In my mailbox: the medicinal quality of good books
January 30, 2012 at 3:38 pm 8 comments
I haven’t done an In My Mailbox post for a long while. It’s time, don’t you think? For those of you new to IMM, it’s just about sharing books we’re excited about that have recently come our way — not limited to ones that have actually landed in our mailboxes. (If you’re interested, check out this info on The Story Siren’s blog.)
January was a difficult month on a few fronts, but if books are good medicine – and they are, they really and truly are – then I’m going to be just fine…. 
Here’s a look at what’s come my way in the past month:
- UNRAVELING ISOBEL, by Eileen Cook (from huge-online-retailer-who-shall-not-be-named)
- THE FAULT IN OUR STARS, by John Green (also from said huge retailer)
- DON’T BREATHE A WORD (ARC), by Holly Cupala (won in contest on Joelle Anthony’s & Eileen Cook’s blogs – yay!)
- CRACKED, by K.M. Walton (bookstore)
- A MONSTER CALLS, by Patrick Ness (bookstore)
- THE FOREST FOR THE TREES, by Betsy Lerner (borrowed from a friend)
- SAVING JUNE, by Hannah Harrington (bought in supermarket)
- RESTORING HARMONY, by Joelle Anthony (library)
- HOW TO GROW A NOVEL, by Sol Stein (library)
- FIRST DAY ON EARTH, by Cecil Castellucci (library)
- THE MAYTREES, by Annie Dillard (library)
- SHIP BREAKER, by Paolo Bacigalupi (library)
That’s a pretty awesome stack of medicine, yes? I feel better already.
A reading room built of books? Awesome.
Did you read and/or acquire any good books in January? Do tell!
Peace….
Entry filed under: authors, Books, IslandGirl Home, Reading, YA fiction. Tags: Books, in my mailbox, Reading.
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Heather (Garvin) Wik | January 30, 2012 at 8:33 pm
Umm…do “Managing Technology in Higher Education” and “Making the Transition to E-Learning: Strategies and Issues” count? Ahhh. Gotta love textbooks.
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Shari Green | January 30, 2012 at 8:38 pm
Oh, they absolutely count! Just don’t expect me to add them to my own to-be-read pile.
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Tess Watson (@TessMWatson) | January 31, 2012 at 11:22 am
UMMM when I become rich in the future that reading room will be part of my house!!!!
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Shari Green | January 31, 2012 at 11:12 pm
Thanks so much for stopping by, Tess! I hope you get that reading room one day.
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Chachic | February 1, 2012 at 3:23 am
Saving June and A Monster Calls are both included in my best of 2011 list so I hope you enjoy reading them.
I also read and loved The Fault in Our Stars but haven’t had a chance to review that yet. Books really are excellent medicine, they make you feel better everytime.
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Shari Green | February 2, 2012 at 7:34 am
I’ll have to drop by later and check out your review of TFIOS. (I thought it was excellent!)
Thanks for visiting!
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Medeia Sharif | February 2, 2012 at 2:37 am
I read Cracked and it’s amazing. The other books also sound intriguing.
I hope February is a better month for you.
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Shari Green | February 2, 2012 at 7:35 am
I’ll have to put CRACKED on the top of the pile — another friend also told me it was amazing!
Thanks for the good wishes….