Mailbox Monday – February 23, 2009

Feb 23rd, 2009

mailboxmonday Have you stopped by Marcia’s weekly Mailbox Monday today? Each week readers share what arrived at their homes…here are the goodies I received:

laurarider Laura Rider’s Masterpiece, by Jane Hamilton came to me through Miriam at Little Brown & Company. It is “a funny, sexy, and provocative satire about marriage.” Hamilton is the author of several novels…I read A Map of the World several years ago and really liked it, so I am looking forward to this latest book. Laura Rider’s Masterpiece is slated for release in April.

followme Follow Me, by Joanna Scott also was sent to me by Miriam at Little Brown & Co. I have yet to read a Scott novel, but her books have been on my wish list for quite awhile, so I was thrilled to have the opportunity to receive this latest novel. Follow Me is “an epic and unforgettable novel of a young woman’s search for herself in America.” The back of the book says: ‘In Follow Me, Joanna Scott has crafted a paean to the American tradition of reinvention, a sweeping saga of timeless and tender storytelling, boldly rendered and beautifully told…‘ I am really looking forward to this one which is due to be released in April.

mechanicoffalling The Mechanics of Falling and other Stories, by Catherine Brady is a gorgeous hardcover which arrived from The University of Nevada Press. I will be touring this book April 6th through TLC Book Tours (see the full schedule here). It is a collection of short stories which is getting high praise. Michelle Richmond (The Year of Fog) wrote: “This book is full of sentences so wise and surprising, one wants to commit them to memory.” And Christopher Coake (We’re in Trouble: Stories) compares Brady’s writing to that of Alice Munro and Andrea Barrett. Brady teaches in the MFA program at the University of San Francisco and has had her stories published in literary journals and anthologized in Best American Short Stories. Her first published collection was a finalist for the 1999 Western States Book Award for Fiction, while her second was co-winner of the 2002 Flannery O’Connor Award for Short Fiction. This looks like a wonderful book and I am eager to read it. Watch my blog in April for a review.

So what about you? Did you find any treasures in your mailbox or waiting on your front step this week?

Kaye says:

February 23, 2009 at 08:30

looks like you got some really interesting and varied books. Enjoy and happy reading!

Kathy says:

February 23, 2009 at 09:51

I’ve got Laura Rider’s Masterpiece and hope to get to it soon – it looks so good.

Karen says:

February 23, 2009 at 11:32

Looking forward to hearing what you think about the new Jane Hamilton – I didn’t even know she had a new book coming out soon. Very exciting!

Florinda says:

February 23, 2009 at 12:26

I didn’t know that Jane Hamilton had a new book coming out either. I’ve read nearly all of her books; they’ve all been different, and I’ve liked some more than others, but they’ve all been good. Thanks for putting this one on my radar!