Monday, August 17, 2009

Mailbox Monday

. Three books showed up in my mailbox last week, so this is a legitimate Mailbox Monday post. In addition, I used some of my Reading Local contest winnings at Annie Bloom's Books for three other great finds. IN THE MAIL: Paul Newman: A Life by Shawn Levy (from the Internet Review of Books) Homer & Langley by E.L. Doctorow (from LibraryThing's Early Reviewer program) Good for the Jews by Debra Spark (from my friends at the University of Michigan Press) FROM ANNIE BLOOM'S BOOKS: The Naming of Names: The Search for Order in the World of Plants by Anna Pavord Ex Libris: Confessions of a Common Reader by Anne Fadiman (recommended by my buddy Laura at Artscatter) Rereadings: Seventeen Writers Revisit Books They Love, edited by Anne Fadiman .

9 comments:

  1. I hope the Paul Newman book is good. He was a favorite of mine!

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  2. I loved Ex Libris and hope you do too. Good for the Jews looks interesting. Enjoy your books this week!

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  3. Good for the Jews has caught my attention. Will have to keep my eyes out for that one.

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  4. Well, the P.N. book starts off great and looks like it is going to go strong. I like it already.

    Good For the Jews was a mailbox surprise, but it has caught my fancy. I hope to turn to it soon.

    As soon as I finish Ex Libris, which I am particularly excited about.

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  5. Oh my gosh, Anne Fadiman's Ex Libris is one of my all time favorite books on books. It's wonderful. Hmmmm... maybe time for a reread.

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  6. looks like a good week in books. happy reading.

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  7. Those all look good. My mom would love the Paul Newman book!

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  8. Yeah for Shawn Levy and his book about Paul Newman.

    I can hear you laughing already about Ex Libris! Best not to share the part about eating sled dogs with your hubby.

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  9. You had a good haul! Happy reading!

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