Wednesday, June 24, 2009

A Tale of two Shakespeares...ANOTHER CONTEST!!!


Struggling UC Santa Cruz grad student Willie Shakespeare Greenberg is trying to write his thesis about the Bard. Kind of...

Cut off by his father for laziness, and desperate for dough, Willie agrees to deliver a single giant, psychedelic mushroom to a mysterious collector, making himself an unwitting target in Ronald Reagan's War on Drugs.

Meanwhile, would-be playwright (and oppressed Catholic) William Shakespeare is eighteen years old and stuck teaching Latin in the boondocks of Stratford-upon-Avon. The future Bard's life is turned upside down when a stranger entrusts him with a sacred relic from Rome... This, at a time when adherents of the "Old Faith" are being hanged, drawn, and quartered as traitors.

Seemingly separated in time and place, the lives of Willie and William begin to intersect in curious ways, from harrowing encounters with the law (and a few ex-girlfriends) to dubious experiments with mind-altering substances. Their misadventures could be dismissed as youthful folly. But wise or foolish, the bold choices they make will shape not only the 'Shakespeare' each is destined to become... but the very course of history itself.

Sex, drugs, and Shakespeare? Sounds like my kinda book!

I'm giving away five (5) copies of My Name Is Will, courtesy of Hatchette Book Group. To enter, just leave a comment with your email address or another way of reaching you. For an extra entry, mention your favorite Shakespeare play or novel about the Bard. You can also mention a movie about Shakespeare if you must, but that will only count for half an extra entry. *ha ha just kidding* As usual, no p.o. boxes, and your address has to be in the U.S. or Canada. Drawing will be on July 6.
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26 comments:

  1. Linda NguyenJune 24, 2009 at 8:54 PM

    Hi Mary,

    lol, I didn't write that paragraph that's right next to the award; it comes with it. I think I should put quotation marks to make the distinction. It's a great pleasure for me to pass on the award to you. Congrats on your first award. Display it proudly. =)

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  2. AnonymousJune 24, 2009 at 9:30 PM

    Please enter me.

    Favorite play: Hamlet

    nbmars AT yahoo DOT com

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  3. AlyceJune 25, 2009 at 12:20 AM

    I would love to be entered! My favorite Shakespeare play is A Midsummer Night's Dream because I got to play the part of one of the fairies (had like 3 lines) in a high school production. I used to know most of the play by heart, but sadly have forgotten it all.

    akreese (at) hotmail (dot) com

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  4. PamJune 25, 2009 at 5:03 AM

    I'd love to read this book. It sounds so good.

    Favourite play is A Midsummer Night's Dream.

    melacan at hotmail dot com

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  5. holdenjJune 25, 2009 at 5:14 AM

    Please count me in!


    My favorite play is The Tempest.

    Thanks.


    JHolden955 (at) gmail (dot) com

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  6. nfmgirlJune 25, 2009 at 6:01 AM

    Being a Shakespeare fan, I'm intrigued. Please count me in.

    I love Much Ado About Nothing!

    nfmgirl AT gmail DOT com

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  7. BeccaJune 25, 2009 at 7:09 AM

    Sounds great. Please enter me.

    My favorite play is Hamlet.

    Thanks
    rebecca.bradeen(at)verizon(dot)net

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  8. SaraJune 25, 2009 at 7:46 AM

    My favorite play is Romeo and Juliet. I'm still a 16 year old girl at heart. Thanks!

    Sararush (at) hotmail (dot) com

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  9. GlennJune 25, 2009 at 10:01 AM

    I'd like to drop my name in the hat - thanks for the giveaway.

    glenn_pessano AT yahoo DOT com

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  10. Libby's LibraryJune 25, 2009 at 12:50 PM

    Thanks for the great giveaway.

    I think that Much Ado About Nothing, and Romeo and Juliet are a tie!

    libneas[at]aol[dot]com

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  11. UnknownJune 25, 2009 at 5:06 PM

    I can't resist a book description like that! Please enter me. Oh, and my favorite is A Midsummer Night's Dream. Thanks!

    jgbeads at gmail dot com

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  12. AnonymousJune 26, 2009 at 2:02 PM

    Gosh, my favorite is definitely Romeo and Juliet without a doubt:D Please count me in on the giveaway - thanks!

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  13. AnonymousJune 26, 2009 at 2:03 PM

    Opps, I forgot my email address:

    merryweatherbookblog@gmail.com

    Thanks bunches : D

    BevE

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  14. throuthehazeJune 26, 2009 at 9:42 PM

    Count me in!

    My favorite is Macbeth

    throuthehaze at gmail dot com

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  15. BridgetJune 27, 2009 at 11:12 AM

    Hard to say as I love lots of Shakespeare. Romeo & Juliet has to be one of my favorites.

    Just posted this on Win A Book for you!

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  16. KRJune 27, 2009 at 11:55 AM

    I love Romeo & Juliet.

    mj.coward[at]gmail.com

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  17. SammieJune 27, 2009 at 7:46 PM

    My favorite play was Hamlet.

    SamantharaeM at gmail dot com

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  18. CarleneJune 28, 2009 at 6:12 AM

    I am a fan or Romeo and Juliet. Please include me in your giveaway.
    Thanks
    Carlene
    iluvreading(at)verizon.net

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  19. MarieJune 28, 2009 at 12:21 PM

    I would love to read this, it looks really good!

    My favorite play is Midsummer Nights Dream.

    marielay@gmail.com

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  20. Belinda MJune 28, 2009 at 2:27 PM

    Please include me in your giveaway.

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    bluebelle0367(at)hotmail(dot)com

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  21. Dawn M.June 29, 2009 at 12:54 AM

    Sounds like a good book. Count me in!

    Favorite play would be Romeo & Juliet. :0)

    Thanks!
    librarygrinch at gmail dot com

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  22. Mike B.June 29, 2009 at 7:24 AM

    Ok, fave book about Shakespeare has to be Burgess's Nothing Like the Sun.

    e-mail: msbjr6 AT gmail DOT COM

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  23. RachelJune 29, 2009 at 10:43 PM

    Definitely Twelth Night. Thanks for the giveaway!

    Rachelhwallen@gmail.com

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  24. mrsshukraJune 30, 2009 at 4:37 PM

    Count me in! I love A Midsummer Night's Dream!
    delilah0180(at)yahoo(dot)com

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  25. CherylS22July 1, 2009 at 8:07 AM

    My favorite Shakespeare is "Romeo & Juliet"

    megalon22 at yahoo dot com

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  26. travelerJuly 5, 2009 at 1:28 PM

    Thanks for this lovely giveaway. I have always been captivated with Shakespeare's plays and have been to Stratford,On and saw the performance of Coriolanus which was enthralling. saubleb(at)gmail(dot)com

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