1. Safekeeping by Karen Hesse - This one is an ARC that was sent to me...sounds interesting! (Review Copy)
2. Wishful Drinking by Carrie Fisher - I saw Carrie Fisher on the Roast of Roseanne the other night on Comedy Central and she really just cracked me up. So I thought I'd check out this autobiography of hers. (Paperback Swap)
3. Self Made Man by Norah Vincent - I'm really loving Vincent's book that I'm reading right now, Voluntary Madness so I thought I'd pick this one up as well. It's her story of living as a man for 18 months. (Paperback Swap)
4. We'll Always Have Paris by Ray Bradbury - Here's a collection of his short stories that I found at this neat little used book store by our house yesterday. So I had to pick it up :) (Bought it)
5. A Good American by Alex George - This is the only point I get to give out this week! Nancy (the Bookfool) reviewed this one a little while ago and I just thought it sounded so good! Well she was sweet enough to send along her copy :) Can't wait to read it! Point to Nancy! (From a friend)
6. The Secret Book of Frida Kahlo by F.G. Haghenbeck - Love Frida Kahlo, love this cover :) Sounds like a good one! (Review copy)
7 & 8. Maus 1 and Maus 2 by Art Spiegelman - Found these two at the used bookstore yesterday too! I can't believe that a. I haven't read these yet and b. I don't at least own them! But now I do own them and I can finally get around to reading them :) (Bought them)
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I can't believe you haven't read the Maus books yet, either! ;-) They're perhaps the only graphic novels I've managed to read, and they're so excellent. Enjoy! - well, if enjoy is the right word for such subject matter, that is...
I want to read Wishful Drinking too, I've heard it's a great read.
so now we know your obsession.. what's Matt's obsession?? (lord help you both if it's collecting books! lol lol)
Oooh, I love Karen Hesse's Out of the Dust! Will likely have to pick this one up one day. And I've wanted to read Wishful Drinking ever since it came out--Carrie Fisher was on Diane Rehm discussing it then and it sounded really good. And I suspect I'll have to pick up Self Made Man one of these days too. And Ray Bradbury--well there's absolutely no way to go wrong there, is there?!! I adore Frida Kahlo, too. We got to go see an exhibition of some of her work at the Philadelphia Museum of Art a few years back--so awesome!!! And wow--I can't believe you haven't read Maus yet...and yeah, even more surprised you didn't own them. :P You're going to love them. Damn, my friend, but this was one great haul!!! :D
drop everything and read Maus NOW!! They are really amazing. Enjoy your haul!
Those all sound interesting. Would you believe, I had a copy of Maus that I got dirt cheap and I never read it so it fell victim to one of my purges? It was *after* I got rid of it that I began reading gushy reviews.
Hope you enjoy A Good American!
Maus is amazing! You need to get to it as soon as you can!
Looks like a good haul. I have read Maus and the Carrie Fisher. They were both good, but then not exactly books to be held to the same standards. :) I have The Secret Book of Frida Kahlo, too.
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