Do you really need a reminder?  Maybe you do.  You have until Dec. 18, which is tomorrow to enter the Great Kindle Giveaway at Bibliofreak!

Bibliofreak started up her own weekly newsletter and as a thank you to those who sign up, you get a chance to win a free Amazon Kindle 2, which is the one that works internationally!

There are so many ways to enter, but one is to sign up for the weekly newsletter and confirm that subscription.  Easy, right?!  But if you follow her on Twitter and Facebook, you get even more entries. Do you like making YouTube videos?  Do it and get more entries! 

So what’s stopping you??  Its a free Kindle and its something you can do for the environment.  Think about all those trees you can save by not purchasing hard copy books!!

This is going to be a long post of bookshelf goodness.

Back in September when my parents were visiting, I received my nightstand bookshelves from CSN Furniture.  You guessed it; after all those bloggers reviewed the furniture, I broke down and bought two nightstand bookshelves, Winsome Espresso Storage Shelves without the baskets.  My experience with this product was mixed.  The first shelf we put together was in need of assistance from my father; he had to make some of the dowel holes larger.  The second shelf came with two left sides, and we were unable to put it together until 3 weeks later when the replacement side came in the mail.  But anyway, here are the pictures from that experience.  They are very cute and I still love them.

The came neatly wrapped in the boxes and the pieces were well protected during shipping.  The assembly process wasn’t that difficult if you ignore the dowel problem and the second box’s lack of a right side.

Here’s dad putting it together.  He wasn’t too thrilled that I took his photo, but I couldn’t resist.

Here’s the first one we built filled with books!  I was so excited to get those piles from next to the bed off of the floor!

Ok, for the more recent bookshelf goodness.  IKEA had a big sale over the Thanksgiving Day weekend, and while I don’t do Black Friday shopping, we did head over there on Saturday.  I’ve wanted the Leksvik coffee table in black for a long time, and this past weekend, they had it on sale for $59!  Check out mine, which you know is full!

As you can see, I was nice enough to give the hubby one shelf for his Wii controllers and other remotes.  🙂  But the rest is all books, and you know I had to fill both sides of these deep shelves.

You may even spy some duplicate books in these shelves for upcoming giveaways on Savvy Verse & Wit and the War Through the Generations blog for the WWII Reading Challenge, which ends Dec. 31, 2009.

Can you tell I just love this coffee table?  Its being put to good use!

And finally, we purchased some bookshelves to hold of these books I’ve received in the mail and the bookstore.  I really loved this assembly in IKEA and it wasn’t expensive.  This year has been tough, but the side work has helped pay some bills and the hubby convinced me that I needed to spend some money on myself after working so hard.  So, I did!  Anyways, check out my cool corner ensemble using Billy Byom shelves, with Billy Nyckelby doors.

I was a little more generous with space in these shelves for the hubby’s collectibles — his Miami Dolphins helmet, baseballs, and signed Jason Campbell football.

But all these shelves are full, and there are many more books in my bedroom where I re-appropriated my CD case with its glass door for books.  The hubby hasn’t seen that little bit of ingenuity yet.  🙂

Anyways, I thought I would share with you my latest bookshelves and how full they are.  I hope everyone had a great holiday.  I know I did, though I am still tired.

I’m thankful that even after losing his job earlier this year, he quickly found a part-time job that may not be the greatest work of his life, but he’s stuck to it.  I’m also thankful for great blogging friends who’ve let me send them long, whiny emails, and to my real life friends for listening to me as well.  And last, but not least, I’m thankful that both my parents are alive and most of my grandparents, even after the recent scares. 

Have a great holiday, everyone!

I wanted to provide you with an update on my read-a-thon success.  I read two poetry books–Carta Marina and More of Me Disappears–last weekend, which means I will be donating $10 to poets.org. 

If you read a book of poetry or more during the last read-a-thon, please let me know and leave me a link to your read-a-thon posting about the book, and I will increase my donation by $2 per book.

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In other news, you may have missed some great interviews with the authors of When You Went Away and The Last Dickens.  They have been posted on D.C. Literature Examiner.  Check out my interview with Michael Baron, here and here, and with Matthew Pearl, here and here.  I’ve also got a great video-ful post of the Hilda Stern Cohen reading.

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Have you ever visited As Usual, I Need More Bookshelves on a Friday?

Well, if you haven’t, you’ve been missing out on a great feature inspired by Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury.

Elizabeth asks bloggers around the blogosphere for their opinions on which books they would like to memorize to preserve them and why.  We would memorize these books and pass them down to the next generation in a beautiful oral tradition, which reminds me of Homer and his stories.

Anyway, my picks are featured today, so go check them out.