Mailbox Monday

So...this is actually my first time participating in Mailbox Monday, but I wanted to get one last blog post in before I head out for vacation and this seemed like as good a way of doing that as any.  My bags are packed, our house & pet sitter is all set up in our guestroom, our kitchen is stocked with her favorite foods, and my husband and I are beside ourselves with anticipation of getting to Anguilla.

The good news is that one of the books I wanted to read arrived just in the nick of time.  I had requested from my Penguin sales rep a copy of Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt's new book of stories called Concerto to the Memory of an Angel, published by Europa, and it was sitting here waiting for me at work today.  Yay!  I can't decide whether to take it for my flight or save it to read on the beach.  I've read his two previous collections of stories on my two previous summer vacations, so I'm happy to be able to keep up with my own tradition. 

And though I already picked up a copy at BEA, the good folks at Algonquin sent me another ARC of Hillary Jordan's forthcoming novel, When She Woke (which I reviewed here, if you're interested).  Glad to have a second copy to share with somebody 'cause this is a really quick read and a major departure from Jordan's first book. 

And last but not least, I also received a comp copy from the publisher of book three of Sarah Rees Brennan's excellent trilogy, The Demon's Surrender.  Her books are good, and though I still prefer her fanfiction, this book will probably also make its way to Anguilla.