In My Mailbox (19)

In My Mailbox is a weekly meme run by The Story Siren which explores the books that have been delivered to our mailbox or doorstep or directly into our hot little hands.

For Review:

The Kid Table by Andrea Seigel

Thank you Andrea and Bloomsbury USA

The Book of Tomorrow by Cecelia Ahern

Thank you Harper Collins

Won:

I Know It's Over (and swag) by C.K. Kelly Martin - signed

Thank you to Kate and Jess at I Just Wanna Sit Here and Read

Revolution by Jennifer Donnelly

Thank you Random House/ Random Buzzers 12 Days of Christmas

Purchased:

Fall for Anything by Courtney Summers

The Lover's Dictionary by David Levithan

The Secret Year by Jennifer Hubbard

Prom by Laurie Halse Anderson

The Unwritten Rule by Elizabeth Scott

Cum Laude by Cecily von Ziegesar

Used (but in a Good Way):

Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl

Swapped:

Bliss by Lauren Myracle

Paperback Swap

There are certain months of the year that I go a little crazyboots when buying books: August - my birthday month, October - huge book release month (at least I think it is), and January - in hopes that there will be a big snowstorm that will have me housebound for days. Of course this never happens but I always hope that it will and I buy books. Well, this is my excuse this year anyway. On Thursday I treated myself at a 3 for 2 bargain book sale at Books-a-Million and then came home to find I had 4 separate packages waiting for me! Needless to say I have imposed a book buying ban for the rest of January (and possibly February but that may be pushing it).  

 I can't wait to see what you got in your mailbox (and for the snow to start falling).

Waiting on Wednesday - The Lover's Dictionary: A Novel

"Waiting On" Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted by Breaking the Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating.

This week's pre-publication "can't-wait-to-read" selection is:
 

The Lover's Dictionary: A Novel
by David Levithan
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
January 4, 2011










A sweet and touching modern love story, told through dictionary entries

basis, n.

There has to be a moment at the beginning when you wonder whether you’re in love with the person or in love with the feeling of love itself.

If the moment doesn’t pass, that’s it—you’re done. And if the moment does pass, it never goes that far. It stands in the distance, ready for whenever you want it back. Sometimes it’s even there when you thought you were searching for something else, like an escape route, or your lover’s face.
How does one talk about love? Do we even have the right words to describe something that can be both utterly mundane and completely transcendent, pulling us out of our everyday lives and making us feel a part of something greater than ourselves? Taking a unique approach to this problem, the nameless narrator of David Levithan’s The Lover’s Dictionary has constructed the story of his relationship as a dictionary. Through these short entries, he provides an intimate window into the great events and quotidian trifles of being within a couple, giving us an indelible and deeply moving portrait of love in our time. (from Amazon)