With this week’s Friday Five, there’s so much to get excited about! We have our BookSparksPR Holiday Gift Guide, which is sure to have something for everyone on your list. School Library Journal chose Auryn, Inc.’s app Where Do Balloons Go? as one of their top 10 apps of 2012.  Joy Castro’s novel Hell or High Water was picked by Kirkus Reviews as one the best fiction books of 2o12. Parenting expert Meg Akabas is featured on About.com’s 10 Expert Tips for Parents and Publishers Weekly fell in love with Dana Bate’s novel The Girl’s Guide to Love and Supper Clubs.

What’s on my iPod: Take Five by Dave Brubeck
What I’m reading: Live, Eat, Cook Healthy by Rachel Khanna
The last person I followed on Twitter: @kairyssdal

1.Holiday Gift Guide Something for every reader and more!

With Christmas fast approaching it begs the question, do you have everyone on your list taken care of? If the answer is no, we have you covered. Check out our holiday gift guide where we’ve got something for every reader and more on your list!

2. A whimsical award-winning app

Auryn Inc’s award-winning app Where Do Balloons Go? was chosen by School Library Journal as the no. 4 app in their top 10 apps of 2012.

 

 

 

3. Best of 2012

Kirkus Reviews recently chose Joy Castro’s amazing novel Hell or High Water as one of the best fiction books of 2012 – congratulations, Joy!

 

 

 

4. Tips for parents everywhere

Author of 52 Weeks of Parenting Wisdom and founder of Parenting Solutions Meg Akabas was recently featured on About.com’s 10 More Expert Parenting Tips.

 

 

 

5. Supper clubs and happy endings

A recent review in Publishers Weekly raved about Dana Bate’s novel The Girl’s Guide to Love and Supper Clubs saying: “Bate’s writing is smart and compelling—especially as she chronicles why Hannah’s tedious think-tank job proves to be a wrong fit—and also captures the magic and frustration of dating a seemingly perfect guy who never has any time for Hannah. Even Bate’s implausible happy ending feels right.”