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Book Report Out and About Lifescapes

Book Report

Miss Potter's Tea Party The Tale of Cuckoo Brow Wood (the third book in Susan's Cottage Tales series) will be published in just a few weeks. To celebrate, China and Ruby are hosting a tea party. To join in the fun, go to mysterypartners.com/Beatrix, then click on "Miss Potter's Tea Party." A Beatrix Potter Contest And here's another way to join the celebration. Go to mysterypartners.com, and click on "Cottage Tales Contest." We're drawing names for three copies of The Tale of Cuckoo Brow Wood. All you have to do to enter the drawings is to answer a few questions correctly. Good luck! Bookplates! If you'd like a signed bookplate for your copy of The Tale of Cuckoo Brow Wood, send a stamped self-addressed envelope to Bookplate, PO Box 1616, Bertram TX 78605. If you'd like your bookplate personalized, tell Susan what you'd like her to say. (These Cuckoo Brow Wood-specific bookplates are about 2"x3", so don't ask for a paragraph.) Wonderful for gifts! Dead Man's Bones in Audio Recorded Books has just released Dead Man's Bones. To rent or purchase, go to recordedbooks.com and type Susan's name in the the author search box.

Out and About
If you're going to the Pennsylvania Lavender Festival in Fairfield PA on Saturday or Sunday, June 17-18, look for Susan there! She'll be talking about lavender lore and other herbal mysteries, and she Deb Beamer, of the Mystery Bookshop in Mechanicsburg, will be selling books—including an advance sale of the new Cottage Tales release! For details, go here: mysterypartners.com/Events.html.

Lifescapes

Life in the Texas Hill Country is always full of surprises. For the latest news about books and blooms, go here: susanalbert.typepad.com/lifescapes. Please bookmark it, so you can return often. Or you can go to the website, mysterypartners.com, and scroll down the toolbar to "Crime Partners"—click on "Lifescapes." We've just added a new feature to the blog! Now you can easily subscribe to FeedBlitz, which will notify you whenever Susan posts. Go here for details: susanalbert.typepad.com/lifescapes/2006/05/subscribe_me.html.

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This newsletter is written and edited by Peggy Moody & Susan Wittig Albert.