SCAM artist alert

Apparently there is someone calling themself "Luigi Calloway" out there who is claiming to be associated with the Mount TBR Reading Challenge. He is contacting authors and telling them if they pay him, then their books will be used for the challenge. It's possible he's also telling people they must pay to participate in any way. Please know that there is absolutely no charge associated in any way with this reading challenge and that this person does NOT represent me or anything associated with my blog. I DO NOT endorse anything that he claims.There will NEVER be a reason for anyone to have to pay for participation in any way for any of my challenges. If only people who exert this much time and effort on scamming people would put it into something worthwhile....like reading their own books! A message to Luigi: Please cease and desist contacting authors (or anyone) in my name or claiming to represent this reading challenge. You absolutely DO NOT.

Friday, April 1, 2011

Book Beginnings on Friday



Book Beginnings on Friday is a bookish meme sponsored by Katy at A Few More Pages. Here's what you do: share the first line (or two) of the book you are currently reading on your blog or in the comments section . Include the title and author so we know what you're reading. Then, if you are so moved, let us know what your first impressions were based on that first line, and if you liked or did not like that sentence. Link-up each week at Katy's place.

Here's mine from Jerusalem Inn by Martha Grimes:

A meeting in a graveyard. That was how it would always come back to him, and without any sense of irony at all--that meeting in a graveyard did not foreshadow the permanence he was after.

4 comments:

Audra said...

Wow -- that's a staggering open -- so striking! Also, congrats to your son! :)

Laurel-Rain Snow said...

That is an awesome beginning...thanks for sharing.

Here's MY FRIDAY MEMES POST

Ann said...

Wow - that is a spooky beginning. I like it!
Here's mine: http://myreadersblock.blogspot.com/2011/04/book-beginnings-on-friday.html

ham1299 said...

Very interesting.

Thanks for stopping by Proud Book Nerd! :-)