Mailbox Monday, created by Marcia at To Be Continued, formerly The Printed Page, has a permanent home at its own blog.
To check out what everyone has received over the last week, visit the blog and check out the links. Leave yours too.
Also, each week, Leslie, Vicki, and I will share the Books that Caught Our Eye from everyone’s weekly links.
Here’s what I received:
1. With Every Letter by Sarah Sundin, free Kindle download.
Lt. Mellie Blake is looking forward to beginning her training as a flight nurse. She is not looking forward to writing a letter to a man she’s never met–even if it is anonymous and part of a morale-building program. Lt. Tom MacGilliver, an officer stationed in North Africa, welcomes the idea of an anonymous correspondence–he’s been trying to escape his infamous name for years.
As their letters crisscross the Atlantic, Tom and Mellie develop a unique friendship despite not knowing the other’s true identity. When both are transferred to Algeria, the two are poised to meet face-to-face for the first time. Will they overcome their fears and reveal who they are, or will their future be held hostage by their pasts?
2. All God’s Children by Anna Schmidt, free Kindle download.
Beth Bridgewater, a German American, finds herself in a nightmare as World War II erupts—a war in which she takes no side, for she is a Quaker pacifist. Just as she gains opportunity to escape Germany, Beth decides to stay to help the helpless. Meanwhile, Josef Buch, a passionately patriot German, is becoming involved in his own secret ways of resisting the Nazis. . . . Despite their differences, Beth and Josef join together in nonviolent resistance—and in love. Does their love stand a chance. . .if they even survive at all?
3. The Bookseller by Cynthia Swanson, which came unexpectedly from Tandem Literary.
A provocative and hauntingly powerful debut novel reminiscent of Sliding Doors, The Bookseller follows a woman in the 1960s who must reconcile her reality with the tantalizing alternate world of her dreams. Nothing is as permanent as it appears . . .
Denver, 1962: Kitty Miller has come to terms with her unconventional single life. She loves the bookshop she runs with her best friend, Frieda, and enjoys complete control over her day-to-day existence. She can come and go as she pleases, answering to no one. There was a man once, a doctor named Kevin, but it didn’t quite work out the way Kitty had hoped. Then the dreams begin.
Denver, 1963: Katharyn Andersson is married to Lars, the love of her life. They have beautiful children, an elegant home, and good friends. It’s everything Kitty Miller once believed she wanted—but it only exists when she sleeps.
4. The Uncertainty Principle by Roxanna Bennett, an unexpected surprise from Tightrope Books.
Roxanna Bennett’s debut collection of precisely crafted poems examines connection and consequence. The poems in The Uncertainty Principle are the aftermath of events both at an atomic and human scale, from the domestic intimacy of a dysfunctional family to the wreckage of an atom bomb.
5. Teacher’s Pets by Crystal Hurdle, an unexpected surprise from Tightrope Books.
Thought provoking, sexy, edgy, and affecting, Teacher’s Pets explores what happens along the line that should not be crossed. Join a group of Venturers, a Wilderness Training school group, on their treks into the great outdoors of supernatural British Columbia and the mysteries of love and loss. Told in a series of free-verse poems from a lively crew of characters, interspersed with student assignments and the comments on them, discussions in and out of the classroom, journal entries, report cards, lists, and horoscopes, this book will engage teens and adults alike.
6. Boston Strong: A City’s Triumph Over Tragedy by Casey Sherman and Dave Wedge from LibraryThing Early Reviewers.
Veteran journalists Casey Sherman and Dave Wedge have written the definitive inside look at the Boston Marathon bombings with a unique, Boston-based account of the events that riveted the world. From the Tsarnaev brothers’ years leading up to the act of terror to the bomb scene itself (which both authors witnessed first-hand within minutes of the blast), from the terrifying police shootout with the suspects to the ultimate capture of the younger brother, Boston Strong: A City’s Triumph over Tragedy reports all the facts—and so much more. Based on months of intensive interviews, this is the first book to tell the entire story through the eyes of those who experienced it. From the cop first on the scene, to the detectives assigned to the manhunt, the authors provide a behind-the-scenes look at the investigation. More than a true-crime book, Boston Strong also tells the tragic but ultimately life-affirming story of the victims and their recoveries and gives voice to those who lost loved ones.
What did you receive?
It’s nice! History and love combination in All God’s children. Thank you for your review, Serena.
Nice selection of books. I like the looks of With Every Letter and The Bookseller especially. Happy Reading!
Thanks for the tip that she’s a good writer!
So glad that everyone seems to like The Bookseller. I hope to read it soon
Thanks for checking out the mailbox, Cheryl
Great mailbox! I’m intrigued both by the Bookseller and Teacher’s Pet. Happy reading!
Thanks, Kay!
Can’t wait to see what you think of The Bookseller. Happy reading!
I hope it’s as good as others have said.
Hi Serena,
You have such a diverse range of genres this week, that there must surely be something to suit everyone amongst them!
I couldn’t decide between the Sarah Sundin and the Cynthia Swanson and to receive ‘The Bookseller’ as an unexpected gift, is even better!
Thanks for continuing to help make MM the success that it is, your efforts and committment are appreciated 🙂
Yvonne.
Thanks, Yvonne, for your kind words.
Enjoy your haul…I loved The Bookseller…thanks for visiting my blog.
I’m so glad to hear that!
I’d like to read The Bookseller not just because of the bookstore aspect but I haven’t read many books set in the sixties and this appeals to me. Enjoy all your new books!
I agree, its a great combination — 60s and bookstores!
I’m curious about The Uncertainty Principle. Happy reading, Serena!
Thanks, Beth. I’m sure you’ll see a review sometime soon.
What a great variety of books! You’ll be prepared for whatever reading mood strikes you.
I love that. My mood is all over the place these days — at least in terms of my reading mood.
Good mix of books. Have a good week!
Thanks for stopping by, Mary!
Looks like a nice variety here. It’s great that you had so many unexpected surprises! I hope you have great week.
I like surprises! Good ones, anyway
Like the sound of the Sarah Sundin – hopefully it’s available here too! Happy reading.
It sounded so good; I couldn’t resist