I’m Going on Vacation!

November 17, 2009

I’m leaving first thing tomorrow to go on vacation (yippee!): just visiting my parents, much relaxing… and much reading to do.

So, round-trip the fast ferry from Martha’s Vineyard to New Bedford: $70

Books coming with me:

THE KNIFE OF NEVER LETTING GO by Patrick Ness (9.99), THE ASK AND THE ANSWER by Patrick Ness (18.99), THERE ONCE LIVED A WOMAN WHO TRIED TO KILL HER NEIGHBOR’S BABY: SCARY FAIRY TALES by Ludmilla Petrushevskaya (15.00). $44 so far.

OK, and here’s where this game breaks down a tiny bit: see, as I order the children’s books for my bookstore, I get free books in advance of their publication, so I’m listing my other three books I’m bringing: OUT OF MY MIND by Sharon Draper (out in March 2010), DARK LIFE by Kat Falls (out in May 2010) and THE LAST SUMMER OF THE DEATH WARRIORS by Francisco Stork (out in March 2010), but since I’m not paying for them, I shouldn’t really let them count for the game.

But here’s the neat thing, we’ve got a program where we give these advanced copies to kids in exchange for reviews, so when I’m done with these books, kids in our town can get them for free as well. And most indie bookstores I know have a similar program, so find your local indie, and you can benefit from the same perks we get!