So it’s that time of year, also known as the dreaded finals…. I’m happy to say that I’ve finally had my last class and now I can get back to reading and reviewing! To all you fellow LibraryThingers out there, I’ll eventually get a list of your blogs on the side of mine. That said, here are a couple of books that I’ll be reading and reviewing sometime in the future.
“Victor Kugler: The Man Who Hid Anne Frank” by Eda Shapiro & Rick Kardonne
This book is one that I received through the Early Reviewer’s program in March over at LibraryThing. It was the first book I got through the program so I was very excited to get it. It arrived not too long ago. I’m almost done reading it, and I’ll post my review here, over at LibraryThing, and on Amazon.com. The subject of the book is pretty much explained by the title 🙂
“Songs for the Missing” by Stewart O’Nan
This book came in the mail today! I signed up for the First Look Program over at Barnes&Noble back in April, and this is the book I got. It’s fiction about a girl who goes missing, and how her family deals with it. I’ve never read anything by this author, but it looks great.
“The Bridge of San Luis Rey” by Thorton Wilder
This is the book I was assigned through the Penguin Classics Blog. I was one of the first, I think, 1400 people to sign up (sorry but they are no longer offering books!) and this book was randomly chosen for me. I’d never heard of it. Amazon’s summary says: In this Pulitzer Prize winner, a bridge collapses in eighteenth-century Peru; five die. Who were they? Sounds interesting, but makes me think of “Hiroshima” by John Hersey.
“The Aviary Gate: A Novel” by Katie Hickman
This one I snagged thanks to a heads up by Carey over at LibraryThing. I’ve never read anything by Katie Hickman, but this is historical fiction so it’s right up my alley. I hope it’s not too much romance and not enough plot, but we’ll see! You may still be able to get a copy of this book to read and review. Send an email to marketing@bloomsburyusa.com with the subject line- Shelf Awareness ad for Aviary Gate copy. I’d also include your name and address, and a blog if you have one in the body of the email, with a line about how you’d like to read it.
“The Dangerous Joy of Dr. Sex and Other True Short Stories” by Pagan Kennedy
Again, thanks to Carey over at LibraryThing. I’ve never read anything by Kennedy either, and although this is a little outside my comfort zone, I decided to give it a shot. This one, like “Victor Kugler” is nonfiction. Like the above book, you may still be able to get a copy to read and review. Send an email to info@sfwp.com with the suject line- Pagan Kennedy Advance Copy. I’d also include your name and address, and a blog if you have one in the body of the email, with a line about how you’d like to read it.
“Farworld–Water” by J. Scott Savage
This is the very first book blog tour I’ll be involved in, and so I’m very excited to read this book. I’ve heard that the books are going out sometime in May. Plus I’ll be having J. Scott Savage on my blog in early August for an interview, and also I’ll be giving away a copy of his book then too. Head over to his blog to see the cover art, and a sneak peek at the first two chapters.
Missed my last post? It was BLOGGY GIVEAWAYS=FREE STUFF.
Well, we’re going to be reading a fair number of the same books. I’m also going to be reading “Songs for the Missing,” “The Aviary Gate,” “The Dangerous Joy of Sex,” and “Farworld- Water.” I got an email from the director of the Santa Fe Writing Project offering to send me the Pagan Kennedy book, as well as one they put out in 2006 and I shared the Kennedy info with the group.
I really, really wish I had the time to do Savage’s tour. His book sounds fantastic!
Hi!
Thanks for visiting my blog. I’ve got to go back and re-read all of Jane Eyre. Reading tidbits made me think I never really read it the first time.
I’m looking forward to your review of The Man Who Hid Anne Frank — I requested that book, too. But I was quite happy with the book I received — Joan Silber’s The Size of the World. (See my 24 April blog post or my review on Library Thing). I know that’s a book I wouldn’t have discovered without Early Reviewers. Love that!
I have some of the same books you mentioned- it’s fun to be plugged in to these resources. Nice blog btw and thanks for the kind words about mine! it’s nice to meet you & I’m glad you’re participating in the LT Tuesdays or whatever we end up calling it! 🙂
Nice to meet you too – thanks for the kind comments on my blog. Helps get rid of a little of my first-timers anxiety! Looks like I will have a lot of fun reading to do here!
Hello! Another LibraryThinger here trying to get out there into the world of BlogRoll thingies – I’ve been keeping a reading journal since 1997 and copying it onto LJ for a few years, but didn’t get or make many comments except on friends’ blogs… all that is changing now! The Kugler book looks very powerful; I was in a state after going to the Anne Frank Museum so not sure I could cope with it, but very interesting to read your review.
Devourer- Haha well that makes sense since we both hang around LibraryThing so much. It’ll be interesting to see how our reviews compare.
J. Kaye- He really is hilarious 🙂
Karen- LTER is awesome, I’m so glad I discovered it. My “Victor Kugler” review is posted if you haven’t already seen it.
Marie- Thanks for stopping by. I’m sure I’ll be checking out your blog again in the future.
Elizabeth- Aw glad I could help. Even first-timers can be great!
Liz- Some parts of it were difficult to read. I’ve never been to the Anne Frank Museum, but I visited the Holocaust Museum in Washington D.C. and I was also very upset. Thanks for stopping by.
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