Who Won The Gin Closet? And Tag, I'm It! And then you're it...

Ahh, you thought I forgot didn't you?  Today's the day when the winner of *the* giveaway for The Gin Closet, by Leslie Jamison is announced...but the day's almost over!  I've had my nose stuck in work, and then in Beth Revis' Across the Universe, which is an ARC that I picked up at the SIBA Trade Show.  This book will be released in January 2011 - but a review and author interview is coming for you tomorrow!

I absolutely loved The Gin Closet -- Leslie Jamison was a wonderful author to interact with, and the story was an incredible book to read.  You can read my review by clicking here.

And sooo...  thanks to the fabulous Random.org, the winner of the one copy that I have is...

Bibliophile by the Sea -- congratulations!!

I'll send you a quick note to get your mailing address and then I'll send out the book right away!

Also, I am now tagged!  The fabulous Stacy at A Novel Source (who I had the good luck of meeting at the SIBA Trade Show event in Daytona Beach this past weekend!) has issued this illustrious tag, and I must comply with answering a few very fun questions, and then I'll pass it on to the next lucky blogger:

4 Things In My Handbag

1. iPhone (love)
2. A pin from St. Anthony's Feast in Boston's North End
3. Eye covers for a tanning bed (yes, I go every now and again)
4. The SkyMall Magazine (I'm always flying somewhere for a meeting so I grabbed one from a flight)

4 Things In/On My Desk

1. Work laptop
2. Hemingway Home in Key West mousepad
3. "Slow down, don't talk so fast..." A sign I printed and posted as a reminder for when I'm on my conference calls
4. iPhone earbuds

4 Favorite Things in My Bedroom

1. The train ticket that took me and my husband from the airport to Rome for our honeymoon last year
2. A picture of me and my husband dressed in 1970s Scarface attire for a New Year's costume party
3. iPhone charger (yeah, I know, but how do I stay connected, right?)
4. My dog's bed by my side

4 Things I Always Wanted to Do (But Haven't Yet)

1. Move to Italy
2. Buy a house on the beach (winning the lottery is critical here)
3. Open up a small business (maybe I'll announce that on here one day)
4. Get a book published...one day...

4 Things I Enjoy Very Much at the Moment

1. Anticipating my one-year wedding anniversary!  (October 10th!)
2. Cooler weather
3. The beach in North Florida in October
4. Planning a trip to the Harry Potter theme park this fall

4 Songs I can't Get Out of My Head

1. "Jet Lag," Acoustic version by Joss Stone
2. "It Hurts So Bad," by Susan Tedeschi
3. "Bastards on Parade," by Dropkick Murphys
4. "Guaranteed," by Eddie Vedder

4 Things You Didn't Know About Me

1. I'm a vegetarian, but trying to get back to being a vegan
2. I had the honor of getting on stage in the mid-1990s and introducing Maya Angelou to a crowd of 1000 for one of the most amazing lectures I've ever been to in my life
3. I have an OLD Jetta and refuse to turn it in because I can't stand car payments
4. I was born in the Philippines and lived in Greece and Venezuela as a kid

Now, to pass this on to a few bloggers I really want to know more about:

• You've Gotta Read This!
• Bermudaonion's Weblog
• Raging Bibliomania
• Alita Reads

Check these ladies out!

Happy Reading!
Coffee and a Book Chick