Harper Perennial sent me such an appealing e-mail yesterday, that I just had to share it with you. I’ve copied the graphic heading they used, their introduction, and just a portion of the TWENTY excellent books that they have just put on sale for 99 cents. Yes, they are e-books, rather than print. But they are wonderful, and if you have any way to read them–including a Free Kindle Ap
I’ve chosen to show some that are travel literature that particularly might appeal to the traveler who reads because of their strong sense of place, including The Most Beautiful Walk in the World (Paris) reviewed here at A Traveler’s Library; Everything Beautiful (Athens), Drinking Closer to Home (Santa Barbara CA), Ruins of Us (Saudi Arabia), The Great Lover (Cambridge). I included some others just because they sound interesting.
To get the rest of the scoop on the 99 cent sale and the complete list, please follow this link to the Harper Perennial Facebook page.
The newsletter said:
“Last year, we offered 20 of our favorite books for just 99 cents in e-book format for the entire month of August. This year, we’re doing it again! Click on the links below to purchase from the online retailer of your choice, and don’t forget to check out our facebook wall to see which books we recommend and let us know which ones you loved.”
“If F. Scott Fitzgerald and Marguerite Duras had had a son, he would be Simon Van Booy; this is a truly special writer. . . . Everything Beautiful Began After is a powerful meditation on the undying nature of love and the often cruel beauty of one’s own fate. This is a novel you simply must read!”
— Andre Dubus III
“A splendid memoir … Reading The Most Beautiful Walk in the World is the next best thing to a Paris vacation.” —Boston Globe
“Blau has created an unforgettably unique family—Buzzy, Louise, Anna, Portia, and Emery—and done them a great service by placing them in a compelling story that is alternately funny and sad as hell. I don’t think I’d last twelve days in this family, but I could read about them forever. With this novel, Blau announces herself as a fearless writer, capable of anything and everything.” —Kevin Wilson, author of The Family Fang
“With prose that has the jittery immediacy of a handheld video camera, [Sites] manages to create indelible portraits of suffering and survival against extremely long odds.”
—Shelf Awareness
Ruins of Us
“A stunning debut novel–a love story that spans continents. Parssinen teaches us that while cultural differences run deep, when it comes to matters of the heart, we are all the same. I was dazzled by this book.” —Amanda Eyre Ward
“Reading Willy Vlautin is like jumping into a clear, cold lake in the middle of summer. His prose is beautifully spare and clean, but underneath the surface lies an incredible depth, with all kinds of hidden stories and emotions resting in the shadows.”
—Hannah Tinti
“Jason Mulgrew’s wild, boozy, joyfully reckless, working-class Philadelphia of the 1980s and 90s doesn’t just come to life; it is the sort of autobiographical landscape that would get up and walk across the country just to punch Lake Wobegon in the face. Few essayists are as bravely – and hilariously – self-revealing and self-abusing.” —John Hodgman
“An incredibly absorbing collection … I was shocked at how much these bite-sized essays made me think.” —Seattle Post-Intelligencer
“What an invigorating way to be reminded of the depth of America’s literary and natural heritage!” —Bill McKibben
“Rupert Brooke may not have been a “great lover” in the conventional sense, but his story, and Nell’s, are compelling enough to leave the reader moved. These characters are fortunate to have a writer as skilled as Jill Dawson to tell their tale.” —PopMatters
NOTE: Although I have not linked these books to Amazon, there is an affiliate link in the first paragraph where I mention Kindle. If you choose to use that link to do your shopping for the 99 cent books, A Traveler’s Library will maybe get a cent. Every little bit helps. Thanks.
Wow – cool! And I recently acquired a Kindle, so perfect timing.