The contest to win a free copy of The Midnight-Blue Marble is now closed and the winner – chosen by a random number generator – is Angie Lofthouse! Congratulations, Angie! You can give us your mailing address through the contact page and we will send you your book! Stay tuned folks – there are lots more opportunities to win!
There are also lots of reasons to celebrate as we come into the month of August! Numerous holidays and noteworthy commemorations abound in the coming weeks. As always, there are far too many to mention, but following is a sampling of the types of things you can expect to see written about here in the next little while…
August – National Inventor’s Month
August 1 – National Friendship Day
August 1-7 – National Clown Week
August 6-8 – Twins Days
August 8 – Sneak Some Zucchini Onto Your Neighbour’s Porch Night
August 9 – International Day Of The World’s Indigenous People
August 12 – International Youth Day
August 13 – International Left Hander’s Day
August 14-22 – National Science Week (Australia)
August 15-21 – National Aviation Week
August 19 – World Humanitarian Day
August 29-September 4 – National Literacy And Numeracy Week
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Oh, thank you! I am excited to read it!