Friday Finds – October 3, 2008

October 3, 2008

Where do you find your next book? This week I found mine through my Google Reader.

After 9/11, by Sid Jacobson and Ernie Colon as featured on NPR’s Books We Like. Apparently Jacobson and Colon published a graphic adaptation of The 9/11 Report in 2006 to rave reviews. This book covers the period after 9/11and storyboards the ‘War on Terror from its genesis in September 2001 through August 2007, turning the words of politicians, military analysts and journalists into a dark thriller about good intentions gone disastrously astray.‘ This graphic novel is getting a lot of notice out there…I’m adding it to my wish list.

Barnacle Love, by Anthony De Sa as featured on Teddy’s blog So Many Precious Books, So Little Time and released earlier this year. The book is about a Portuguese immigrant family and Teddy writes: ‘I loved the breath taking descriptions of both Portugal and Canada. Anthony De Sa paints a beautiful, at times haunting portrait of the immigrant experience.‘ I love books about families from other countries. This one makes my wish list!

Corvus: A Life With Birds, by Esther Woolfson as featured on Gondal-Girl who writes: ‘What I have found most beautiful about her writing, is her astute and erudite observation. She really sees and reflects, in her crystal clear style, what it is she is seeing/feeling and it really makes me feel wistful as I read it, for her birds, for nature, for seeing nature in the city. Her writing breathes.‘ This is non fiction and is due for release in April 2009 through Counterpoint. I’ll be watching for it.

What made it onto your wish list this week? Visit Should Be Reading to read today’s Friday Finds and find links to other readers’ finds.