Aug 05

When quiet is a good thing

By Ann Kingman Uncategorized Add comments

You may have been thinking that it’s been a little quiet around here in recent days — and you’d be right. Part of our summer tradition is the week that my daughters get to spend at their grandmother’s house, no parents in site. They love it … and so do I. My husband and I got to spend some quality time together, had lovely late dinners, heard some great live music … and I got lots of reading time.

Yes, I have had some delicious, quality time with a wonderful book. It won’t be out until 2009, and I can’t tell you what it is quite yet. And I’m less than halfway through, but I already know that it will be a favorite book of 2009. I promise I will spill the beans as soon as I can.

Indieboundogo In the meantime, I wanted to take a minute to tell you about the Indie Next list. Michael referred to it a few times in our latest podcast episode, and I neglected to link to it in the show notes.

Indie Next is a monthly list of books that have been recommended by independent booksellers across the United States. Booksellers submit their nominations along with a short writeup, and the top books make it onto the monthly list. The #1 book for August is The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Society. Also appearing on this month’s list: The 19th Wife, and The Gargoyle (all books that we talked about in our last podcast), along with many more books that are worthy of your consideration. One that I have in my to be read pile is The Lace Reader by Brunonia Barry, which has been getting a lot of buzz on book blogs.

So check out the list and see what many of our favorite independent bookseller friends are recommending. I’ll be back when I finish this amazing book that I can’t yet tell you about.

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  We encourage you to write down or print out the title information and shop at your local bookstore. Titles link to LibraryThing, a social networking site that allows you to catalog your home library. LibraryThing also links to various online purchasing options. Here are the books from this post:

The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Society by Mary An Shaffer and Annie Barrows, Dial Press hardcover, $22.00, ISBN 9780385340991
The 19th Wife by David Ebershoff, Random House hardcover, $26.00, ISBN 9781400063970
The Gargoyle by Andrew Davidson, Doubleday hardcover, $25.95, ISBN 9780385524940
The Lace Reader by Brunonia Barry, Harper Collins hardcover, $24.95, ISBN 9780061624766 (all information is the U.S. editions)

  • Tinu

    You’re right. Sometimes quiet is magical and so, so right. :) Thanks fo the reminder, fellow Triiiber.

  • Tinu

    You’re right. Sometimes quiet is magical and so, so right. :) Thanks fo the reminder, fellow Triiiber.

  • http://www.annhandley.com Ann Handley

    “The Lace ReaderI is in my pile, too, in part because of the buzz and in part because Brunonia lives in my neck of the woods! I am pretty intrigued by the title of the “literary and potato peel” book, too.. so thanks for that!

  • http://www.annhandley.com Ann Handley

    “The Lace ReaderI is in my pile, too, in part because of the buzz and in part because Brunonia lives in my neck of the woods! I am pretty intrigued by the title of the “literary and potato peel” book, too.. so thanks for that!

  • http://donstuff.wordpress.com donstuff

    I’m glad you had opportunity for quiet time. Kids are fun, but a break is needed from time to time.

  • http://donstuff.wordpress.com donstuff

    I’m glad you had opportunity for quiet time. Kids are fun, but a break is needed from time to time.

  • Susan

    I *just* finished The Lace Reader tonight on my dinner break, and it was quite good. I won’t say more, so as not to spoil anyone’s reading! I also just finished Heretic’s Daughter, which is also set in
    Salem, MA, and since I just visited Witch City, I could easily picture the action.

    Enjoy Lace Reader!

  • Susan

    I *just* finished The Lace Reader tonight on my dinner break, and it was quite good. I won’t say more, so as not to spoil anyone’s reading! I also just finished Heretic’s Daughter, which is also set in
    Salem, MA, and since I just visited Witch City, I could easily picture the action.

    Enjoy Lace Reader!

  • Susan

    Oh–and Gargoyle was fascinating, so dark and almost Steven King-like in its intensity and visceral writing style.

    Don’t read it while eating!

  • Susan

    Oh–and Gargoyle was fascinating, so dark and almost Steven King-like in its intensity and visceral writing style.

    Don’t read it while eating!

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