March Breadline Open

The March breadline is now open, so let the madness begin!

WKU's "Big Red". Best mascot ever?

As always, send requests to breadlinebooks at gmail.com. Remember, if you don't win one of the first two books, there will be a drawing at the end of the month for the third. Good luck!

After Dark

Hello, everyone! It has been a while, but we are still here, don't worry. Chris S., our resident Chippewa, won the first book this month, After Dark by Haruki Murakami.

Chris said:

I chose this book because I'm a big Murakami fan (I'm currently reading 1Q84). I discovered a bookstore in my town that I didn't know was there previously and I asked if they had any Murakami (which they did!). The shopkeep there talked with me for a few minutes and recommended me After Dark heavily. I've read most of Murakami's catalog but not After Dark, so I requested it here so I could own it. Thanks a lot!

December Breadline Open

Boys and girls, the breadline is open for December! So ask for a book already. It's like a present wrapped in brown packaging material!

The Stranger

Holden A. of Nebraska secured the second spot in the breadline this month, and came away with a copy of The Stranger by Albert Camus. Why did I wait seventeen days to post this? Because this could be the most exciting thing to happen on this blog this month.

Holden writes:

I chose this book because I read it a long time ago and loved it. I'm a huge fan of Camus now. I had ordered a bunch of his books recently, but the copy of the Stranger I got was actually a study guide for it or something. I was so disappointed and haven't been able to order a new copy. Thank you so much!

November Winner #1

Catie L. of Ohio was first to respond this month, and continued the trend of literary classics by choosing Great Expectations by Charles Dickens.

"The reason I chose Great Expectations is because oddly enough, it's the one Dickens book that I've never had the opportunity to read! Which is odd, because Charles Dickens has to be one of my favorite authors (I have a few really). Many people I've talked to have had many great things to say about it, so I can't wait to sink my teeth into it! I know it will be a well-loved book in my collection!"

November Breadline Open

Free books abound! Yes, the breadline for November is now officially open, so send in those requests.

This is how it really happened.

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October Winner

This month, our most intellectually-speaking breadliner won the Breadline Books drawing. Dee of California chose The Recognitions by William Gaddis, specifically a new edition of the novel which won't come out until next year.

Dee says:

"Gaddis is to my mind one one of the four greatest North American novelists, with Faulkner, Melville, and McCarthy [the fifth to be a scrum usually awarded to authors to my mind of less facility, such as Pynchon or Hemingway, or breadth, par exemple Clemens.]"

Also, breadliners, be looking out for the November breadline to open soon!