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Monday, November 8th, 2021

SantaThing 2021: Bookish Secret Santa!

It’s the most wonderful time of the year: the Fifteenth Annual SantaThing is here at last!

We’re focusing on indie bookstores again this year. The pandemic has been a disaster for independent bookstores, even as it sent Amazon sales to new heights. So we picked a few of our favorites indies from around the United States. You can still order Kindle ebooks, we have Book Depository for international orders, and also stores local to Australia and New Zealand this year!

» SIGN UP FOR SANTATHING NOW!

What is SantaThing?

SantaThing is “Secret Santa” for LibraryThing members.

How it Works

You pay $15–$50 and pick your favorite bookseller. We match you with a participant, and you play Santa by selecting books for them. Another Santa does the same for you, in secret. LibraryThing does the ordering, and you get the joy of giving AND receiving books!

Sign up once or thrice, for yourself or someone else.

Even if you don’t want to be a Santa, you can help by suggesting books for others. Click on an existing SantaThing profile to leave a suggestion.

Every year, LibraryThing members give generously to each other through SantaThing. If you’d like to donate an entry, or want to participate, but it’s just not in the budget this year, be sure to check out our Donations Thread (to come), run once again by our fantastic volunteer member, mellymel1713278.

Important Dates

Sign-ups close MONDAY, November 29th at 12pm EST. By the next day, we’ll notify you via profile comment who your Santee is, and you can start picking books.

You’ll then have until FRIDAY, December 3rd at 12pm EST to make your picks. As soon as the picking ends, the ordering begins, and we’ll get all the books out to you as soon as we can.

» Go sign up to become a Secret Santa now!

Supporting Indie Bookstores

We’re teaming up with independent bookstores from around the country to deliver your SantaThing picks, including BookPeople in Austin, TX, Longfellow Books in Portland, ME, and Powell’s Books in Portland, OR.

Once again this year, we’re also offering international deliveries through Book Depository. New to this year are retail partners Readings for our Australian participants and Time Out Bookstore for the Kiwi participants. Kindle is available to all members, regardless of location. To receive Kindle ebooks, your Kindle must be registered on Amazon.com (not .co.uk, .ca, etc.). See more information about all the stores.

Shipping

Some of our booksellers are able to offer free shipping, and some are not. Depending on your bookseller of choice, you may receive $5 less in books, to cover shipping costs. You can find details about shipping costs and holiday ordering deadlines for each of our booksellers here on the SantaThing Help page.

» Go sign up now!

Questions? Comments?

This is our FIFTEENTH year of SantaThing. See the SantaThing Help page further details and FAQ.

Feel free to ask your questions over on this Talk topic, or you can contact Kate directly at kate@librarything.com.

Happy SantaThinging!

Labels: events, fun, holiday, santathing

Monday, January 4th, 2021

January Early Reviewers batch is up!

Win free books from the January 2021 batch of Early Reviewer titles! We’ve got 63 books this month, and a grand total of 2,227 copies to give out. Which books are you hoping to snag this month? Come tell us on Talk.

If you haven’t already, sign up for Early Reviewers. If you’ve already signed up, please check your mailing/email address and make sure they’re correct.

» Request books here!

The deadline to request a copy is Monday, January 25th at 6PM Eastern.

Eligiblity: Publishers do things country-by-country. This month we have publishers who can send books to the US, Canada, the UK, Israel, Australia, France, Germany, and more. Make sure to check the flags by each book to see if it can be sent to your country.

Thanks to all the publishers participating this month!

William Morrow University of North Georgia Press The Parliament House Press
Heritage Books Candlewick Press Black Rose Writing
Prufrock Press Revell Science, Naturally!
BookViewCafe Three Rooms Press Red Adept Publishing
Zimbell House Publishing City Owl Press Bellevue Literary Press
BHC Press Ooligan Press Poolbeg Press
Rootstock Publishing

Labels: early reviewers, LTER

Monday, December 7th, 2020

December Early Reviewers batch is up!

Win free books from the December 2020 batch of Early Reviewer titles! We’ve got 55 books this month, and a grand total of 1,973 copies to give out. Which books are you hoping to snag this month? Come tell us on Talk.

If you haven’t already, sign up for Early Reviewers. If you’ve already signed up, please check your mailing/email address and make sure they’re correct.

» Request books here!

The deadline to request a copy is Monday, December 28th at 6PM Eastern.

Eligiblity: Publishers do things country-by-country. This month we have publishers who can send books to the US, Canada, the UK, Israel, Australia, France, Germany, and more. Make sure to check the flags by each book to see if it can be sent to your country.

Thanks to all the publishers participating this month!

Akashic Books Unsolicited Press Arrowsmith Press
Revell Black Rose Writing Prufrock Press
TouchPoint Press BLF Press The Wild Rose Press
Rootstock Publishing NewCon Press Red Adept Publishing
Ooligan Press University of North Georgia Press Bellevue Literary Press
BHC Press ClydeBank Media Chipper Press
Zimbell House Publishing The Parliament House Press BookViewCafe
Open Books

Labels: early reviewers, LTER

Wednesday, November 18th, 2020

SantaThing 2020: Bookish Secret Santa!

It’s the most wonderful time of the year: the Fourteenth Annual SantaThing is here at last!

This year we’re focusing on indie bookstores. The pandemic has been a disaster for independent bookstores, even as it sent Amazon sales to new heights. So we picked five of our favorites indies from around the United States. You can still order Kindle and Nook ebooks, and we have Book Depository for international orders.

» SIGN UP FOR SANTATHING NOW!

What is SantaThing?

SantaThing is “Secret Santa” for LibraryThing and Litsy members.

How it Works

You pay $15–$50 and pick your favorite bookseller. We match you with a participant, and you play Santa by selecting books for them. Another Santa does the same for you, in secret. LibraryThing does the ordering, and you get the joy of giving AND receiving books!

SantaThing is a joint effort between LibraryThing and Litsy. When signing up, you can opt to give and receive from members of only one community or the other, or either.

Sign up once or thrice, for yourself or someone else.

Even if you don’t want to be a Santa, you can help by suggesting books for others. Click on an existing SantaThing profile to leave a suggestion.

Every year, LibraryThing members give generously to each other through SantaThing. If you’d like to donate an entry, or want to participate, but it’s just not in the budget this year, be sure to check out our Donations Thread here, run once again by our fantastic volunteer member, mellymel1713278.

Important Dates

Sign-ups close MONDAY, November 30th at 12pm EST. By the next day, we’ll notify you via profile comment who your Santee is, and you can start picking books.

You’ll then have a week to pick your books, until MONDAY, December 7th at 12pm EST 6pm EST (24:00 GMT). As soon as the picking ends, the ordering begins, and we’ll get all the books out to you as soon as we can.

» Go sign up to become a Secret Santa now!

Supporting Indie Bookstores

To support indie bookstores we’re teaming up with independent bookstores from around the country to deliver your SantaThing picks, including RiverRun Bookstore in Portsmouth, NH, BookPeople in Austin, TX, Left Bank Books in St. Louis, MO, King’s English Bookshop in Salt Lake City, UT, and Powell’s Books in Portland, OR.

Once again this year, we’re also offering international deliveries through Book Depository. Kindle and Nook options are available to all members, regardless of location. To receive Kindle ebooks, your Kindle must be registered on Amazon.com (not .co.uk, .ca, etc.). See more information about all the stores.

Shipping

Some of our booksellers are able to offer free shipping, and some are not. Depending on your bookseller of choice, you may receive $5 less in books, to cover shipping costs. You can find details about shipping costs and holiday ordering deadlines for each of our booksellers here on the SantaThing Help page.

» Go sign up now!

Questions? Comments?

This is our FOURTEENTH year of SantaThing. See the SantaThing Help page further details and FAQ.

Feel free to ask your questions over on this Talk topic, or you can contact Kate directly at kate@librarything.com.

Happy SantaThinging!

Labels: santathing

Monday, November 2nd, 2020

November Early Reviewers batch is up!

Win free books from the November 2020 batch of Early Reviewer titles! We’ve got 91 books this month, and a grand total of 2,965 copies to give out. Which books are you hoping to snag this month? Come tell us on Talk.

If you haven’t already, sign up for Early Reviewers. If you’ve already signed up, please check your mailing/email address and make sure they’re correct.

» Request books here!

The deadline to request a copy is Monday, November 30th at 6PM Eastern.

Eligiblity: Publishers do things country-by-country. This month we have publishers who can send books to the US, Canada, the UK, Israel, Australia, France, Germany, and more. Make sure to check the flags by each book to see if it can be sent to your country.

Thanks to all the publishers participating this month!

Kaylie Jones Books Akashic Books Entrada Publishing
Unsolicited Press RootstockPublishing Revell
Black Rose Writing Thinklings Books Alcove Press
Crooked Lane Books NewCon Press Flyaway Books
William Morrow Odyssey Books Prufrock Press
Gibson House Press BookWhisperer Gibbs Smith Publishing
CarTech Books Small Beer Press BookViewCafe
ClydeBank Media Red Adept Publishing Ooligan Press
Open Books Candlewick Press Walker Books US
New Vessel Press Blushing Books Inferis Press
Eclipse Press TouchPoint Press Pacific Media Mania
Allium Press of Chicago Coach House Books Scribe Publications
Icon Books Greystone Books BHC Press

Labels: early reviewers, LTER

Monday, October 5th, 2020

October Early Reviewers batch is up!

Win free books from the October 2020 batch of Early Reviewer titles! We’ve got 72 books this month, and a grand total of 2,467 copies to give out. Which books are you hoping to snag this month? Come tell us on Talk.

If you haven’t already, sign up for Early Reviewers. If you’ve already signed up, please check your mailing/email address and make sure they’re correct.

» Request books here!

The deadline to request a copy is Monday, October 26th at 6PM Eastern.

Eligiblity: Publishers do things country-by-country. This month we have publishers who can send books to the US, Canada, the UK, Israel, Australia, France, Germany, and many more. Make sure to check the flags by each book to see if it can be sent to your country.

Thanks to all the publishers participating this month!

Akashic Books Black Rose Writing Entrada Publishing
BookWhisperer TouchPoint Press Allium Press of Chicago
Best Day Books For Young Readers Incubation Press Unsolicited Press
Prufrock Press University of North Georgia Press The Parliament House Press
CarTech Books Meerkat Press Open Books
City Owl Press Ooligan Press Revell
Candlewick Press BookViewCafe Zimbell House Publishing
Emerald Lake Books Coach House Books Icon Books
Scribe Publications Westminster John Knox Press BHC Press
Red Adept Publishing

Labels: early reviewers, LTER

Tuesday, September 8th, 2020

September Early Reviewers batch is up!

Win free books from the September 2020 batch of Early Reviewer titles! We’ve got 87 books this month, and a grand total of 3,115 copies to give out. Which books are you hoping to snag this month? Come tell us on Talk.

If you haven’t already, sign up for Early Reviewers. If you’ve already signed up, please check your mailing/email address and make sure they’re correct.

» Request books here!

The deadline to request a copy is Monday, September 28th at 6PM Eastern.

Eligiblity: Publishers do things country-by-country. This month we have publishers who can send books to the US, Canada, the UK, Israel, Australia, France, Germany and more. Make sure to check the flags by each book to see if it can be sent to your country.

Thanks to all the publishers participating this month!

Akashic Books RootstockPublishing Revell
Black Rose Writing University of North Georgia Press Unsolicited Press
Allium Press of Chicago William Morrow Cloud Lodge Books
Greenleaf Book Group World Weaver Press Best Day Books For Young Readers
Petulant Child Press Consortium Book Sales and Distribution Science, Naturally!
NewCon Press Real Nice Books Anaphora Literary Press
The Ardent Writer Press Entrada Publishing City Owl Press
Red Adept Publishing Poolbeg Press Scribe Publications
Coach House Books Greystone Books Ooligan Press
Zimbell House Publishing Temptation Press Prufrock Press
Open Books BookWhisperer BHC Press
Book Publicity Services

Labels: early reviewers, LTER

Monday, August 3rd, 2020

August Early Reviewers batch is up!

Win free books from the August 2020 batch of Early Reviewer titles! We’ve got 79 books this month, and a grand total of 2,733 copies to give out. Which books are you hoping to snag this month? Come tell us on Talk.

If you haven’t already, sign up for Early Reviewers. If you’ve already signed up, please check your mailing/email address and make sure they’re correct.

» Request books here!

The deadline to request a copy is Monday, August 31st at 6PM Eastern.

Eligiblity: Publishers do things country-by-country. This month we have publishers who can send books to the US, Canada, the UK, Israel, Australia, France, Germany, and more. Make sure to check the flags by each book to see if it can be sent to your country.

Thanks to all the publishers participating this month!

Entrada Publishing Candlewick Press Akashic Books
Revell Black Rose Writing Lavender Ink
RootstockPublishing Orca Book Publishers BookWhisperer
Plough Publishing House University of North Georgia Press Walker Books US
Prufrock Press Red Adept Publishing New Vessel Press
Etchings Press Ooligan Press John Ott
Suspense Publishing Greenleaf Book Group Post Mortem Press
West Margin Press ScareStreet Poolbeg Press
Odyssey Books Zimbell House Publishing Meerkat Press
BHC Press Book Publicity Services Literary Wanderlust LLC
City Owl Press BookViewCafe

Labels: early reviewers, LTER

Wednesday, July 8th, 2020

July Early Reviewers batch is up!

Win free books from the July 2020 batch of Early Reviewer titles! We’ve got 91 books this month, and a grand total of 3,068 copies to give out. Which books are you hoping to snag this month? Come tell us on Talk.

If you haven’t already, sign up for Early Reviewers. If you’ve already signed up, please check your mailing/email address and make sure they’re correct.

» Request books here!

The deadline to request a copy is Monday, July 27th at 6PM Eastern.

Eligiblity: Publishers do things country-by-country. This month we have publishers who can send books to the US, Canada, the UK, Israel, Australia, France, Germany, and more. Make sure to check the flags by each book to see if it can be sent to your country.

Thanks to all the publishers participating this month!

Entrada Publishing Candlewick Press Black Rose Writing
University of North Georgia Press Akashic Books Revell
Equinox Publishing Ltd. ClydeBank Media Red Adept Publishing
Prufrock Press Catalyst Press HighBridge Audio
Tantor Media Crystal Peake Publisher Verdage
Diálogos Lavender Ink Three Rooms Press
Odyssey Books Alcove Press Book Publicity Services
BookViewCafe City Owl Press Zimbell House Publishing
Temptation Press ScareStreet Open Books
The Ardent Writer Press William Morrow Lance Schaubert
Bellevue Literary Press Poolbeg Press RootstockPublishing
NewCon Press Ooligan Press BHC Press

Labels: early reviewers, LTER

Monday, June 1st, 2020

June Early Reviewers batch is up!

Win free books from the June 2020 batch of Early Reviewer titles! We’ve got 71 books this month, and a grand total of 2,354 copies to give out. Which books are you hoping to snag this month? Come tell us on Talk.

If you haven’t already, sign up for Early Reviewers. If you’ve already signed up, please check your mailing/email address and make sure they’re correct.

» Request books here!

The deadline to request a copy is Monday, June 29th at 6PM Eastern.

Eligiblity: Publishers do things country-by-country. This month we have publishers who can send books to the US, Canada, the UK, Israel, Australia, France, Germany, and more. Make sure to check the flags by each book to see if it can be sent to your country.

Thanks to all the publishers participating this month!

Black Rose Writing William Morrow Unsolicited Press
Entrada Publishing Raised Voice Press Flyaway Books
Revell Candlewick Press Walker Books US
Petra Books Soul Song Press, LLC Red Adept Publishing
West Margin Press HighBridge Audio Tantor Media
City Owl Press Prufrock Press Books by Elle, Inc
University of North Georgia Press Whitepoint Press Adelaide Books
Hoopoe Mirror World Publishing ScareStreet
Algonquin Books Zimbell House Publishing NewCon Press
Ooligan Press Bellevue Literary Press BHC Press

Labels: early reviewers, LTER