I am loving this week’s Booking Through Thursday question.
Buy a Friend a Book Week is October 1-7 (as well as the first weeks of January, April, and July). During this week, you’re encouraged to buy a friend a book for no good reason. Not for their birthday, not because it’s a holiday, not to cheer them up–just because it’s a book.
What book would you choose to give to a friend and why?
And, if you’re feeling generous enough–head on over to Powell’s and actually send one on its way!
Well. There are a million books I’d love to share; that’s why I have my Library Thing widget on my sidebar. Those are only the books I’ve loved enough to rave about.
But I’ve come across three that are worth mentioning!
First, all you Tamora Pierce fans, listen up! Ms. Pierce has collaborated with Timothy Liebe on a graphic novel called White Tiger. I’ve only begun reading it, so no total raves yet, but what caught my eye, other than the author’s name, is the artwork. Wow! It looks like I was lucky enough to pick it up on release day, too. Bonus!
And to tie books and music together yet again (like I don’t do this often?), I found Rob Zombie‘s The Haunted World of El Superbeasto. Flipping through, there seem to be lots of naked boobies and the vivid colors that Zombie is known for. A bit less detail than we’re used to from him; I wonder if that’s to better fit the format of a graphic novel. But what’s this I hear about a movie-tie-in? (yeah, it looks like it came out in 2006. What hole have I been living in?)
And lastly, head over to SuperFastReader. She’s giving away a Jeffrey Overstreet‘s Auralia’s Colors because she read it and flipped for it. I haven’t even heard of it before, so I’ll be checking it out with you. Please take note that this contest coincides with Buy a Friend a Book Week! Good timing, Superfast!!!
Edited to add: I forgot to tell you all to go on over to my review home, Front Street Reviews, and check out my thoughts on Colleen Gleason‘s first two books. I’d buy those for someone… Well, maybe myself, as my copies have already been stolen! They were autographed, too!
