Thanks for joining me for Mailbox Monday! I am so pleased to host in December because it just adds to my general giddiness this festive time of year.
MM was created by Marcia, who graciously hosted it for a long, long time, before turning it into a touring event (details here). Marcia is looking for someone to take over tour organizing duties. Many people have volunteered, but I don't know that there is a final plan for 2014.
MY THEME THIS WEEK: HOLIDAY BOOK TRADITIONS
Do you have any book-related holiday traditions? Please share!
MY TRADITION: Everyone in my immediate family loves to read, so I've developed a little Christmas tradition of filling a gift bag with books for each of them. It is so fun to have a big stack of books to play with on Christmas day and to anticipate a new year of reading enjoyment.
With that tradition in mind, I went to my two favorite Friends of the Library used book stores in Oregon: Booktique in Lake Oswego and Second Hand Prose in Oregon City. My family members don't mind that the books are used and getting them from the library stores means they cost so little everyone gets a BIG bag.
MY BOOKS: I can never hit those stores without finding something for myself. Many somethings. Including these:
Amarcord: Marcella Remembers by Marcella Hazan. I have several of her cookbooks and her life story of growing up in Italy during WWII sounds fascinating.
The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón. I know this was hugely popular, but I somehow missed it.
Lulu in Marrakech
by Diane Johnson. I like her books and am in the mood to read fun stuff.
Vintage Murder by Ngaio Marsh. I am always in the mood for a vintage mystery and adore her Inspector Roderick Allyn series.
YOUR BOOKS
What books came into your house last week? Leave your link below or in a comment. If you don't have a blog but want to play along, leave a comment listing your new books.
