Beach Bag of Books from Bookreporter.com

Partly cloudy, high 85 degrees, chance of thunderstorms tonight. Some wicked weather blew through here yesterday, and our friends and neighbors in Southern Illinois around Scott Air Force Base are cleaning up after tornadoes touched down.

On a much happier note, Bookreporter.com's Fifth Annual Beach Bag of Books features and contests are going on right now until September 4th. On selected weeks a different title or collection of titles will be featured with a contest prize --- a beach bag stocked with the featured book(s) and summertime essentials. Five FABULOUS beach bags will be given away each week, as well as five copies of the featured book(s) to additional winners.

This week, Bookreporter.com is spotlighting THE EX-MRS. HEDGEFUND by Jill Kargman, a hilarious, deliciously scathing novel about the ultra-rich, ultra-ambitious hedge fund set. In a pink and orange hobo-style beach bag, winners will find a pink, orange and yellow oversized block towel, pink flamingo-shaped towel clips for your lounge chair, a pair of black, white and pink sandals, an inflatable beach float, flip-flop-shaped drink coasters and a package of colorful wine rabbits, as well as a copy of THE EX-MRS. HEDGEFUND. They have five to give away, as well as five additional prizes of copies of THE EX-MRS. HEDGEFUND.

Click here for contest details. If you're going to enter, act fast because the featured book for this contest ends Thursday, June 11th. Good luck!