giveaway – orange marmalade

a sweet Paddington giveaway

orangemarmaladebooks March 2, 2020

Hello friends! Today I’ve got a sweet-and-sticky giveaway, courtesy of the good folks at Chicago Review Press and Rosanne Tolin, author of a brand new biography of Paddington Bear’s creator, Michael Bond. More than Marmalade: Michael Bond and the …

coffee, conversation, & elf hats

orangemarmaladebooks January 31, 2018

I’m sitting in my friend Julie’s cheery kitchen. It’s a couple of days after a snowstorm dumped 10 inches of snow on the Twin Cities, so the sun reflecting off of all that white floods the room with clear light. …

elves among the birches + a giveaway!

orangemarmaladebooks January 29, 2018

A mossy forest floor sprigged with wild strawberries like tiny garnets leads to a cavity beneath an old pine’s sprawling roots. Jolly red caps with white polka-dots cluster here, looking for all the world like mushrooms. But look again! They’re …

2017 Orange Marmalade Non-Electronic Gift Guide: Bookish Edition + Giveaway!

orangemarmaladebooks November 30, 2017

Have I saved the best for last? Giving books and bookish gifts is obviously what I love to do! Here are some great ideas for the kids in your life, plus a give-away! Litograph t-shirts Text and illustrations make up …