Reading and Ruminations is holding a fantastic Summer Reading Blitz giveaway , in which she's giving one lucky commenter the entire Ivy League series by Diana Peterfreund . You've heard me go on about this series and, now that the fourth and final one is out, this is a superb chance to get a hold of the whole lot and read them through without even having to blink an eye in between. At least, that's what I'd do...Go leave a comment and be entered in the contest . My friend Martha has a lovely post up on her favorite literary places . She's got some great golden, glowy places on her list, including the Murry's kitchen from A Wrinkle in Time , the Dancing Dove from Tamora Pierce 's Alanna books, and Mr. Tumnus' house from The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe . I love each of those places so much. When I think about the coziest literary places I love to return to again and again to curl up and just be with the characters, those always come to mind, alo...