Category: Book Mail

  • Book Mail: THE MERRY SPINSTER by Mallory Ortberg

    Book Mail: THE MERRY SPINSTER by Mallory Ortberg

    Thank you so much Henry Holt for sending this free copy my way! A collection of dark classic folk and fairytales sounds like a really fun read!  SYNOPSIS:  From Mallory Ortberg comes a collection of darkly mischievous stories based on classic fairy tales. Adapted from the beloved “Children’s Stories Made Horrific” series, “The Merry Spinster”…

  • Book Mail: THE WILD INSIDE by Jamey Bradbury

    Book Mail: THE WILD INSIDE by Jamey Bradbury

    This book looks incredible! I have a soft spot for Siberian Huskies so I am obsessed with this cover! Thank you so much William Morrow for sending this lovely free copy my way!  SYNOPSIS:  “The Wild Inside is an unusual love story and a creepy horror novel — think of the Brontë sisters and Stephen King.”…

  • Book Mail: ALL THE BEAUTIFUL GIRLS by Elizabeth J. Church & THE GIRLS IN THE PICTURE by Melanie Benjamin

    Book Mail: ALL THE BEAUTIFUL GIRLS by Elizabeth J. Church & THE GIRLS IN THE PICTURE by Melanie Benjamin

    Thank you so much Random House for sending me these gorgeous copies! The are STUNNING and look incredible! I will leave the synopses below.  ALL THE BEAUTIFUL GIRLS:  A powerful novel about a gutsy showgirl who tries to conquer her past amongst the glamour of 1960s Las Vegas—and finds unexpected fortune, friendship, and love. It…

  • Book Mail: SONG OF A CAPTIVE BIRD by Jasmin Darznik

    Book Mail: SONG OF A CAPTIVE BIRD by Jasmin Darznik

    Many thanks to Random House for sending me this lovely free copy! The cover is BEAUTIFUL and I cannot wait to read it! SYNOPSIS:  A spellbinding debut novel about the trailblazing Iranian poet Forugh Farrokhzad, who defied society’s expectations to find her voice and her destiny   “Remember the flight, for the bird is mortal.”…

  • Book Mail: Pride and Prometheus by John Kessel

    Book Mail: Pride and Prometheus by John Kessel

    I love stories that combine genres to create something truly unique! Thank you so much to Wunderkind PR and Saga Press for sending my free copy! I cannot wait to read it! SYNOPSIS:  “Dark and gripping and tense and beautiful.” —Karen Joy Fowler, New York Times bestselling author of The Jane Austen Book Club and Pulitzer Prize finalist for We…

  • Book Mail: A MAP OF THE DARK by Karen Ellis

    Book Mail: A MAP OF THE DARK by Karen Ellis

    I am so excited to start reading A Map of the Dark! I just love this title and creepy cover! Thank you so much Little, Brown and Company!  SYNOPSIS:   A race-against-time thriller for fans of Tana French and Megan Abbott: To save a missing girl, FBI Agent Elsa Myers may have to lose herself…  Even…

  • Book Mail: THE CURSE OF THE BOYFRIEND SWEATER by Alanna Okun

    Book Mail: THE CURSE OF THE BOYFRIEND SWEATER by Alanna Okun

    Thank you so much Flatiron Books for sending this nice surprise my way! This looks like a fun read!  SYNOPSIS:  The Curse of the Boyfriend Sweater is a memoir about life truths learned through crafting. People who craft know things. They know how to transform piles of yarn into sweaters and scarves. They know that some…

  • Book Mail: HARRY by Katie Nicholl

    Book Mail: HARRY by Katie Nicholl

    Thank you so much Little Bird Publicity and Hachette Books for sending me this lovely free copy! Does anyone else like reading books about the British Monarchy? I am obsessed! I’m so fascinated by Queen Victoria, Henry V, Henry VIII, Elizabeth I, George VI and now Queen Elizabeth II thanks to my undying love for…

  • Book Mail: THE FEED by Nick Clark Windo

    Book Mail: THE FEED by Nick Clark Windo

    This look so good! Thank you so much William Morrow for sending this copy my way! I cannot wait to read it! SYNOPSIS:  “Think The Road intricately wrapped around Station Eleven with a dash of Oryx and Crake…Windo pushes all the right buttons in this post-apocalyptic mashup.” — Kirkus Set in a post-apocalyptic world as unique and vividly imagined as those…

  • Beautiful Book Mail: THE ROOM ON RUE AMÉLIE by Kristin Harmel

    Beautiful Book Mail: THE ROOM ON RUE AMÉLIE by Kristin Harmel

    I love historical fiction! Thank you so much Gallery Books for sending me this gorgeous copy! This cover is everything and I am excited to read it! SYNOPSIS:  For fans of Kristin Hannah’s The Nightingale and Martha Hall Kelly’s Lilac Girls, this powerful novel of fate, resistance, and family—by the international bestselling author of The Sweetness of Forgetting and When We Meet…