I made out royally this year. Between my mom, my mother-in-law and the hubby, I have 17 new books in my possession. My Amazon Wish List is definitely depleted. Here's what I received:
+ New England White, by Stephen L. Carter (I read The Emperor of Ocean Park and just loved it.)
+ We Need to Talk About Kevin & The Post-Birthday World, both by Lionel Shriver
+ The Tales of Beedle the Bard, by J.K. Rowling
+ Grammar Girl's Quick and Dirty Tips for Better Writing, by Mignon Fogarty
+ Housekeeping vs. The Dirt, by Nick Hornby (Thanks Pop Culture Junkie for the idea!)
+ Whatever Makes You Happy, by William Sutcliffe
+ The Monster of Florence, by Douglas Preston with Mario Spezi
+ The Fortune Cookie Chronicles, by Jennifer 8. Lee
+ This Land is Their Land: Reports from a Divided Nation, by Barbara Ehrenreich (author of Nickeled and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America)
+ Pretty is What Changes, by Jessica Queller
+ The Writing Class, by Jincy Willett
+ Out Stealing Horses, Per Petterson
+ The Way Life Should Be, Christina Baker Kline
+ Tallgrass, Sandra Dallas
+ House of Happy Endings, Leslie Garis
+ The Last Lecture, Randy Pausch with Jeffrey Zaslow
Plus, thanks to my boss and my father-in-law, I have $65 to spend at Barnes & Noble. (Which I used part of to buy In the Woods, by Tana Finch and I Was Told There'd Be Cake, by Sloane Crosley.) Now, what to read first?
4 comments:
Oooh nice! Happy reading!
You made out! With an additional $65 to spend. Lucky You!
ooh I could have loaned you the Sloane Crosley book ... if you want to take it back and get something else for your money. :)
You got a lot of good ones. No books for me this year :(
You are in charge of picking the next breakfast book club book for maeg and I. Start with that one!
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