Book Club Contests

We know you love to read, and we love to give away books. So check back often to find out about our current contests. We've got weekly book giveaways and a monthly draw for two grand prizes — plus occasional one-offs, too!

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Sony Reader Digital Book Contest: Ask the Author

Enter to win one of two Sony Reader Digital Books we're giving away this month.

To enter, please send us a question you would like to ask our special guest authors for November.

Gordon Korman is the author of many YA books published by Scholastic, including the Bruno and Boots/MacDonald Hall series, Slapshot and Nosepicker series. His most recent books include Pop, Zoobreak and 39 Clues.

Questions for Gordon Korman accepted until November 12.

The podcast with Gordon Korman's Q&A will be posted on November 13.

Robert Munsch is Canada's bestselling author. He mastered his craft of storytelling while working in daycares. The characters of his books are often based on the children to whom he first told the story. His books Love You Forever and The Paper Bag Princess, published by Annick Press, have become classics.

Questions for Robert Munsch still being accepted.

We're very sorry, but the podcast Q&A with Robert Munsch has been delayed. Please stay tuned for the new release date.

Send us your question at bookclubcontest@cbc.ca with the subject line ASK THE AUTHOR. Please include your name, address and telephone number along with your question. Each week we'll choose from among the submitted questions and Hannah will ask them during her weekly check-in with the authors. Every question submitted will be entered into a draw for a chance to win one of two grand prizes consisting of a Sony Reader Digital Book.

Put on your thinking caps and enter now! Only one entry per person per day.

Sony Contest Rules and Regulations

Bonus Book Prize: Gordon Korman's POP

Win a copy of Gordon Korman's latest book, Pop. It tells the story of an unusual friendship between a former pro football player suffering from early-onset Alzheimer's and a high school student trying out for the school football team.

To enter, just tell us the title of one of your favourite Gordon Korman books at bookclubcontest@cbc.ca with the subject line POP. Please include your name, address and telephone number along with your question.

Entries will be accepted until Thursday, November 26. The winner will be announced on Friday, November 27.

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Kelley Armstrong Book Prize

We're holding a special contest tied in to our live chat with Kelley Armstrong.

We're giving away three copies of Kelley Armstrong's bestselling YA books The Awakening and The Summoning, courtesy of her publisher, Doubleday Canada.

As a special treat, Kelley herself is going to give away one advance copy of her next YA book, The Reckoning, to one lucky Book Club member, even though the book will not be released until April 27, 2010.

To enter this special, one-time contest, just answer the following question.

What Canadian location is the setting for Kelley Armstrong's second YA trilogy?

Hint: The answer can be found in the live chat. Don't worry if you weren't on hand for it. You'll be able to replay it here.

You have until Thursday, November 26, at midnight ET to e-mail your answer to bookclubcontest@cbc.ca with the subject line Kelley Armstrong Book Prize. Please also include your name, address and telephone number. Winners will be announced on Friday, November 27.

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Seán Cullen Book Prize

We're giving away one autographed copy of Seán Cullen's latest YA book, The Prince of Neither Here Nor There, courtesy of Penguin.

To enter this special, one-time contest, just answer the following question:

Which was Seán Cullen's favourite book as a child?

1) The Lord of the Rings
2) The Liion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
3) The Hobbit

You will have until Thursday, November 26, at midnight ET to e-mail your answer to bookclubcontest@cbc.ca with the subject line Seán Cullen Book Prize. Please also include your name, address and telephone number. The winner will be announced on Friday, November 27.

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Book Club Weekly Contest

Here's your chance to win a set of the five books nominated for the TD Canadian Children's Literature Award. Thanks to the generosity of the publishers, every week we'll be giving away :

Death in the Air by Shane Peacock (Tundra Books)

Libertad by Alma Fullerton (Fitzhenry & Whiteside)

Shin-chi's Canoe by Nicola I. Campbell with illustrations by Kim LaFave (Groundwood Books)

Thing-Thing by Cary Fagan with illustrations by Nicolas Debon (Tundra Books)

Word Nerd by Susin Nielsen (Tundra Books)

Every week, we'll post a new contest question below. To be eligible to win, just e-mail your answer to bookclubcontest@cbc.ca with the subject line Weekly Contest. Please include your name, address and telephone number along with your answer. All correct entries will be entered in a draw for the weekly prize pack. Only one entry per person per day.

Rules and Regulations for the Book Club Weekly Contest

Up for the challenge? Here is this week's question:

What was Tegan Quin's favourite Judy Blume book?

1) Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret
2) Then Again, Maybe I Won't
3) Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing

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Governor General's Literary Awards for Children Prize Pack

We're holding a special, one-time contest in conjunction with the Governor General's Literary Awards. The winners will be announced on November 17, and we'll be giving away two sets of the books nominated for the Children's Literature Awards.

To be eligible to win, send in the correct answer to the following question:

Which of these authors won the 2008 Governor General's Award for Children's Literature — Text :

1) Mariko Tamaki for Skim
2) John Ibbitson for The Landing
3) Alma Fullerton for Libertad

You have until midnight on Friday, November 20, to send in your answer to bookclubcontest@cbc.ca. Please use the subject line GG Prize and include your name, address and telephone number. Only one entry per person per day.

Winners will be determined by a random draw from among correct answers, and their names will be announced on Monday, November 23.

GG Prize Pack # 1 Children's Literature — Text

 

Sister Wife  (Orca Book Publishers  )

By Shelley Hrdlitschka

 

 Home Free  (Second Story Press)

By Sharon Jennings

 

 

Greener Grass: The Famine Years  (Red Deer Press)

By Caroline Pignat

 

 

A Thousand Shades of Blue (Orca Book Publishers)

By Robin Stevenson

 

 

The Uninvited (Candlewick Press)

By Tim Wynne-Jones

 

 

Pieces of Me (Kids Can Press)

written by Charlotte Gringras, translated by Susan Ouriou

 

 

GG Prize Pack #2 Children's Literature -- Illustration

 

Bradley McGogg, the Very Fine Frog (Tundra Books)

Illustrated by Rachel Berman, text by Tim Beiser

 

The Imaginary Garden (Kids Can Press) 

 Illustrated by Irene Luxbacher, text by Andrew Larsen

 

 

Bella's Tree (Groundwood Books/House of Anansi Press)

Illustrated by Jirina Marton, text by Janet Russell

 

 

 

My Great Big Mamma (Groundwood Books/House of Anansi Press)

Illustrated by Luc Melanson, text by Olivier Ka, translation by Helen Mixter

 

 

Alego (Groundwood Books/House of Anansi Press)

Text and illustration by Ningeokuluk Teevee, translation by Nina Manning-Toonoo

 

 

 

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Congratulations to our winners!

Sheila Sloot of Simcoe, Ontario, won the weekly prize by telling us that Hannah's favourite book as a child was Beautiful Joe. What's yours?

Jeanette Carey-Polachok of Windsor, Ontario, won our weekly contest by telling us that Death in the Air by Shane Peacock features a young Sherlock Holmes.

Congratulations to our latest Sony Reader Digital Book winners: Ed Thompson of Prince George, B.C., had a question about travelling with youngsters for Naomi Duguid and Dave Patterson of Kitchener, Ontario, asked for Kathryn Borel's help in choosing a wine for his daughter's upcoming wedding.