As most of you already know, BookPage sends out an e-mail every Monday-Friday containing a book review. (It’s called, appropriately enough, “Book of the Day.”)
Well, Book of the Day is about to hit 10,000 subscribers. To put us over the edge—and to say “thank you” to the people who already receive the e-mails—we’re starting a contest AND introducing a new feature on the blog. Here are the deets:
1) We will give a box of 10 books plus a $10 Books-A-Million gift card to the 10,000th subscriber to Book of the Day. Sign up here to receive Book of the Day.
2) If you already receive Book of the Day, share it via e-mail, Twitter, Facebook or LinkedIn to be entered to win a box of books for yourself. You MUST click one of the buttons at the top of the newsletter (shown above)—otherwise, we won’t know that you shared. We’ll give away 10 boxes of books to 10 randomly selected people who share Book of the Day.
3) Book of the Day is all about introducing new books to our readers. Here on the blog, we want to take that concept and make it even more personal. Every day next week—and once a week until we hit 10,000 subscribers—we are going to give a reader a personal book recommendation, aka a book fortune.
Book fortunes are first come, first served, so send me an e-mail now (bookoftheday [at] bookpage [dot] com) with the following information:
First name
Hometown
Favorite genre
Favorite author(s)
Favorite book(s)
Based on that information, the reading-obsessed editors of BookPage will put their heads together and come up with a personalized book recommendation.
To summarize: Sign up for Book of the Day, share it with your friends and let me know if you want a personalized book rec!
And as always, thank you for reading. 
Photo of books from Ian Wilson.
Fav Author- Louise Penny
Mystery murder with a intelletual plot
I live in Farmington Hills, MI, love historical fiction & family saga. Favorite author is Ann Patchett … Bel Canto & State of Wonder both awesome reads!
Hometown: Wakefield, MA
Favorite Genre: British mystery
Favorite Authors: Agatha Christie, Josephine Tey, Ngaio Marsh,
Catherine Aird, Alexander McCall Smith, M. C. Beaton
Favorite Books: Daughter of Time and Brat Farrar by Tey, The Tower, the Zoo and the Tortoise by Julia Stuart, and The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer
First name: Diane
Hometown: Trenton MI
Favorite genre: historical fiction & mysteries
Favorite author(s): Sandra Dallas, Janet Evanovich, Dean Koontz
Favorite book(s): Water for Elephants, Prayers for Sale, Kite Runner
Please enter me in this great contest!!! Thanks
I love Fiction!!!
Tricia
hometown: Woodland Hills, CA
favorite genre: mystery
favorite authors: Lee Child, James Patterson, Karen Slaughter, Kellerman, Coben
favoite book: 61 Hours
Tricia–the authors you mentioned are among my favorites too, so I wanted to tell you about a mystery author I stumbled on about two weeks ago: Steve Hamilton. Mr. Hamilton has written a collection of stories about a retired Detroit policeman who lives in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, Alex McKnight.
I’ve been waiting (not so patiently) for the next Lee Childs story and desperatly needed a mystery “fix”. My local bookstore (Boarders) recently closed , but before the last day arrived, the manager suggested a long list of authors; Steve Hamiliton was one of those mentioned. In the past ten days I’ve read through the Alex McKnight series and I have fallen for this author and his family of rich characters. I hope this introduction will bring you many happy hours of “a good read”.
I just discovered Steve’s books too. I read The Lock Artist and loved it. Right now my books are scattered all over the floor waiting for their new bookshelves to be finished. I might find that I have some of his others. I discovered a couple of other authors you might like: Linda Castillo and Karin Slaughter. Thanks for the tips.
Pat
hometown: St Clairsville OH
Favorite authors: Elizabeth Peters and Clive Cussler
Favorite: genre: mystery, suspense, historical mystery
Favorite books: the Amelia Peabody series
I, too, love the Amelia Peabody books but I wonder if the series is about to end. The time between books is getting much longer as the author gets older (as do we all). Wish she would just write one that clearly is the last one so we would all know not to anticipate any more books.
Because of nerve deafness I spend quite a bit of my time reading. Social interaction is difficult at best and frustrates not only me but everyone trying to have a conversation with me. Reading is my life line …not just enjoyable but necessary! Bring on the books!
Since I first learned to read, books have been precious to me and I look at them as treasures. To think that inside a book is a wonderful story that can take the reader off to another world is an amazing thing. If I don’t get to read everything I want before I die, let’s hope there are books galore in Heaven!
Connie Fischer
conniecape@aol.com
I am never without a book. And there is never enough time to read all the books I want to read.
First name – Kim
Hometown – Solon, Ohio
Favorite genre – Fiction / literature
Favorite author(s) – Adriana Trigiani, Beth Hoffman, Debbie Macomber, Sandra Dallas
Favorite book(s) – Every Trigiani book, Saving Cee Cee Honeycutt, Blossom Street stories, Prayers for Sale
Thank you so much!!!! I love to read and read 51 books last year to commemorate a particular birthday. This year it is less, but I am enjoying reading everyday!!! I agree with another blogger who wrote that she hopes that there are books in Heaven!
Reading is my true relaxation.
I’m a real bookaholic. Love books. Sounds like a great contest put me in.
Hometown: North Muskegon, MI
Favorite genre: Intellectual fiction/mystery (Louise Penny and Josephine Tey, as well) and historical nonfiction (Erik Larson and David McCullough) that reads like fiction.
First name :Cynde
Hometown: Euharlee, Ga.
Favorite genre Action adventure
Favorite author(s) Clive Cussler,James Rollins, William Deitrich
Favorite book(s) The Jungle
I’m a librarian ,so nothing is more frustrating than not being able to find a good read.
Just love to read books but prefer fiction mostly. Favorite authors are Pam Houston, Alexandra Fuller, Kent Haruf and favorite book is “The Tie That Binds”
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Love chick lit and YA books right now.
I love a good fiction book. I just finished Kate Walbert, Sandra Dallas and Chris Bahjalian. I can’t wait to read Paris Wife and State of Wonder.
First name: Gin
Hometown: Portland
Favorite genre: Suspense
Favorite author(s): Harlan Coben, Gregg Hurwitz, John Hart, Doug Magee, Michael Robotham, Linwood Barclay
Favorite book(s): Books by the above authors
I, too, am a high school librarian. I am always learning about new books from the students. I enjoy reading what they recommend such Alex Flinn, Spinelli, Crutcher, the list is endless as you all know! I, personally, love mystery!
I HAVE ENJOYED BOOKS SINCE EARLY CHILDHOOD 70 +YEARS AGO MYSTERIES AT THE TOP OF MY LIST BUT ALSO READ OTHER FICTION AND NONFICTION I WOULD BE LOST IF I COULD NOT READ I AM GRATEFUL WE HAVE A WONDERFUL LIBRARY IN OUR TOWN .
I answer to Joan or Joni and I live in Palmyra, NJ. I haven’t been reading for 70+ years like Sally but I’m getting close. I like to read a lot of different genres like mysteries, thrillers, romance, action and even the occasional sci-fi. I really don’t care for vampire fiction. I think my favorite authors are Diana Gabaldon the author of the Outlander series and Nora Roberts for contemporary fiction.