reading is an extraordinary experience

I explained in my previous linkthe meaning of the this phrase, but here is a quick recap: advance readers' copies are sent pre-published books by publishers in hopes that a particularly enthusiastic recipient will personally promote the work to his or her customers, and thus increase sales exponentially.

Titles mentioned in my first article included:
- The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
- Half-Assed by Jeanette Fulda
- The Rhino with Glue-on Shoes by Lucy Spelman
- Cheer! by Kate Torgovnick

Here are more books that I have read in galley form (another phrase for advance reader copy) and hope that...

In A Sunburned Country, A Walk in the Woods and I'm a Stranger Here Myself: Notes on Returning to America After 20 Years Away by link
While I have only discovered Bill Bryson's works within the past year, I have whole-heartedly fallen in love with his writings. Why? Because they are the freaking funniest things I have ever read. He delights in depicting the strange and the awkward, which usually turns out to be him. This "God Dad! [teenage eyes rolling in disdain, can't believing that they are related]" theme runs throughout his books, adding *pop* and *crackle* to his extremely informative...