Anniversary Week Giveaway #2: your name + my lettering = digital art!

Today's giveaway:  your name (or your husband's or your child's or your family's) written by hand in any of my lettering styles and presented to you as a pdf -- use it as an email signature, print your own stationery, heck you could even get a tattoo.

(In my shop, you can buy just your name or your name and address.)

To enter today's giveaway: Leave a comment on this post telling me your favorite book from the past year -- fiction or non-fiction.  (For the record, I loved all the random comments yesterday!) The contest will close Sunday evening, May 20th, and I'll draw a winner on Monday, May 21st. Please be sure to leave your comment here on the blog, and not on facebook. Good luck!

Comments

[tracy stoesser]

I would have to say the Hunger Games series.

[Katie]

The Giver is one of my favorites. SO is The Last Lecture. I am LOVING reading aloud Because of Winn=Dixie to my 3rd graders....but my all-time favorite would have to be Charlotte's Web!

[Anne Duncan]

I loved The Art of Racing in the Rain - a dog lover's delight!

[amelia]

I'm going to say two, because most of the books I read last year were academic and potentially uninteresting to most people. Peter Shillingsberg's From Gutenberg to Google was really fascinating. (that's the academic pick.)

for general for-fun books, I read Ruby Red by Kerstin Gier. so adorable. I am quite sick of waiting for the sequel to be translated from German...

[Janis]

My favorite is Killing Kate by a local White Bear Lake author Julie Kramer. Her books are always full of suspense and ones I want to keep reading all night!

[Catherine]

I loved all of the Twilight books. I put off reading them for a long time but finally gave in. Loved them. And I have recently found author Elin Hildebrand, she writes fiction in the Nantucket setting which I love.
This would be a FUN giveaway to win! Thanks :)

[Elizabeth Anderson]

My favorite is "In the Garden of Beasts" - nonfiction about the last American Ambassador to Berlin and his family on the eve of the rise to power of Hitler prior to the start of WWII - fascinating take on a heavy topic. This would be a great give-away to win! :)E

[Danielle Ochoa]

So far, mine has been Exploiting My Baby by Teresa Strasser. She's so clever, witty, and talented and I feel like, when I do get pregnant, I'll be able to relate to her fears and funny remarks. :)

[Susan Abbott]

The most memorable book I read in the last year is "The Lacuna" by Barbara Kingsolver...oh, wait, also Ann Patchett's "State of Wonder." Two of my favorite authors.

[Michael Hlavac]

I loved the book titled "Room" by Emma Donoghue. It was both haunting and intriguing.

[janeray1940]

I'm a nonfiction reader... I think "Unbroken" by Laura Hillenbrand is at the top of my list of recent standouts.

[kayla]

the hunger games are probably at the top of my list, although i've read some good non-fiction too. i love donald miller's books and i'm re-reading "through painted deserts."

[Kate Wilson]

Hmm. I'd have to say Bossypants by Tina Fey. That woman is HILARIOUS and just seems to be so completely normal. I highly recommend it!

[madelia]

In search of Timothy. if your looking to develope your leadership skills excellent read.

[Susan]

Sadly I haven't read much in the past year with a infant - BUT I did greatly enjoy reading "Busy Woman's Guide to Prayer"....it definitely applied!

[Esther]

The Song of the Lioness series by Tamora Pierce! It is a young adult/teen read that goes by quickly but oh so enjoyable still after all these years :)

[Kate S]

This is a tough one! I think I have to go with Divergent by Veronica Roth. I loved that it was set in a future Chicago, where I lived for a few years, because I could pick out the landmarks. It was also my favorite blend of dystopian YA literature!

[jen]

hmmmm, i really liked Redeeming Love (thanks for the giveaway!)

[Jennifer C.]

I loved "The Snow Child" by Eowyn Ivey. It was so beautifully written. The characters gave us a lot to talk about at our book club!

[Christina D]

Thanks! Favorite recent read: Time of My Life by Allison Winn Scotch

[Jen]

I read - How Starbucks Saved My Life - quick read and great perspective.

[kristen]

The Help. I was late to the party, but once I began it, I couldn't put it down. Loved the movie, too, on its own merits. :)

[(ms.) Michael]

I was also late to the party with The Help but loved that I kept trying to sneak a few minutes here and there to get in a few pages.

Thanks for another fabulous opportunity, Gina!

[Bethany Davis]

I'm not sure if it'd be my "favorite", but probably the most useful as we anticipate the arrival of our baby... Baby Whisperer Solves All Your Problems by Tracy Hogg. :)

[Tara]

My recent favourite reads include: The Help, Sarah's Key & The Mill River Recluse. Thanks once again for a chance to win!