A few good books

There’s absolutely nothing like reading with a child, y’all know that getting books into the hands of kids is something about which I’m pretty passionate. It starts when they’re little, and—as the saying goes—cultivating that love...

Winners of the Elizabeth Kostova contest

I owe you all an apology. Not only did I fall down on announcing the winners from last week’s contest, I utterly neglected to put up a new contest yesterday. In my defense I can only tell you that I’ve been uprooting and rearranging my office, and some...

Reminder: Elizabeth Kostova contest

Just a quick reminder—you have until just before midnight tonight to get your entry in to Elizabeth Kostova’s latest novel along with her debut bestseller. This contest will have five lucky readers walking away with this pair of books, so the odds...

Twice the delight

Thanks to our friends at Hachette Book Group, I have another page-turning giveaway for y’all today. In honor of Elizabeth Kostova’s new novel, The Swan Thieves, I’ll be giving away five copies to five lucky Want Not readers. But wait, there’s...

Winners, we’ve got winners

We’re going to call this multitasking, as I announce the winners from both last week’s and this past weekend’s contests. Hooray! First up we have the contest to win fabulous Bandai toys. The winner of the Ben 10 toys is commenter 61, Andrea, and the...

Way more than donuts

Hello! I just made a little snack for myself and the kids, and I can’t help wishing I had a Magical Snack Fairy to wait on us, instead. Or—heck—just a conveniently located Dunkin Donuts, because in addition to yummy coffees and drinks (and donuts),...

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