I explained in my awali linkthe meaning of the this phrase, but here is a quick recap: advance readers' copies are sent pre-published vitabu kwa publishers in hopes that a particularly enthusiastic recipient will personally promote the work to his au her customers, and thus increase sales exponentially.
Titles mentioned in my first makala included:
- The Hunger Games kwa Suzanne Collins
- Half-Assed kwa Jeanette Fulda
- The Rhino with Glue-on Shoes kwa Lucy Spelman
- Cheer! kwa Kate Torgovnick
Here are zaidi vitabu that I have read in galley form (another phrase for advance reader copy) and hope that y'all will pick them up upon their publishing.
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The Unlikely Disciple: A Sinner's Semester at America's Holiest University
kwa Kevin Roose
In bookstores March 26, 2009 (US Release Date)
The Unlikely Disciple kwa Kevin Roose is kwa far my inayopendelewa upcoming books. Like most sophomores in college, Kevin Roose was interested in studying abroad. But rather than head overseas to explore a foreign culture, he finds one closer to nyumbani -- the American evangelical movement. Roose delves into the world of evangelicals kwa enrolling as a student at Freedom University, the college founded kwa Jerry Falwell.
If you, at the mere mention of organized religion au the name of Jerry Falwell, are deciding not to read this book, please stop. This is an interesting read especially for young Americans who were raised culturally as Christian (i.e. celebrate krisimasi and Easter with Santa Claus and the Easter Bunny) but are secular, liberal and are mystified kwa the extreme right. Roose explores the evangelical Freedom chuo kikuu, chuo kikuu cha much as Barbara Ehrenreich did with the working poor in her Nickel and Dimed.
If wewe cannot tell already, I loved this book. Within the first several pages I was hooked, and when I finally put it down, I was utterly satisfied. Please, please, please read this book once it hits the stores. It offers a new, insightful potrait -- both one good and ugly -- of Evangelicals in America.
The Forest of Hands and Teeth
kwa Carrie Ryan
In bookstores March 10, 2009 (US Release Date)
Think "The Village" meets zombie apocalypse. But good. There in a nutshell is The Forest of Hands and Teeth. This was really good in its bleakness, much like Collins's "Hunger Games".
Mary lives in a land dictated kwa fences. On her side is a village governed kwa the Sisters. Surrounding them on the other side are the Unconsecrated, an ever-present, ever-encroaching threat. Her mother had always told her about the ocean, and Mary holds on to this dream, despite everything. When she finds out the Sisters are keeping secrets, and then the fences are breached, Mary has to decide how much she will sacrifice to follow her dream. Will she be able to choose between her village au a dream of an outside world?
Now here are two ARCS that I myself have not yet read but at the recommendation of my coworker on her blog link sound fascinating! Reviews below are in her words.
Wintergirls
kwa Laurie Halse Anderson
In bookstores March 19, 2009 (US Release Date)
Lia and Cassie are best friends, wintergirls frozen in matchstick bodies, competitors in a deadly contest to see who can be the skinniest. But what comes after size zero and size double-zero? When Cassie succumbs to the demons within, Lia feels she is being haunted kwa her friend’s restless spirit.
Rampant
kwa Diana Peterfreund
In bookstores August 25, 2009 (US Release Date)
Forget everything wewe ever knew about unicorns... Real unicorns are man-eating beasts with cloven hooves, bulletproof hides, and horns full of deadly poison. They can outrun a sports car and smell human prey from a mile away. And they can only be killed kwa virgin warriors descended from Alexander the Great. Fortunately unicorns have been extinct for zaidi than a hundred years. au not. And it is up to 16-year-old Astrid Llewelyn to hunt them down.
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Just a few titles to whet your appetite. I'll keep my eyes open for other upcoming titles and write them up soon [which soon will include Tamora Pierce's Bloodhound. I'm in the midst of kusoma that ARC now!]
Titles mentioned in my first makala included:
- The Hunger Games kwa Suzanne Collins
- Half-Assed kwa Jeanette Fulda
- The Rhino with Glue-on Shoes kwa Lucy Spelman
- Cheer! kwa Kate Torgovnick
Here are zaidi vitabu that I have read in galley form (another phrase for advance reader copy) and hope that y'all will pick them up upon their publishing.
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The Unlikely Disciple: A Sinner's Semester at America's Holiest University
kwa Kevin Roose
In bookstores March 26, 2009 (US Release Date)
If you, at the mere mention of organized religion au the name of Jerry Falwell, are deciding not to read this book, please stop. This is an interesting read especially for young Americans who were raised culturally as Christian (i.e. celebrate krisimasi and Easter with Santa Claus and the Easter Bunny) but are secular, liberal and are mystified kwa the extreme right. Roose explores the evangelical Freedom chuo kikuu, chuo kikuu cha much as Barbara Ehrenreich did with the working poor in her Nickel and Dimed.
If wewe cannot tell already, I loved this book. Within the first several pages I was hooked, and when I finally put it down, I was utterly satisfied. Please, please, please read this book once it hits the stores. It offers a new, insightful potrait -- both one good and ugly -- of Evangelicals in America.
The Forest of Hands and Teeth
kwa Carrie Ryan
In bookstores March 10, 2009 (US Release Date)
Mary lives in a land dictated kwa fences. On her side is a village governed kwa the Sisters. Surrounding them on the other side are the Unconsecrated, an ever-present, ever-encroaching threat. Her mother had always told her about the ocean, and Mary holds on to this dream, despite everything. When she finds out the Sisters are keeping secrets, and then the fences are breached, Mary has to decide how much she will sacrifice to follow her dream. Will she be able to choose between her village au a dream of an outside world?
Now here are two ARCS that I myself have not yet read but at the recommendation of my coworker on her blog link sound fascinating! Reviews below are in her words.
kwa Laurie Halse Anderson
In bookstores March 19, 2009 (US Release Date)
Lia and Cassie are best friends, wintergirls frozen in matchstick bodies, competitors in a deadly contest to see who can be the skinniest. But what comes after size zero and size double-zero? When Cassie succumbs to the demons within, Lia feels she is being haunted kwa her friend’s restless spirit.
Rampant
kwa Diana Peterfreund
In bookstores August 25, 2009 (US Release Date)
Forget everything wewe ever knew about unicorns... Real unicorns are man-eating beasts with cloven hooves, bulletproof hides, and horns full of deadly poison. They can outrun a sports car and smell human prey from a mile away. And they can only be killed kwa virgin warriors descended from Alexander the Great. Fortunately unicorns have been extinct for zaidi than a hundred years. au not. And it is up to 16-year-old Astrid Llewelyn to hunt them down.
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Just a few titles to whet your appetite. I'll keep my eyes open for other upcoming titles and write them up soon [which soon will include Tamora Pierce's Bloodhound. I'm in the midst of kusoma that ARC now!]
