April 28, 2014 / Leslie

Mailbox Monday ~ April 28th

Welcome to Mailbox Monday, created by Marcia of To Be Continued, a place where readers share the books that came in their mailbox during the last week.

After several years of being on tour with different blogs as the monthly host, the Mailbox Monday Blog is now the permanent home for the meme.

I’m not sure where all my time goes but last week just flew past. It seems like the older I get the more time accelerates. Yard work, spring cleaning and still no spring! I’m sure flowers and leaves are bursting out somewhere, but not where I live. Here’s what arrived in the mailbox last week:

New Arrivals

Save the Date by Mary Kay Andrews – St. Martin’s Press and Tandem Literary.
A wedding florist finds love and trouble in this delightful new novel by the New York Times bestselling author of Ladies’ Night.

The Mark of the Dragonfly by Jaleigh Johnson – Delacorte Press.
An adventure story set in a magical world that is both exciting and dangerous.

Decoded by Mai Jia – Farrar, Straus and Giroux.
In his gripping debut novel, Mai Jia reveals the mysterious world of Unit 701, a top-secret Chinese intelligence agency whose sole purpose is counterespionage and code breaking.

The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho – a win of a 25th Anniversary edition from HarperOne.
This story, dazzling in its powerful simplicity and soul-stirring wisdom, is about an Andalusian shepherd boy named Santiago who travels from his homeland in Spain to the Egyptian desert in search of a treasure buried near the Pyramids.

New Audiobooks

Love Life by Rob Lowe from Simon & Schuster Audio.
Rob Lowe is back. In Love Life, he expands his scope, using stories and observations from his life in a poignant and humorous series of true tales about men and women, art and commerce, fathers and sons, addiction and recovery, and sex and love.

The Storied Life of A. J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin from Highbridge Audio and Audiobook Jukebox.
With his wife gone, a rare book stolen, and both his bookstore and love of life in serious decline, only something extraordinary could alter the sagging fortunes of A. J. Fikry and Island Books. What he discovers one night among the children’s books, however, could change everything.

New Giveaway

Win a copy of Monday, Monday by Elizabeth Crook:

With electrifying storytelling and the powerful sense of destiny found in Ann Patchett’s Bel Canto, and with the epic sweep of Jess Walter’s Beautiful Ruins, Elizabeth Crook’s Monday, Monday explores the ways in which we sustain ourselves and each other when the unthinkable happens. At its core, it is the story of a woman determined to make peace with herself, with the people she loves, and with a history that will not let her go.

To enter, leave a comment on the giveaway post. US addresses only by midnight 5/3.