Picked up a few things this week- four new and one used book, including some blogiversary treats.
Bead Crochet Jewelry, by Bert Rachel Freed and Dana Elizabeth Freed is a post-apocalyptic, metafictional meditation on life and death in suburban America following the takeover of the U.S. government by a band of freewheeling knitters. No, it's a craft book about making jewelry. It was a blogiversary gift to myself.
Drowned, by Therese Bohman, is a romantic thriller from Europe and the highly dependable Other Press. I just can't stay away from their books these days but I'm saving this one for a dark and stormy night sometime soon.
City Boy is a bit of American realism by the wonderful Jean Thompson, author of a book I was in love with last year,
The Year We Left Home. I hope to read this one soon. She's a favorite of David Sedaris, too.
For my blogiversary, my husband treated me to two novels by the wonderful César Aira, an Argentinian writer whose book
Varamo I loved earlier this year. The books are
How I Became a Nun and
Ghosts. Can't wait!
What's new on your shelf this week?
I really DO need to do this meme. Maybe next week. The audios I have loaded on my iPod in the last week makes my head spin. At least I need to talk about them, even if I can't LISTEN TO THEM!!! You had me going for about 5 seconds on the bead jewelry. I was like "wow, I never would have figured that one out". I'm jealously eyeing the Jean Thompson book...
ReplyDeleteI like the meme too. Drowned caught my eye - a romantic thriller set in Europe, perfect!
ReplyDeleteThat crochet jewelry book looks really interesting to me, and since I know how to crochet, it doesn't seem like too much of a stretch that I might actually be able to make something from it! Nice new additions today, Marie!
ReplyDeleteAre you going to start making jewelry? I LOVE that you bought yourself a blogiversary gift!
ReplyDeleteThose are all new to me! Looks like some fun reading ahead for you!
ReplyDeleteI'm curious about the new Jean Thompson book -- enjoy the new books.
ReplyDeleteOK, I totally snorted when I read your description of the craft book! Too funny.
ReplyDeleteI'm reading "Bedbugs." Which is much better than having bedbugs, I have no doubt.