Utah Book Month Bash 2015

It's time once again to have a Utah Books party! We've been doing this for YEARS, even before we had an official Utah Books month. We'd love to have all bloggers, authors, aspiring authors, sellers, publishers and anyone locally that has anything to do with the bookish life here in Utah join in the fun. It's a blast to meet together in real life, match faces with online personas and gab for hours about our favorite thing!

We will be meeting at the same park as we have for the past three years. Here are the details:

Utah Book Month Bash

Friday, August 28, 2015 at 7:00 p.m.

Wines Park in Lehi, SW Pavilion 

• Bring a dessert or snack to share; we'll provide plates/forks/napkins/cups/water.
• We do have a pavilion with picnic tables, but you may also want to bring chairs or blankets for sitting on the grass.
• Families are welcome - there is a playground for kids.

*From I-15, take Lehi Main Street Exit. Turn west onto Main Street (toward Lehi Roller Mills). Turn right onto 100 East, then left at 500 North. Our pavilion is in the southwest corner at Center Street and 500 North. (Not the one we were at last year, but the one we were at the two years before that!)

PLEASE MARK YOUR CALENDARS AND SPREAD THE WORD! 

Memories from last year's gathering!

Utah Book Month 2015: Week Three

Hello! We're at the half-way mark with Utah Book Month. It's just getting better and better. Here's what's happening during week three!

WEEK THREE THEME: UTAH BOOKISH PLACES

Our focus this week is on all places in Utah that are bookish. From libraries to bookstores and parks to coffee shops, we'd love to have you share your favorite literary places in Utah. Here are some ideas to get your started:

• Show us around your favorite places to read in Utah
• Spotlight your local library
• Take us with you to your favorite bookstore
• Use "Follow Friday" (#ff) on Twitter to highlight a Utah bookish place or two

Of course, you can take this theme and run with it in any way you can think of. For inspiration, check out our list of Utah bookstores (let us know if we missed one).

If you do a post on a Utah bookish place this week, please link to it here:

WEEK THREE MINI-CHALLENGE: CHARACTERS

This week's mini-challenge is all about characters! (From books by Utah authors of course). Head over to Jenni's blog for all of the details. Participating in this mini-challenge will earn you an entry into the UBM mega-giveaway (more details on that below).

WEEK THREE EVENTS: TWITTER CHATS

We're thrilled that so many Utah authors have agreed to participate in Twitter chats during the month. We've been having a great time chatting with Utah authors, and we have another two chats scheduled this week:

• Monday, August 17, 2015 at 6:30 p.m. MT - Sara Zarr
• Wednesday, August 19, 2015 at 6:00 p.m. MT - Shallee McArthur
• Thursday, August 20, 2015 at 2:00 p.m. MT -  Courtney Alameda

Check out the schedule page for the full Twitter chat list!

READALONG: NOT IN THE SCRIPT, BY AMY FINNEGAN

Thursday will mark the official end of our readalong (#ubmreadalong) of Not in the Script, by Amy Finnegan. If you're following along and haven't done so yet, make sure to check out these discussion questions for Part 1. Discussion questions for Part 2 will be up here on Thursday.

REVIEWS OF UTAH BOOKS

Continuing with tradition, we have a separate post all set up for links to your reviews of Utah books. If you read and post about a Utah book this month, make sure to head over and add your link. This also earns you an entry in the mega-giveaway!

SAVE THE DATE: UTAH BOOKS SOCIAL

Our annual Utah Books social is coming up on Friday, August 28, 2015 in Lehi. More details are forthcoming, but make sure and save that date!

MEGA-GIVEAWAY

Your participation in Utah Book Month activities and events earn you entries into the Utah Book Month Mega-Giveaway! Here's what's in the mega-prize pack:

• A signed copy of Jessica Day George's newest release, Silver in the Blood
• A signed copy of Not in the Script, by Amy Finnegan
• A copy of Ink and Ashes, by Valynne E. Maetani
• A copy of When Women Were Birds, by Terry Tempest Williams
• A $10 Amazon gift card 

a Rafflecopter giveaway

Here's to another great week!

#UtahBooks Social 2014

The internet is an amazing place that allows us to come together in amazing ways.  But every once in a while, it's nice to bring the internet into real life.  And that's what we did yesterday with the Utah Books annual social!!

It was so much fun to talk about books, get to know new people, get reacquainted with old friends, eat food, and swap a few books around.  Here are the attendees:

Utah Bloggers
Suey of It's All About Books (+ husband Stuart and daughter)
Jessica of The Bluestocking Society
Jenni of Jenni Elyse (+ husband Corey)
Kami of Kami's Library Thoughts (+ husband Dave and dog)
Kathy of Read This Instead (+ husband Rusty and kids)
Jessica of Books A True Story (+ baby)
Karena of Discovery Writer

Utah Authors
Heather Ostler (+ baby)
Shannen Crane Camp
M.K. Hutchins (+ husband John and kids)

It was a lovely bookish evening.  Thanks to everyone who came.  Here is the not-great picture I took of our book swap in progress.  If you were there and took a better picture, please let me know!

Utah Book Month 2014 Bash

As we've done in years past, we are planning a get together IRL to celebrate Utah bookish-ness!  And we'd love for you to join us. Whether you're a blogger, author, or anything in between WE WANT TO SEE YOU! Here are the details:

Utah Book Month Bash

Saturday, August 30, 2014 at 7:00 p.m.

Wines Park in Lehi, Pavilion #1*

• Bring a small dessert to share; we'll provide plates/forks/napkins/cups/water.
• Bring ONE book (per attendee) to swap.
• We do have a pavilion with picnic tables, but you may also want to bring chairs or blankets for sitting on the grass.
• Families are welcome - there is a playground for kids.

*From I-15, take Lehi Main Street Exit. Turn west onto Main Street (toward Lehi Roller Mills). Turn right onto 100 East. Pavilion #1 is in the northeast corner at 100 East and 600 North. This is directly opposite, diagonally across the park from where we've been the last few years. Take note!

PLEASE MARK YOUR CALENDARS AND SPREAD THE WORD! 

Utah Book Month Bash

Although most of the UBM celebration happens online, some of it actually takes place IN UTAH, IN REAL LIFE. Please come and join us for our summer social. Whether you're a blogger, author, or anything in between WE WANT TO SEE YOU! Here are the details:

Utah Book Month Bash

Saturday, September 7, 2013 at 7:00 p.m.

Wines Park in Lehi, Pavilion #3*

• Bring a small dessert to share; we'll provide plates/forks/napkins/cups/water.
• Bring ONE book (per attendee) to swap.
• We do have a pavilion with picnic tables, but you may also want to bring chairs or blankets for sitting on the grass.
• Families are welcome - there is a playground for kids.

*From I-15, take Lehi Main Street Exit. Turn west onto Main Street (toward Lehi Roller Mills). Turn right onto 100 East. Turn left onto 500 North. Pavilion #3 is in the southwest corner.

PLEASE MARK YOUR CALENDARS AND SPREAD THE WORD! 

Utah Book Month PARTY!

Although most of the UBM celebration happens online, some of it actually takes place IN UTAH for REAL! Please come and join us for our summer social! Whether you're a blogger, author, or anything in between WE WANT TO SEE YOU! Here are the details:

Utah Book Blogger Bash

Friday, August 24, 2012 at 7:00 p.m.

Wines Park in Lehi*

Pavilion #3, SW corner

• Bring a dessert to share; we'll provide plates/forks/napkins/cups/water. If you can, please consider bringing a gluten free dessert.
• We'll be having a book swap again, so bring a book(s) to give away!
• You may also want to bring chairs and blankets for sitting on the grass.
• Families welcome

*From I-15, take Lehi Main Street Exit. Turn west onto Main Street (toward Lehi Roller Mills). Turn right onto 100 East. Turn left onto 500 North.

PLEASE SPREAD THE WORD! We don't have long to let everyone know this is happening! Don't be shy! Post on blogs, twitter, etc! And please feel free to use the banner image. Copy the code here:

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