In case anybody's interested in what I want to read (or if you want to get started on your Christmas shopping) ...here's the list I've been compiling on amazon:
Special Topics in Calamity Physics by Marisha Pessl
(Mostly interested because it's gotten such a huge amount of press.)
Strange Piece of Paradise by Terri Jentz
(Mentioned on my friend, Nichelle Tramble's fabulous blog.)
Every Visible Thing: A Novel by Lisa Carey
(Sounds a lot like the book I'm going to write next month.)
Paint It Black: A Novel by Janet Fitch
(Loved White Oleander...also sounds a little like Mary Gaitskill's Veronica.)
Once Upon a Day: A Novel by Lisa Tucker
(Don't remember where I heard about this one.)
When Madeline Was Young: A Novel by Jane Hamilton
(Hamilton is another all-time favorite.)
History Lesson for Girls by Aurelie Sheehan
(Another mystery addition.)
One Mississippi: A Novel by Mark Childress
(ditto)
Cellophane by Marie Arana Jumping the Green by Leslie Schwartz
(Lots of local press...she's a Washington Post book editor, I believe)
The Tenth Circle: A Novel by Jodi Picoult
(Never read her...this one sounds interesting.)
Firefly Cloak: A Novel by Sheri Reynolds
(I'm a sucker for the mother-desertion novel.)
Freshwater Road by Denise Nicholas
(Another Mississippi Freedom Summer book...)
The Secret Life of the Lonely Doll: The Search for Dare Wright by Jean Nathan
(I was obsessed with the Lonely Doll books as a kid...totally freaky. The author's story is SO bizarre.)
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