I’ve gone from being hungry for books to having a full blown
binge after requesting so many holds at the ‘brary. Plus I didn’t even mention
the glory that is BookBub during my queue post, and that very same day I got a
great deal on Falling Together (love) by Marisa de los Santos (love), and while
nose deep in that one I receivied a barrage of pings from the library to inform
me that there are books! books! books! available for me to pick up and/or
download. There are three books at the
branch I selected: The Burning Air, The Blood of Flowers, and The Round House. Aside: I selected this branch because there is
a self serv shelf for reserves and self checkout, so I don’t have to talk to
any of the guys. (we’ll address my anthrophobia and how I mock my daughter for
having the same ailment some other time). Digitally, The Invisible Bridge is now
available for download. To add bounty to this veritable plethora of literary riches,
I had the pleasure of attending a book reading and signing by the one and only
Jen Lancaster this week, and I am now the proud owner of a brand spanking new signed
copy of The Tao of Martha (bonus summer reading list in that link).
My inscription is beyond awesome. Have you read Jen
Lancaster? Her memoirs are laugh out loud funny, smart, and wonderful. In most
of her books, she uses footnotes liberally and hilariously. It’s my favorite.
During the Q&A at the reading, she explained, much to my chagrin, that there were no footnotes
in this new book due to the complex relationship between e-readers and stupid
people, although in defense of stupid people, it is annoying to have to change
pages to find footnotes, and it ruins the flow of the narrative. Anyhoo, check
out my inscription:
She's my soul sister.
Oh that is brilliant. I love that!
ReplyDeleteTell me, which of her books should I read first? And I'm good with footnotes, being non-stupid.
So excellent!
Ellie
p.s. I love her titles.
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That is hysterical, Jacq! Love it; love her! xo
ReplyDeleteI echo Ellie's comment(s). Which Lancaster book first? I have no e-reader so am okay with footnotes even if I AM stupid.
ReplyDeleteBecause, you know, I had never heard of BookBub, but I guess that's not surprising considering comment above - no ereader...
So glad you got to hang with your soul sister! And look forward to your reveiws of the books mentioned in the post.
xoxo,
Beth
Start at the beginning with Bitter is the new Black! It's great and explains how she went from corporate life to author.
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