Monday Mailbox: BEA Loot

Posted on June 25, 2012 by Melody Wilson

Two things: I swear that I know the real title of Jenny Lawson’s memoir, despite what I say in the video; and I think my hair is preparing an uprising against me.

Let’s Pretend This Never Happened (A Mostly True Memoir) by Jenny Lawson
Matched by Ally Condie
The Vicious Deep by Zoraida Cordova
SprinkleBakes: Dessert Recipes to Inspire Your Inner Artist by Heather Baird
Then Came You by Jennifer Weiner

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Monday Mailbox: Jon Krakauer, Gretchen Rubin, and More!

Posted on June 18, 2012 by Melody Wilson

Under the Banner of Heaven: A Story of Violent Faith by Jon Krakauer
Jesus Land: A Memoir by Julia Scheeres
Random Family: Love, Drugs, Trouble, and Coming of Age in the Bronx by Adrian Nicole LeBlanc
We Need to Talk About Kevin by Lionel Shriver
The Happiness Project: Or, Why I Spent a Year Trying to Sing in the Morning, Clean My Closets, Fight Right, Read Aristotle, and Generally Have More Fun by Gretchen Rubin
Property by Valerie Martin

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In My Mailbox: Sebastian Junger, Dave Eggers, Ann Patchett, and More!

Posted on January 27, 2012 by Melody Wilson

Books in This Episode

War by Sebastian Junger (Jack’s review)
What Is the What by Dave Eggers
Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster by Jon Krakauer
Julie and Julia: My Year of Cooking Dangerously by Julie Powell
Bel Canto by Ann Patchett
In a Sunburned Country by Bill Bryson
The Mirage by Matt Ruff
I Don’t Know How She Does It: The Life of Kate Reddy, Working Mother by Allison Pearson
An Unfinished Score by Elise Blackwell

In My Mailbox is a way for book bloggers to discuss all of the books that they come across each week.

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In My Mailbox: Joan Didion, Chris Baty, and Rebecca Skloot

Posted on January 13, 2012 by Melody Wilson

Books in This Episode

No Plot? No Problem! A Low-Stress, High-Velocity Guide to Writing a Novel in 30 Days by Chris Baty
Blue Nights by Joan Didion
Grief Observed by C. S. Lewis
Inside Edge: A Revealing Journey into the Secret World of Figure Skating by Christine Brennan
Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing by Ted Conover
We Tell Ourselves Stories in Order to Live: Collected Nonfiction by Joan Didion
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot
Hemingway by Kenneth Schuyler Lynn
Fodor’s Maui 2012

In My Mailbox is a way for book bloggers to discuss all of the books that they come across each week.

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In My Mailbox: Laura Hillenbrand, Suzanne Collins, and Gift Cards!

Posted on December 30, 2011 by Melody Wilson

Books in This Episode

Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption by Laura Hillenbrand
The Hunger Games, Catching Fire, and Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins
The Farming of Bones by Edwidge Danticat
Brainwashing for Beginners (and The Misanthrope’s Guide to Life) by Meghan Rowland and Chris Turner-Neal
What Is the What by Dave Eggers
War by Sebastian Junger

Bookstores in This Episode

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In My Mailbox: John McPhee, Susan Orlean, and Maui Guidebooks!

Posted on December 23, 2011 by Melody Wilson

Books in This Episode

Swamplandia! by Karen Russell
Classics for Pleasure by Michael Dirda
Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing by Ted Conover (I can’t believe I mispronounced his name!)
The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander
The Founding Fish by John McPhee
The Orchid Thief: A True Story of Beauty and Obsession by Susan Orlean
Random Family: Love, Drugs, Trouble, and Coming of Age in the Bronx by Adrian Nicole LeBlanc
Frommer’s Maui 2008 by Jeanette Foster
Fodor’s Maui 2008 by Amanda Theunissen
Kiss Me Quick Before I Shoot by Guy Magar
Shut Up and Dance! The Joy of Letting Go of the Lead On the Dance Floor and Off by Jamie Rose
Murder Rap by Greg Kading
The Little Russian by Susan Sherman
Pulling Up Stakes: Stepping into Freedom by Harriet Wrye
The World We Found by Thrity Umrigar
Girlvert: A Porno Memoir by Oriana Small

Movies in This Episode

Adaptation, directed by Spike Jonze

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In My Mailbox: Laura Lippman, Erin Morgenstern, Colin Meloy, and more!

Posted on December 16, 2011 by Melody Wilson

Books Mentioned in This Episode

Stitch ‘n Bitch: The Knitter’s Handbook by Debbie Stoller
Baltimore Blues by Laura Lippman
The Wild Vine: A Forgotten Grape and the Untold Story of American Wine by Todd Kliman
The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
The Nobodies Album by Carolyn Parkhurst (my review here)
Wildwood (The Wildwood Chronicles, Book I) by Colin Meloy and Carson Ellis
Shine by Lauren Myracle
A Rip in Heaven: A Memoir of Murder and Its Aftermath by Jeanine Cummins
The Perfect Storm: A True Story of Men Against the Sea by Sebastian Junger
Blessing the Boats: New and Selected Poems 1988-20 by Lucille Clifton

Other Shout-Outs

One More Page Books & More
NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month)

In My Mailbox is a way for book bloggers to discuss all of the books that they come across each week.

In My Mailbox: Meg Wolitzer, David Maraniss, Truman Capote, and More!

Posted on December 9, 2011 by Melody Wilson

This video is also a few weeks old, but I promise to have a more recent video up next week!

Books mentioned in this episode

The Ten-Year Nap by Meg Wolitzer
Skipjack: The Story of America’s Last Sailing Oystermen by Christopher White
Wings: A Novel of World War II Flygirls by Karl Friedrich (my review here)
Guilt by Association by Marcia Clark
Into the Story: A Writer’s Journey through Life, Politics, Sports and Loss by David Maraniss
The Gang That Wouldn’t Write Straight: Wolfe, Thompson, Didion, Capote, and the New Journalism Revolution by Marc Weingarten
In Cold Blood by Truman Capote

Movies mentioned in this episode

Capote, directed by Bennett Miller

In My Mailbox is a way for book bloggers to discuss all of the books that they come across each week.

My Mailbox: Neil Gaiman, Nick Hornby, Mark Salzman, and More

Posted on June 21, 2011 by Melody Wilson

Note: Sorry this video is so overexposed. But I heard the vampire look is so hot right now.

Books!

American Gods (And The Graveyard Book and Coraline) by Neil Gaiman
Just My Type: A Book About Fonts by Simon Garfield
Housekeeping Vs. the Dirt by Nick Hornby
True Notebooks: A Writer’s Year at Juvenile Hall by Mark Salzman
The Bridge: A Journey Between Orient and Occident by Geert Mak

My Mailbox: Harold Bloom, Gretchen Rubin, Suzanne Collins, and More

Posted on June 15, 2011 by Melody Wilson

Books I mention:

An Island Out of Time: A Memoir of Smith Island in the Chesapeake by Tom Horton
Reality Radio: Telling True Stories in Sound, edited by John Biewen
Sound Reporting: The NPR Guide to Audio Journalism and Production by Jonathan Kern
The Polysyllabic Spree and Shakespeare Wrote for Money by Nick Hornby
The Best American Travel Writing 2010 by Bill Buford
How to Read and Why by Harold Bloom
The Happiness Project: Or, Why I Spent a Year Trying to Sing in the Morning, Clean My Closets, Fight Right, Read Aristotle, and Generally Have More Fun by Gretchen Rubin
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
American Wife by Curtis Sittenfeld
Last Night in Montreal by Emily St. John Mandel
The Night Bookmobile by Audrey Niffenegger

Bloggers I tip my hat to:

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