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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Lyrics: </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>A spaceman came travelling on his ship from afar</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>'Twas light years of time since his mission did start</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>And over a village he halted his craft</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>And it hung in the sky like a star, just like a star</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>He followed a light and came down to a shed</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Where a mother and child were lying there on a bed</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>A bright light of silver shone round his head</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>And he had the face of an angel, and they were afraid</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Then the stranger spoke, he said, 'Do not fear,</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>I come from a planet a long way from here,</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>And I bring a message for mankind to hear.'</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>And suddenly the sweetest music filled the air...</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">About (via Wikipedia): Songwriter Chris De Burgh, who'd just signed his first recording contract with A&M Records, was broke and staying at a friend's flat when he read <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chariots_of_the_Gods%3F">Chariots of the Gods? Unsolved Mysteries of the Past</a></i> by Erich von Däniken. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The book made him think, '<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nativity_of_Jesus">what if the star of Bethlehem was a space craft</a> and what if there is a benevolent being or entity in the universe keeping an eye on the world and our foolish things that we do to each other?'</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">He imagined 'the nativity scene, the thing hovering over and I could see the shepherds in the fields and this weird, ethereal music was drifting into the air and they were, "What the heck is that?"' But he 'had no ideas about trying to write a hit record.' The song failed to chart when it was first released as a single, but later gained in popularity as <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Spaceman_Came_Travelling">other artists recorded the song</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>My friends were all in town</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>As the snow was falling down</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>And I don't know for certain</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>But someone at that party</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Tell me who, who spiked the <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QOKSmjGBwdo">eggnog</a>?</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>I know the culprit's here.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>To the Christmas party this year...</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Okay, folks - who spiked the eggnog?</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>*Every weekend* </b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Founder: Sasha Soren (<i><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Random-Magic-Sasha-Soren/dp/0979777410">Random Magic</a></i>) </b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>This is the last post for this feature, which is scheduled to wrap in December 2012. </i></span></b><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><i>Feel free to browse the archived picks, if you like, and thanks for joining us!</i></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Location: Private residence, Lake Drive, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Photographer: David Bader</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Designer: <a href="http://www.gmtoday.com/content/m_magazine/2012/October/m_102012_76.asp">José Carlino</a></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Hi! Thanks for dropping by to enter to win the nice prize bundle for Video Week: <i>Random Magic</i> (Dec. 15-24, 2012).</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Each vlogger will share their personal answer to a specific question, somewhere in their vlog(s). </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Just watch the tour vlogs, comment on the vlog, then collect each vlogger's pick. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>The question: If you could give or keep a gift of ONE thing from the world of <i><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Random-Magic-Sasha-Soren/dp/0979777410/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1349617956&sr=8-1&keywords=random+magic">Random Magic</a></i>, what would it be?</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Watch any video from this tour. Listen for each vlogger's answer on which gift they'd give or keep, from the world or <i>Random Magic</i> - they'll tell you about it somewhere in their video.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Leave a comment below his/her video.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>3. ENTER TO WIN</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Then just click over from their video page to enter the answer into the Rafflecopter. The Rafflecopter is shown below. It's totally okay to paraphrase the answer in your own words.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>The Video Week: </i>Random Magic<i> prize bundle offer is international, and offer is good through December 31, 2012, midnight EST. Good luck to all!</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Dec. 15 - TheeBookMonster </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Dec. 17 - BooksWithDylan </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Dec. 18 - AliciaReads</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Dec. 20 - BibliophileSisters (Mallory)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Dec. 21 - BooksForeverAfter</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Dec. 22 - OhYeahTavia</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Dec. 23 - GDCLA</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Dec. 24 - ReaderOfTheAwesome</span><br />
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<b style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">What do I get if I win?:</b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> Everything! There won't be multiple prize packs, one winner takes all. If you'd like to know what the prize bundle is before you enter, feel free to browse below to see what you'd be receiving.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>How do I do this?:</b> Just visit the vloggers on this tour and keep a lookout for their <i>Random Magic</i> answers, which they'll share with you. Comment on their vlog, then come here to enter his or her answer about which gift they'd bring away from the world of <i>Random Magic</i>. Collect a few different answers and you might be the one who'll be receiving this nice prize bundle for book lovers.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>First edition copy of <i><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Random-Magic-Sasha-Soren/dp/0979777410/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1349617956&sr=8-1&keywords=random+magic">Random Magic</a></i>, by Sasha Soren</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">About: When absent-minded Professor Random misplaces the main character from <i>Alice's Adventures in Wonderland</i>, young Henry Witherspoon must book-jump to fetch Alice before chaos theory kicks in and the world vanishes.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Along the way he meets Winnie Flapjack, a wit-cracking doodle witch with nothing to her name but a magic feather and a plan.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Henry and Winnie brave the Dark Queen, whatwolves, pirates, Strüths, and fluttersmoths, Priscilla and Charybdis, obnoxiously cheerful vampires, Baron Samedi, a nine-dimensional cat, and one perpetually inebriated Muse, to rescue Alice and save the world by tea time.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Shown above: Book trailer for <i><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Random-Magic-Sasha-Soren/dp/0979777410/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1349617956&sr=8-1&keywords=random+magic">Random Magic</a></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Shown above: Best Bits! (Summer tour). This video features a more in-depth look at the book, and includes dramatic readings, comedy skits, an online game, and other delightful things.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Shown above: Best Bits! (Autumn tour). This video also features a more in-depth look at the book, and includes comedy skits, original music, and other cool things.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">About: Gone, the imperious cat with, literally, nine lives, is an amusing character who winds his way through the story of <i>Random Magic</i>, vanishing and reappearing in the oddest places. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Here we have a cute plushie that could very well be Gone having a little stretch and a peek into our world, for all we know. This little plushie is a collectible item - he's also ridiculously cute. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Details: <a href="http://world.ty.com/catalog/catPage.cfm?status=Current&lineid=3">Beanie Baby</a>, official name <a href="http://www.tycollector.com/beanies/kaleidoscope.htm">Kaleidoscope the Cat</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Ty_Beanie_Babies#K">retired March 2001</a>, </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">6.5 inches (16.51 centimeters) tall.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>DVD - <i>Alice Through the Looking Glass</i></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">About: Of course, <i><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Random-Magic-Sasha-Soren/dp/0979777410/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1354751821&sr=8-1&keywords=random+magic">Random Magic</a></i> begins when absent-minded Professor Random misplaces the main character from <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice%27s_Adventures_in_Wonderland">Alice's Adventures in Wonderland</a> </i>(1865)<i>. </i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">There've been many movie versions of <i>Alice's Adventures in Wonderland</i>, and a few of the sequel to that original adventure, <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Through_the_Looking-Glass">Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There </a></i>(1871). </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This film version featuring actor Kate Beckinsale is one of the trippiest, most vivid and artistic versions of that story you'll ever see - and visually, it's a perfect match for the colorful and outlandish world of <i>Random Magic</i>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">About: Cute little plushie version of Alice, the main character from Lewis Carroll's classic upside-down tale, <i>Alice's Adventures in Wonderland</i>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Details: Alice thought she'd found just the place she was looking for, when she fell into Wonderland, but ended up wanting something a little less...mad. This enchanting Alice plush stands approximately seven inches (17.78 centimeters) tall, and features the blond heroine in a signature blue and white dress. - Manufacturer description</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>You are cordially invited to join us for an entertaining week of cool reviews and creative features from vloggers around the world. We're featuring the book <i>Random Magic</i>, by Sasha Soren. </b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b> Dec. 15-24, 2012</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Dec. 15 - <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/theebookmonster/featured">TheeBookMonster</a> (Twitter: <a href="http://twitter.com/LiddyParkinson">@LiddyParkinson</a>)</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Review, <i>Random Magic</i></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Dec. 17 - <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/bookswithdylan/featured">BooksWithDylan</a> (Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/bookswithdylan">@BooksWithDylan</a>)</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Review, <i>Random Magic</i></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Dec. 18 - <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/AliciaReads">AliciaReads</a> (Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/aliciareads">@AliciaReads</a>)</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Dec. 19 - <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/charrandthebookshelf">CharrAndTheBookshelf</a> (Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/charrfrears">@CharrFrears</a>)</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Dec. 20 - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/bibliophilesisters/videos?view=0">BibliophileSisters</a> - Mallory (Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/mallxryface">@MallxryFace</a>)</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Dec. 21 - <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/booksforeverafter">BooksForeverAfter</a> (Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/CraigMarsden2">@CraigMarsden2</a>)</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Dec. 22 - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/OhYeahTavia/videos?view=0">OhYeahTavia</a> (Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/ohyeahtavia">@OhYeahTavia</a>)</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Review, <i>Random Magic</i></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Dec. 23 - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/GDCLA/videos?view=0">GDCLA</a> (Twitter: N/A)</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Dec. 24 - <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/ReaderoftheAwesome">ReaderOfTheAwesome</a> (Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/Readerofawesome">@ReaderOfAwesome</a>)</b></span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6987481324190576672.post-53858579208833501892012-11-30T14:53:00.000-08:002012-11-30T14:55:12.579-08:00Book Nooks (41) <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Founder: Sasha Soren (<i><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Random-Magic-Sasha-Soren/dp/0979777410">Random Magic</a></i>) </b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Commentary: Quirky and subtly colorful sort of reading spot; it almost looks like a theater set or backstage lounge area, but quite welcoming for a reader, as well. The low-lying table can hold books, tray of tea or fruit, stacks of papers and notes. The divan looks comfortable, and the entire spot has sort of a sequestered feeling to it, as if it's a nice place to pass an hour or two browsing a new book.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Location: Private home, Pilsen, Chicago (U.S.)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Founder: Sasha Soren (<i><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Random-Magic-Sasha-Soren/dp/0979777410">Random Magic</a></i>) </b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Commentary: Clearly a bookish cocoon for a leisurely rainy day, when the primary objective is to sprawl comfortably and just read for hours. The stacks of hardcovers serve almost like makeshift tables, the couch looks sturdy but comfy, with plenty of pillows in soft materials. A bit boho, cluttered and casual. The forecast calls for rain? Well, then!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Join us for a virtual round of caroling, with Songs of the Season, a fun and quirky music hop. Discover new and wonderful songs each day of the hop, handpicked by great bloggers and vloggers - plus lots of other cool things to browse.</span></div>
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<b style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Aimee (<a href="http://reviewsfrommyfirstreadsshelf.blogspot.com/">Reviews from my First Reads Shelf</a>)</b><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Pepca (<a href="http://beyondstrangenewwords.blogspot.com/">Beyond Strange New Words</a>)</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><a href="http://beyondstrangenewwords.blogspot.com/2012/12/songs-of-season.html">A mellow pop-opera pick</a></b></span><br />
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<b style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Laura (<a href="http://burgandyice.blogspot.com/">Colorimetry</a>)</b><br />
<b style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://burgandyice.blogspot.com/2012/12/songs-of-season-drummer-boy.html">A gift of music</a></b><br />
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<b style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Laura (<a href="http://burgandyice.blogspot.com/">Colorimetry</a>)</b><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><a href="http://burgandyice.blogspot.com/2012/12/songs-of-season-emmanuel.html">A country take on a traditional carol</a></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Pammy (<a href="http://unconventionallibrarian.com/">Unconventional Librarian</a>)</b></span><br />
<b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://unconventionallibrarian.com/2012/12/15/songs-season/">The twelve books of Christmas</a> (live performance)</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Dec. 15</span></b><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Michelle (<a href="http://thetruebookaddict.blogspot.com/">True Book Addict</a>)</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><a href="http://thetruebookaddict.blogspot.com/2012/12/songs-of-season-2012-david-bowie-style.html">A duet about the gift of music</a></b></span><br />
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<b style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://rmthecoven.blogspot.com/2012/12/songs-of-season-2012-frivolous-mystery.html">A frivolous mystery</a></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Velvet (<a href="http://vvb32reads.blogspot.com/">vvb32reads</a>)</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><a href="http://vvb32reads.blogspot.com/2012/12/songs-of-season-2012.html">A suite of tunes for dancing</a></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Melissa (<a href="http://www.spellboundbybooks.com/">Spellbound by Books</a>)</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><a href="http://www.spellboundbybooks.com/2012/12/songs-of-season-event-production.html">A mellow song about the month of December</a></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Natalie (<a href="http://liedermadchen.blogspot.com/">Songs and Stories</a>)</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><a href="http://liedermadchen.blogspot.com/2012/12/songs-of-season.html">A cheerful sleigh ride</a></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Random Magic Tour (<a href="http://rmthecoven.blogspot.com/">Random Magic Tour</a>)</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><a href="http://rmthecoven.blogspot.com/2012/12/songs-of-season-2012-very-sci-fi.html">A sci-fi Nativity story</a></b></span><br />
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<b style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Dec. 24</b><br />
<b style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Aimee (<a href="http://reviewsfrommyfirstreadsshelf.blogspot.com/">Reviews from my First Reads Shelf</a>)</b><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><a href="http://reviewsfrommyfirstreadsshelf.blogspot.com/2012/12/songs-of-season_24.html">A cheery novelty track</a></b></span><br />
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<b style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Aimee (<a href="http://reviewsfrommyfirstreadsshelf.blogspot.com/">Reviews from my First Reads Shelf</a>)</b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Welcome, dear guests! You've arrived at a rather lovely soirée in honor of Talk like Jane Austen Day. <a href="http://www.talklikejaneausten.com/talklikejaneaustenday.html">Talk like Jane Austen Day</a> is an annual event, marking the anniversary of the first printing of <i>Sense and Sensibility</i> (1811), Austen's first published novel. </b></span></div>
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<b><b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Just browse below for a delightful Austen-related tidbit offered to you by the co-hosts of </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: center;">A Rather Lovely Soirée </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: center;">for </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: center;">Talk like Jane Austen Day. Here is Random Magic Tour's Austen-related treat for you - a free-to-play online game featuring Jane Austen characters, providing you with an hour or so of pleasant diversion.</span></b></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Shown above: Preview trailer for </span><i style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.austengame.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/JA_fullPage_forPrint_C.jpg">Rogues and Romance</a></i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">, a hidden objects game </span><a href="http://www.austengame.com/" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">set in the world of Austen</a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">. Commissioned and provided gratis for </span><a href="http://blog.games.com/2012/02/23/jane-austen-facebook-game-rogues-romance/" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">online play</a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> by BBC Worldwide, and developed by Legacy Games. </span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Welcome to Bookie Brunch: Trick or Treat! The first blog hop was a <a href="http://tinyurl.com/3cg22xc">Bookie Brunch special event for Halloween</a>, and it was a lot of fun, so we're just continuing the tradition.</b></span></span><br />
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</span> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">On each blog stop from now through Halloween, a blogger or vlogger will have a handpicked Halloween treat to share with you - it might be a video clip, or a feature about great spooky films, a playlist of great, creepy songs, a recipe for treats, or a gallery of witches.</span></b></span><br />
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</span> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It might be anything! But it's sure to be something fun, so feel free to drop by each day from October 23-31, to pick up some cute treats to put you in the Halloween mood. All the treats will be added into the linky at the end of this post, so feel free to browse.</span></b></span><br />
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</span> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Just click on any of badges at the end of the post, to find a new treat! There'll be some fun new things to enjoy every day, all week (Oct. 23-31).</span></b></span></div>
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</span></span> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Notes (via Librivox): <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bram_Stoker">Bram Stoker</a> did not invent the vampire story, but he popularized it with his classic 1897 novel. In form, <i>Dracula</i> is an epistolary novel, told through a series of journal entries, letters, newspaper articles, and telegrams. </span></b></span><br />
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</span></b></span> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It begins with lawyer Jonathan Harker's perilous journey to Castle Dracula in Transylvania, and chronicles the vampire's invasion of England, where he preys upon the lovely <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucy_Westenra">Lucy Westenra</a>. Summary by <a href="http://amingledyarn.wordpress.com/">Elizabeth Klett</a>, artwork shown above courtesy of <a href="http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Dracula-jpg.jpg">TheCount68</a>. Technical details: 18:02:32, MP3 format, free download, streamable. Alternate audio book version is <a href="http://librivox.org/dracula-version-2-by-bram-stoker/">available here</a>.</span></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>About Bookie Brunch: Bookie Brunch was a weekly book discussion founded by Sasha Soren, the author of <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ImIzIx4IeQQ">Random Magic</a>. <a href="http://tinyurl.com/3hgz5jp">Browse archive</a></i></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hi! Thanks for stopping by for Random Magic Tour's treat for </span><a href="http://afancifultwist.typepad.com/a_fanciful_twist/2012/09/halloween-party-2012-an-invitation.html" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A Fanciful Twist's Halloween party</a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">. For this stop, we're sharing a classic movie treat. So, dim the lights and pull out some popcorn, and treat yourself to a romantic, scary movie - </span><i style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Mary Shelley's Frankenstein</i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The novel, <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankenstein">Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus</a></i>, was written by novelist <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Shelley">Mary Shelley</a>. The first edition of her novel was published anonymously in London, England, in 1818, and the story of Frankenstein and his pitiable creature have since been adapted into dozens of movie versions.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As a Halloween treat, we present the 1994 film version of this Gothic classic, <i>Mary Shelley's Frankenstein</i>, courtesy of broadcaster Crackle.<i> </i>This film is recommended for mature audiences only. Running time: 2:03:12, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motion_Picture_Association_of_America_film_rating_system#Ratings">rated R</a>, age verification will be requested before streaming begins.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Crackle's summary of the film: </span>In the most famous horror story of all time, young Victor Frankenstein (Kenneth Branagh, who also directed) leaves Geneva for the university, leaving behind his adopted sister Elizabeth (Helena Bonham Carter), with whom he is wildly in love.<br />
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Believing the creature has perished of cholera, Victor returns home and makes plans for his marriage. Alone, despised and driven by a rage born of emotional agony, the creature sets off to find his maker, and so begins the nightmare that will engulf Victor Frankenstein and all those he loves. In this suspenseful horror tale, film legend Robert DeNiro brings a frightening realism to his portrayal of the tragic creature created, then abandoned, by Victor Frankenstein. </div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">ENTER to </span><a href="http://rmthecoven.blogspot.com/2012/10/preview-cute-prize-bundle-for-video.html" style="font-size: x-large;">win this cute prize bundle</a><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></div>
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Shown above: Oscar Wilde action figure, part of cute prize bundle listed above. Feel free to click above to browse and enter if this tickles your fancy, and have fun...</div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Hi! Thanks for dropping by to enter to win the nice prize bundle for Video Week: Random Magic (Oct. 21-31, 2012).</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Update: This offer has now expired. The winner has been drawn and will be contacted. Thanks to all for playing and visiting this fun tour!</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">There are 11 vloggers on this tour. In honor of Halloween, each vlogger will share their personal answer to a specific question, somewhere in their vlog(s).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>The question: If you were invited to attend a masquerade disguised as one of the characters in <i><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Random-Magic-Sasha-Soren/dp/0979777410/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1349617956&sr=8-1&keywords=random+magic">Random Magic</a></i>, which character would you choose to go as - and why?</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Just watch the tour vlogs, comment on the vlog, then collect each vlogger's character pick. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1. Watch any video from this tour. Listen for the vlogger's answer to the <i>Random Magic </i>masquerade question, somewhere in their video.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2. Leave a comment below his/her video.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">3. Then just click over from their video page to enter their character pick into the Rafflecopter (box shown below).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Note: There are approximately 11 answers to find, spread across the vlogs on this tour. You don't have to enter more than once, but the more times you enter, the more likely you are to win. You can enter up to one overheard answer per day.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>If we reach at least 200 valid entries, there'll be a double treat for the winner (details on this listed with the prize info a little further down on this page.) The Video Week: Random Magic prize bundle offer is international, and good through November 21, 2012, midnight EST. Good luck to all!</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>Oct. 24 - RachelSuperBook</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">(Unavoidable delay, RMT informed and totally okay with this. Will post when available.)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>What do I get if I win?:</b> Everything! There won't be multiple prize packs, one winner takes all. If you'd like to know what the prize bundle is before you enter, feel free to browse below for details about all the cute items the winner will be receiving. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>How do I do this?:</b> There are 11 vloggers on the tour. Just visit their tour vlog and keep a lookout for their <i>Random Magic</i> masquerade answer, which they'll share with you. Comment on their vlog, then come here to enter their personal character pick. Collect a few different answers and you might be the one who'll be receiving this nice prize bundle for book lovers.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>How do I use Rafflecopter? What info do I need? Is it a hassle?:</b> Nope, Rafflecopter is really easy to use. Someone has helpfully uploaded a quick walk-through about entering using Rafflecopter, and you're welcome to check that out below:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It's easy to enter all of your info into the Rafflecopter, you'll just need your name or nickname and an email address where you can be contacted, if you win. To protect the individuals who are playing the game fair and square, we will verify each entry before the final draw is made. Invalid entries will be deleted. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>The contest is open to *all, international, and the offer is good through November 21, 2012, midnight, EST. Good luck to all! </b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>First edition copy of <i><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Random-Magic-Sasha-Soren/dp/0979777410/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1349617956&sr=8-1&keywords=random+magic">Random Magic</a></i>, by Sasha Soren</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">About: When absent-minded Professor Random misplaces the main character from <i>Alice's Adventures in Wonderland</i>, young Henry Witherspoon must book-jump to fetch Alice before chaos theory kicks in and the world vanishes.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Along the way he meets Winnie Flapjack, a wit-cracking doodle witch with nothing to her name but a magic feather and a plan.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Henry and Winnie brave the Dark Queen, whatwolves, pirates, Strüths, and fluttersmoths, Priscilla and Charybdis, obnoxiously cheerful vampires, Baron Samedi, a nine-dimensional cat, and one perpetually inebriated Muse, to rescue Alice and save the world by tea time.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Shown above: Book trailer for <i><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Random-Magic-Sasha-Soren/dp/0979777410/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1349617956&sr=8-1&keywords=random+magic">Random Magic</a></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Shown above: Best Bits! This video features a more in-depth look at the book, and includes dramatic readings, comedy skits, an online game, and other delightful things.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><i>Alice's Adventures in Wonderland</i> plushie - Mad Hatter or White Rabbit</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">About: Alice thought she'd found just the place she was looking for, but ended up wanting something a bit less...mad. This charming White Rabbit plushie stands approximately seven inches tall and features the tardy bunny with his trademark uniform from the royal court of the Queen of Hearts. - Manufacturer description</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">About: The Mad Hatter, the endearingly insane character from <i>Alice's Adventures in Wonderland</i>, is shown here wearing his signature suit and hat. This cute plushie is ready to cuddle you in retro style. - Manufacturer description</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Details: Winner's pick of one of the two adorable plushies shown above - you can choose either the Mad Hatter or the White Rabbit, based on characters from Lewis Carroll's <i>Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Random Magic</i> actually features the character of Alice - in fact, the reason for the entire madcap adventure is because absent-minded Professor Random accidentally misplaces <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice's_Adventures_in_Wonderland">Alice</a> during an otherwise quiet and completely uneventful afternoon tea party. Doll dimensions: 3 x 4 x 7 inches (7.60 x 10.16 x 17.78 centimeters). We'll be offering a chance to win the matching Alice plushie in an upcoming Video Week: <i>Random Magic</i> tour in December 2012.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>BONUS TREAT: If we reach 200+ valid entries for the Rafflecopter on this tour, the winner won't have to pick between taking home either the Mad Hatter or the White Rabbit - he or she will receive both dolls!</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Tiny deck of tarot cards</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">About: One of the more arcane cameo appearances in <i>Random Magic</i> is a woman whom Winnie and Henry meet in the Garden of the Muses; she's actually the living embodiment of a tarot card representing hidden knowledge. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This teeny tarot deck, billed as the world's smallest tarot deck by manufacturer US Games, fits into the palm of your hand, and would be a fun diversion to take along anywhere you like - it comes with a little booklet explaining how to read tarot. Each card is barely the size of a U.S. quarter or a postage stamp, but the illustrations are lovely and each wee card is a tiny work of art. Card size: 1.7 x 1.2 inches (4.31 x 3.04 centimeters). </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Image credit: Product image via retailer Melken Essence; they stock the same tiny deck pictured above; details may be found </span><a href="http://www.melkenessence.com/?page=products&cid=51" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">here</a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Just for fun! Oscar Wilde action figure</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">About: <a href="http://vvb32reads.blogspot.com/2010/12/artistic-dandy.html">Oscar Wilde</a> was a playwright, poet, the author of several short stories and one novel. Oscar, though a brilliantly gifted writer, was even more famous for his scathing wit, clever quips and outlandish style, becoming one of the greatest ‘celebrities’ of the late Victorian era.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Wouldn't it be nice to meet your favorite writers at one big literary party? In <i><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Random-Magic-Sasha-Soren/dp/0979777410/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1349617956&sr=8-1&keywords=random+magic">Random Magic</a></i>, that’s exactly what happens! Callie, the First Muse, is friends with every writer ever born, and so it’s not unusual at all for her to throw a bash attended by, say, Mark Twain or Edgar Allan Poe.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In fact, you’ll meet both writers at one of Callie’s parties - along with their fellow party guests, Charles Baudelaire, Lord Byron, Noël Coward, H.P. Lovecraft and Dorothy Parker.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Here are some <a href="http://merigreenleaf.blogspot.com/2005/10/random-magic-reader-notes-celestial.html">five-minute bios about some of the writers you'll meet in <i>Random Magic</i></a>, including P.G. Wodehouse, Fyodor Dostoevsky, the Brontë sisters, and, as noted in the book, an assortment of gloomy Russian poets.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Oscar puts in a cameo appearance in <i><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Random-Magic-Sasha-Soren/dp/0979777410/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1349617956&sr=8-1&keywords=random+magic">Random Magic</a></i>, also as a guest at a celestial bash thrown by Callie, the firstborn of the Nine Muses. Win this adorable action figure of the dandiest dandy of them all - you'll smile every time you see his little debonair self sitting on your bookshelf.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Video Week: 'Random Magic' (Oct. 21-31, 2012) - You are cordially invited to join us for an entertaining week of cool reviews and creative features from vloggers around the world. We're featuring the book <i><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Random-Magic-Sasha-Soren/dp/0979777410/ref=sr_1_sc_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1351128378&sr=8-1-spell&keywords=randoim+magic+sasha">Random Magic</a></i>, by Sasha Soren. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Schedule for Video Week: <i>Random Magic</i>: Oct. 21-31, 2012</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Enter to win a cute prize bundle! Play to win: <a href="http://rmthecoven.blogspot.com/2012/10/preview-cute-prize-bundle-for-video.html"><i>Random Magic</i> masquerade</a></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Oct. 22 - <a href="http://tinyurl.com/92xngrs">PaperBookmark</a> (Twitter: </span><a href="http://twitter.com/paperbookmarks" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">PaperBookmarks</a>)</b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Oct. 25 - <a href="http://tinyurl.com/9bm9asw">NerdInTranslation</a> (Twitter: </span><a href="http://twitter.com/#!/vivalamakeuptv" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">NerdInTranslation</a>)</b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Oct. 29 - <a href="http://tinyurl.com/8owenv5">Petra Bryant</a> (Twitter: </span><a href="http://twitter.com/#!/PetraBryant" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Petra Bryant</a>)</b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Oct. 30 - <a href="http://tinyurl.com/94mh548">TheBookTart</a> (Twitter: </span><a href="http://twitter.com/the_Book_Tart" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">TheBookTart</a>)</b><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">About 'Random Magic': When absent-minded Professor Random misplaces the main character from Alice in Wonderland, young Henry Witherspoon must book-jump to fetch Alice before chaos theory kicks in and the world vanishes. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Henry and Winnie brave the Dark Queen, whatwolves, pirates, Strüths, and fluttersmoths, Priscilla and Charybdis, obnoxiously cheerful vampires, Baron Samedi, a nine-dimensional cat, and one perpetually inebriated Muse to rescue Alice and save the world by tea time. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Feel free to browse some prior reviews of this book:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://tinyurl.com/44agr2n">Review</a> (Beyond Strange New Words)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://tinyurl.com/27snana">Review</a> (The Fluidity of Time)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://tinyurl.com/co7ao2n">Review</a> (Moonlight Gleam's Bookshelf)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://tinyurl.com/6rympm7">Review</a> (Cerebrate's Contemplations)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://tinyurl.com/22mr9ct">Review</a> (This Miss Loves to Read)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://tinyurl.com/ble82ex">Review</a> (Meri Greenleaf)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://tinyurl.com/bwdwdr6">Review </a>(My Love Affair with Books)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://tinyurl.com/2anctk5">Review</a> (Electrifying Reviews)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://tinyurl.com/76yfk74">Review</a> (Maat's Feather of Truth)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://tinyurl.com/3rducpo">Review</a> (Dr. Stravagante's Traveling Book Circus)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Welcome, dear guests! You've arrived at a rather lovely soirée in honor of Talk like Jane Austen Day. <a href="http://www.talklikejaneausten.com/talklikejaneaustenday.html">Talk like Jane Austen Day</a> is an annual event, marking the anniversary of the first printing of <i>Sense and Sensibility</i> (1811), Austen's first published novel. </span><br />
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</span> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Just browse below for a delightful Austen-related tidbit offered to you by the co-hosts of </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: center;">A Rather Lovely Soirée </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: center;">for </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: center;">Talk like Jane Austen Day. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Commentary: Simple, comfortable, and colorful book nook, taking advantage of an enclosed courtyard. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Here are some other snapshots of colorful spaces set up by the same designer (<a href="http://maebrunkendesign.com/">Mae Brunken</a>), from the <a href="http://onceuponateatime.blogspot.com/2009/03/love-at-first-sight-with-interiors.html">same pictorial</a> - they'd also make charming book nooks.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Commentary: Luxurious and comfortable - a room created especially for reading.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Location: Library, Biltmore House, Asheville, North Carolina, U.S.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Halloween revels have begun...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Please feel free to join us for the Bookie Brunch: Trick or Treat! hop, from October 23-31, 2012.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A group of cool bloggers will be posting together - each blogger will have a Halloween treat for visitors to enjoy, with a new treat posting each day. Yes, there are some giveaways planned, too, so feel free to join us for sweets and treats this Halloween.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We'll also have a linky for general Halloween links, for anyone who's not part of Bookie Brunch - Trick or Treat, but who might be having their own cool Halloween event; feel free to add your link, too.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Oct. 23</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Reviews from my First Reads Shelf (Aimee)</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">- A spooky brew</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Oct. 24</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">- Favorite spooky read(s)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">- Including a giveaway</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">- Spooky and cute Halloween movies</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/Pamlovesbooks">@Pamlovesbooks</a></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">- Treats for younger readers</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Oct. 26</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/snowdropdreams">@SnowdropDreams</a></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">- Video, campfire story</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">- Books that spark her Halloween spirit</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">- Including a giveaway</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Story Wings (Amanda)</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/storywings">@StoryWings</a></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">- Love spell</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/vvb32reads">@vvb32reads</a></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">- Jane Austen monster mash-ups</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Oct. 27</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Maat's Feather of Truth (Sami)</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/SamanthaYoung6">@SamanthaYoung6</a></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">- Favorite B-horror flicks to enjoy</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Oct. 28</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Elbit Blog (Meri)</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Commentary: Charming and restful, lots of greenery, beautiful woodwork, clear light and several spots to select a reading spot. Technically a garden to be enjoyed during the winter, it'd also have been a pleasant reading hideaway for the bookish. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Commentary: Some blankets, some books, and a beach - a portable sort of book nook. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Commentary: Simple porch swing with a view of the garden, a little table for a pitcher of something to drink and room enough for a pile of books. A nice book nook for balmy days.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Commentary: Bohemian mix that manages to be both luxurious and laid-back. Comfy, well-worn couch, lots of cushions, and an interesting bit of fantasy wallpaper, conjuring up faraway places. The table is a bit flimsy for stacking books, but the wooden floor would suit just fine. A mellow little book nook, designed for dreaming.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Source: <a href="http://anthologymag.com/blog3/2012/01/25/minakani-walls/"><i>Anthology</i> magazine</a></span><i style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></i><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Wallpaper design by <a href="http://www.minakanilab.com/">Minakani Lab</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Founder: Sasha Soren (<i><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Random-Magic-Sasha-Soren/dp/0979777410">Random Magic</a></i>) </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Commentary: Everybody into the pool! But, first, a bit of light reading. A cute book nook for sunny days, summer reads, and the occasional swim.</span></div>
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