[bksvol-discuss] Re: Win Tales of Doomed, Desperate, and Demented Love
- From: "Jamie Yates, CPhT" <mirxtech@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: Bookshare Volunteers <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 10 Feb 2010 12:55:10 -0500
HARPER PERENNIAL
brought to you by HarperCollins Publishers
February 2010
"I told her that I loved her and that I wanted to come see her. Finally, she
told me that she had moved to Yakima to live with a new boyfriend."
-from A Common Pornography
Anti-Valentine's unite! Celebrate this made-up holiday with tales of doomed,
desperate, and demented love from Harper Perennial. One lucky reader will
win all of the books featured in this newsletter. Just email
doomedlove@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx for your chance to win! (No purchase necessary,
enter within 30 days, total retail value approximately $70, blah blah rules
here. (
http://www.harpercollins.com/features/newslettersweeps/rules.aspx?type=RandomDrawing
)
The Secret Lives of People in Love
by Simon Van Booy
"Breathtaking. . .chillingly beautiful, like postcards from Eden. . .Van
Booy's stories are somehow like paintings the characters walk out of, and
keep walking." —Los Angeles Times
Postcards from a Dead Girl
by Kirk Farber
"Hilarious and tragic at the same time. I love the voice and irreverence and
humor."
— Garth Stein, author of The Art of Racing in the Rain
If You Follow Me
by Malena Watrous
"I love, love, love If You Follow Me. It's fearlessly honest, occasionally
heartbreaking, and extremely funny, and I can't recommend it highly enough."
— Curtis Sittenfeld, author of Prep and American Wife
First Jobs, First Bands & First Loves
If you read our blog, the Olive Reader, or follow us on twitter, you've
already heard us rave like lunatics about A Common Pornography. But we can't
help it; we absolutely love it. In this intensely honest memoir, Kevin
Sampsell tells the story of his family and himself in short, snapshot-like
vignettes. And if you're in any way concerned about toting around a book
with "pornography" on the cover, check out Kevin's video for a solution
here.
Fumbling for Connection in a Self-involved World
Fearless and funny, Justin Taylor paints a dark picture of his generation in
Everything Here is the Best Thing Ever, his candid short story collection.
Our favorite is the oddly moving story of a high schooler whose desire to
win back his crush leads him to experiment with goth magic.
--
Jamie in Michigan
Currently Reading: The Burning of Rachel Hayes by Douglas Allyn
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