Hi —
Happy Labor Day to those in the US! In honor of Labor Day, i’ve decided to extend Big Backlist Weekend one more day, so if you’d like to enter to win Belinda McBride’s Silver/Steel or my Hearts and Flour, Click HERE! On top of that, Z.A. Maxfield’s tour for My Cowboy Heart is still going on and you can enter to win a $50 GC and copies of her book! Click HERE.
In case you were wondering, Labor Day in the US is a day meant to commemorate the American worker. It was promoted by American labor unions and created by President Grover Cleveland in 1887. It’s ironic that the popularity of the day as one of the biggest retail sales days in the US means that many laborers in fact labor on Labor Day for extra hours. Labor Day is also big in sports, signifying the start of the college and NFL football seasons. The US Open Tennis Championships are held around this weekend.
American kids mark their return to school as either before or right after Labor Day, and, as a result, the holiday is considered the unofficial end of summer. And most important, it’s the day beyond which one does not wear white! LOL.
Let’s celebrate by giving away some books! Be sure to enter Big Backlist Weekend! Winners chosen tomorrow. : )