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Monday, August 26, 2013

What I Want To Read

These books were glimpsed in a bookstore, found on the top shelf, borrowed and returned, or discovered online and have yet to be devoured.


  • 33 Revolutions Per Minute, by Dorian Lynskey
  • The Catcher in the Rye, by J. D. Salinger
  • Quest for a Maid, by Frances Mary Hendry
  • Out Of Africa, by Karen Blixen
  • P. S. I Hate It Here: Kids' Letters from Camp, by Diana Falanga
  • Milk Eggs Vodka: Grocery Lists Lost and Found, by Bill Keaggy, edited by Amy Schell
  • Amadeus, by Peter Shaffer
  • The Auschwitz Volunteer: Beyond Bravery, by Witold Garlinski
  • The Piano Shop on the Left Bank: Discovering a Forgotten Passion in a Paris Atelier, by Thad Carhart
  • The Fiction Writer's Handbook, by Shelly Lowenkopf
  • The Book on the Bookshelf, by Henry Petrowski
  • How They Met, and Other Stories, by David Levithan
  • Dearie: The Remarkable Life of Julia Child, by Bob Spitz
  • IraqiGirl: Diary of a Teenage Girl in Iraq, by "Hadiya"

Send me the books you're most looking forward to!

Happy reading!
M. Gabrielle
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