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The Savvy Reader Kick Off Contest

WIN a SIGNED library of HarperCollins Canada books!


To celebrate the launch of our brand new Savvy Reader website we want to give away one amazing prize package to a lucky reader out there!

This Fall we sought out our authors, all with YOU, our savvy readers, in mind, and now we have quite the collection of impressive titles and signatures. (Including FRANZEN.)

THE PRIZE: (drumroll please, and you may want to make sure you are sitting down, it’s going to blow you away, seriously):

1 SIGNED COPY each of…

-          Freedom, by Jonathan Franzen

-          Room, by Emma Donoghue

-          Changing My Mind, by Margaret Trudeau

-          The Tattoo Chronicles, by Kat Von D

-          The Book of Negroes, by Lawrence Hill

-          Let the Great World Spin, by Colum McCann

-          Half Brother, by Kenneth Oppel

-          The Matter with Morris, by David Bergen

-          Tinkers, by Paul Harding

-          The Financial Lives of the Poets, by Jess Walter

-          The Damned, by Nathan Greenfield

-          By Nightfall, by Michael Cunningham

-          Empire of Silver, by Conn Iggulden

-          Horns, by Joe Hill

-          The Hunchback Assignments, by Arthur Slade

15 TITLES!

Imagine how impressive this would look on your bookshelf. Or, even better, this covers everyone on your holiday gift list!

3 STEPS TO ENTER:

1) Find your favourite article on the new Savvy Reader site.

2) “Like,” “Tweet”  or Comment on your favourite article

3) Send an email to HCContests@harpercollins.com telling us which article you liked the best.

Easy, right? (Plus, it gives bragging rights to whoever wrote the favoured article … so there’s something in it for us too!)

You have until Dec. 17, 2010 and then we will randomly draw a winner!

Want an impressive 15 book HarperCollins Canada SIGNED library? Yes, you do. Enter today!

- The Savvy Reader team
@SavvyReader

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  • Cathy Morgan

    I like the article titled: The Nobel Prize winner who isn’t afraid to punch you out!

  • Aliya D.

    Honestly, it was hard to pick a favourite article on Savvy Reader… There are so many insightful and engaging articles and discussions on the website that I found myself moving from one article and book to the next, making a list of my “must reads” along the way. The article that started it all for me was “Savvy Read Contender #2: Secret Daughter” because it kept my interest and provided me with other informaion in a organized manner. Plus, this novel touched something inside me as I am also of South Asian descent.

  • Jo-Anne McCullough

    My fav article is Sex, Drugs, & Rock ‘n Roll: A Top 10 for the Scandalous Reader. This gave me some great gift suggestions for both my family/friends and my OWN wish list!! Thanks!

    I tweeted this article as well.

  • Debra

    My favourite article was “Emma Donoghue’s ROOM, through the eyes of a class of teenage boys”. I love how this English teacher engages her students, and enjoyed reading the youth’s perspective on the novel.

  • Laura

    I liked the article about the significance of an Oprah’s book club pick. Kudos!

  • Doris C

    I loved the article An Evening With Hockey Royalty a real insight into the world of hockey!

  • Lisa

    My favourite article has got to be “Top 5 author encounters”. Cory is clearly a book nerd and dedicated fanboy (and I mean that in the nicest possible way!).

    Vicariously poking Christopher Moore and sharing doughnuts with GG winning authors is a pleasure not to be missed! I’m looking forward to more “insider” scoops from Cory and the team.

    The teaser is cruel though – please do spill on that Margaret Attwood story!

  • kristine hibbs

    I loved the article ‘Sex,Drugs& Rock n’Roll:top 10….definately some titles are on my wish list!

  • Sharon Thurston

    Congrats to Emma Donoghue & Room – Winner of the Rogers Writers’ Trust Award for Fiction.Article from thesavyreader. This post was mentioned on Twitter by Wayne, Kris Nie-McIntee. Kris Nie-McIntee said: Congrats to Emma Donoghue & Room – Winner of the Rogers Writers’ Trust Award for Fiction http://t.co/Jqv0pp
    Amazing book, adult ed uses it for English credits grade 12 equivalency course in Guelph.

  • Greg Duncan

    The Damned, by Nathan M. Greenfield – The Globe and Mail
    5 Nov 2010 … JL Granatstein reviews The Damned, by Nathan M. Greenfield.

  • jennifer

    Everyone needs to read the article called: Single White (Tweeting) Female its so true about how the article mentions about twitter and how we all dont really realize who is behind the account. i think it applies to anything on the net!! Great article and theres also lots of links to other fabulous books…on my way back to the article now to follow links!!

  • http://ohyouandyourknitting.blogspot.com TrishKnits

    I loved Carolyn Ovell’s “My Life on the G List”. I really liked her favourite moment from her night at the Giller: being mistaken for Johanna Skibsrud. Too funny!

  • Sharie Aspden

    I really enjoyed the article on You look good, Really! In fact I’m going to go and have a look at the book later today – After reading the article it seems to be right up my alley….somewhat over 40(!) and written with some humour.
    Cheers,

  • SK

    I liked the article “The Nobel Prize winner who isn’t afraid to punch you out!” It’s an interesting way to get people to read something that they may not normally pick up.

  • LINDA

    WITH A HOUSE FULL OF AVID READERS ALL ARTICLES ARE AWESOME……..

  • Valerie Gibson

    I especially liked “The Nobel Prize winner who isn’t afraid to punch you out!” It’s a really catchy title – the best of the bunch!

  • Mel

    I liked the article An Evening with Hockey Royalty!

  • Karen

    Lovedthe article Emma Donoghue’s ROOM, through the eyes of a class of teenage boys

  • Shirley

    Inside Mr. Shakespeare’s Bastard: a Discussion Among HCC Staff was my favourite. It is a unique approach to a review which makes the reader want to read more. Great job!

  • Kelly

    I like “My Top 5 Author Encounters”. I’ve never met any of my favourite authors, but I loved seeing Stephen King get interviewed live in Toronto.

  • WDB

    I liked the review of the book *Room*, looks like something I will have to read :)

    WDB

  • CLC

    I also liked the article regarding Oprah’s Book club picks.

  • barbara hughes

    An evening with hockey royalty is very timely. The weather is getting colder every day and to sit by the fire reading a book while my significant other watches the boys play hockey, is surely a great way to spend a an evening.

  • Monica

    We always give a number of books as Christmas gifts so I found “The Top 15 Books To Give This Holiday Season” to be very helpful. The entire site looks great!!
    I tweeted regarding the contest and I became a fan on facebook and am looking forward to the many updates to come.

  • Laur L.

    The article Sex, Drugs, & Rock ‘n Roll: A Top 10 for the Scandalous Reader made me want to read all the listed titles & I’m not even much of a fan of some of the authors. All the books look interesting!

  • http://literallife.wordpress.com/ Jennifer Dawson

    Inside Mr. Shakespeare’s Bastard: A Discussion Among HCC Staff was my favourite article. I loved having the shared perspective of Roslyn, Katerina and Deanna’s thoughts about the novel.

  • ibrink

    The article I enjoyed reading was Sex, Drugs, & Rock ‘n Roll: A Top 10 for the Scandalous Reader.

  • Kathryn Shold

    As the days get shorter and the temperature drops, my favorite activity has got to be curling up in a big comfy chair, in front of a blazing fire with a good book.

  • Rosa

    I loved the review on your first book club pick ‘The Financial lives of the Poets’, it’s not a book I might have read otherwise but now it’s on my Christmas wish list.
    I’m so glad I found your site, I love to read, therefore I’ve now bookmarked it and will be back often.

  • Maureen B

    Sex, Drugs, & Rock ‘n Roll: A Top 10 for the Scandalous Reader…..very good!

  • http://yzhabellasbookshelf.blogspot.com/ Kate

    Rockin’ event! I’ve sent my email!

  • Amy Scott

    Mine is “The Nobel Prize winner who isn’t afraid to punch you out!”.
    Grabbed my attention quick and I think it is the best one.

  • Tamye Machina

    I was wondering if you are allowed to enter the contest more than once. If so, I enjoyed the article about Emma Donoghue’s ROOM through the eyes of a class of teenage boys.

    Thanks,
    Tamye Machina

  • Karen

    I enjoyed the article “The Top 15 Books to Give this Holiday Season” .. I can never get enough book lists OR Christmas ideas, so it was a win-win. Thanks!

  • Pamela Daly

    My favourite article was the one on Emma Donoghue’s book “Room” as seen through the eyes of the student’s. When I was an Educational Assistant we would often try and use current books to peak the students interest in recent books.

  • Anne L

    Sex, Drugs,Rock `N Roll. A juicy who did what is a great escape any time of year.

  • A Starkie

    Trying to keep teens into reading in this tech world is alot easier with this article:
    Best Bets for Your Teen This Christmas
    Thanks.

  • Lori

    I liked “How the Scots Get Ready for the Holidays” by Ken McGoogan because it fills a gap in my knowledge of international Christmas traditions. Hadn’t ever given this much thought before, I will admit, and found the article very educational.

  • Mel Brown

    MERRY CHRISTMAS !!!

  • Glenn Maguire

    me

  • Xing

    “The Top 15 Books to Give this Holiday Season” presented great ideas!

  • Kiki

    I found the “The Top 10 Gift Books for Kids & Tweens” article really useful (http://thesavvyreader.ca/2010/top-gifts-for-kids-this-christmas) I have a friend’s daughter to shop for and this article gave me some good ideas that are far superior to just settling for some Justin Bieber merchandise!!! Looking forward to similar suggestions for other ages groups!

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  • Sally

    My fave is “Introducing Ted Leo, the literary cat” because we feline lovers know that these creatures have a selective and innate sense of all that is cultured and sophisticated in our world. Let Ted Leo impart his special knowledge and share his wit and enlighten us all…

  • rose

    Gotta pick “Top 10 Cookbooks of 2010″ as my favourite article, I love cookbooks, and would love all of those for my collection!

  • Nancy

    I liked the Best Books of MY Year article. It is a great resource to use when trying to pick out a new book to read.

  • Leslie Nicholson

    What did I like – anythingOprah of course! (about Oprah’s Book Club)

  • deb woodhall

    I enjoed the top 15 books to give this holidat season. It gave me some great ideas.

  • Carol Mccreery

    Room by Emma Donoghue sounds so interesting and a page turner. a must read for me

  • Genevieve Franklin

    I liked: “The Top 15 Books to Give this Holiday Season”
    I love giving books to the people on my list! Reading never grows old!

  • julia

    I liked “Top 10 Books Sure to Spark Conversation”; a diverse and interesting list!

  • Elaine Beierbach

    Oprah’s book club list

  • Dennis

    The top 15 books to give this year

  • Colin

    Sex, Drugs, Rock & Roll

  • Denise

    How the Scots get reday for Christmas. I love tradition,

  • Laura

    Sex, Drugs, Rock & Roll is appealing.

  • Laura

    The Nobel prize winner who isn’t scared to knock you out.

  • Colin

    Sex, drugs and Rock and Roll – it made our world

  • Denise

    Oprah’s book club picks – a must.

  • Elaine

    Sex, drugs, rock and roll…. I understand it all.

  • http://twitter.com/AyznGurl Robyn Cristopher

    I love Why I’m taking the 50 book pledge because it’s kinda why I did it. 

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