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Above is the stash of books I found at the NEIBA conference this past weekend; mostly late fall and early spring releases, I feel like I have my next few months' of reading all set!
Banned in Boston is a very interesting-looking account of censorship in the Boston area;
Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter, out now, is a very exciting new release from HarperCollins;
A Discovery of Witches is a biblio-mystery;
Enough About Love is a humorous French love story from Other Press; and
The Dry Grass of August looks like a very nice literary read.
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But the prettiest galley of them all was
The Oracle of Stamboul, by Michael David Lukas, about a little girl who becomes an advisor to the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire.
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The galley is so beautiful, I can only imagine that the finished book will be gorgeous- and from what I've read so far, the inside of the book looks good, too!
Apart from the wonderful reads I picked up at NEIBA, I also got the new translation of
Madame Bovary, so I'm all in for the Group Read happening at
NonSuch Book later this month!
More Friday Finds at
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9 comments:
Wow, looks like some pretty great books you brought home. Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter is one I'd like to read a few more reviews on before I decide.
Looks a huge haul and coincidence I picked up Madame Bovary myself but I dont know about which edition.
I also got a lot of these books at SIBA and have to say that I'm pretty excited about them. I also agree that the packaging for The Oracle of Stamboul is just beautiful and I am looking forward to hearing what it's like. I hope that you enjoy all your new reads!
Holy cow, what a haul! I miss NEIBA. So much fun. Enjoy all your wonderful reading!
What a great pile of books, Marie! Lucky you.
Those are some impressive stacks! Looks like you had a great time, even if bloggers were underepresented.
The Oracle does look pretty, and interesting.. nice collection of books!
~L
As a confirmed foodie, I really enjoyd American Terroir. That is quite the haul you have there!
I see a lot of great looking titles in there! The Oracle of Stamboul is stunning - I hope the book is as good.
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