*A Collection of
Antiquarian Curios & Relics*
"
Harmlessly passing your time in the grassland away,
Only dimly aware
of a certain unease in the air . . ."
--Roger
Waters, Sheep
1) GRANTCHESTER
MEADOWS . . . At first, I thought that James Rebanks' Shepherd's
Life (9781250060242) 25.99 might be a memoir by several of my co-workers,
but instead, it is actually a book about raising sheep in northern
England. I guess there is truth in advertising. This is not
shepherding in the Aesop fable or biblical sense; this is a family-owned farm with
a healthy dose of modern technology. Originally a daily blog, it has been
codified into chapters by topic. As Helen MacDonald, the author of H
is for Hawk (9780802123411) 26.00 said, "It's bloody
marvelous." We have sold out on our first batch, but we should
have more in stock shortly . . .
2) A SAUCERFUL OF SECRETS .
. .Compared to Gillian Flynn's Gone Girl (9780307588371) 15.00
and Paula Hawkins' The Girl on the Train (9781594633669) 26.95, Jessica
Knoll's Luckiest Girl Alive (9781476789637) 25.00 has been getting a lot
of buzz. Throw in the fact that Lionsgate Films has already bought the
movie rights and tapped Reese Witherspoon to produce, and I would not be
surprised to see this one turn into a nationwide blockbuster. We have
just received more stock today. The rumor that this is the name of Mrs.
Mick's autobiography has proven to be unfounded . . .
3) FEARLESS . . .
Speaking of movies, I finally had to look on-line to to find out why everyone
is interested in Jesse Andrews' Me and Earl and the Dying Girl (9781419719608)
9.95. First of all, this movie, which releases Friday, was the darling of
the Sundance Festival, where it won both the Audience Award and the Grand Jury
Prize. Secondly the the reviews have been uniformly positive. Thirdly,
according to the glowing review in USA Today, it is being hailed as more
than just another teen movie. There is also some controversy with the
cover. Some people really dislike the movie cover and prefer the
original. I won't name names. However, just in case, that ISBN for
the movie tie-in is (9781419719462) 9.95. This could be the next Fault
in Our Stars . . .
4) YOUNG LUST . . . Supposedly,
a finished copy of E.L. James' Grey (9781101946343) 15.95 has been
stolen in Kent, England, before its June 18 release date. The Kent police
have been making inquiries. Sgt. Pepper of Scotland Yard was asked if
there were any leads. He laughed and said, "Leads, yeah, sure.
I'll just check with the boys down at the crime lab; they've got four more
detectives working on the case. They got us working in
shifts!" Shaking his head, he laughs again, "Leads!"1 The publicity machine grinds ever
onward . . .
1 Quote
from the movie The Big Lebowski
Odds
& Sods
Melissa de la
Cruz has generally been a solid author for teen books, so I was a little
baffled as to why her latest title, Isle of the Lost (9781484720974)
17.99, has been so huge. I scoured the internet, and it turns out that
this is the prequel to the Disney Channel original movie 'Descendants.'
It's hard keeping up with the kids these days . . .
When I was a
young adult, we played 'The Legend of Zelda' and we liked it. Now, we
have a graphic novel with all the original artwork by Shotaro Ishinomori called
The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (9781421575414) 19.99. It
really brought back some memories.
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