Don't Stare Into the Light!

"It's sepia because we're dark and edgy."  -Katelyn T.

It's going to be hard to one-up a picture of this magnitude, but rumors have been zipping up and down the breadline of a mini photo shoot (yes, a photo shoot) featuring one of our past winners and his or her chosen book.

Remember, at the end of the year the winner with the best picture gets a prize! Don't give up on your dreams!

October Winner #1

If you are into juicy confessions, please read on...

But before we get to that, Kristen H. of New York was first in the breadline this month, and chose Born Standing Up: A Comic's Life by Steve Martin.

"Well," said Kristen, "it's just one of those books I've been meaning to read for years and have never gotten around to actually committing to. What? Not enough? Ok, well then you can't deny this man's long and varied career is impressive and I imagine his memoir would be a pretty interesting read. What? Still not enough?"

And now for the confession:

"Ok, ok, you got me.

"I've always secretly dreamt of becoming a stand-up comedian/performer.

"There, I said it. In front of the entire Internet. And I hope that's enough because you won't be getting anymore secret confessions out of me, Breadline..."

October Breadline Open

The title says it all. Have at it, readers - the breadline is now open for October. Email Breadline Books and you could win your very own paper-based companion.

The Apple Store in Legoland: Where the brick phone is cool.

If you're new to Breadline Books or just have a bad memory, try visiting these links for more info:

1) What is Breadline Books?

2) Frequently Asked Questions

Onward!

September Drawing Winner

Greetings, Breadliners. A couple of things on our plate this evening. 1) Amanda B. in Michigan won the September drawing and chose to receive Catch-22 by Joseph Heller, the greatest novel of all time. 2) There was only one thing.
 

Amanda has been trying to win Catch-22 for a long time now, and it finally happened. There's a lesson in persistence there. Here's what she has to say about why she chose this book over the millions of other less interesting books in the world:

"One day while browsing a used book store, I noticed Catch-22 sitting on the shelf. I began to tell my friend that I haven't read it before, and she looked at me with her mouth wide open and screamed. She then proceeded to hit me and then told me I was crazy. Okay, she probably didn't scream, nor did she hit me because she's not mean like that. Anyway, many people seemed to be surprised that I haven't read it yet, so I decided that winning it through Breadline was a pretty cool way to get the book. I've been told that it's satirical and makes you laugh. I like laughing."

And oh yeah... soon the breadline will be open again. It's that time of month around here. Keep your eyes open, people.

September Winner #1

After a week of waiting for the most anticipated response in the history of Breadline Books, we finally have our answer. Friends of Chris S. urged him to choose Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell, and Chris said, "Okay."

Remember, everybody, the breadline is still open! Email me your book requests and you'll have a shot at a brand new Yamaha Electric Drum Kit! A lot better chance of it being a book, though.

September Winner #2

Yes, that's right: number TWO. Number ONE has yet to claim his/her free book, so consider this your ultimatum, number ONE. You have five days. You know who you are!

So, Katie, who was second in the breadline this month, chose Pulitzer Prize winner Godel, Escher, Bach by Douglas R. Hofstadter.

I think it's called... Crazy Stairs.

Katie says:

The reason I chose this book is because of the way it discusses how many different systems have common links between them and the author explains this by highlighting the surprising shared themes in the work and lives of logician Kurt Gödel, artist M. C. Escher, and composer Johann Sebastian Bach.

The book also covers topics such as human and artificial intelligence, computers, mathematics, and recursion; all things that I find interesting.

It seems like a pretty heavy book, but I've read that Hofstadter finds ways to make it funny and easy to follow. I think I will appreciate the way he brings Science, Art, and Music together to explain topics covered in all three and I think anyone who has an interest in Science, Art, or Music should consider looking into this book, as well.

September Breadline Open

The September breadline is now open, everyone! The books are waiting!

Black Friday is in September, right?

As always, for anyone new to Breadline Books there are guidelines here and frequently asked questions right here. And here is a picture of a guy dressed as Bert from Bert and Ernie.

Good luck!