Freebie Friday
Happy Friday, everyone! And it looks to be a snowy weekend, so I hope you have plenty of good books to snuggle up with.
Me, I'm going through a little holiday fun: "It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Zombies!" by Michael P. Spradlin. The short parody of Christmas carols, including "Grandma Got Turned into a Zombie," "Slay Ride" and "I Saw Mommy Chewing Santa Claus" are accompanied by Jeff Weigel's black-and-white illustrations, and a tongue-in-cheek (No zombie pun intended) introduction by Christopher Moore.
Yeah, it looks like the zombie train isn't stopping anytime soon.
But on to our winner of "The Truth about Santa" and "The Gift of Murder." Congratulations, JR! If you don't get into the holiday spirit with these two books on your shelf, I just don't know what would do it.
And for the coming new year, we're giving away Gretchen Rubin's "The Happiness Project," which details her year of living happily. Rubin read from "happiness experts" including Thoreau, the Dalai Lama and Oprah, and discovered the small changes you can make in your daily life that will make a big difference in making you happier.
So let us know what you're reading, and this inspiration for a great New Year could be yours.
Comments
I'm reading The Angel's Game (prequel to Shadow of the Wind). It's fantastic. :)
I'm also dreading tomorrow's snow, because I have to work.
Posted by: Kelly | December 18, 2009 1:02 PM
I'm reading "The Help" and loving it! In fact, I'll be giving it to a couple people as Xmas presents this year.
Posted by: Katharine | December 18, 2009 1:17 PM
The Invention of Hugo Cabret, with my niece.
Posted by: nik | December 18, 2009 3:22 PM
When not shoveling snow this weekend, I vow to finish "Pops" by Terry Teachout. Not sure what to tackle next, but my wife and daughter -- like Katherine -- loved "The Help."
Posted by: Dave | December 18, 2009 7:14 PM
I'm reading "Mr. Monk in Outer Space." It's just so-so. I find it completely over the top, in comparison to the TV show.
The last chapter of Alexander McCall's Smith's online novel, "The Dog Who Came In From The Cold," was published yesterday. I'm really going to miss this! Here's the link to all the chapters in the book, in case anybody wants to read it or listen to it:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/books/corduroymansionsbyalexandermcca/
I'm sure there will be a sequel. (This was the second in his Corduroy Mansions series.) A few plot lines were left hanging. But still, I highly recommend the book. The podcasts are accessible on the website too. They are read by the actor Andrew Sachs, who played the waiter Manuel in Fawlty Towers. He is SUCH a talented actor.
Posted by: Gail Farrelly | December 19, 2009 11:46 PM
I'm reading This is Your Brain on Music by Daniel Levitin. As a former band geek, I couldn't resist.
I'm also knee-deep in The Stand. With all of uproar over H1N1, I'm not sure a book about a killer flu was the best choice, but as with most Stephen King books, I find it hard to put it down.
Posted by: Amy | December 22, 2009 3:21 PM