Our host for August is: Staci-Life in the Thumb
Past week's arrivals
- Wherever You Go; Joan Leegant (WW Norton)
- Lost in America; Colby Buzzell (Harper)
- Irma Voth; Miriam Toews (Harper)
- You Don't Sweat Much for a Fat Girl; Celia Rivenbark (my husband I were LOL when reading excepts from this one!)
- Child Wonder; Roy Jacobson (Amazon Vine)
- Coming Up for Air; Patti Callahan Henry (St. Martin Press)
- A Good Hard Look; Ann Napolitano (Amazon Vine)
- The Stranger You Seek; Amanda Williams (Shelf Awareness)
I started You Don't Sweat Much . . . last week on a flight home and was laughing out loud! I listened to another book by the author about a year ago - she is very funny!
ReplyDeleteI absolutely adored A GOOD HARD LOOK...enjoy!
ReplyDeleteThat might keep you busy for a day or two!
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Those are all new to me authors. Look forward to your thoughts.
ReplyDeleteI also got The Stranger you Seek and forgot to list it--d'oh!
ReplyDeleteHappy reading!
These all look like great books, and I like the sound of quite a few of them! I hope you enjoy them all, and that they don't disappoint!
ReplyDeleteWow, what a variety of great-sounding books. Enjoy!
ReplyDeleteI'll be curious to hear your thoughts on A Good Hard Look. I enjoyed it, and I don't often like Southern fiction. I also got Wherever You Go and am looking forward to it!
ReplyDeleteI should be starting on Wherever You Go anyday now, so I can't wait to see what you think of it.
ReplyDeleteHave a great week!
Coming Up For Air sure looks like a good one to me...Happy Reading!
ReplyDeleteLots of good titles! Irma Voth piques my interest.
ReplyDeleteI haven't seen any of these books before. Enjoy!
ReplyDeleteYou Don't Sweat Much... sounds like a good one. Enjoy all your books, Diane :)
ReplyDeleteStranger You Seek seems to be hitting the sites - now I am very curious. Going to look it up. Enjoy :)
ReplyDeleteI really want to read You Don't Sweat Much for a Fat Girl. Can't wait for your review Diane!
ReplyDeleteCan't wait to see what you think of Irma Voth -- am v curious about it!
ReplyDeleteI'm curious about Lost In America … I almost requested that from Amazon Vine.
ReplyDeleteAll of those are new to me. Haven't heard of any of them. Hope you'll find some gems!
ReplyDeleteI can't wait to read Irma Voth! I love Miriam Toews' writing!
ReplyDeleteI have been wanting to read Coming Up For Air. I hear You Don't Sweat Much is hilarious!
ReplyDeleteGreat haul! Hope you enjoy them, there's plenty reading in that pile!
ReplyDeleteI've been reading very good things about A Good Hard Look -- I hope you enjoy it!
ReplyDeleteOh and Carrie (from Books and Movies) and I are thinking of doing a read-along of Wherever You Go by Joan Leegant in October: would you be interested in joining us? Let me know if you are!
A nice eclectic selection. I think I'd enjoy Lost in America: A Dead-End Journey. This is the first I've heard of it.
ReplyDeleteA great selection, I look forward to reading what you thought of these books.
ReplyDeleteI could use a laugh...and am about to start a new book..and have a copy of You Don't Sweat Much for a Fat Girl. so maybe I need to pick that one!
ReplyDeletePatti Callahan Henry - I can just breath in her writing - it is so beautiful! I hope all your reads!
ReplyDeleteYou received a terrific selection of books! You Don't Sweat Much for A Fat Girl sounds entertaining..interesting title!Enjoy them!
ReplyDeleteI hope you like A Good Hard Look!
You god some great books this week! I've been looking at A Good Hard Look so I can't wait for your review.
ReplyDeleteComing to the meme very late. Hope you have a good week.
ReplyDeleteGreat books!! So many new ones to me which is a good thing as I enjoy reading your thoughts on them!
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