Whew. Glad to have those elections over. Now I can go back to watching TV without the mute button on.

• If you have time and are close to either Utah, Colorado, Arizona, or Texas, be sure to stop by and celebrate the launch of our fearless MMGM leader Shannon Messenger’s new book, EVERBLAZE. All the details are here. She gets her Fall tour started off  not too far from my neck of the woods in Boulder, CO tonight at 5:30.

• Contests are fun to enter, but I often say I’ll enter later when more time allows, then promptly miss the deadline. I’ve got myself covered this time with an entry into these MG giveaways. Join in and if I win, I promise to share.

Kindle Loaded with 50 Awesome Books for Tweens (Ends Nov. 17, 2014)

MIDDLE GRADE GIVEAWAYS (More than 50 separate contests. Must be a Goodreads member)

Blogging buddy Rosi has frequent giveaways at THE WRITE STUFF (This week is a copy of THE PAPER COWBOY)