April Breadline Winner #2

Apparently, in addition to having a name, the wind also has a shadow. Or at least Kelly H. thinks so, our second April winner. Kelly requested The Shadow of the Wind, by Carlos Ruis Zafón.

So, Kelly, why did you choose this book?

"A good friend of mine mentioned in a conversation a couple weeks ago that this is his favorite book of all time. It's been a while since I've read a good book (or read a book at all actually...), so I just figured that I'd start with this one. Honestly, I'm not even sure what this book is about. My friend just told me, 'It's complicated. Just read it!' Well, I guess I have no excuse not to now.

Thank you, Breadline Books!"

You're welcome!

April Breadline Winner #1

Right now, as I'm writing this, I'm listening to Who Wants To Live Forever by Queen. (You should listen to it, too.) Why, you ask? Because Queen is epic. Also because our first April book is The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks!

Eileen from New York, who's been waiting patiently in the breadline for over a month, said this book has been on her to-read list for a while, and she suggests we check out this excerpt on Rebecca Skloot's website.

As always, if anyone has read this book (I haven't, for one), leave a comment and tell us what you thought about it!

That's it for now. More from Eileen soon. Keep sending in those requests.

AND WE CAN LOOOOOOOVE FOREVER!!!

Sorry. End of post. Hanging up now...

April Breadline Open!

You heard me, the April breadline is now open! So send in those requests already!

Oh, and if you're new here and this picture doesn't explain things perfectly, read this post about Breadline Books. Good luck!

A book is sent... to me?

One night last month a fellow approached me in a dark alley and said, "You want a book?" So I said yeah and he said, "What do want?" So I asked him what do you got, and he told me, and then I said, "How about that one by Ian McEwan, Black Dogs?" Then he said alright, it's in the mail. I thanked him. Then he beat me up.

That's pretty much how it went down, and I ended up learning his name was Patrick. Nice guy, actually. So, a big thank you to Patrick K. for giving a taste of my own medicine. I can't wait to start reading it!

March Breadline Books Drawing Winner

And the book goes to...

*opens envelope slowly*

Annalisa L.!

Now, Annalisa did not request a specific book - apparently she is incapable of following simple instructions (just kidding!) - she instead asked me to surprise her with a book of my choice. And after mulling it well over, I settled on The October Country by Ray Bradbury.

Why? Because Ray Bradbury is awesome. I have not read the book, but I did order an extra copy for myself. In short, it's a collection of some of his twilight zone-y horror stories. Sounds good, doesn't it? If anyone here has read it, leave us a comment and tell us what you thought. We'll see how Annalisa and I like it!

Also, with the drawing concluded this means that the breadline is now closed (for a short time), and that is no April fools. However, it will open again shortly, sometime in the following week, so don't fall asleep. You'll want to be first in line this month.