Mailbox Holiday Monday

Thanks for joining me for Mailbox Monday! MM was created by Marcia at A girl and her books (fka The Printed Page), who graciously hosted it for a long, long time, before turning it into a touring meme (details here).

A Sea of Books is hosting in July. Please visit Gwendolyn's wonderful blog for great books ideas. She also has a GIVEAWAY going this week for a copy of

MURDER IN THE HIGH HIMALAYA

by Jonathan Green

When I was in Eugene last week for a mediation, I visited Smith Family Bookstore and picked up a short stack of books.  What a great store! They had tons of used books in very good condition and reasonable prices. The shelves overflow into stacks on the floor. I could have spent hours.

I was most excited about a stash of William Boyd novels:

An Ice-Cream War



Stars and Bars




The Blue Afternoon



And also found a collection of essays by Christopher Buckley:

Wry Martinis