I'm sure most, if not all of us, asked for books for Christmas. They're kind of the best present anybody can get. So I have a two-part question for you: 1) What books did you get, and 2) How were they picked?
I'll do three of the books I got. Each was on a list I gave my mom, which is how they were picked out, but I'll try to remember how they ended up on my list in the first place.
Out Stealing Horses, Per Peterson: I had this one on my list because whenever I go to Barnes and Noble, the title and cover always jump out at me as particularly gorgeous, so I pick it up and the first paragraph is equally awesome. I don't think I would consider random shelf-hunting as my typical way of picking books, but it worked for this one.
The Collected Stories of Amy Hempel: I might be mixing her up with someone else in my head, but I think I heard of Amy Hempel through my college creative writing professor, who said he had a literary crush on her. He also said his wife was okay with it.
The Sugar Queen, Sarah Addison Allen: Ok, I most definitely discovered this one because of the authors name, and please tell me I'm not the only one who looks themselves up at bookstores. She's on the NY Times best-seller list too, which honestly isn't saying too much in and of itself besides the fact that she's sold a lot of books, but I figure if a lot of people read someone named Sarah Allen, I should too. Just to, I don't know...be prepared.
So there's mine for this year. What about you?
Sarah Allen
p.s. That is not my picture up there, just in case you were wondering. Though I'm not saying I wouldn't like it to be mine.
14 comments:
Amy Hempel is one of my favourite short story writers, and one of the best minimalists (or miniaturists as she refers to herself) out there.
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I didn't get a single book, but some wonderful presents like an antique cameo brooch and an antique jewelry box...
:-)
I didn't get as many books as I would have liked although I did get the Stieg Larsson trilogy from my lovely daughter. I know, I know, but better late than never :-)
No one in my family gives me books. I'm the one who gives them away. A gift for someone? Oh, no, not a book!
Hubby got me Inheritance and a research book on vampires and one on werewolves.
I always get you and Sarah Addison Allen mixed up! :) The Sugar Queen is DELIGHTFUL. Really enjoyed it... all of her books are great. Just a light, comfy read. Enjoy!
As for me, I am enjoying the Steig Larsson Trilogy, a book from an author I follow - Making Waves by Tawna Fenske- and a non fiction book on the history of Sybil and multiple personality disorder. What can I say, my interests are varied!
I got Norman Bray in the Performance of his Life, by Trevor Cole...it's fantastic. And I got a gift certificate for the local bookstore. Score!
I don't think I know any of those but they sound interesting. I must say that I haven't looked myself up in a bookstore because I doubt that I would find anything. I have never met someone unrelated to me who had my name(although I know they're out there).
As for me, I received these lovely books:
Books 3-4 of the Sue Barton series(which if you haven't read, you should seriously consider it because they are AMAZING. Really old though, so kind of hard to locate for a decent price)
Books 5,6,& 7 of the Anne of Green Gables series - the last few I was missing!
and MEE Speaks (a collection of talks by Mary Ellen Edmunds)
:)
I did't actually get any books for Christmas, though I gave my sister one. But that was ok, because I stole...er, borrowed the book off her straight away.
I never bother looking myself up anywhere because it always comes up with Elvis Presley and some affair with a person called Imogen. So annoying!
Sadly, I didn't get any books this Christmas. But I finally sold 2 copies of my book, The Mediator, this weekend on Amazon. As far as I'm concerned, that's the best Christmas present I could ask for.
Michael Abayomi
Finally got my own copy of Gone with the Wind by my beloved hubby, for me to mark up with myriad underlinings. Yay!
THE SCORCH TRIALS (2nd book in the MAZE RUNNER series), LINGER (2nd book in the SHIVER series), and CLOCKWORK PRINCE (2nd book in the Infernal Devices series) were under my tree. I think I see a pattern evolving.
I was lucky enough to score an Amazon gift card, so I "went" for books long on my wish list:
Romance Novel by PJ Jones (It's a parody and I loved the sample chapter
Beloved by Toni Morrison
Tourist Trap by Sue Ann Bowling (sci-fi/fantasy)
The Doctor's Lady - Jody Hedlund
Dangerous Race - Dee J. Adams
Dev Dreams - Ruth Madison
And one I bought earlier and LOVED The Zillionaire Vampire Cowboy's Secret Werewolf Babies - Nine Naughty Novelists
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