loretta at Between the Pages has The Guessing Booth and will be giving away Book of choice from TBD.
- Amy at Amy's Book Den has The Weaponry and Dangerous Magic Booth and will be giving away related books.
- Emily at Emily's Reading Room is doing a Petting Zoo and giving away a book with centaurs
- Ashley at Bookish Brunette is doing a Zombie booth (working on title) and is giving away zombie books
- Kristen at Seeing Night Reviews is doing a Masquerade Ball and giving away books with masks on the covers
- Heidi at Rainy Day Ramblings and Lila at Babbling About Books are doing the Food Court and are giving away food related books
- Kathy at I Am a Reader, Not a Writer is doing a Fishing Pond and giving away childrens books
- Shannon at Stalking the Bookshelves is doing a Bouncy House with fairytale inspired books
- Shannon at Books Devoured is doing Middle Grade Arcade and giving away middle grade books
- Amber at The Musings of ALMYBNENR is doing the Dunk Tank and is giving away mermaid books
- Benji at The Non Reluctant Reader is doing a Grab Bag booth
- Jen at Jen Ryland/Ya Romantics is doing a Old Time Photo Booth and giving away historical YA
- Britta at I Like These Books is doing the Clown Car and giving away road trip books
- Lisa at Disneeee's Wonderful World of Books is doing the Jugglers Booth and giving away love triangle books
- Cambria Hebert is doing the Dress Up Booth and giving away related books (books with dresses on the cover, or dress up scenes).
- Missie at The Unread Reader is doing the Match Maker Booth and giving away book boyfriend books
- April at My Shelf Confessions is doing a Dystopian Booth (name being worked on) and giving away dystopian books.
- Brenda at Crazy Four Books is doing the Alpha Arcade and giving away werewolf books
- Amanda at Letters Inside Out is doing the Fish Bowl and giving away beach themed books
- Logan E. Turner is doing the Contortionist Booth and giving away books with a twist
- Stephenie at Stephie's Fantabulous Books is doing the Basketball Toss and giving away sport themed books
- Heather at Buried in Books is doing The Land of Make Believe and giving away fae books
- Aimee at Coffee Table Reviews is doing The Vagabond Booth and giving away books that take place in foreign countries
- Jen at At Random is doing a Henna Booth and giving away books with tattoos/henna on the cover
- Katie at Call Me Crazy is doing the Face Painting Booth and giving away books where they have face paint/art on the cover
- Krystal at Live to Read is doing the Tilt-a-Whirl and is giving away mystery/thriller books
- Kristin at My Bookish Ways is doing a Haunted Hayride and giving away horror books
- Bewitched Bookworms has the Reboot Lounge and they are giving away retellings.
- Rebecca at Kindle Fever is doing the Wheel of Fortune and giving away a surprise package
- Beth at Candle Beam Book Blog is doing a White Elephant Sale and giving away related books
- Jessica at Peace. Love. Books. is doing the Popcorn Booth and giving away book to movie adaptations
- Lillie at Read My Mind is doing the Ferris Wheel and giving away adult romance prize packs
- Ephrielle at Hope, Love and Happy Endings is doing the Horse Racing Booth and giving away related books
- Jennifer at Some Like It Paranormal is doing a Magic Booth and giving away witch books
- Claire at Claire Reads is doing the First Aide Booth and giving away books about healers
- Rachel at Rachel's Book Reviews is doing Booth X and giving away books about spies
- Ashley at Bookish Brunette is doing a Dance of the Undead: a Zombie Bash and giving away zombie books
- Dalene at A Date With a Book is doing a Candy Shop Booth and is giving away books with eye candy on the covers.
- BrittaLexi at Lovely Lit. is doing the Graviton Booth and giving away space books.
- Kaye at Watercolor Moods is doing the Rummage Sale Booth and giving away older YA titles.
- Lea from LC's Adventures in Libraryland is doing the Candy Apple Red Booth and giving away books with redheads on the covers.
- JHS from Colloquium is doing the Cotton Candy Booth and giving away women's fiction.
Those are the booths we have at the moment, if you would like to host a booth here's a little more info about being a host: SIGN UPS ARE NOW CLOSED
- Booths (challenge & giveaway posts) must be up by May 7th at 12:00am.
- You must think of your booth theme on your own and have it ready when you email us.
- Challenges can consist of anything, but don't make it too hard. (If you would like some examples of last year's challenges go here and here)
- Giveaways must correspond with the booth theme somehow.
- Giveaways can be any books or book related item.
The Carnival will be May 7th through the 13th. Please email Lori if you're interested in hosting a booth. SIGN UPS ARE NOW CLOSED
pureimagination77(at)gmail.com
Or you can email me at candace_redinger(at)yahoo.com but I may forward it on to Lori so there's no confusion.
Or you can email me at candace_redinger(at)yahoo.com but I may forward it on to Lori so there's no confusion.
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Oh my gosh, this sounds like such a fun idea!! I've always loved Carnivals since I was a little girl -- those and circuses -- so I honestly can't think of a better way to celebrate spring! :) And I'm in love with your Parasol Parade Booth especially because I love parasols and steampunk! x)
ReplyDeleteCan't wait until the carnival kicks off, Candace! I just know it's going to be a blast! :)
YAY! So glad you guys are doing this again, I had a blast participating last year:) FUN!!!!!
ReplyDeleteOh yes Candace I want to do this! I am going to email you an idea.
ReplyDeleteI'm SO in!!! But since it's during Zombie Craze month... Can that be my booth?? I'll email you and we'll throw some ideas around!!! :D
ReplyDeleteOh this sounds fun! Love the carnival theme. Hmm, I will have to think on a good one. :D
ReplyDeleteWendy @ The Midnight Garden
Oh yay! I didn't get to particpate last year, so I'm glad the opportunity is back. This is going to be so fun. :)
ReplyDeleteI read this earlier on my reader and thought it was really cool! Well thought out idea for sure!!
ReplyDeleteHi Candace, you have that Shannon and I are both giving away Fairy Tale bks but she's actually giving away Middle Grade bks to go along with her Arcade theme. Will you also mention that my Storybook Booth is a working title. Thanks so much, I'm so excited to be participating this year!!!
ReplyDeleteI love this, how fun! I can hardly wait to check out all the 'booths'!
ReplyDeleteOh I would LOVE to participate, this sounds like so much fun!! I'm going to write you a mail Candace and see with what I can come up :))
ReplyDeleteSo, since I see my name up there, I guess you know I'm in!
ReplyDeleteHeather
This is such a cool idea!! Wish I had heard of it earlier :/ I will be sure to hop trough to the different carnival booths! :)
ReplyDeleteI love this idea!! Hopefully if you do it again I can be a part of it. I can't wait to stop by the booths.
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