Alvah's Books

. . . I hit the jackpot!

Via snailmail, I recieved

• Picking Bones from Ash by Marie Mutsuki Mockett

Special thanks goes to Marie, a fellow Tweeter, and to her publisher Graywolf Press. Can’t wait to get started

Via United Postal Service

• The Rise and Fall of Communism by Archie Brown
• Germany 1945: From War to Peace by Richard Bessel

Another special thanks to Van Luu at HarperCollins!

Clara's War: One Girl's Story of Survival by Clara Kramer

Special thanks for a speedy return request to Jocelyn Kalmus at HarperCollins!

. . . two new books. Hooray. It feels like my birthday all over again.

A World I Never Made by James LePore

and. . .

Ratio: The Simple Codes behind the Craft of Everyday Cooking, by Michael Ruhlman

Thanks to Story Planet and Scribner!

It’s actually been a while since I recieved anything, but two new books came in today. One that I asked for and another unsolicited.

Pride and Prejudice and Zombies by Jane Austin and Seth Grahame-Smith

First Execution by Domenico Starnone

Special thanks to Julia McCallum at Europa Editions.

. . .Far Bright Star by Robert Olmstead.

Thank you Algonquin Books!

. . .Private Midnight by Kris Saknussemm.

This is the book I’ll be reviewing for blog tour I previously posted. Thanks to Tolly at Phenix & Phenix Literary Publicists for considering me!

. . .The Protest Singer: An Intimate Portrait of Pete Seeger by Alec Wilkinson

. . .Every Last Cuckoo by Kate Maloy.

. . .Laila Lalami’s Secret Son.